Thermodynamic limits surpassed with quantum energy-harvesting method
Japanese researchers have unveiled a breakthrough in energy harvesting that could redefine efficiency limits. By exploiting quantum states…
Japan’s 2-hour phone limit: New approach to screen time
Police won’t be rounding up people glued to phones in Japan’s Toyoake, but the mayor believes his two-hour…
When America Was Consumed by Panic With Corporate Japan
Listen to Odd Lots on Apple PodcastsListen to Odd Lots on SpotifySubscribe to the newsletter These days, there’s…
Japan achieves near-frictionless levitation on macroscopic rotor
A research team from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), on Friday, announced that it had…
My Biggest Question About Prediction Markets
Hello and welcome to the newsletter, a grab bag of daily content from the Odd Lots universe. Sometimes…
Rocket Lab Secures Multiple Launches with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Rocket Lab Corporation LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket…
Bangkok Post – ‘Time runs away’: Japan’s city with a 2-hour cap on phone use
Mayor Masafumi Kouki says he worried for many months about the “negative effects of excessive smartphone use, especially…
Verstappen admits Mercedes likely to lead under 2026 rules
OCTOBER 9, 2025 Max Verstappen says he expects Mercedes to have the upper hand when Formula 1’s all-new…
Uniqlo billionaire demands access to Hawaii’s scarce water to stop his luxury golf courses turning BROWN
Uniqlo’s billionaire founder is demanding access to Hawaii‘s scarce water so he can stop his luxury golf courses…
Wolff and Brown say F1 misses ousted Horner
OCTOBER 9, 2025 Two of Christian Horner’s former paddock enemies – Toto Wolff and Zak Brown – have…
Bear enters Japanese supermarket, pounces on customer, as nationwide toll reaches new high
A bear rampaged through the sushi section of a supermarket in central Japan Tuesday, the latest in a…
Yen Watchers Consider Where Next Line Will Be Drawn on Weakening
With the yen now at shooting distance from the key psychological level of 155 against the dollar after…