(Natural News) An article in Nanowerks covered the newly developed liquid-crystal display (LCD) presented by Hong Kong researchers. The breakthrough technology boasts sharper images, more intense colors, and much greater energy savings than earlier LCDs. This next-generation design is called the Active Matrix Ferroelectric Liquid Crystal Display (FLCD). It was developed by a research team […]

(Natural News) We may be seeing a new energy-efficient type of electronic paper in the near future. An article in Chalmers Chemistry and Chemical Engineering describes how Swedish researchers developed a prototype that possesses all of the vibrant colors of a LED display while requiring only 10 percent of the energy used by a tablet […]

(Natural News) The advent of machine learning and artificial intelligence has now made it possible to manipulate or produce realistic photos and videos of just about anyone, thus making it more difficult to discern the truth from the lies, according to a recently published article. The article cited several available apps — such as FaceApp, Lyrebird […]

(Natural News) Toyota employees loved a basketball manga character so much, they built a basketball-shooting robot from scratch. While it can’t move, it hits nothing but net from the free throw line, reported a NewsWeek article. Japanese newspaper Asahi Shumbun identified the humanoid robot as CUE. Its artificial intelligence allowed it to pick up and polish certain basic basketball […]

(Natural News) The solution to agonizing back pain might be as simple as a light-emitting diode (LED) on a chair. In an article on The Daily Mail, German researchers unveiled a smart stool that warns its user about incorrect seating posture. A pair of sensors allows the stool to keep track of the user’s posture. This […]

(Natural News) A waste product of the paper industry may become a source of renewable fuel in the near future, an article in Science Daily states. Swedish researchers have come up with a new fuel cell that runs on lignin. Lignin is very widespread in nature. It serves as the glue that holds together the […]

(Natural News) Not only are hyper-efficient robots replacing humans in various lines of work, but they are also substituting for man’s best friend in its job at sniffing out things. An article in Science Daily stated that Chinese and Japanese researchers have created a robot that is better than a bloodhound when it comes to […]

(Natural News) According to a study, women can soon have relief from hot flashes by using a pair of headphones and listening to their brainwaves. Hot flashes, a common symptom of menopause, involves a rise in skin temperature in the face and upper body. These hot flashes can also make blood vessels under the skin dilate, […]

(Natural News) A group of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are currently working hard on the development of a new self-driving vehicle. But unlike many other such groups, they are taking their research towards a different direction. Many projects that aim to come up with a new autonomous vehicle solution try to […]

(Natural News) Disaster preparedness is important no matter which state you live in. Two researchers from Western University have revealed that they devised a method that can give warnings at least 20 minutes before a tornado hits. Even a warning given several seconds before a storm hits can spell the difference between safety and total […]