In what is believed to be a global first, KDDI Corp. has launched a service enabling direct data communication between communication satellites and smartphones.| japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — A Kyoto University research group has said it became the first in the world to create 3D jawbone-like organoids from human induced pluripotent stem, or iPS, cells.| Technology of Japan | Latest News from Japan - The Japan News
A new certification aims to promote the development of high-performance space food needed for long-term stays in space.| Technology of Japan | Latest News from Japan - The Japan News
The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) plans to enhance its program for studies of genome analysis to treat newborns who are hospitalized for serious illnesses whose causes are unknown.| japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
BEIJING (Reuters) — To the wolves of Tibet, China’s first ‘robot antelope’ may look as appetizing as the real herds that roam the rugged tundra, but the “creature” is part of Beijing’s growing surveillance that now even reaches into its most remote places.| japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
A new Japanese satellite for measuring greenhouse gases, which was launched in June, is expected to contribute greatly to measures to ease global warming.| Technology of Japan | Latest News from Japan - The Japan News
TEL AVIV (Reuters) — There is evidence that plants and insects interact through sound, researchers at Tel Aviv University said on July 15, opening a frontier in the study of acoustic communication in nature.| Technology of Japan | Latest News from Japan - The Japan News
MOKOPANE, South Africa (AP) — A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign July 31 to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but can be detected by customs agents.| japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
Eight children in the U.K. have been spared from devastating genetic diseases thanks to a new three-person in vitro fertilization technique, scientists from Newcastle University reported on July 16.| japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) — The Novo Nordisk Foundation and Denmark’s state-owned credit fund said on July 17 they will invest in what they say will be the world’s most powerful quantum computer, aiming to revolutionize areas such as drug discovery and materials science.| Technology of Japan | Latest News from Japan - The Japan News
An engine firing test for the new mainstay H3 rocket was conducted without any major problems at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Thursday, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.| Technology of Japan | Latest News from Japan - The Japan News
GENEVA (AFP-Jiji) — When successful artist Ai-Da unveiled a new portrait of King Charles III last week, the humanoid robot described what inspired the layered and complex piece, and insisted it had no plans to “replace” humans.| japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
An experimental AI-guided robot can autonomously perform a delicate, complicated phase of a common gallbladder operation, marking a major step toward automated medical procedures, researchers said on July 9.| Technology of Japan | Latest News from Japan - The Japan News
Customers are increasingly able to conduct payment transactions simply by using their faces thanks to facial verification methods expanding into the financial sector.| Technology of Japan | Latest News from Japan - The Japan News
Soracle Corp. announced Thursday that it aims to begin commercial operations of “flying cars” by 2027.| Technology of Japan | Latest News from Japan - The Japan News
GENEVA (Reuters) — Researchers at ETH University in Zurich have developed a new method to efficiently recover rare earth elements from electronic waste, advancing sustainable recycling and reducing mining reliance.| Technology of Japan | Latest News from Japan - The Japan News
Well-known AI chatbots can be configured to routinely answer health queries with false information that appears authoritative, complete with fake citations from real medical journals, Australian researchers have found.| Technology of Japan | Latest News from Japan - The Japan News
TAIPEI — The Asian Journalism Forum, an event organized by a Taiwanese private organization that brings together media representatives from Asian countries, was held in Taipei on Saturday and Sunday.| japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
SoftBank Corp. announced Thursday that it would begin trials of High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) stratospheric telecommunications services in Japan in 2026. HAPS, which is referred to as “base stations in the sky,” is a telecommunication platform comprised of communication devices such as antennas for mobile phone base stations, which are loaded on aircraft that fly in the stratosphere at an altitude of 20 kilometers.| japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) — Could baby poop and fungi work together to tackle landfill waste? That’s the idea behind a new product launched by an Austin, Texas-based startup that sells disposable diapers paired with fungi intended to break down the plastic.| japannews.yomiuri.co.jp