Asia Pacific Science & Technology News

We usually associate robots with activities connected to science and technology. They are seen in sci-fi movies and Robocop was all about Robot Policemen. But, Japan has brought the robots to the level of the common man. The Japanese robots...

China has announced its first firm target to cut carbon dioxide emissions, ahead of climate talks in Copenhagen next month Officials announced Wen Jiabao, the prime minister, would personally take the offer to the summit a day after Barack Obama,...

The launch of New Zealand’s first suborbital rocket has been delayed this morning due to a technical problem.The Atea-1, due to be launched from Great Mercury Island is to be propelled by a revolutionary type of fuel and jet/rocket motor....

A rare flotilla of icebergs is slowly drifting toward New Zealand from Antarctica. Shippers have been warned that more than 100 giant chunks of ice are in the area. Experts believe most of the icebergs will break up before they...

Meet the man who turns scrapped car parts into sculptures worth thousands of pounds. Australian artist James Corbett, 46, creates these sculptures using old car parts salvaged from scrap yards

The first batch of people to receive vaccination against the new H1N1 strain of flu, a group of students in China, have reported no serious side effects, Chinese officials said on Tuesday. China began a mass vaccination programme on Monday,...

Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, Vietnam was proven to be a dream come true for the Scientists who went for an expedition there. WWF International is reporting that the expedition of scientists who went there were able to find...

Google search engine launch easier for patrons in the music subject. Google Blog, October 28, 2009, began to explain how this new feature works. If previous search by subject band, lyrics, songs and music albums was not specific, the search...

The Japanese are forever coming up with revolutionary concepts and ideas that make life more comfortable and the gadgets make things simple. The latest ambitious venture of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is in the field of harnessing solar...