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Modern society is deeply dependent on petrochemicals, especially oil as a fuel, which contributes to air pollution and resource depletion. As an alternative, biomass energy is gaining traction and is showing promise as a sustainable energy source for the future, thanks to its carbon neutrality and renewability.   Stop what you’re doing and take a look around. The clothes you’re...

The energy we use comes from the sun, which generates energy through nuclear fusion. Attempts to harness nuclear fusion on Earth are underway, and tokamak devices are exploring the possibility of providing unlimited energy in the future.   Where does the energy we use come from? Earth gets energy from sunlight to circulate water, store it as heat in the ground, and enable plants to...

  Virtual reality is rapidly advancing in a variety of fields, from movies and technology to everyday life, and it’s becoming the next platform to deliver more sophisticated and immersive experiences, especially when combined with CAD.   How far has virtual reality come? There was an unexpected guest in Hall 3 of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) exhibition center in Barcelona...

Advances in embedded systems are ushering in the era of the smart home, transforming our everyday lives. Combined with AI, this technology will herald new innovations, such as personalized services, and will enable a smarter future.   A cell phone is exactly what it sounds like: a phone you can carry around. But beyond its primary purpose of making phone calls, people use cell phones to take...

Conserved physical quantities do not change over time, and they are essential for quantitatively describing the laws of nature. As physics evolves, the possibility of discovering new conservation laws is constantly open.   There are many physical quantities in the world that can describe various natural phenomena, such as the properties and states of motion of many objects, and scientists...

Upper extremity strength aids are devices developed to help people with arm muscle weakness. They come in two types, passive and active, and help users move their arms freely in a variety of situations. The device can be used in a variety of fields, including logistics workers and dentists, as well as the disabled and elderly, and has already been commercialized overseas, but is still under...

The Go match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol is used to discuss the impact of the rapid development of artificial intelligence on humans, the value neutrality of science and technology, and the responsibilities of scientists and users.   Many years ago, the Go match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol was the game of the century between an artificial intelligence and a human representative...

Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn’s philosophy of science is rooted in physics, but given the rapid development and heterogeneous nature of the life sciences, it is important to consider whether existing philosophical theories of science can be applied to biology, or whether a new philosophical perspective is needed.   Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn are two of the founders of philosophy of...

This article explains what psychology studies, what methodologies it uses, and how it seeks to establish its scientific identity in order to answer questions about human behavior and psychological processes.   At one point or another in your life, you’ve probably asked yourself why you love, why you rebel against your teachers in adolescence, why your child smiles, and many other...

Dye-sensitized cells, which are transparent and flexible, overcome the limitations of conventional solar cells, open up a wide range of applications from personal mobile devices to buildings, and are being touted as a technology that will revolutionize the future energy market.   In the winter of 2013, a social media drama called “Infinite Power” aired on an internet video site in South...