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  Sendai, Japan (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 A team of Japanese scientists led by Masahiro Kayama of Tohoku University's Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, has discovered a mineral known as moganite in a lunar meteorite found in a hot desert in northwest Africa. This is significant because moganite is a mineral that requires water to form, reinforcing the belief that water exists on the Moon. "Moganite is a crystal of silicon dioxide and is similar to quartz. It forms on Earth as a precipitate when alkaline wat ... read more |
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Girls' Rocketry Challenge team wins three awards at national model rocketry competitionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 13, 2018 Three school teams from the second cycle of the Girls' Rocketry Challenge (GRC), Lockheed Martin's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education program in Japan, have successful ... more  
S. Korea holds war games to defend against JapanSeoul (AFP) June 18, 2018 South Korea on Monday began two days of war games to practise defending the disputed Dokdo islands off its east coast - against an unlikely attack by Japan. ... more 
Japan successfully tests H-IIA launch vehicle with new research satelliteTokyo (Sputnik) Jun 14, 2018 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Tuesday successfully tested a H-IIA Launch Vehicle with a new research satellite, according to the agency's live stream of the lift-off. The launch ... more  
Japan, SKorea ban Canadian wheat imports over bioengineered plantsOttawa (AFP) June 18, 2018 The world's sixth largest wheat producer sought to reassure trading partners on Monday that genetically modified wheat plants discovered on an Alberta farm were few and posed no food safety risks, after Japan and South Korea halted Canadian wheat imports. ... more |
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Supramolecular complex formation: Anthracene macrocycle and C60 fullereneTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system and has a characteristic ring. Japanese researchers have now synthesized a molecular "nano-Saturn". As the scientists report in the journal An ... more  
US fighter jet crashes off Japan coastTokyo (AFP) June 11, 2018 A US F15 fighter jet crashed off the southern coast of Japan on Monday but the pilot ejected and was rescued by Japanese forces, Tokyo's defence minister said. ... more 
World's most efficient production of succinate from carbon dioxideKobe, Japan (SPX) Jun 11, 2018 Succinate is widely used as a raw ingredient for petrochemicals, and there is high demand for a way of producing succinate that is renewable and environmentally benign. A Japanese researcher has dis ... more 
Trump dangles White House invite for KimWashington (AFP) June 7, 2018 US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday he is "very well-prepared" for a historic and potentially fraught summit with Kim Jong Un in five days, while hinting at the signing of a peace treaty and even a future White House visit by the North Korean dictator. ... more 
Trump hosts Japan PM, five days before summit with KimWashington (AFP) June 7, 2018 With less than a week to go before meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump plays host Thursday to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who wants his voice heard ahead of the unprecedented talks. ... more |
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Bonobos won't eat filthy food, offering clues to the origins of disgustWashington (UPI) Jun 4, 2018 Bonobos won't eat dirty food. In experiments, the great apes refused fruit that had been contaminated by feces. ... more  |
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Japan 'drone-brella' promises hands-free sun coverTokyo (AFP) June 6, 2018 It's the hands-free experience you never knew you needed - a Japanese company has developed a drone-powered parasol it says can hover over users, protecting them from the sun. ... more  
UK mulls direct stake in Hitachi nuclear plant: ministerLondon (AFP) June 4, 2018 The British government said Monday it is considering directly investing in a nuclear power station project planned by Japanese giant Hitachi in Wales. ... more  
Trio reach Earth from ISS with football slated for World CupAstana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 3, 2018 Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov made it back to Earth Sunday along with an official match football that could be used later this month in the opening game of the World Cup in Moscow. ... more  
Toshiba completes $21 bn sale of chip unitTokyo (AFP) June 1, 2018 Embattled conglomerate Toshiba on Friday completed the $21 billion sale of its prized chip unit to an investment consortium, a move seen as crucial to keeping the Japanese firm afloat. ... more  
Solar energy: Mixed anion compounds with 'fluorine' works as new photocatalytic materialTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jun 01, 2018 Scientists in Japan have shown that an oxyfluoride is capable of visible light-driven photocatalysis[1]. The finding opens new doors for designing materials for artificial photosynthesis and solar e ... more |
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 Potsdam, Germany (SPX) Jun 19, 2018 
Optimizing economic welfare without constraints might put human well-being at risk, a new climate study argues. While being successful in bringing down costs of greenhouse gas reductions for instance, the concept of profit maximization alone does not suffice to avoid the tipping of critical elements in the Earth system which could lead to dramatic changes of our lifelihood.
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 Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering have developed a novel approach to optimizing soft material 3-D printing. The researchers' Expert-Guided Optimization (EGO) method combines expert judgment with an optimization algorithm that efficiently searches combinations of parameters relevant for 3-D printing, enabling high-fidelity soft material products to be printed.
