Technology
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Conducting Robot Wows Audience in Seoul
SEOUL (AFP-Jiji) — A South Korean-made robot made its debut as an orchestra conductor before a sell-...
July 19, 2023
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China Launches 1st Methane Liquid Rocket
BEIJING (Reuters) — A private Chinese company launched into orbit on July 12 the world’s first metha...
July 19, 2023
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Robots Look to Improve Image
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The red eye that refuses to be extinguished, the metal body that cannot be crushe...
July 6, 2023
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Fusion Development to Tap Japan’s Private Sector
The government will establish a nationwide system to promote domestic nuclear fusion, which is expec...
July 3, 2023
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Italy Bets on Quietest of Places to Host Telescope
LULA, Italy (Reuters) — Italy is proposing a disused mineral mine in a remote corner of Sardinia to ...
June 22, 2023
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NASA Looks to Widen Menu with Space Food Output
In the 2015 sci-fi film “The Martian,” Matt Damon stars as an astronaut who survives on a diet of po...
June 22, 2023
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Japanese Researchers to Create Generative AI Model
A Japanese research team plans to create a small-scale artificial intelligence model this year to wo...
June 21, 2023
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Kyoto Univ., Japan Firms to Make World’s 1st Wooden Satellite
Kyoto University has partnered with various companies to launch the world’s first wooden satellite, ...
June 20, 2023
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German Brewery Has High Hops for Powdered Beer
NEUZELLE, Germany (AFP-Jiji) — With its golden hue, bittersweet notes and frothy head, Stefan Fritsc...
June 8, 2023
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Dished Up by 3D Printers, a New Kind of Fish to Fry
REHOVOT, Israel (Reuters) — Forget your hook, line and sinker. An Israeli foodtech company said it h...
June 3, 2023
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AI Could Be ‘Poison Apple,’ Experts Warn
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) could be a “poison apple,” according to a joint report by ex...
May 30, 2023
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1st Full-size 3D Scan of Titanic Shows Shipwreck in New Light
LONDON (AP) — Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of the Titanic, s...
May 24, 2023
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Japan’s Fugaku Keeps 2nd Spot on Fastest Supercomputer Ranking
The Fugaku supercomputer, developed by Japanese government-funded Riken and Fujitsu Ltd., ranked sec...
May 23, 2023
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Fugaku Supercomputer to Train AI in Japanese Language Models
The Fugaku supercomputer will be used to develop basic technology for generative AI with high Japane...
May 23, 2023
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What Will the Artemis Moon Base Look Like?
COLORADO SPRINGS (AFP-Jiji) — The next time NASA goes to the moon, it intends to stay. Under the Art...
May 12, 2023
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