‘Space Shower’ system to be developed by Japanese company for use on the International Space Station
The final product will likely be a capsule-type booth for astronauts to use while standing.
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Time to check ports on buses following Malaysian teen’s death due to electrocution while charging phone
As authorities investigate the death of a teenager while charging his handphone on a bus, an expert says that charging ports in vehicles for long distance travel must be certified…
Osaka-Kansai Expo: Robot avatars to be operated by online visitors
A team of researchers, mainly from the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, plans to introduce the technology so people outside the venue can join…
Samsung vows to boost AI chip sales after earnings miss
Samsung's chip division alone posted sales of 29.2 trillion won, and an operating profit of 3.9 trillion won in the third quarter. The company attributed the weak earnings to…
Leadership reshuffle looms as Samsung struggles to remain atop
The world’s largest maker of memory chips and smartphones has been battling growing competition at home and abroad. When it comes to artificial intelligence chips, for instance,…
Gaming firms look for love from Indonesia’s recast Creative Economy Ministry
The ministry is no longer in charge of tourism and now has a deputy head with a gaming investment background, which has developers hoping for more government attention to address…
Thai PM Paetongtarn chairs new EV board
PM Paetongtarn has appointed a new national committee in charge of promoting the electric-vehicle industry and has decided to chair the so-called EV board by herself, the chief of…
South Korea building law database system for foreign nationals: minister
As South Korea pushes to embrace foreign workers and immigrants to address population decline, the Ministry of Government Legislation -- a body focused on making the nation's…
Vietnamese engineer’s compassion leads to new low-cost invention against mountain cold
Local residents often take water directly from the cold natural streams, and the lack of sunlight in the winter means solar power systems cannot function properly.
How misinformation threatens our democracy
In recent years, internet usage and social media penetration have surged in Bangladesh. While this has facilitated the exchange of information, it has also become a breeding…