Launched from Tanegashima Island by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in January 2006, Daichi (officially known as the Advanced Land Observation Satellite) is the world’s largest satellite of ...[more]

Immediately after an earthquake occurs, the hypocenter and magnitude are analyzed using preliminary data from seismographs near the hypocenter. Based on such data, the seismic intensity and time of ...[more]

This is a system in which points are accumulated when a person buys or uses a product or service that helps to reduce garbage, save energy, or reduce emissions of CO2. Accumulated points can then ...[more]

An eco-house is an ecologically adapted house that dramatically reduces the use of oil, gas, and electricity to minimize CO2 emissions. Sekisui House introduced eco-houses onto the market in the ...[more]

Electronic paper is thin and light like paper but can display a variety of electronic data after repeated erasure. There are two main types of electronic paper: one based on particle migration and ...[more]

Embryonic stem (ES) cells are one type of pluripotent cell made from fertilized eggs. They have the ability to differentiate into all kinds of tissue and can be grown almost indefinitely outside ...[more]