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 ENERGY OF THE FUTURE: High Hopes for Environment-Friendly Fuel Cells (April 16, 2001) 100 YEARS OLDER THAN SUPPOSED? World Heritage Pagoda (March 29, 2001) JAPAN'S SPACE HOPES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: Series of Student Satellites to Be Launched (March 1, 2001) EATING IN COMFORT: Specially Designed Tableware Helps Disabled (February 23, 2001) IT'S A CAMERA, A STEREO, AND A TRAIN TICKET: Multifunction Cell Phones Arrive (February 7, 2001) STEERING CLEAR OF BUMPS: New Navigation System to Help Wheelchair Users (February 7, 2001) SHARING GOES OVER BIG: Metropolitan Rent-a-Car System Being Tested (February 1, 2001) HOME PHONES GOING ONLINE: L-Mode Will Enable Direct Internet Access (January 26, 2001) NINTH JAPANESE LAUREATE: Hideki Shirakawa Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry (January 19, 2001) OVERCOMING APHASIA: New Software Helps a Range of Language Learners (December 1, 2000) THE COCOON STRIKES BACK: Innovative Products Could Revive a Dying Industry (November 17, 2000) FIGHTING FAKES: New 500-Yen Coin Could End Vending-Machine Headache (November 6, 2000) UP UP AND AWAY: New Type of Passenger Plane in the Works (October 26, 2000) WHERE HAVE ALL THE BIRDIES GONE? Fewer Breeding Places for Small Birds (October 16, 2000) UMBILICAL LIFELINES: Cord Blood Banking Takes Off (September 18, 2000) BARRIER-FREE COMPUTING: Enabling ALS Patients to Use PCs (September 11, 2000) MACHINE MECCA: A Few Coins Now Buy Much More Than Soft Drinks (September 5, 2000) GETTING AROUND WITHOUT HELP: Innovative Assistive Walking Devices Under Development (August 10, 2000) A NEW KIND OF GMO: Genetic Modification Targets Taste and Health Benefits (July 26, 2000) PHONE PROBLEMS: Cellular Phone Etiquette Becomes a Major Issue (July 5, 2000) DVDS SELLING FAST: Both Disks and Players Proving Popular (July 5, 2000) FIGHTING COMPUTER HACKERS: Business Is Good for Internet Security Firms (June 26, 2000) NO SUCH THING AS "OUT OF PRINT": Strong Future Prospects for On-Demand Printing (May 15, 2000) PLATFORM ONE IS ON YOUR LEFT: Voice Guidance System Developed for Visually Impaired (May 15, 2000) IT'S A SMALL WORLD: Biosphere Experiment to Begin Soon (April 28, 2000) IF YOU'D RATHER STOP PUFFING . . . Japanese Government Supports Efforts to Quit Smoking (April 28, 2000) GENIUS CHIMP: Ape Has Memory Span Comparable to Humans' (April 4, 2000) DONNING YOUR PC: Soon You Will Be Able to Wear Your Computer (March 31, 2000) ALLERGY SEASON ARRIVES: This Year Threatens to Be the Worst Yet (March 17, 2000) MULTIMEDIA BLITZ: A Big Experiment for a Small Village (February 25, 2000) FACING THE FALLOUT: Nuclear Accident Questions Remain Unanswered (January 6, 2000) GREEN MACHINES: Eco-Friendly Cars Steal the Show in Tokyo (January 4, 2000) HUMAN-POWERED ELECTRONICS: The Latest Technology Relies on Primitive Energy Sources (November 18, 1999) WHAT'S THE BEEF? Consumers React to Sales of Meat from Cloned Cows (November 15, 1999) WHAT ARE WE EATING? Moves Pick Up to Label Genetically Modified Food (October 13, 1999) SMELLING OLD? Remedies for "Aging Odor" Are Developed (September 28, 1999) FROM RICE PLANTING TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL: Civilian Use of GPS Expanding (August 27, 1999) ORGAN TRANSPLANTS: Operations More Common as Donor Cards Become Popular (August 16, 1999) MODERN-DAY BEACONS: High-Rise Buildings Linked by Laser Beams (July 16, 1999) RECYCLING SOCIETY: Small Town's Effort Attracts Nationwide Attention (June 22, 1999) JOMON FANTASY: Resketching Japan's Prehistory (June 22, 1999) ROBO-MONK: Sutra-Chanting Doll Becomes Temple Mascot (May 28, 1999) COOL NEW PRODUCTS: Refrigerator Designers Focus on Features (April 15, 1999) FIRST LIGHT FROM SUBARU: State-of-the-Art Telescope Is Completed (March 31, 1999) ORDER-MADE MEDICINE: Looking at Genetic Data to Make More Effective Drugs (March 16, 1999) FUEL-CELL FEVER: Working on the Battery for the Coming Century (March 9, 1999) |
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