For years, drug makers pinned their lackluster consumer marketing on Big Brother. The Food and Drug Administration's tight restrictions on how prescription drugs could be pitched to patients,
If you can make it here... : Chernobyl will soon become a testing ground for new robot technology. The state of the art mobile robots could help clean up Chernobyl and there are many other potential
The New Tokyo International Airport Authority plans to step up efforts to reduce airplane noise and emissions at its Narita facility and disclose more environmental information in hopes of improving
A local government's refusal to allow a ship carrying highly radioactive waste to unload its cargo for three days again pointed an unwelcome spotlight upon Japan's uneven nuclear-energy policy. While
The world is in the midst of an El Nino event that is creating havoc with the weather in South America and North America. Studies by the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center suggest that the
Hino Motors Ltd. has revealed it is working on a new catalyst that significantly lowers nitrogen oxide emissions from large diesel vehicles. Although the company is keeping the technical details
The Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute said it has developed a free electron laser that can generate laser pulses of far-infrared light with an average power output of 100 watts. That is about
Bulgaria has announced a $300m modernisation plan for two nuclear power units at the Kozloduhy plant, but has backed down on a pledge to shut down two older units by the end of the
Recent archaeological investigations and research undertaken by Gauhati University have brought about major changes in the political history of ancient Assam besides throwing new light on the social
Encouraged by the potential for so-called "green" fuels as environmental controls become more stringent, Elf Aquitaine, the French oil group has come up with Aquazole, a diesel based fuel containing
