June 1, 2025
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Once-reluctant builders now using unmanned machinery, AI

Unstaffed heavy machines are used to build a huge dam in Higashi-Naruse, Akita Prefecture. (Video by Yoko Masuda) HIGASHI-NARUSE, Akita Prefecture—Two green bulldozers smoothly spread a mixture of pebble and cement at the construction site of a mountainous dam, followed by four vibratory rollers that compacted the fresh layer into place. By design, no one

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Intangible Assets

Deep-sea Critters Attracting Patents – Expert Reaction

Friday, 9 August 2024, 4:53 pmPress Release: Science Media Centre Patents to exploit deep-sea marine organisms are increasing, according to a new study in Nature Sustainability. A new database of marine genes in patent filings reveals most patents are held by a few large companies, and that deep-sea organisms are of increasing economic interest. These

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