Device Made for the Moon May Aid in Carbon Sequestration on Earth
A pocket-sized device intended for use on the Moon could soon play a key role in Japan’s ambitious plans to sequester carbon dioxide.
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G7 Countries to Stop Funding Fossil Fuel Development Overseas
Ministers from the world’s biggest economies reach an agreement that could shift an estimated $33bn a year to clean energy sources.
An Aging Japan Inspires Next Generation MedTech
Japan is one of the oldest societies on earth-over 25 percent of its citizens are over 65-and most project that it will continue to age rapidly in the coming decades. As a result, MedTech entrepreneurs...
Why Asia Matters for LinkedIn
As LinkedIn works to connect all the world’s professionals, CEO Jeff Weiner is increasingly setting his sights on a bigger vision—to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Since Asia accounts for...
Big Potential for Vietnam’s IT Services
Vietnam plays a small role in global IT services today, but it has big potential to contribute more in coming years. Many Vietnamese IT companies and policymakers want to develop the human capital necessary for...
Asia Is Getting LinkedIn, But Not Everywhere
LinkedIn, the world’s largest social network for professionals, has a massive presence in Asia—over 40 million members with the user base growing daily. Yet it is substantially more successful in some places than others. India...
Japanese Government Is Strong, Then Weak, On Nuclear Power
Nuclear power is a big deal in Japan. Before the Fukushima power plant emergency in 2011, more than 30 percent of the country’s electricity came from nuclear reactors. Now most Japanese people are adamantly against...
How to Be an Optimist in a Pessimistic Time
It's no secret that technology is changing the world. Unfortunately, there are a surprising number of people who don't get it. Many of them, even more unfortunately, are important leaders in business, other powerful instutitions,...
