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CHEMISTRY 2

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2022
Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to scientists for work ‘snapping molecules together’
Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless were honored for their advances in “click chemistry,” which could have important applications in treating and diagnosing illnesses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2018
South Africans make bricks from human urine
South African researchers have made bricks using human urine in a process that could one day help reduce global warming emissions by finding a productive use for the waste product.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2018
Chemistry Nobel goes to three for directed evolution leading to better pharmaceuticals and renewable fuels
Scientists Frances Arnold, George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter won the 2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry for research using directed evolution to produce enzymes and antibodies for new chemicals and pharmaceuticals, the award-giving body said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 24, 2016
Nobel laureates raise prestige of Nagoya chemistry medals
The annual Nagoya Medal of Organic Chemistry is gaining wider prominence now that it has been recognized that two of the three recipients of this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry were previous winners of the award.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 7, 2015
Work on DNA repair wins Nobel in chemistry
Biochemists Tomas Lindahl of Sweden and Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar of the United States win the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 27, 2014
Weak spot found in ultra-strong graphene, possibly revolutionizing fuel cells
In a discovery that experts say could revolutionize fuel cell technology, scientists in Britain have found that graphene, the world's thinnest, strongest and most impermeable material, can allow protons to pass through it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2013
Nobel winner Shimomura returns to isle to once again seek sea fireflies
This fall, Osamu Shimomura, a Nobel laureate in chemistry known for his research on jellyfish, was on an island in the Seto Inland Sea that he often visited five decades ago to catch another luminous organism: sea fireflies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Oct 17, 2012
Bunpei Yorifuji's 'Wonderful Life with the Elements'
We think Bunpei Yorifuji's Wonderful Life with the Elements is just wonderful.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Tehran signals no retaliation against Israel after drones attack Iran
A reported strike against Iran by Israel on Friday came against the backdrop of Iran's support for the Palestinian Hamas militant group, whose assault into Israel on Oct. 7 triggered Israel's invasion of Gaza.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
Former No. 1 Kento Momota retires from international badminton at 29
Badminton star Kento Momota leaves a news conference after announcing his retirement from Japan's national team, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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