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The elite tree revolution: Japan’s new forestry frontier
J-STORIES – There are ordinary trees. Then there are elite trees. At least, in terms of...
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Advanced near-infrared absorbing material turns sunlight into heat
J-STORIES - CWO is an advanced material that contains near-infrared absorbing microparticles. Developed by Sumitomo Metal Mining...
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Dawn of the humanoid: China’s bold stride in robot innovation
J-STORIES - Last August, the World Robot Conference 2023 took place in Beijing, where competitive robot...
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Concrete solutions: Self-healing concrete to solve building problems
J-STORIES - Japan’s big construction woes may be solved by a small, unexpected solution: bacteria. This...
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Petcare AI: Predicting pet health through facial recognition
J-STORIES - For many people, pets are irreplaceable family members, but what can we do to...
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Coffee, tea, or mobility? Tokyo cafe offers welfare equipment for elderly clients
J-STORIES – In Arakawa City, Tokyo, there’s a coffee shop that offers something different to its...
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Virtual solutions for practical challenges: Japanese universities embrace VR to replace animal experiments
J-STORIES - Animal testing has been used in medicine since the time of the Ancient Greeks and...
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Researchers produce baby mice from the cells of two male parents
J-STORIES - This March, an Osaka University research team lead by Professor Katsuhiko Hayashi became the...
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Greening the desert with trash
J-STORIES - The sight of local Niger women throwing kitchen waste out into the African desert...
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Tilting turbines tackle typhoons
J-STORIES - There are great hopes for wind as a source of renewable energy, but Japan's...
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