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  Tokyo (AFP) Aug 9, 2018 Typhoon Shanshan clipped Japan's eastern coast on Thursday morning, sparing Tokyo but bringing heavy rain, strong winds and high waves to some areas along the Pacific coast. The fierce storm system was expected to begin moving away from land after brushing Japan's main island, the country's meteorological agency said. But authorities urged residents to stay on alert as the slow-moving typhoon could still trigger landslides and flooding. Shanshan was around 150 kilometres (90 miles) northeast ... read more |
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Strong typhoon churns towards JapanTokyo (AFP) Aug 8, 2018 A powerful typhoon was churning towards Japan on Wednesday, prompting the weather agency to warn of heavy rain and strong winds and forcing airlines to cancel scores of flights. ... more  
Japan marks 73rd anniversary of atomic attack on HiroshimaTokyo (AFP) Aug 6, 2018 A bell tolled Monday in Hiroshima as Japan marked 73 years since the world's first atomic bombing, with the city's mayor warning that rising nationalism worldwide threatened peace. ... more  
Extreme makeover: Fukushima nuclear plant tries image overhaulFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Japan (AFP) Aug 3, 2018 Call it an extreme makeover: In Japan's Fukushima, officials are attempting what might seem impossible, an image overhaul at the site of the worst nuclear meltdown in decades. ... more  
An insect-inspired drone deforms upon impactLausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jul 26, 2018 In recent years, robotics experts have taken a page from the traditional Japanese practice of origami and come up with light and flexible - and highly innovative - robots and drones. Two types of or ... more |
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Australia, US, Japan in Indo-Pacific infrastructure pushSydney (AFP) July 31, 2018 Australia, the United States and Japan will jointly invest in infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific, officials announced Tuesday, in an attempt to counter China's efforts to court influence in the region. ... more  
X-ray technology reveals never-before-seen matter around black holeHiroshima, Japan (SPX) Jul 30, 2018 In an international collaboration between Japan and Sweden, scientists clarified how gravity affects the shape of matter near the black hole in binary system Cygnus X-1. Their findings, which were p ... more  
Life on Mars: Japan astronaut dreams after lake discoveryTokyo (AFP) July 27, 2018 Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai came back to earth last month but is still dreaming of space, especially after the discovery of an underground lake brought mankind one step closer to unravelling the mystery of life on Mars. ... more  
Heatwaves from the Arctic to Japan: a sign of things to come?Paris (AFP) July 27, 2018 Intense heatwaves like the one which fuelled Greece's deadly wildfires are set to become increasingly frequent around the world due to climate change, experts warn. ... more 
Powerful storm hits disaster-ravaged JapanTokyo (AFP) July 29, 2018 A powerful storm slammed into central Japan on Sunday, bringing heavy rains as it churned across western areas already devastated by floods and landslides. ... more |
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Scientists develop proteins that self-assemble into supramolecular complexesMatsumoto, Japan (SPX) Jul 27, 2018 A collaborative research team based in Japan has designed new proteins that can self-assemble into the complex structures underlying biological organisms, laying the groundwork for leading-edge appl ... more  |
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It's a small world: In Japan, moss wins heartsSakuho, Japan (AFP) July 27, 2018 Kaori Shibo bent her head down and peered through a magnifying glass in a forest in central Japan, emitting a delighted gasp. The object of her adoration? Moss. ... more 
It's a small world: In Japan, moss wins heartsSakuho, Japan (AFP) July 27, 2018 Kaori Shibo bent her head down and peered through a magnifying glass in a forest in central Japan, emitting a delighted gasp. The object of her adoration? Moss. ... more  
Ocean acidification is disrupting marine ecosystems, study showsWashington (UPI) Jul 27, 2018 Ocean acidification is already significantly altering marine ecosystems, and if CO2 concentrations continue to rise, the effects of ocean acidity could be even more profound. ... more 
Typhoon barrels towards flood-hit western JapanTokyo (AFP) July 27, 2018 A powerful typhoon is on track to batter parts of western Japan that were hit earlier this month by devastating flooding and landslides, Japanese officials warned on Friday. ... more  
That's cold: Japan tech blasts snoozing workers with ACTokyo (AFP) July 26, 2018 Japanese office workers hoping to nod off on the job may need to sleep with one eye open thanks to a new system that can detect snoozers and blast them with cold air. ... more |
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 Arlington VA (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
The unique topic of artificial intelligence (AI) for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) was in the spotlight last week, as leading minds from academia, industry and the federal government met to discuss how modern technology can help victims of disasters around the globe.
The Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Workshop - co ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
An exotic material poised to become the semiconductor of choice for power electronics - because it is far more efficient than silicon - is now being eyed for potential applications in space. Two NASA teams are examining the use of gallium nitride, a crystal-type semiconductor compound first discovered in the 1980s, and currently used in consumer electronics such as laser diodes in DVD readers. ... more |
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 Palo Alto CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
New research, led by former Carnegie postdoctoral fellow Summer Praetorius, shows that changes in the heat flow of the northern Pacific Ocean may have a larger effect on the Arctic climate than previously thought. The findings are published in the August 7, 2018, issue of Nature Communications.
The Arctic is experiencing larger and more rapid increases in temperature from global warming mo ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Aug 06, 2018 
Rice University researchers have found that fracture-resistant "rebar graphene" is more than twice as tough as pristine graphene.
Graphene is a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon. On the two-dimensional scale, the material is stronger than steel, but because graphene is so thin, it is still subject to ripping and tearing.
Rebar graphene is the nanoscale analog of rebar (reinforcement bar ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Aug 08, 2018 
Lockheed Martin has received a $15.8 million contract for materials and development support of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system.
The modification to a previous contract, announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense, increases the cumulative value of the contract to just under $2.9 billion.
The contract provides for materials and support for Aegis Ballistic Missile Def ... more |
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 Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 01, 2018 
China is expanding its presence in Latin America filling the gap left by the US, Argentinian foreign studies analyst Gustavo Cardozo told Sputnik. Besides solidifying its positions on the continent, China is seeking to become a major space power, according to the analyst.
China's space base in Argentina's Patagonia is making Washington feel unease amid Beijing's consistent expansion in Lat ... more |
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 Stanford CA (SPX) Aug 09, 2018 
Advances in computer-generated imagery have brought vivid, realistic animations to life, but the sounds associated with what we see simulated on screen, such as two objects colliding, are often recordings. Now researchers at Stanford University have developed a system that automatically renders accurate sounds for a wide variety of animated phenomena.
"There's been a Holy Grail in computin ... more |
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 Beijing (AFP) Aug 6, 2018  Hundreds of police patrolled the streets of Beijing's financial district Monday as Chinese authorities thwarted a planned protest against money lost in risky peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms and a lack of government help.
Protesters told AFP they had come from every corner of China in hopes that by gathering en masse the government would recognise their grievances and take action.
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 Adelphi MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2018 
Army researchers have designed a computer model that more effectively calculates the behavior of atmospheric turbulence in complex environments, including cities, forests, deserts and mountainous regions.
This new technology could allow Soldiers to predict weather patterns sooner using the computers at hand and more effectively assess flight conditions for aerial vehicles on the battlefiel ... more |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2018 
The remains of domesticated crop plants at an archaeological site in southwest Amazonia supports the idea that this was an important region in the early history of crop cultivation, according to a study published July 25, 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jennifer Watling from the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and colleagues.
Genetic a ... more |
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 Charlottesville VA (SPX) Aug 06, 2018 
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have made the first radio-telescope detection of a planetary-mass object beyond our Solar System. The object, about a dozen times more massive than Jupiter, is a surprisingly strong magnetic powerhouse and a "rogue," traveling through space unaccompanied by any parent star.
"This object is right at th ... more |
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 Paris (AFP) Aug 3, 2018 
China reported Friday its first outbreak of African swine fever, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said, and had destroyed 336 pigs as it tried to prevent the spread of the disease.
The notification on the OIE website said the outbreak in Shenyang, the capital of the northeastern Liaoning province, began on Wednesday and was ongoing.
African swine fever (ASF) is not harmful ... more |
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 Libreville (AFP) Aug 7, 2018  A court in the Republic of Congo jailed three soldiers for three years for "mass murder" during a peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic, but the convicts have been freed, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
"The sentences deny justice to the victims, who included women and children," the New York-based NGO said in a statement, protesting that the jail terms "do not reflect the gr ... more |
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 Tampa (AFP) Aug 4, 2018 
NASA on Friday named the first nine astronauts who will fly to space on Boeing and SpaceX vehicles in 2019 - a mix of novices and veterans who are tasked with restoring America's ability to send humans into orbit.
These pioneering flights to the International Space Station aboard commercially built crew capsules will be the first leaving US soil to put people into orbit since the iconic spa ... more |
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 Tehran (AFP) Aug 6, 2018  Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that Washington's call for new nuclear negotiations at the same time as it reimposes crippling sanctions "doesn't make sense" and is an attempt at "psychological warfare".
"If you're an enemy and you stab the other person with a knife and then you say you want negotiations, then the first thing you have to do is remove the knife," he said in an int ... more |
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