Technology
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Study Says Electric Car Batteries Could Be Key to Boosting Energy Storage
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Electric car batteries could be used to boost power storage in the future, inject...
February 9, 2023
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ChatGPT Bot Passes U.S. Law School Exam
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — A chatbot powered by reams of data from the internet has passed exams at a U.S. l...
February 1, 2023
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Japan’s Information-Gathering Satellite Successfully Enters Orbit
A rocket carrying the government’s Information Gathering Satellite Radar No. 7 launched at 10:50 a.m...
January 28, 2023
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Study Chips away at How Ancient Roman Concrete Stood Test of Time
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The ancient Romans were brilliant engineers and builders, creating a dazzling...
January 19, 2023
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Yomiuri Shimbun Among Members of Association Developing New Internet Standard
A group of companies including The Yomiuri Shimbun has established a research association that will ...
January 17, 2023
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Award born from one disaster fuels researcher’s effort to mitigate another
It was 28 years ago that a massive earthquake hit the Hanshin region, and the recipient of an award...
January 17, 2023
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CES gadgets take aim at snoring, pee and even surgery
LAS VEGAS (AFP-Jiji) — Pillows that stifle snores, urine-testing toilets, and “digital twins” for sa...
January 13, 2023
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Digital healthcare draws attention at CES show
LAS VEGAS — Displays related to the use of digital technology for diagnosis and treatment drew much ...
January 11, 2023
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With eyes on Mars, U.S. scientists test Japan-made robot seal for reducing astronaut stress
Living in space can get stressful, and scientists in the United States are looking to see if they ca...
January 8, 2023
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How daredevil drones find nearly extinct plants
Ben Nyberg stood on a knife-edge ridge along Hawaii’s Na Pali Coast, his eyes scouring the leafy rec...
January 5, 2023
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Nation’s 1st civilian rocket launch site unveiled to press
KUSHIMOTO, Wakayama — The nation’s first civilian rocket launch site, located in the town of Kushimo...
December 23, 2022
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Leak from Soyuz spacecraft cancels Russian spacewalk
A routine spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) was calle...
December 21, 2022
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Mysteries of universe in focus for S. African mega telescope
CARNARVON, South Africa (Reuters) — South African officials and scientists on Dec. 5 celebrated a mi...
December 21, 2022
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Self-driving trucks hit the road in Sweden
SODERTALJE, Sweden (AFP-Jiji) — Barreling down a motorway south of Stockholm in a 40-ton truck and t...
December 15, 2022
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Sony ‘has the technology for humanoid robots’
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japanese electronics and entertainment conglomerate Sony Group Corp. said on Dec. ...
December 15, 2022
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