With the addition of the konjac glucomannan, the team's battery was able to run stably for 1,250 hours at 25 degrees Celsius - and for over 800 hours at minus 10 degrees Celsius - while ...

The smaller cousin of the infamous "Wally" corpse flower, the devil's tongue also emits a rotten odor. But unlike Wally, this plant is used in food.

BEIJING (SCMP): Chinese scientists have found fibre from the konjac plant – an ingredient in noodles and jelly added to hotpot – can improve the performance of water-based zinc batteries in ...

Konjac is even used to detoxify blood, treat phlegm build-ups and suppress coughs and asthma in traditional Chinese medicine. The devil’s tongue here in Bloomington won’t be cultivated for any ...