Study Finds New Way to Develop Safer Opioids

Tokyo, 2 January, /AJMEDIA/ A team of researchers have designed a new opioid to bypass the part of the brain that feels pleasure, but retain the analgesic properties, which make… Read more

World’s 1st “wooden” satellite planned in Japan for 2023 launch

Tokyo, 1 January, /AJMEDIA/ A plan is under way in Japan to launch the world’s first “wooden” satellite in 2023, as its development team aims to harness the environmental friendliness… Read more

10 science breakthroughs of 2021 that you need to know about

Tokyo, 1 January, /AJMEDIA/ 1. The Covid-19 vaccine The development of the Covid-19 vaccines is actually part of the science news of 2020, but it is in 2021 that they… Read more

A skin-like optical sensor

Tokyo, 31 December, /AJMEDIA/ Skin-like sensors have huge potential in robotics, health, and rehabilitation. They can be easily worn to evaluate vital signs during sports, comprehensively assess a patient’s health… Read more

Researchers design ‘flying saucer’ that can levitate on moon, asteroids

Tokyo, 30 December, /AJMEDIA/ Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have designed a ‘flying saucer’ that can levitate on the moon, asteroids, and other airless planetary surfaces. The rover… Read more

Mummy of famous Egyptian pharaoh digitally unwrapped for first time in 3,000 years

Tokyo, 29 December, /AJMEDIA/ The mummy of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep I was so exquisitely wrapped — decorated with flower garlands and buried with a lifelike face mask — scientists… Read more

“Baby Yingliang” – Exquisitely Preserved Dinosaur Embryo Discovered Inside Oviraptorosaur Egg

Tokyo, 28 December, /AJMEDIA/ Over the last 100 years, many fossilized dinosaur eggs and nests have been found, but finding one with a well-preserved embryo inside is exceedingly rare. Now,… Read more

Astronomers Snap New Radio Image of Small Magellanic Cloud

Tokyo, 27 December, /AJMEDIA/ The Small Magellanic Cloud is located about 210,000 light-years away in the southern constellation of Tucana. It has a complex structure due to gravitational interaction with… Read more

Physicists Create New Isotope of Magnesium

Tokyo, 25 December, /AJMEDIA/ Earth is full of natural magnesium, forged long ago in the stars, that has since become a key component of our diets and minerals in the… Read more

Japanese university finds drug effective in treating ALS

Tokyo, 24 December, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Yamagata University said Friday it has found a drug effective in treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. A drug under development… Read more