Japanese Innovation to Play Prominent Role at SXSW Interactive 2017

Japan Factory will bring innovative technology to SXSW 2017 from March 1214, notably including humanoid robots, artificial intelligence, a hologram concert and more. Formed by a collaboration of dedicated leaders in technology, Japan Factory will showcase the latest technology from Japan and a dose of Japanese culture with celebrity speakers, panel sessions, interactive exhibitions, and live entertainment, centered on the theme, ?Hello Synchronicity.”

Arctic Apple could be Litmus test for future of GM foods, Rabobank analysts suggest

When the Arctic Apple hits select store shelves this month as one of the first products genetically modified for consumers’ benefit, it will serve as a line in the sand for the tug of war between the non-GMO movement and the future of food innovation. Okanagan Specialty Fruits, which developed the non-browning apple, will test consumers’ willingness to purchase produce that has been genetically modified specifically for their benefit – rather than for farmers as a pesticide and herbicide resistant plant – in 10 stores in the Midwest beginning this month.

Now you can “build your own” bio-bot

For the past several years, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been developing a class of walking “bio-bots” powered by muscle cells and controlled with electrical and optical pulses. Now, Rashid Bashir’s bioengineering research group is sharing the recipe for the current generation of bio-bots.

BuzzFeeda s old school cookbook is bestseller

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: BuzzFeed, famous for its viral quizzes, listicles and exploding watermelon videos, has added another line to its colorful resume: bestselling publisher. The online media outlet has sold more than 100,000 copies of its self-published “Tasty the Cookbook” in less than two months.

Online chef – doesn’t get sexist comments from trolls’

Day Day Cook founder Norma Chu believes it is partly due to her taking a less traditional path compared with other female chefs who work in professional kitchens A chef from Hong Kong who shot to fame online with her home cooking video tutorials has happily revealed that she has never received sexist comments from trolls. Norma Chu, 36, a former banker who founded online cooking platform Day Day Cook in 2012, said she had so far escaped the sexism encountered by many female chefs in professional kitchens by taking a less traditional career path.

Technological breakthroughs for 2017

The year of 2016 witnessed huge technological developments across the world with new opportunities in the horizon. From technological perspective, it can be said “the world will never be the same again” after these developments hit the market.