Technology
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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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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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