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Hydrogen storage technologies – Engineered Supramolecular Crystals Exceed DOE Targets
Hydrogen Fuel News
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August 4, 2025
A research group at Beihang University led by Jiayi Zuo, Hao Wang and Hongyi Gao unveiled a game-changing milestone in hydrogen storage. Their tailor-made supramolecular crystals hit a volumetric capacity of 53.7 g/L and a gravimetric capacity of...
With temperatures soaring past 40.3ºC, 17 heat records broken in Japan
Malay Mail
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August 4, 2025
TOKYO, Aug 4 — Seventeen heat records were broken in Japan on Monday, the weather agency said, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July. Heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent worldwide because of human-caused...
Japan joins multinational space defense drill
Japan Times
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August 3, 2025
Townsville, Australia – Japan's Air Self-Defense Force has taken part in a multinational tabletop space defense exercise in Australia aimed at enhancing cooperation among like-minded countries. The drill, part of the Talisman Sabre exercise led by...
Serpent eagles fight off toxic invasion on Japanese island in fascinating way - new study
Discover Wildlife
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August 4, 2025
When cane toads were introduced to Japan’s Ishigaki Island in 1978, the crested serpent eagles that lived there were already well prepared. Research in BMC Ecology and Evolution suggests that the critically endangered raptor already carried a...
Japanese Ambassador Advises Nigerian Youth to Seek Self Dev’t
This Day
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August 3, 2025
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Suzuki Hideo, has encouraged the Nigerian youth to seek self development, insisting that: “The future of Nigeria lies in its youth, and their ability to engage with the world is...
AI Just Made Wireless Charging Way Smarter
Tech Explorist
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August 5, 2025
Imagine charging your phone or powering a device without a single wire. That’s the magic of Wireless Power Transfer (WPT), a technology that sends electricity through the air using electromagnetic fields. It’s an idea that dates back to Nikola...
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Does India's engagement with Japan signal shift in Indo-Pacific policy?
Firstpost
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August 4, 2025
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to visit Japan later this month and a series of high-level military exchanges already underway, India’s deepening engagement with Tokyo has raised an important question, is New Delhi shifting its...
Is It Too Late To Buy Technology?
myMotherLode - California
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Image Source: Unsplash Our quick answer from a quantitative perspective is no. Of the 15 Sectors covered in reports by ValuEngine, Technology ranks fourth in expected 12-month price return according to our forecast model. Our sector ratings are...
Scientology Turned His Life Around—Now Akio Kitaura Leads Japan’s No. 1 Gourmet Burger Brand
Freedom Magazine
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August 3, 2025
A Scientology Network Meet a Scientologist episode reveals how Kitaura built a first-place brand in a nation with 9,000 burger restaurants. In today’s world, where it seems every possible convenience has been provided for, where there are no more...
INPEX awards FEED contracts for LNG project off Indonesia
Splash 247
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August 6, 2025
Japanese oil and gas major Inpex has awarded front-end engineering and design (FEED) work on its Abadi LNG project in the Masela block offshore Indonesia. The FEED work involves reviewing and defining the specifications of the facilities that will...
Bridgestone sells carbon black business in Mexico to Cabot Corporation
Rubber World
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August 6, 2025
Tokyo, Japan — Bridgestone Corporation has announced the sale of its Mexican carbon black manufacturing subsidiary, Mexico Carbon Manufacturing S.A. de C.V. (MXCB), to Cabot Corporation. This strategic move is part of Bridgestone’s ongoing efforts...
Hastening time-to-market scientifically
The Hindu Business Line
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August 4, 2025
For most early-stage deep-tech founders, access to world-class labs, high-end R&D equipment, and expert mentorship is often more valuable than just seed capital. Peddi Shanmukh Srinivas, co-founder of Theranautilus, realised this first-hand. The...
As tsunami hits Pacific, Ryo Tatsuki’s quake prophecy stirs fresh fears of disaster in Japan
Hindustan Times
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August 4, 2025
As powerful tsunami waves swept across the Pacific last week, they were matched by a surge of anxiety over a 1999 Japanese manga prophecy. While millions tracked the disaster in real time, social media platforms buzzed with speculation and fear. A...
Wrong Time, Wrong Direction For Gas Tax Cut In Japan
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
Latest stories Trump's tariffs to hurt the US more than most others Dependent and exposed: Taiwan's military supply chain crisis Japan fears both Trump abandonment and entrapment Enhanced EV Purchase Support : Increase current new car subsidies...
The redefinition of the Japanese foreign policy
Meer
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August 4, 2025
For nearly eighty years, the American and Japanese people have enjoyed a friendship like few others, across the vast oceans. We have found ourselves united by bonds of history, commerce, culture, mutual admiration and great respect1. On the 7th of...
ANA to introduce free Wi-Fi across all classes
Aviation Business News
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August 5, 2025
Japan-based All Nippon Airways is launch a free, high-speed in-flight internet service capable of video streaming for all international classes on its B767-300ER (202-seat configuration, JA625A) aircraft. Powered by systems from US-based Viasat...
DayOne and Gaw Capital begin construction on Tokyo data centre
Yahoo Finance
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DayOne, a Singapore-based data centre developer and operator, along with Gaw Capital Partners, has started construction on the first phase of a data centre project in Japan. The project is located within Gaw Capital’s 80MW data centre campus at...
Shedding Light On New Type Of Magnet
The National Tribune
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August 6, 2025
Researchers have uncovered the magnetic properties and underlying mechanisms of a novel magnet using advanced optical techniques. Their study focused on an organic crystal believed to be a promising candidate for an “altermagnet”- a recently...
Heatwave linked to climate change breaks records in Japan
The News International
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TOKYO: Seventeen heat records were broken across Japan on Monday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), following the country’s hottest June and July on record. Scientists warn that human-induced climate change is making heatwaves...
Hiroshima marks nuclear horror amid fury over Trump's remarks
Press TV
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Japan has marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with solemn ceremonies that also underscored deepening frustration and criticism of the United States’ continued reliance on nuclear weapons and provocative rhetoric. About...