Science and engineering

The Southeast Asia–Japan 2 consortium (SJC2) signed an agreement with NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE:6701) to build a high performance submarine cable connecting Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China, Korea and Japan.

Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited has today announced a clinical collaboration with Radboud University Medical Center

If physicists can prove the holographic principle, they will have taken a major step toward a grand unified theory that can explain all the laws and principles governing reality. Whoa.

UCLA-led research shows Earth may be approaching a carbon dioxide threshold for melting ice in the Arctic.

The evolutionary dawn of thousands of species of modern vertebrate fish occurred 66 million years ago, just as dinosaurs were dying out, says new research.

The “Virtual Assay” software developed by researchers at the University of Oxford uses computer (in silico) models, based on human data - a fast, cheap and potentially more effective alternative to experimental testing.

One in five very low-birth-weight, premature infants suffers a life-threatening brain hemorrhage, often originating in a vital region known as the germinal matrix.

The effects of the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions and economic growth could be vital for political discussions about international climate action.

The new family of glass has the best "glass-forming ability" of 50 existing kinds and is more pliable than the standard variety, too.

If you’re a rock climber, hiker, runner, dancer, or anyone who likes recording themselves while in motion, a personal drone companion can now do all the filming for you — completely autonomously.

New research could be a "double-whammy for sustainable large-scale irrigation and water conservation all over the world."

Mentor, a Siemens business, today announced that its Tanner EDA group is partnering with VPIphotonics – a pioneer of photonics simulation – to deliver dynamic and cost-effective design and analysis solutions for companies developing devices for the emerging silicon photonics market. 

"Being able to use your fingertip makes our approach much easier and more accessible."

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc., and Fujitsu R&D Center Co., Ltd. today announced the development of technology for a framework to estimate optical signal transmission parameters from optical receivers