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Nobel Prize winner Sakaguchi gives lecture

Nobel Prize winner Sakaguchi gives lecture

Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, delivers a lecture at the Aichi Cancer Center in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 23, 2026.

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Nobel Prize winner Sakaguchi gives lecture

Nobel Prize winner Sakaguchi gives lecture

Shimon Sakaguchi, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, delivers a lecture at the Aichi Cancer Center in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 23, 2026.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

File photo taken on Jan. 23, 2024, at the University of Osaka in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, shows iPS cell-derived cardiomyocyte sheet to treat severe heart failure.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

File photo taken on Jan. 23, 2024, at the University of Osaka in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, shows iPS cell-derived cardiomyocyte sheet to treat severe heart failure.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

Japan gov't panel approves 2 iPS-derived drugs

University of Osaka professor Yoshiki Sawa holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 19, 2026, after Japan's health ministry panel approved the commercialization of two regenerative medicine products prepared from iPS cells, the first of their kind in the world. One of the two drugs, ReHeart, heart muscle sheets derived from human iPS cells, was developed by a startup originating from Sawa's team at the university.

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NASA SLS model on display at Osaka museum

NASA SLS model on display at Osaka museum

Photo taken at the Osaka Science Museum on Feb. 19, 2026, shows a one-32nd model of NASA's Space Launch System bound for the moon under the Artemis mission. The model was donated to the museum having previously been displayed at the U.S. pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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NASA SLS model on display at Osaka museum

NASA SLS model on display at Osaka museum

Photo taken at the Osaka Science Museum on Feb. 19, 2026, shows a one-32nd model of NASA's Space Launch System bound for the moon under the Artemis mission. The model was donated to the museum having previously been displayed at the U.S. pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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NASA SLS model on display at Osaka museum

NASA SLS model on display at Osaka museum

Photo taken at the Osaka Science Museum on Feb. 19, 2026, shows a one-32nd model of NASA's Space Launch System bound for the moon under the Artemis mission. The model was donated to the museum having previously been displayed at the U.S. pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Honda motorbikes in Vietnam

Honda motorbikes in Vietnam

Honda Motor motorbikes are displayed at an event in Hanoi on Jan. 10, 2026.

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Biodegradable artificial turf at Vantelin Dome

Biodegradable artificial turf at Vantelin Dome

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2026, at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in central Japan shows newly installed artificial turf made from biodegradable polymer, the world's first of its kind used in a sports facility.

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Biodegradable artificial turf at Vantelin Dome

Biodegradable artificial turf at Vantelin Dome

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2026, at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in central Japan shows newly installed artificial turf made from biodegradable polymer, the world's first of its kind used in a sports facility.

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Biodegradable artificial turf at Vantelin Dome

Biodegradable artificial turf at Vantelin Dome

Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2026, at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in central Japan shows newly installed artificial turf made from biodegradable polymer, the world's first of its kind used in a sports facility.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa in Indonesia

Nobel laureate Kitagawa in Indonesia

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, delivers a lecture on Feb. 4, 2026, in the suburbs of Jakarta.

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NASA SLS rocket ready for Moon mission

NASA SLS rocket ready for Moon mission

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, stands at a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of its Artemis II mission to the Moon possibly in early February.

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NASA SLS rocket ready for Moon mission

NASA SLS rocket ready for Moon mission

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, stands at a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of its Artemis II mission to the Moon possibly in early February.

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Humanoid Robot Training Ground

Humanoid Robot Training Ground

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - Humanoid robots are trained in sorting, tallying, and other skills at a training ground in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Training Ground

Humanoid Robot Training Ground

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - Humanoid robots are trained in sorting, tallying, and other skills at a training ground in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Training Ground

Humanoid Robot Training Ground

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - Humanoid robots are trained in sorting, tallying, and other skills at a training ground in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Training Ground

Humanoid Robot Training Ground

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - Humanoid robots are trained in sorting, tallying, and other skills at a training ground in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Training Ground

Humanoid Robot Training Ground

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - Humanoid robots are trained in sorting, tallying, and other skills at a training ground in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Training Ground

Humanoid Robot Training Ground

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - Humanoid robots are trained in sorting, tallying, and other skills at a training ground in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Training Ground

Humanoid Robot Training Ground

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - Humanoid robots are trained in sorting, tallying, and other skills at a training ground in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Training Ground

Humanoid Robot Training Ground

QINGDAO, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - Humanoid robots are trained in sorting, tallying, and other skills at a training ground in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Washing And Sweeping Integrated Unmanned Vehicle

Washing And Sweeping Integrated Unmanned Vehicle

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - A washing and sweeping integrated unmanned vehicle is sweeping on the road in Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026.

