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Fully automated PCR robotic system for Covid-19 testing put into practical use in Japan
The effort to expand PCR testing for the novel coronavirus is now in full swing in Japan. To speed up the testing Kawasaki Heavy Industries has developed a fully automated PCR testing robot. After extensive testing in march, This fully automated PCR testing robot is in use at Kansai International Airport (installed in the 4F…
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Honda Cruise and GM Take Next Steps Toward Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Service Business in Japan
Honda today announced that it will collaborate with Cruise and General Motors on self-driving vehicles for its autonomous vehicle mobility service (MaaS) business in Japan, based on the development and commercial agreements signed in October 2018. Cruise will be sending the first of its self-driving test vehicles to Japan and start development for testing this…
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Covid-19 Diagnostic Based on MIT Technology Might be tested on Patient Samples Soon
As more Covid-19 cases appear in the United States and around the world, the need for fast, easy-to-use diagnostic tests is becoming ever more pressing. A startup company spun out from MIT is now working on a paper-based test that can deliver results in under half an hour, based on technology developed at MIT’s Institute…
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Nissan and DOCOMO test Invisible-to-Visible technology using 5G in moving vehicle
Nissan and NTT DoCoMo, are putting Nissan’s Invisible-to-Visible technology through its field test in a moving vehicle, using DoCoMo’s fifth-generation mobile communications connectivity. The technology, first revealed at the CES trade show in Las Vegas in January, is being tested at Grandrive, Nissan’s proving ground in Yokosuka, Japan. Invisible-to-Visible, or I2V, is a future Nissan…
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Japanese Health Ministry Approves World-First Trial Using iPS Cells to Treat Spinal Cord Injuries
The Japanese health ministry on Monday approved the world’s first clinical test in which artificially derived stem cells will be used to treat patients with spinal cord injuries. A team of researchers from Keio University, which filed a request for the test with the ministry, will inject neural cells produced from so-called induced pluripotent stem…
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Mitsubishi Electric’s New Fiber-laser Welding Technology Dramatically Reduces Spatter for Faster Welding
Mitsubishi Electric and its affiliate company Tada Electric announced today their joint development of a new fiber-laser welding technology that cuts flying molten metal (spatter) by 95 percent or more. In conventional fiber-laser welding, spatter increases remarkably at certain welding speeds, requiring the speed to be lowered to ensure welding quality.
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DOCOMO Achieves 12-Channel MMT Transmission of 8K Video using 5G Mobile Technology
NTT Docomo announced today that it succeeded in 12-channel MMT (MPEG Media Transport) transmissions of 8K video (the next generation of ultra-high definition video) using fifth-generation (5G) mobile technology during a test conducted at its Yokosuka R&D center in collaboration with Sharp. Docomo provided the 5G wireless system and video content while Sharp provided the…
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Technology to Diagnose Pregnancy Tests Using Smartphones Coming Soon
New technology to diagnose pregnancy using smartphones is expected to be commercialized in South Korea during the latter part of the year. Equipment will be connected to smartphones to diagnose pregnancy. By photographing saliva with a smartphone equipped with a microscope, pregnancy test results can be obtained by evaluating ovulatory cycles. A small microscope will…