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 Woods Hole MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 
Miles beneath the ocean's surface in the dark abyss, vast communities of subseafloor microbes at deep-sea hot springs are converting chemicals into energy that allows deep-sea life to survive - and even thrive - in a world without sunlight. Until now, however, measuring the productivity of subseafloor microbe communities - or how fast they oxidize chemicals and the amount of carbon they produce ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Jun 18, 2018 
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new technique to squeeze infrared light into ultra-confined spaces, generating an intense, nanoscale antenna that could be used to detect single biomolecules.
The researchers harnessed the power of polaritons, particles that blur the distinction between light and matter. This ultra ... more |
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 Beijing (Sputnik) Jun 18, 2018 
The state-owned Chinese company responsible for developing high-end electronics has claimed that the next version of its quantum radar will be even more powerful than previously thought.
In 2016, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) announced that it had tested a quantum radar with a range of around 62 miles, or 100 kilometers - roughly five times further than the range of ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Jun 07, 2018 
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) confirmed that one of its institutes Monday successfully tracked and received imaging data from the newly-launched Earth observation satellite Gaofen-6.
The Aerospace Information Research Institute said the Miyun station of China Remote Sensing Satellite Ground Station received the first batch of observation data from the Gaofen-6 satellite. There was ... more |
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 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Jun 19, 2018 
The software and hardware needed to co-ordinate a team of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can communicate and work toward a common goal have recently been developed by KAUST researchers.
"Giving UAVs more autonomy makes them an even more valuable resource," says Mohamed Abdelkader, who worked on the project with his colleagues under the guidance of Jeff Shamma. "Monitoring the progres ... more |
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 Kuala Lumpur (AFP) June 17, 2018 
Malaysia was once a loyal partner in China's globe-spanning infrastructure drive but a new government is now pledging to review Beijing-backed projects, threatening key links in the much-vaunted initiative.
Kuala Lumpur's previous regime, led by scandal-mired Najib Razak, had warm ties with China and signed a string of deals for Beijing-funded projects, including a major rail link and a deep ... more |
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 Irvine CA (SPX) Jun 15, 2018 
El Nino was long considered a reliable tool for predicting future precipitation in the southwestern United States, but its forecasting power has diminished in recent cycles, possibly due to global climate change. In a study published in Nature Communications, scientists and engineers at the University of California, Irvine demonstrate a new method for projecting wet or dry weather in the winter ... more |
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 Ottawa (AFP) June 18, 2018 
The world's sixth largest wheat producer sought to reassure trading partners on Monday that genetically modified wheat plants discovered on an Alberta farm were few and posed no food safety risks, after Japan and South Korea halted Canadian wheat imports.
Wheat sales contribute about Can$11 billion (US$8 billion) to the Canadian economy each year.
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 Washington (UPI) Jun 14, 2018 
Astronomers have identified 121 giant planets that potentially host habitable moons. Scientists believe the next generation of telescopes will be able to target alien moons in search of signs of life.
Scientists identified the candidates among exoplanet data collected by NASA's Kepler telescope. Kepler's main goal is to help astronomers locate habitable planets outside the solar system. ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) June 11, 2018 
Rats have become an increasingly common sight in Paris over the past few years, but one local official wants to make sure everyone knows just how many are being spotted daily in his corner of the French capital.
Geoffroy Boulard, who heads the municipal council of the 17th Arrondissement, has set up an interactive map where residents can signal rodent sightings in real time.
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 United Nations, United States (AFP) June 15, 2018  France, Britain and the United States on Thursday put a hold on a request from the Central African Republic for UN Security Council approval of Chinese weapons deliveries for its national forces.
CAR's defense minister asked a UN sanctions committee on June 5 to grant an exemption to an arms embargo and allow the shipments of Chinese-made armored vehicles, machine guns, tear gas grenades an ... more |
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 Bethesda MD (SPX) Jun 19, 2018 
Space station astronauts have to be "high-risk-taking" individuals. They volunteer to fly from the Earth to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard a Russian launch vehicle that has a less-than-stellar safety record. Once on board the ISS they are exposed to high radiation levels, weightlessness and the hard vacuum of space. In fact, they are at the mercy of the elements for the duration o ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) June 19, 2018  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is making a two-day visit to Beijing, Chinese state media reported Tuesday, a week after his unprecedented summit with US President Donald Trump.
The outing comes as China has sought to strengthen its role as a mediator between the US and North Korea, where Beijing claims compelling security and economic interests.
Dozens of security vans, police cars and ... more |
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