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Washing And Sweeping Integrated Unmanned Vehicle

Washing And Sweeping Integrated Unmanned Vehicle

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - A washing and sweeping integrated unmanned vehicle is sweeping on the road in Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026.

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Washing And Sweeping Integrated Unmanned Vehicle

Washing And Sweeping Integrated Unmanned Vehicle

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - A washing and sweeping integrated unmanned vehicle is sweeping on the road in Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026.

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Washing And Sweeping Integrated Unmanned Vehicle

Washing And Sweeping Integrated Unmanned Vehicle

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - A washing and sweeping integrated unmanned vehicle is sweeping on the road in Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026.

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Washing And Sweeping Integrated Unmanned Vehicle

Washing And Sweeping Integrated Unmanned Vehicle

HUAI'AN, CHINA - JANUARY 15, 2026 - A washing and sweeping integrated unmanned vehicle is sweeping on the road in Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 15, 2026.

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Gaussian Robotics

Gaussian Robotics

YANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 8, 2026 - A Gaussian robot used in a five-star hotel in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 8, 2026.

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Gaussian Robotics

Gaussian Robotics

YANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 8, 2026 - A Gaussian robot used in a five-star hotel in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 8, 2026.

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Gaussian Robotics

Gaussian Robotics

YANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 8, 2026 - A Gaussian robot used in a five-star hotel in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 8, 2026.

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Gaussian Robotics

Gaussian Robotics

YANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 8, 2026 - A Gaussian robot used in a five-star hotel in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 8, 2026.

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Gaussian Robotics

Gaussian Robotics

YANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 8, 2026 - A Gaussian robot used in a five-star hotel in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 8, 2026.

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Gaussian Robotics

Gaussian Robotics

YANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 8, 2026 - A Gaussian robot used in a five-star hotel in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 8, 2026.

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Gaussian Robotics

Gaussian Robotics

YANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 8, 2026 - A Gaussian robot used in a five-star hotel in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 8, 2026.

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Gaussian Robotics

Gaussian Robotics

YANGZHOU, CHINA - JANUARY 8, 2026 - A Gaussian robot used in a five-star hotel in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China on January 8, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao

Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao

A humanoid robot is learning how to clean a microwave oven at the Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao, Shandong, China on January 12, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao

Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao

A humanoid robot is practicing grasping objects at the data collection training ground for humanoid robots in Qingdao, Shandong, China on January 12, 2026.

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Agriculture Science And Technology

Agriculture Science And Technology

JINAN, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - Researchers from Quanmai Agriculture Company monitored and recorded the seedling traits of excellent wheat strains in a greenhouse in Jinan City, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao

Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao

A humanoid robot is learning to organize stationery at the Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao, Shandong, China on January 12, 2026.

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Agriculture Science And Technology

Agriculture Science And Technology

JINAN, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - A researcher from Quanmai Agriculture Company conducted DNA extraction of wheat biomass samples in the laboratory in Jinan City, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao

Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao

A humanoid robot is learning to sort and deliver packages at the Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao, Shandong, China on January 12, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao

Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao

A humanoid robot is learning to sort and deliver packages at the Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao, Shandong, China on January 12, 2026.

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Agriculture Science And Technology

Agriculture Science And Technology

JINAN, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - A researcher from Quanmai Agriculture Company is preparing to transfer selected wheat bottle seedlings from a light cultivation room in Jinan City, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Agriculture Science And Technology

Agriculture Science And Technology

JINAN, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - A researcher from Quanmai Agriculture Company observed the concentration of extracted protoplasts on a laboratory workbench in Jinan, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao

Humanoid Robot Data Collection Training Ground in Qingdao

A humanoid robot is learning to organize shelves at the data collection training ground for humanoid robots in Qingdao, Shandong, China on January 12, 2026.

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Agriculture Science And Technology

Agriculture Science And Technology

JINAN, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - A researcher from Quanmai Agriculture Company extracted biomass samples from genetically transformed wheat seedlings in a laboratory in Jinan, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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Agriculture Science And Technology

Agriculture Science And Technology

JINAN, CHINA - JANUARY 12, 2026 - A researcher from Quanmai Agriculture Company performed protoplast extraction on collected wheat samples on a laboratory workbench in Jinan, Shandong Province, China on January 12, 2026.

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