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Experimental Satellite's 'Cutting-Edge' Feature: Wood
Japanese scientists are heralding a "cutting-edge technology" that could fuel humans' expansion into space: wood. As we look ...
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First satellite made of wood launched into space
Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese timber company Sumitomo Forestry, LignoStat -- the satellite ...
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Shinnosuke Matsui: Studying Armenian Diaspora in Japan
Shinnosuke Matsui is an associate professor at the University of Miyazaki’s Center for Language and Cultural Studies. From ...
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First wood satellite launched into space
After four years in development, a wood satellite developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, a Japanese logging ...
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The world’s first wooden satellite was launched into space
The satellite is made from magnolia wood, which was historically used for samurai sheaths. The world’s first wooden satellite ...