Tokyo’s once-futuristic Nakagin Capsule Tower to be demolished
Peer inside the unique Nakagin Capsule Tower, an iconic Tokyo building which, despite efforts to save it, will be demolished next week......»»
Moog turns Apple Vision Pro into a futuristic instrument for music creation
As someone who dabbles in music creation for fun, nothing excites me like a . So when I learned that Moog has turned Apple Vision Pro into a first-class instrument for music production, my brain went into galaxy mode. The aptly named Animoog Galax.....»»
Scientists mix and match properties to make new superconductor with chiral structure
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new superconductor with a chiral crystalline structure by mixing two materials, one with superconductivity but no chirality, another with chirality but no superconductivity......»»
Gene expression influences 3D folding of chromosomes by altering structure of the DNA helix, finds study
A collaborative study by the UTokyo-KI LINK program, headed by Camilla Björkegren from Karolinska Institutet, Kristian Jeppsson and Katsuhiko Shirahige from The University of Tokyo shows that a protein complex named Smc5/6 binds DNA structures calle.....»»
What’s new on HBO and Max in February 2024
HBO and Max's February 2024 lineup includes Tokyo Vice season 2, Curb Your Enthusiasm season 12, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and more......»»
Amazon’s futuristic Astro security robot is 21% off right now
The Amazon Astro, a mobile security robot for home or business with an HD night vision periscope camera, is on sale from Amazon for $1,850 after a 21% discount......»»
To stick or not to stick? Mixed sand columns illuminate design of better materials
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have been studying the strength and toughness of sand columns made of a mixture of sticky and non-sticky grains. They have uncovered the mechanism behind how the strength changes as grains are mixed in di.....»»
Turning glass into a "transparent" light-energy harvester
What happens when you expose tellurite glass to femtosecond laser light? That's the question that Gözden Torun at the Galatea Lab at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, in collaboration with Tokyo Tech scientists, aimed to answer in her thesis.....»»
Save $550 on this Lenovo gaming PC with an RTX 4070 today
The powerful eighth-generation Lenovo Legion Tower 5i gaming PC with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card is currently on sale at 28% off from Lenovo......»»
Everything coming to Max (formerly HBO Max) in February 2024
From new seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Tokyo Vice and movies like Dicks: The Musical, here's what's new on Max in February 2024......»»
Bioengineers on the brink of breaching blood-brain barrier
Imagine the brain as an air traffic control tower, overseeing the crucial and complex operations of the body's "airport." This tower, essential for coordinating the ceaseless flow of neurological signals, is guarded by a formidable layer that functio.....»»
Follow the salt: Connecting salt concentrations and motion in roundworms
Joint research led by Ayaka Matsumoto and Yuichi Iino of the University of Tokyo demonstrates that temporal decrease in salt concentration leads to the activation of the neck motor neuron of roundworms, but only in a specific phase of its activity......»»
Scientists unravel key steps in the road to DNA repair
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have been studying DNA repair by homologous recombination, where the RecA protein repairs breaks in double-stranded DNA by incorporating a dangling single-strand end into intact double strands, and repai.....»»
The 2024 Kia EV9, an electric three-row SUV designed with the US in mind
Kia bets on edgy design, a futuristic interior, and plenty of interior space. Enlarge / The 2024 Kia EV9 takes many of the things people love about the Telluride but does them on one of the best purpose-built EV platforms in the.....»»
Realizing eco-friendly and high-performance thermoelectric materials
In a new study, environmentally benign inverse-perovskites with high energy conversion efficiency have been reported by Tokyo Tech scientists with potential for practical application as thermoelectric materials (TEMs). Addressing the limitations typi.....»»
Yanfeng shows a futuristic EV interior concept in its first CES appearance
A new interior design concept by Yanfeng eliminates a traditional center console and places many crucial components into the driver's seat......»»
Saturday Citations: Honey yields, exercising under the influence, unexpected benefits of hearing aids
It's the futuristic year 2024! Where is the power loom that natural philosophers have been promising me? What's that? Edmund Cartwright already made one? In 1785? And it revolutionized industrial weaving? Sorry, it's been so long since the last Satur.....»»
Another dead music legend is about to get the hologram treatment
Elvis Presley is the latest deceased artist set to return to the stage in digital form, with shows planned for London, Las Vegas, Berlin, and Tokyo......»»
Another deceased music legend is about to get the hologram treatment
Elvis Presley is the latest deceased artist set to return to the stage in digital form, with shows planned for London, Las Vegas, Berlin, and Tokyo......»»
Hunting for elusive tetraneutrons with thermal fission
The possible emission rate of particle-stable tetraneutron, a four-neutron system whose existence has been long debated within the scientific community, has been investigated by researchers from Tokyo Tech. They looked into tetraneutron emission from.....»»
Developing a futuristic elastomer with ultrahigh strain-induced crystallization
Strain-induced crystallization can strengthen, toughen, and facilitate an elastocaloric effect in elastomers. The resulting crystallinity can be induced by mechanical stretching in common elastomers that are typically below 20%, with a stretchability.....»»