The Innovation Report
Pizza And Beer Come With A Robot Server
Pizza, beer and a side of robot. Hanger 18 restaurant has a robot server that runs orders to tables, helps staff and is a customer favorite. "We have seen an increase in business from people. We get people coming in just to see the robot and so that has helped...
How Advanced High-Tech Sensors Are Reshaping Sustainable Agriculture
The agriculture sector is undergoing rapid transformation as farmers confront increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, nutrient depletion, soil degradation and competing demands for water and energy. According to the authors, agricultural sensors have become the...
Detection Technology Innovations Today Are Preparing The Food Safety Landscape Of Tomorrow
Traditional microbiological testing creates a critical timing vulnerability. Bacterial testing requires up to three days as bacteria must be cultured on agar plates and incubated until colonies become visible. During this waiting period, contaminated products often...
AI’s Power And Water Consumption Worrying Agriculture Sector
Nations around the world are rapidly building out the infrastructure needed to take part in the AI boom–including massive, multibillion dollar investments in data centers, which house and manage the servers needed to process, store and share information. Yet data...
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...
