Japanese Technology from the Future Friday!
By RENO J. TIBKE - [25/5/2013 - 01:11] - 
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This week Square mobile payment comes to Japan, super-green Kitakyushu & UNIDO join forces to make clean cities, Japanese research groups are Joining the European Human Brain Project, and some really unfortunate and sad news in the[...]
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DNA testing chip delivers results in one hour, paves way for personalized drug treatments
By DigInfo TV - [11/4/2013 - 02:25] - 0 - Science
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Panasonic, together with the Belgium-based research institution IMEC, has developed a DNA testing chip that automates all stages of obtaining genetic information, including preprocessing. This development is expected to enable personal[...]
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Substitutional Reality System Makes Reality and Fiction Indistinguishable
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [11/12/2012 - 09:35] - 0 - Science
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The Riken Brain Science Institute is developing a substitutional reality (SR) system that makes reality and fiction indistinguishable. The subject wears a head-mounted display (HMD), inside of which he views footage projected inside th[...]
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Draw precise freehand circles and copy paste drawings with the dePENd table
By DigInfo TV - [30/11/2012 - 04:09] - 0 - Press Conference Science
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This table helps you to draw precise freehand circles and lines. It is under development by a group in the Yasuaki Kakehi Lab at Keio University. By using a computer to control the XY position of a magnet under the surface of the table[...]
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Tokyo U reveals that Main Sugar Constituent Provides Effective Anode Material for Sodium Ion Batteries
By DigInfo TV - [25/9/2012 - 02:38] - 0 - Press Conference Science
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A research group at the Tokyo University of Science, led by Associate Professor Shinichi Komaba, has confirmed that hard carbon obtained by pyrolyzing sucrose, the main constituent of sugar, is an effective anode material for sodium io[...]
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Via Tokyo University of Science
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Fasotec Print a 3D model of your unborn baby with the ‘Shape of an angel’ service
By DigInfo TV - [13/8/2012 - 08:01] - 2 - Press Conference Science
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Fasotec and Hiroo Ladies clinic, have started a service that makes 3D models showing the inside of the abdomen during pregnancy. This service began on July 30. Currently, many clinics provide photos taken during ultrasound scans. But t[...]
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Via Fasotec
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Keio University : Brain wave meter visualizes levels of desire, concentration, sleepiness and stress
By DigInfo TV - [7/6/2012 - 09:56] - 0 - Science
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A research group at Keio University, led by Associate Professor Yasue Mitsukura, has developed a simple brain-wave meter. This can identify, in real time, whether a person is showing interest, concentration, desire, stress, or sleepine[...]
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Via Keio U
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Samsung Electronics Presents a New Graphene Based Transistors
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [21/5/2012 - 07:50] - 0 - Science
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Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, the core R&D incubator for Samsung Electronics, has developed a new transistor structure utilizing graphene, touted as the “miracle material.” As published online in the journal Science on[...]
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Honda Announces New UNI-CUB Personal Mobility Device Designed for Harmony with People
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [16/5/2012 - 08:53] - 2 - Robot Science
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Honda today unveiled the new UNI-CUB personal mobility device, designed for harmony with people. Featuring a compact design and comfortable saddle, UNI-CUB offers the same freedom of movement in all directions that a person enjoys whil[...]
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The University of Tokyo reveals next generation cargo ship concept with 50m high sails uses 30% less fuel
By DigInfo TV - [24/4/2012 - 08:45] - 4 - Environment Science
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The aim of the Wind Challenger Project is to substantially reduce fuel consumption by large merchant vessels. Under development by a group including members from the University of Tokyo, the idea is to utilize giant retractable sails, [...]
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Daikin Industries demos Water resistant coating for mobile phone circuit boards
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [19/4/2012 - 04:48] - 1 - Science
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Daikin Industries is developing a coating, mainly for use on the circuit boards of mobile phones, that’s resistant to water and moisture, environmentally friendly, and dries as a thin film. This coating enables circuit boards to [...]
