Norway is aiming to become 100 percent electric by 2050. Director Oluf Ulseth of Energi Norge (Energy Norway) said “Our target is for Norway, based on hydro power and better collaboration between businesses and the authorities, to become the world’s first fully electric society by 2050. That will enable us to take a leading role in climate work...
We have recently seen ways that temporary tattoos can be used to replace pin-prick blood tests, turn the body into a touchscreen, or act as functional interfaces. Now, researchers have designed a temporary tattoo that can be used as a wearable electronic device. The graphene health sensor, developed by a team led by Deji Akinwande and Nanshu Lu...
Normal black asphalt absorbs around 80 to 90 percent of sunlight. This is a big concern in areas like Los Angeles that receive a lot of sunlight. The asphalt absorbs the heat and reflects it back, leading to urban temperature increases. The high temperatures, in turn, lead to more need for energy-sucking air conditioning. Demonstrations have...
The medical device manufacturer Cochlear Limited, has teamed up with Apple to make an implant sound processor, the Nucleus 7, that directly stimulates the cochlea, providing a sense of sound to a person who has severe or profound hearing loss. The advantage of an implant over a hearing aid is that a hearing aid simply amplifies the sound while...
The Central American nation intends to replace these wasteful, ocean-clogging items—such as plastic store bags, straws, coffee stirrers, containers and plastic cutlery—for biodegradable or water-soluble alternatives, or products made of renewable materials (think plant starches). The initiative is led by Costa Rica's Ministries of Health and...
AquaBounty Technologies in Maynard, Massachusetts, has said it's sold about 5 tons of genetically-modified (GM) salmon fillets to unnamed customers in Canada.
These fish can reportedly grow twice as fast as conventionally-farmed Atlantic salmon, reaching adult size in some 18 months as compared to 30 months. AquaBounty has also claimed...
From desperation comes change. The struggles of California table grape growers 15-20 years ago led the Avinelis family to consider blueberries.
“As table grapes were struggling we looked into diversifying our farms,” says Gunnar Avinelis, chief executive officer of AgriCare, a full-service farm management company based in Porterville,...
Customizable, communicative and smart, the Oclean One toothbrush introduces a completely-new health experience, where the utensil’s cleaning modes, intensities and duration can be controlled through a smartphone app. Developed by omate, an innovation lab based in Shenzen, China, the sonic smart toothbrush utlizes advanced technology externally...
US Hospital operator HCA Healthcare Inc. reported a dismal quarter early Tuesday, complete with profit and revenue misses and a cut to its earnings-per-share outlook for the year. Hospital operators haven’t been having a particularly good time in recent months, especially given congressional Republicans’ effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act...
Beijing-based SinoGene announced last week that it created an adorable beagle puppy named Longlong in a lab, making China the world’s first country to clone a dog using the new technique. Born via a surrogate mother, Longlong is genetically identical to its DNA father: a 2-year-old dog named Apple. Apple, who was also born in a laboratory using...