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Lasers Help Probe Past Climates In Ice Cores
Researchers from RIKEN have developed a laser melting sampler to study ancient glacial ice cores.
Pushing The Boundaries Of Physics In Asia
Even as Asia's leading physicists break new ground in quantum and space technologies, they retain a deep reverence for ancient traditions that others may never fathom.
Peak Performance
Designed with general purpose users in mind, the Fugaku supercomputer has the performance and energy efficiency of a GPU-accelerated machine but remains easy to program.
Automating The Evolution Of Antimicrobial Resistance
To deepen their understanding of antimicrobial resistance, researchers have developed a robotic system that could evolve bacteria in bulk after exposure to different antibiotics.
Fugaku Boosts Singapore’s Supercomputing Resources
A new collaboration will soon allow Singapore-based researchers to directly access Japan’s Fugaku—the world’s fastest supercomputer.
Japan’s Fugaku Keeps Crown As World’s Fastest Supercomputer
Named after Japan’s highest peak, Fugaku lived up to its reputation as the world’s most powerful supercomputer by leading the TOP500 rankings—again.
Atsushi Miyawaki Awarded 2020 Keio Medical Science Prize
Atsushi Miyawaki was co-awarded the 25th Keio Medical Science Prize for developing bioimaging technology that allows researchers to observe the cell’s most intricate details.
Teruo Fujii Elected University Of Tokyo President
Professor Teruo Fujii will begin a six-year term as University of Tokyo president on April 1, 2021.
Scaling Up Spider Silk Production
Researchers in Japan have produced artificial spider silk using photosynthetic bacteria, opening the possibility of mass produced spider silk.
Japan’s Fugaku Crowned The World’s Fastest Supercomputer
For the first time in history, the same machine has topped all three of rankings of the most powerful supercomputers in the world.
