Japanese researchers develop rice strain that works as oral vaccine against cholera

Nov 26, 2021 22:34 pm UTC| Science Economy Business

Researchers primarily from the University of Tokyos Institute of Medical Science (IMSUT) have developed a rice strain packed with a protein that protects against cholera symptoms, including diarrhea. Cholera is mostly...

7-Eleven to test autonomous outdoor delivery robot in Seoul

Nov 23, 2021 22:39 pm UTC| Economy Business Science Life

7-Eleven will begin test-driving Neubie, an autonomous, short-range delivery robot equipped with a camera-based autonomous driving system at a store in Seouls Seocho district. According to the convenience store chain,...

S. Korean scientist discovers plants absorb microplastics

Nov 18, 2021 20:09 pm UTC| Science Nature Economy

South Korean Yoon Hak-won found that agricultural crops also absorb microplastics, just like in fishery products, which could be harmful to humans. Yoon, a Korea Institute of Toxicology researcher, found microplastics...

Heinz's Mars-inspired ketchup faces Hunt's Uranus edition

Nov 18, 2021 18:06 pm UTC| Science Life Economy

Hunts has come up with its Uranus Ketchup in response to Heinz Ketchup Marz Edition, developed to mimic flavors sourced on Mars. The Heinz Ketchup Marz Edition was made of tomatoes grown under controlled soil,...

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The Moon's top layer alone has enough oxygen to sustain 8 billion people for 100,000 years

Nov 13, 2021 07:44 am UTC| Science

Alongside advances in space exploration, weve recently seen much time and money invested into technologies that could allow effective space resource utilisation. And at the forefront of these efforts has been a laser-sharp...

Embodied carbon: why truly net zero buildings could still be decades away

Nov 13, 2021 07:37 am UTC| Science

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions come from two sources: using things (known as operational emissions) and making things (embodied emissions). For a familiar example of the first kind, your home probably burns natural gas for...

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A new era of planetary exploration: what we discovered on the far side of the Moon

Nov 13, 2021 07:34 am UTC| Science

Seven months after it was launched, the US robotic rover Perseverance successfully landed on Mars on February 18 2021. The landing was part of the mission Mars2020 and was viewed live by millions of people worldwide,...