California start-up Bionaut Labs to send tiny robots on voyage into brains
Apr 19, 2022 00:23 am UTC| Science Health Economy Business
California start-up Bionaut Labs will conduct its first clinical trials on sending miniature robots deep inside the human skull to treat brain disorders The tiny injectable robots can be guided through the brain using...
Kirin, Meiji University develop electric chopsticks that make low-salt food taste salty
Apr 18, 2022 11:22 am UTC| Health Science Economy Business
Food producer Kirin and Meiji University have developed a pair of chopsticks that stimulate the taste of salt in foods with low salt content through extensive research. This technology, which has yet to be named,...
Robot designed to reduce burden on Nagano's rice farmers
Apr 15, 2022 23:41 pm UTC| Health Life Business Economy
A robot called Mizuni Goal has been designed to alleviate up to 80% of tough manual labor through automation and relieve the environmental burden faced by the farming industry. While it normally takes at least 2 hours...
Nokia Bell Labs and Equideum Health to develop blockchain-based cognitive augmentation
Apr 14, 2022 23:38 pm UTC| Health Business Technology Economy
Equideum Health has partnered with Nokia Bell Labs to research cognitive augmentation using blockchain combined with AI and edge devices such as earpieces, smartwatches, and home devices. The joint applied research...
Ferrero ordered to temporarily suspend operations at Belgian plant over salmonella link
Apr 13, 2022 23:15 pm UTC| Health Economy Business
Belgiums food safety agency AFSCA-FAVV has ordered Ferrero to suspend production at its plant in Arlon, Belgium due to a link that has been confirmed between more than a hundred cases of salmonella and Kinder chocolate...
Alzheimer’s drugmakers seek accelerated FDA review despite decision to limit coverage
Apr 13, 2022 15:41 pm UTC| Health Business Economy
Eisai Co. and Eli Lilly and Co. plan to seek accelerated US approval for experimental Alzheimers drugs amid the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS)s decision to severely limit coverage of Biogens Alzheimers drug...
McDonald’s to display allergen, nutritional info
Apr 08, 2022 23:41 pm UTC| Health Economy Business Life
McDonalds India vowed to display allergen and nutritional information for the entire menu of in-store and on its delivery app to help customers make the right food choices. According to a statement issued on World...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects