All posts tagged with inventions
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-(Natural News) With the emergence of flexible — as in bendable — consumer electronic devices like smartphones and smartwatches, the demand has increased for similarly flexible high-performance batteries. This was the main motivation behind a study conducted by researchers from Columbia University, who now claim that they have successfully created a remarkably flexible, high energy […]
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-(Natural News) Smart coatings: they’re either too soft and wear down easily, or too hard and offer little room for flexibility. This is a dilemma that researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology have tackled and attempted to overcome. To that end, the investigative team has come up with a smart coating that possesses both […]
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Qantas biofuel-powered airliner required 150 acres of farm land to grow the fuel for a single flight
-(Natural News) The world’s first biofuel flight between the U.S. and Australia was achieved with great success by the teams behind it — Qantas and Agricoma Biosciences rejoiced publicly as they both announced the completion of their historic flight. However, while the benefits of switching from conventional fossil fuels to biofuels for cross-country flights might […] -
-(Natural News) Wearable technology has certainly come a long way ever since they first hit the mainstream market a few years back. But even now, researchers from all over the world are working to reinvent it in ways that will give users more benefits at much lesser costs. The latest advancement in the world of […]
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-(Natural News) Your local Home Depot store may soon feature a Tesla kiosk offering solar roof tiles that blend into your roof, at-home energy storage systems and other alternative energy products, reported a Daily Mail article. Starting in the first half of this year, Tesla, Inc. will set up solar energy kiosks in selected Home Depot stores. These shops will […]
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-(Natural News) As part of an international effort to revitalize cucumber farming, a European team presented a prototype robot that could replace human workers, stated a ScienceDaily article. The dual-arm robot falls under the European Union’s CATCH project. It’s considered a major step in automating and preserving the practice of crop cultivation in Germany. Cucumbers are […]
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-(Natural News) Would you allow your doctor to insert a tiny robot into your body if it meant curing you of one or more of your illnesses? That’s the promise of a newly-developed nanobot made by a group of researchers led by Metin Sitti, the head of the physical intelligence department at the Max Planck […]
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-(Natural News) Out of the many futuristic inventions that have been showcased in various forms of science fiction over the past few decades, one of the most interesting as well as the most pervasive seems to be holographic imaging technology. After all, who wouldn’t want to experience the greatness of 3D images floating about in […]
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-(Natural News) Finger-prick tests for monitoring blood glucose levels in diabetic patients may become a thing of the past with the development of a smart sweatband that measures blood sugar levels through sweat. According to the DailyMail.co.uk, the sweatband – developed by researchers from Seoul National University – is able to do this thanks to […]
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-(Natural News) Gradual bone loss is a serious side effect that astronauts must endure during protracted spaceflights. This is due to the absence of gravity. Without gravity, bone regeneration undergoes a significant reduction while bone resorption increases. Scientists have been attempting to find a solution to this grave health issue for years, and they may […]
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