Hormel to use process of feeding potatoes to fungi in developing alternative meat
Oct 06, 2021 23:35 pm UTC| Science Economy Business
Hormel Foods through its incubator arm 199 Ventures has partnered with The Better Meat Co. to develop a process of making mycoprotein out of a potato-based fermentation. The partnership would be tapping Better Meats...
Sony turning to science fiction to create new products and services
Oct 05, 2021 23:58 pm UTC| Science Economy
The Sony Group Corp is exploring sci-fi prototyping to come up with new product and service ideas, such as a mask that synthesizes fine cuisine aroma and a floating house for use when sea levels get higher due to climate...
Startups creating diamonds, concrete, and sportswear from CO2 attract investors
Oct 05, 2021 09:32 am UTC| Science Nature Economy
With so many consumers attracted by green labels, tech startups using carbon dioxide to create various products are grabbing investor attention and have raised over $800 million so far this year. The figure more than...
Honda aims to develop technology allowing humans to live on Mars
Oct 01, 2021 23:46 pm UTC| Science Life Economy
Honda Motor Co. will branch into the space sector to develop a rocket that can launch a satellite, put avatar robots on the moon, and develop technology to allow humans to live on Mars. The company targets to launch the...
Genome-edited fleshier fish hits Japanese market
Sep 30, 2021 02:30 am UTC| Science Economy
Regional Fish Institute Ltd. in Japan is now accepting orders on a crowdfunding site for genetically manipulated farmed red sea bream that boasts 1.2 times thicker flesh than ordinary farmed ones. Sales are initially...
S. Korean scientists develop a flexible battery that stretches like a snake
Sep 30, 2021 01:16 am UTC| Science Economy
The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials had developed a flexible battery that bends and stretches like a snake and moves flexibly even in narrow spaces, allowing it to power rescue robots in disaster...
Seoul hospital completes robotic liver transplant surgery
Sep 30, 2021 01:03 am UTC| Science Economy
Seoul National University Hospital completed a liver transplant procedure using a robot and a laparoscope that left no huge abdominal scars for both the donor and recipient. Suh Kyung-suk, a professor on the liver...
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