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AI For Everyone
Rather than dominate the TOP500 rankings, the ABCI supercomputer was designed to bring computing capacity for AI applications to the masses, says AIST’s Satoshi Sekiguchi.
Fecal Attraction: Fruit Flies Poop To Lure Others
Scientists in Japan have discovered that fecal deposits carry the fruit fly’s pheromone flag, increasing the flies’ chances of mating.
Wetland And Grassland Birds Move Into Abandoned Farms
Scientists in Japan have demonstrated that abandoned farmland surrounded by open spaces are ideal for the rehabilitation of wetland and grassland bird species.
Darkness Drives Bigger Eyes But Smaller Brains
Researchers have found that fish that spend most of their lives in the dark have large eyes and smaller visual processing fields in the brain.
Decoding Okinawan Snake Venom
Researchers in Japan have sequenced the genome of the Okinawan habu and identified nearly 60 genes from 18 different gene families that make up the snake's venom cocktail.
Asian Scientist Junior Book Series Launched
The six books each feature a prominent researcher from Asia to inspire children towards careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
‘Dino’ Bone Turns Out To Be From An Extinct Sea Cow
Japanese paleontologists have identified an uncatalogued ‘dinosaur’ bone as belonging to an extinct sea mammal.
Tokyo Tech & Tohoku University Take A Quantum (Computing) Leap
Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tohoku University will join forces to carry out basic and applied research in quantum computing.
Six Asian Scientists Featured In New Children’s Book Series
Wildtype Books launches Asian Scientist Junior, a book series highlighting outstanding scientists from Asia.
