Osaka University team proves safety of iPS-based cornea transplant
Apr 06, 2022 00:00 am UTC| Health Science Economy
An Osaka University research team has concluded that the worlds first clinical trial, transplanting corneal tissues derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, was safe and effective. According to the...
Apr 05, 2022 12:01 pm UTC| Science
The word planet came from the ancient Greek words that mean wandering star. That makes sense, because for thousands of years, people have watched planets change position in the night sky unlike stars, which appear fixed...
Apr 05, 2022 12:01 pm UTC| Science
Scientists at a laboratory in England have shattered the record for the amount of energy produced during a controlled, sustained fusion reaction. The production of 59 megajoules of energy over five seconds at the Joint...
Ax-1: why the private mission to the International Space Station is a game changer
Apr 05, 2022 11:57 am UTC| Science
Its not long since billionaires were competing to get to the edge of space. Now, the first set of private citizens are getting ready to take a SpaceX shuttle up to the International Space Station (ISS). Unlike the short...
Most distant star to date spotted – but how much further back in time could we see?
Apr 05, 2022 11:56 am UTC| Science
The Hubble Space Telescope has observed the most distant star ever seen Earendel, meaning morning star. Even though Earendel is 50 times the mass of the Sun, and millions of times brighter, we would not normally be able...
How do planets form? A 'baby Jupiter' hundreds of light-years away offers new clues
Apr 05, 2022 11:53 am UTC| Science
How do planets form? For many years scientists thought they understood this process by studying the one example we had access to: our own Solar System. However, the discovery of planets around distant stars in the 1990s...
BBS Japan tapped as F1's sole supplier of wheels
Mar 31, 2022 23:26 pm UTC| Sports Science Economy Business
BBS Japan was awarded a four-year supplier contract with the International Automobile Federation (FIA) to offer its wheel rim to all the 10 F1 teams, including Red Bull Racing, Mercedes, and Ferrari. The tires supplied...