Kyoto Prefecture

Lecture honors Kyoto Prize-winning Grants

Princeton scientists Peter and Rosemary Grant, winners of this year's Kyoto Prize for their pioneering work in evolutionary biology, will be honored with a lecture by noted researcher Jonathan Losos at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in...

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Forestry concessions to Maori tipped to be worth $2b

Updated at 7:34am on 21 November 2009 Government concessions to Maori on forestry could be worth up to $2 billion, according to the Kyoto Forest Association. Papers leaked to Radio New Zealand News show iwi leaders are pushing...

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Copenhagen 101: The essentials on the climate talks

by Jonathan Hiskes Welcome! It’s not too late to get up to speed on the climate-change jamboree that begins Dec. 7. Here’s a short primer. What is this Copenhagen thing? It’s a gathering of negotiators from every United Nations...

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Climate talks timeline: From 350 to Kyoto to Copenhagen and beyond

by Grist Whether you’ve been hitting snooze each time a global climate conference rolls around or you’re looking for a refresher before the Copenhagen climate talks this December, Grist has an interactive timeline to bring you...

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Copenhagen summit will be 'success': UN climate chief

by Staff Writers United Nations (AFP) Nov 19, 2009 Efforts to craft a comprehensive climate treaty in Copenhagen next month will certainly "yield a success," the UN's top climate official pledged on Thursday. "There is no doubt...

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Electrostatic-Actuated Suspended Ribbon Structure Fabricated in Single-Crystalline SiC by...

Authors: Jun Suda, Naoki Watanabe, Katsuhiko Fukunaga, Tsunenobu Kimoto An electrostatic-actuated suspended ribbon structure composed of single-crystalline SiC is presented. All the main parts of the structure, namely, a...

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Plasma Emission and Surface Reduction of Titanium Dioxides by Microwave Irradiation

Authors: Taro Sonobe, Tomohiko Mitani, Naoki Shinohara, Kan Hachiya, Susumu Yoshikawa We present a systematic study of the microwave irradiation effects on TiO_{2} under vacuum in order to distinguish between the mechanisms of...

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Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin

By TOMOKO A. HOSAKA Associated Press Writer TOKYO (AP) - Awarding Tokyo more three-star restaurant ratings than Paris, thereby crowning the Japanese metropolis the new gastronomic capital of the world. "Trust me, they'll wait...

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Study Supports Use Of MTWA Test As Predictor Of Sudden Cardiac Death

Cambridge Heart, Inc. (OTCBB-CAMH), announced that results of the PREVENT-SCD trial, presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida, reinforce the value of the Microvolt T-wave Alternans...

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Gainor Column: Ready to Pay Your $6 Trillion 'Climate Justice' Bill?

The $1,000 bill has President Grover Cleveland’s face on it. The $100,000 bill has the dour image of President Woodrow Wilson. We’ve already seen President Barack Obama attach his name and face to the $787 billion stimulus...

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