Aerospace & Defense Industries
Palm-sized satellites, 3D-printed rockets herald new era in space
Number of satellites to triple to 30,000 -- and change life on the ground
Science
Energy
Solid-state batteries, artificial photosynthesis lead Japan's energy R&D
Drive to achieve scale in both technologies to continue in 2023
Technology
Japan's Riken plans quantum link to supercomputer Fugaku
Institute aims to launch hybrid computing in 2025, helping boost competitiveness
Caixin
China's drive to kick the foreign IT habit
Substituting overseas products with domestic versions gradually expands
Interview
NASA chief says U.S. will beat China in race to the moon
Bill Nelson decries Beijing's lack of transparency, praises Japan as a partner
Women's Wealth
From Pakistan to the Philippines, women break open closed industries
Female pioneers make their mark as combat pilots, cricketers and chip technologists
Aerospace & Defense Industries
China's finished space station adds spark to global race above skies
Cutting-edge Tiangong set for full operation while U.S. scrambles to extend ISS
Energy
Electricity from snow? A Japanese city believes it can be done
Heat transfer system expected to be as efficient as solar and cleaner than wind
Science
Japan abandons hope for first moon probe landing
JAXA unable to fix communications link to tiny craft
Opinion
Asia's female scientists are due for awards
Better recognition will help inspire girls and encourage researchers
Science
Japan's 1st moon lander probe in jeopardy after launch
Tiny spacecraft's location unclear due to communication trouble
Semiconductors
China tops U.S. to take research crown at global chip conference
Chinese universities, companies produce 30% of papers accepted by ISSCC
Technology
U.S.'s Frontier retains throne as world's fastest supercomputer
Japan's Fugaku remains in second place as China, Europe boost development
DealStreetAsia
Singapore gene therapy startup Nuevocor snags more funding
Biotech company pulls in another $11.6m from existing investors
DealStreetAsia
China medical investor Alwin Capital closes fund at $300m
Firm specializes in life science investments such as medical robots, equipment
Automobiles
Fluoride-ion batteries take spotlight in EV tech race
New cells would deliver seven times the electricity without rare metals
Coronavirus
Another COVID winter? U.S., U.K. see immunity-evading variants flourish
BA.4.6 cases more than double from August amid fears of coming wave
COVID vaccines
Nasal vaccine for COVID-19 offers hope to emerging nations
No-needle products win approval in India and beyond
Science
SpaceX capsule heads to space station ferrying NASA crew and Russian
Japan's robotics expert Koichi Wakata, 59, makes his fifth voyage to space
Science
Japanese research finds most effective way to put baby to sleep
'Carry and walk' for 5 minutes, then hold in arms for 8 more
Science
Japan space probe finds water in asteroid for first time
Confirmation may provide clues to origins of Earth's oceans
Technology
Hitachi's quasi-quantum computer to speed plastics research
Japan's Sekisui Chemical seeks to boost materials science R&D efficiency up to tenfold
Food & Beverage
Kirin 'Electric-Salt' bowl zaps food to enhance flavor
New technology aims to show healthy doesn't need to mean bland
Semiconductors
China-born scientist, once U.S. target, discovers 'best' chip material
MIT professor helps find semiconductor substance better than silicon
Science
Japan asteroid probe hints at how organic matter could reach Earth
Materials from space may have contributed to the building blocks of life