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......»»
Japan"s youth and climate change
Students in Japan are more likely to be apathetic towards or confused by climate change than concerned or actively involved in the issue, according to research at the University of Tokyo. The work is published in the journal International Research in.....»»
Team finds that regenerative genes from other species suppress aging issue in fruit flies
A team of researchers, including colleagues from the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, have transferred into common fruit flies genes from simple organisms capable of regenerating their bodies. Fruit flies are more com.....»»
How to watch Men’s Golf in the Olympics: Full schedule
Le Golf National will be the host of the men’s golf tournament at the 2024 Olympics, which get underway today. Xander Schauffele takes aim at back-to-back gold medals after winning in Tokyo, and with compatriots Scottie Scheffler, Wyndham Clark.....»»
After debris concerns, SpaceX to shift Dragon capsule landings from Florida to California
Evidence of debris stemming from return trips of SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has prompted the company to shift future landing operations from Florida to California......»»
Xbox’s new transparent controller will take you back to the 2000s
Xbox has been on a controller streak lately, and its transparent Sky Cipher edition is both nostalgic and futuristic......»»
10 worst book-to-movie adaptations, ranked
Some movies like Divergent and The Dark Tower tried and failed miserably to capture the magic that made the source material so beloved in the first place......»»
When copper becomes transparent: European XFEL creates exotic matter
Experiments at European XFEL generate states of matter that are close to what occurs in the interior of planets or in the imploding capsule of an inertial fusion reactor. At the same time, they open up a way to measure ultra-short phenomena......»»
New and improved drug-delivery molecules for skeletal muscle
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created a new drug-delivery molecule, a zwitterionic polymer complex that can help get plasmid DNA inside cells when injected into skeletal muscle, a crucial step in the expression of therapeutic RN.....»»
This underrated Switch RPG will hold you over until Persona 6
If you're still impatiently waiting for Persona 6 news, try Tokyo Xanadu eX+, which just came to Nintendo Switch this week......»»
Build a PC From Scratch
The old-school tower PC is modular, sustainable — and cool looking! The post Build a PC From Scratch appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers......»»
Fossil algae show a lake once existed on Lesotho"s Mafadi summit, but it vanished about 150 years ago
Lesotho is a small, land-locked, mountainous country located in the middle of South Africa. Its Eastern Lesotho Highlands are often referred to as the region's "water tower" because they receive some of the highest rainfall amounts in southern Africa.....»»
At the Olympics, AI is watching you
New system foreshadows a future where there are too many CCTV cameras for humans to physically watch. Enlarge / Police observe the Eiffel Tower from Trocadero ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 22, 2024. (credit: Hect.....»»
NASA says no return date yet for astronauts and troubled Boeing capsule at space station
Already more than a month late getting back, two NASA astronauts will remain at the International Space Station until engineers finish working on problems plaguing their Boeing capsule, officials said Thursday......»»
Transgender athletes face an uncertain future at the Olympics as reactionary policies gain ground
At the last Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard made history as the first openly transgender athlete in Olympic history. American transgender and non-binary runner Nikki Hiltz recently qualified for the 2024 Paris G.....»»
How Russia-linked malware cut heat to 600 Ukrainian buildings in deep winter
The code was used to sabotage a heating utility in Lviv at the coldest point in the year. Enlarge / The cityscape from the tower of the Lviv Town Hall in winter. (credit: Anastasiia Smolienko / Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Get.....»»
Jaguar"s push upmarket to include "boutique stores"
The first high-end location will be in Paris, with Miami, London, Shanghai and Tokyo to follow......»»
Mitsubishi pivots to North America as new profit engine as earnings dip
TOKYO — Mitsubishi, one of the smallest mass-market brands in the U.S., is getting bullish about North America with plans to enhance the local lineup with vehicle updates annually through 2030. The Japanese carmaker will introduce these new or u.....»»
Boeing is closer to understanding thruster failures on its first astronaut flight with latest test
Boeing is closer to understanding what went wrong with its astronaut capsule in orbit, now that testing is complete on a spare thruster here on Earth......»»
How NASA and SpaceX will bring down the space station when it"s retired
SpaceX will use a powerful, souped-up capsule to shove the International Space Station out of orbit once time is up for the sprawling lab......»»
How a futuristic material is able to change its properties from soft to rigid, and back again
In our everyday life, we are surrounded by objects that have properties enabling them to perform certain functions. Rigidity and softness enable an object to perform a specific function. These properties are seemingly opposing in nature, and one prop.....»»