One man's trash

Article Abstract:

A Japanese company, EcoValley Utashinai, is converting heaps of refuse into energy by using a plasma arc, a jolt of electricity that ionizes gas in a chamber and produces temperatures of up to 16,000 degree Celsius, or almost three times hotter than the Sun's surface. Atlanta-based Geoplasma and Wilton-based Startech Environmental are also planning to build their own plasma-arc facilities in Florida and Panama, respectively.

Refuse systems, Usage, Technology application, Refuse disposal industry, Waste management industry, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal, Plasma arc cutting

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Dispute over data privacy halts cancer study

Article Abstract:

The Japan Medical Association (JMA) stopped a major cancer-research project conducted at Kumano-Cho, because it failed to provide adequate protection for participants' privacy. JMA enquired the people in Kumano-Cho about the procedures of the project, and they found it contains some personal information of the patients.

Study and teaching, Cancer, Japan Medical Association

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Winds of change blow away the cobwebs on campus

Article Abstract:

The restructuring efforts in the recent years affecting most of Japan's academic and industrial research laboratories are reported. The problem of decreasing grants provided to the researchers is discussed.

Government expenditures, Research & Development, Scientific Research and Development Services, Research & Development NEC, Research institutes, Government finance

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