S. Korea to launch its first homegrown space rocket Nuri on Oct. 21
Sep 29, 2021 22:16 pm UTC| Science Economy
South Korea will launch its first homegrown space rocket Nuri carrying a 1.5-ton mock payload on Oct. 21 as scheduled at the Naro Space Center in Goheung. The Nuri is now on a launchpad for a propellant fill test to...
Japanese firms roll out brain science products despite ethical, validity concerns
Sep 29, 2021 21:55 pm UTC| Science Economy
Japanese companies are facing ethical concerns in heightening their brain technology research, including whether the purported effects are based on science. While some brain technology products have been cleared for...
Hyundai Steel to use Samsung Electronics' recycled wastewater sludge for steelmaking
Sep 28, 2021 23:44 pm UTC| Science Economy
Hyundai Steel Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. have developed technology to utilize calcium fluoride (CaF2) from recycled wastewater sludge as supplementary material in steelmaking. The CaF2 is similar to fluorite, a...
UK start-up Polymateria strikes deals for technology that turns plastic waste into wax
Sep 27, 2021 23:51 pm UTC| Science Nature Economy
UK start-up Polymateria Ltd has struck a deal with a 7-Elevens supplier in Taiwan, South Plastic Industry Co., to use its innovative process to decompose plastic into a wax that is digested by nature. President Chain...
Tofurky to incorporate algae protein into plant-based food products
Sep 24, 2021 23:08 pm UTC| Science Economy
Tofurky, a processor of plant-analog proteins, will collaborate with Triton Algae Innovations to develop products incorporating protein from essential red algae. Jaime Athos, CEO of Tofurky, said that the opportunity...
Can animals sense when an earthquake is about to happen?
Sep 24, 2021 01:16 am UTC| Science
Within minutes of Melbourne being rattled by yesterdays earthquake, my Victorian friends reported changes in the behaviour of their animals. One friend wrote on social media that her dog Harvey stood in the hallway...
UK industry group warns CO2 crisis poses a risk of meat shortage
Sep 21, 2021 22:58 pm UTC| Nature Science Economy
An industry group has warned of carbon dioxide (CO2) shortage in the UK within the week due to a sharp rise in gas prices that could result in meat supply issues. The gas price hie has forced domestic energy suppliers...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects