Technology
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Spacesuit battery glitch forces early end to cosmonaut’s walk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A Russian spacewalk outside the International Space Station ended hours earli...
August 25, 2022
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Russia unveils model of new space station
Russia’s space agency on Aug. 15 unveiled for the first time a physical model of what a planned new ...
August 25, 2022
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Tanzania installs internet on Kilimanjaro for Insta-ascents
DAR ES SALAAM (AFP-Jiji) — Tanzania has installed high-speed internet services on the slopes of Moun...
August 25, 2022
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Manhattan condo building is world’s skinniest skyscraper
NEW YORK (AP) — One skyscraper stands out from the rest in the Manhattan skyline. It’s not the talle...
August 24, 2022
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U.S. to revise rules as space junk proliferates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — With Earth’s orbit growing more crowded with satellites, a U.S. government ag...
August 18, 2022
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‘Total art’: Inside a vast video game archive
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — In the bowels of an imposing modernist tower in Paris, Laurent Duplouy carefully ...
August 18, 2022
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University of Tokyo to open Metaverse School of Engineering
The University of Tokyo is scheduled to open a “metaverse Faculty of Engineering” in September. In t...
August 13, 2022
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Japan, U.S. rocketing ahead with lunar infrastructure plans
The U.S.-led Artemis Program is shooting for the moon. The international lunar exploration program h...
August 13, 2022
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Japanese esports players with disabilities shoot down stereotypes
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Street Fighter player Shunya Hatakeyama has muscular dystrophy, so he uses his ch...
August 12, 2022
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Improved Forpheus table tennis robot now handles 2-person team
A new version of the Forpheus table tennis robot demonstrates its skills during a public event at th...
August 1, 2022
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Japan puts priority on developing a work-ready ‘digital workforce’
Companies are increasingly integrating digital transformation (DX) into their business models. But t...
July 28, 2022
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NASA’s new moon rocket to launch as soon as Aug. 29
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Mark your calendars: NASA’s Artemis program to return to the moon could laun...
July 27, 2022
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Flying car flies 520-meter round trip on test flight in Oita
Oita - A test flight of a flying car was held at the Notsuharu Tenku Hiroba park in Oita City. The f...
July 19, 2022
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Freeze-dried mice: How a new technique could help conservation
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Japanese scientists have successfully produced cloned mice using freeze-dried cel...
July 13, 2022
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Drones easing shopping-woes in rural parts of Japan
Drones are increasingly winging their way to rural households to deliver groceries and medication to...
June 11, 2022
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