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Japanese Govt Sets New Goal of Multipurpose Humanoid Robots in Moonshot Research and Development Program by 2030
The Cabinet Office plans to make developing multipurpose humanoid robots a new goal under one of ...
September 29, 2025
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Exhibition Explores How Sound Helps Us to Savor Food
TRENTO, Italy (Reuters) — An exhibition in northern Italy is expanding traditional ideas about ta...
September 14, 2025
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KDDI Launches 1st Direct Satellite-to-Smartphone Service; Users Can Access Vital Apps in Areas Without Cell Coverage
In what is believed to be a global first, KDDI Corp. has launched a service enabling direct data ...
August 29, 2025
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Kyoto Univ. Group Successfully Creates Jawbone from iPS Cells
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — A Kyoto University research group has said it became the first in the world ...
August 29, 2025
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Japan Cultivating Space Food Experts, Aiming to Prevent Loss of Muscle Mass, Bone Density Through Food
A new certification aims to promote the development of high-performance space food needed for lon...
August 26, 2025
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Japan Medical Research Entity to Enhance Program for Genetic Study of Newborns with Illnesses Whose Causes Are Unknown
The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) plans to enhance its program for stu...
August 24, 2025
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China Deploys Robot Antelope in Tibet to Surveil Real Herds
BEIJING (Reuters) — To the wolves of Tibet, China’s first ‘robot antelope’ may look as appetizing...
August 22, 2025
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Japan Satellite for Analyzing Greenhouse Gases Expected to Contribute Greatly to Global Warming Countermeasures; Trump Stance Stifling Competition
A new Japanese satellite for measuring greenhouse gases, which was launched in June, is expected ...
August 10, 2025
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Research Finds That When Plants Talk, Insects Listen
TEL AVIV (Reuters) — There is evidence that plants and insects interact through sound, researcher...
August 8, 2025
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Scientists Make Rhino Horns Radioactive to Fight Poaching
MOKOPANE, South Africa (AP) — A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign July ...
August 6, 2025
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3-person IVF Technique Spared Kids from Inherited Diseases
Eight children in the U.K. have been spared from devastating genetic diseases thanks to a new thr...
August 1, 2025
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Denmark Aims to Host Most Powerful Quantum Computer
STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) — The Novo Nordisk Foundation and Denmark’s state-owned credit fun...
July 30, 2025
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JAXA Reports No Problems in H3 Engine Firing Test; Latest Rocket, Unlike Others, Has No Boosters
An engine firing test for the new mainstay H3 rocket was conducted without any major problems at ...
July 24, 2025
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Humanoid Artist Says Not Aiming to ‘Replace Humans’
GENEVA (AFP-Jiji) — When successful artist Ai-Da unveiled a new portrait of King Charles III last...
July 20, 2025
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Experimental Surgical Robot Performs Gallbladder Procedure Autonomously
An experimental AI-guided robot can autonomously perform a delicate, complicated phase of a commo...
July 18, 2025
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