The Innovation Report
Food Waste Tech Expands To U.S. To Help Hospitality Industry Cut Waste And Costs
The Netherlands-based company Orbisk is expanding into the U.S. after successful partnerships with major global brands including Accor, Hyatt, and Carnival Cruise Line. With the U.S. generating an estimated 60 million tons of food waste every year, Orbisk...
New Technology To Increase Carbon And Sunlight Capture In Corn
ZeaKal has expanded their PhotoSeed technology into corn – aiming to increase the plants’ oil production in a sustainable way. “This trait technology allows us to elevate the overall value of U.S. corn and creates a differentiated, value-added product that addresses...
Turning Everyday Cameras Into Crop Analysis Tools
Agricultural producers and manufacturers often need information about crop attributes, from nutrient content to chemical composition, to make management decisions. In recent years, multispectral imaging has emerged as a useful tool for product analysis, but the...
Thanksgiving Classics Shine Thanks To Food Science
Last year, Thanksgiving hosts spent an average of $265 on food and drinks to serve 11 people. That cost is offset by 63% of guests bringing their favorite sides. While turkey is the traditional centerpiece, the latest survey from Campbell’s finds 63% of Americans...
South Korea To Boost 2026 EV Subsidies; Helping Auto Industry Weather US Tariffs
South Korea's government said on Friday it would boost subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs) by 20% next year as part of a package to help the country's auto industry weather risks caused by U.S. tariffs. The government said in a statement passenger EV subsidies would...
Physicists Find A Quantum Loophole That Could Reshape Space Travel
On January 22, 2025, physicists unveiled a groundbreaking discovery that could revolutionize our understanding of the universe and potentially unlock the secrets of time travel. The existence of cosmic scars, or cosmic strings, could provide a quantum loophole for...
Teen Designs And Builds A Robotic Hand With Only LEGOs
He first designed the hand digitally and it has two motors and four fingers with two tendons in each. The hardest part of the design was the tendon routing around the rotating bearings in the fingers, which allows the joints to bend and the finger to flex or extend...
French Startup U-Space Raises €24 Million For Smallsat Manufacting
French startup U-Space has raised €24 million ($27.8 million) to expand its role in the small satellite constellation market. With funding from the Series A round, Toulouse-based U-Space will develop the software to ramp-up to production of one satellite per week by...
EV Sales Jump Nearly A Quarter Worldwide In October
European buyers pushed the numbers higher with increased purchases in Germany, France and the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, China continues to dominate the worldwide market, making up more than half of all electric vehicle sales globally. The data covers both...
UAE Builds Global Model For Air Taxi Rules
The UAE is accelerating its leadership in advanced aerial mobility (AAM) by shaping one of the world’s most forward-looking regulatory frameworks for air taxis and drone logistics. The initiative, jointly led by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) and ASPIRE,...
