Technology
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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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Drone taxi takes 1st spin near Paris
PARIS (Reuters) — An electric helicopter with multiple rotors took its first flight in conventional ...
December 1, 2022
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JAEA to cooperate in design of Poland’s experimental reactor
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) signed an agreement Tuesday with Poland’s National Centre for ...
November 24, 2022
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Scientists reconstruct epic biblical battles in groundbreaking new study
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Ancient ruins tell only a partial story of the epic sieges and conquests recou...
November 17, 2022
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SpaceX launches 1st Falcon Heavy mission since 2019
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, the world’s most-powerful active rocket, lifted off on Nov. 1 for the first t...
November 17, 2022
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Fugaku tops 2 supercomputer rankings for 6th time
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Fugaku was ranked the world’s most powerful supercomputer in two global ranking...
November 15, 2022
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NASA detects ‘super emitters’ of methane from space
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — NASA scientists, using a tool designed to study how dust affects climate, ha...
November 2, 2022
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New German boat lift takes bow
NIEDERFINOW, Germany (AFP-Jiji) — Germany’s whopping new boat lift could lug the weight of 50 blue w...
November 2, 2022
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Development of sheet-coating technologies underway for cars and motorcycles
In their efforts to achieve further decarbonization, some automakers are finally taking notice of th...
October 31, 2022
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U.S. cryonics facility preserves bodies to revive later
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Reuters) — Time and death are “on pause” for some people in Scottsdale, Ariz. In...
October 28, 2022
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U.S. opts to not rebuild Puerto Rico telescope
SAN JUAN (AP) — The National Science Foundation announced Oct. 13 that it will not rebuild a renowne...
October 19, 2022
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NASA looks to launch Artemis lunar test flight again on Nov. 14
NASA has targeted Nov. 14 for a third attempt to launch its big, next-generation rocketship, the U.S...
October 19, 2022
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Europe unveils hi-tech satellite to speed up weather warnings
CANNES, France (Reuters) — Europe unveiled the first of a €4 billion ($4 billion) family of satellit...
October 7, 2022
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NASA, SpaceX to study ways to boost orbit of Hubble telescope
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to fund a study with NASA to examine ways to use the space company’s Dragon...
October 5, 2022
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