science and technology

POINT OF VIEW/ Ryoji Noyori, president, RIKEN:...
Ryoji Noyori
July 29, 2011
The words "science and technology" are commonly used together, but there is actually a fundamental difference between "science" on the one hand and the "technology" that...
POINT OF VIEW/ Minoru Kawakita: 3/11 shatters...
"When I was a child, this entire area (the Nakanoshima district of Osaka) was air-bombed and burned down," said Minoru Kawakita. "Looking at the March 11 quake's disaster zone, I was transported back to my childhood." (Photo by Nanako Ito)
April 22, 2011
What sort of era are we living in? What does history teach us? To help us understand, the vernacular Asahi Shimbun interviewed Minoru Kawakita, professor emeritus at Osaka...
Earthquake deals blow to world-class Japanese...
Wiring of equipment to control an accelerator is exposed at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 31. (Photo by Hirohiko Nakamura)
April 08, 2011
In a major setback to world-renowned Japanese research, the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake seriously damaged many leading institutes of science and technology and is...
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