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Keio Univeristy demos Interactive plants that react and convey emotions
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/4/2012 - 09:45] - 0 - Science
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A research group at Keio University are creating interactive plants, enabling them to display emotions and communicate with people. “The purpose of this system is to make living plants seem even more alive, and give them a greate[...]
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Via Keio Univeristy
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Keio University demonstrates 3-Axis Analog Joystick For Touchscreen Devices
By DigInfo TV - [31/3/2012 - 10:44] - 0 - Science
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This elastic device converts the camera of your smartphone into a fully functional 3-axis analog joystick. It is under development by a research group at Keio University. “The way this system works is very simple. There are small[...]
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Kanagawa Institute of Technology intros “Mommy Tummy” a Pregnancy Simulator
By DigInfo TV - [6/10/2011 - 08:42] - 0 - Gaming Science
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This is the latest pregnancy simulation system developed by a research group at Kanagawa Institute of Technology. It was displayed at the Tokyo Game Show 2011. In this system, the user wears a jacket that contains rubber balloons, vibr[...]
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Via Kanagawa Institute of Technology
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Slim Electric Double Layer Energy
By Tiago Santos - [21/9/2011 - 08:16] - 1 - Science
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The name seems boastful, but this new technology developed by Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd and employing technology developed by CAP-XX Ltd. lives up to the name. In “normal” non-science terms, these new devices are able to catch the el[...]
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Via Tech On
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Keio University demonstrate Touchable 3D Character Projected Into a Real Environment
By DigInfo TV - [20/9/2011 - 09:39] - 1 - Science
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RePro3D, developed by a research group at Keio University, is a multi-perspective, naked eye 3D display in which viewers can touch a 3D character floating in midair. The touchable 3D display is a combination of three elements. A mechan[...]
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Via Keio U
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FC-R&D releases ZEEP24, a new energy supply system using sunlight, water, and hydrogen
By DigInfo TV - [8/9/2011 - 03:48] - 2 - Environment Science
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FC-R&D has released ZEEP24, a totally self-sufficient power supply system. ZEEP24 uses natural energy, in the form of sunlight, water, and hydrogen. With this system, electricity is generated during the day using solar panels, and [...]
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Via X FC-R&D
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Tokyo Institute of Technology developed Strong Artificial Bone Made From Fish Scales.
By DigInfo TV - [7/9/2011 - 03:01] - 0 - Science
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Junzo Tanaka’s research group at Tokyo Institute of Technology have succeeded in using fish scales to develop artificial bone. They realized that the collagen that makes up fish scales, has a similar structure to the the thickest[...]
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Via Tokyo Institute of Technology
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Tokyo University developped New Pigment Makes Tumor Cells Glow Red
By DigInfo TV - [31/8/2011 - 04:26] - 0 - Science
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Tetsuo Nagano’s group at Tokyo University does research on fluorescent pigments, to analyze the molecules in living cells. In the course of this research, the Group has developed a new red fluorescent pigment, called Tokyo Magent[...]
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Tokyo U announced Optical Lattice Clock Accuracy with A 100 Quadrillionth Of A Second
By DigInfo TV - [29/8/2011 - 03:57] - 1 - Science
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Optical lattice clocks are a new type of optical atomic clock. They were proposed in 2001 by University of Tokyo Professor Hidetoshi Katori, and experimentally demonstrated in 2005. Recently, Professor Katori’s group accurately k[...]
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Imec from Mebiol let you grow Plants on thin Films
By DigInfo TV - [17/8/2011 - 10:26] - 3 - Science
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Mebiol has developed Imec, a technology for growing plants on special films just tens of microns thick, called hydro-membranes. Hydro-membranes make it possible for plants to take up only water and nutrients, without letting harmful ba[...]
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Via Mebiol
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[MEMS Exhibition 2011] BEANS demonstrate Nanotech fiber clothes
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [15/7/2011 - 12:14] - 0 - Science
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BEANS Research Institute is the organization to follow in Japan for cutting edge technology! At MEMS Japan 2011, BEANS introduces many interesting tech all related to Nanotechnology usage in our everyday fabrics. Among the very cool pr[...]
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Ashton - [25/05/2013 - 09:12]