SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-INT'L INVENTIONS SHOW-OPEN

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-INT'L INVENTIONS SHOW-OPEN

(230427) -- GENEVA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese inventor demonstrates a high-power density and high-integration electric drive system for electric vehicles at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland, April 26, 2023. The 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, the first offline edition since the outbreak of the COVID-19, kicked off here Wednesday. More than 820 exhibitors from 42 countries and regions participated in the five-day event, showing some 1,000 inventions. A total of 140 exhibitors from China will display more than 160 inventions involving artificial intelligence, environmental protection and machinery. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-INT'L INVENTIONS SHOW-OPEN

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-INT'L INVENTIONS SHOW-OPEN

(230427) -- GENEVA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An inventor demonstrates an electric bicycle with a foldable windshield at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland, April 26, 2023. The 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, the first offline edition since the outbreak of the COVID-19, kicked off here Wednesday. More than 820 exhibitors from 42 countries and regions participated in the five-day event, showing some 1,000 inventions. A total of 140 exhibitors from China will display more than 160 inventions involving artificial intelligence, environmental protection and machinery. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2023 - Internet celebrity inventor Geng Shuai's new work "pesticide fighting robot" debuted in 2023Chinajoy, and Tencent's first self-developed shootout online game "Reverse War" linkage, July 27, 2023, Shanghai, China.

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2023 - Internet celebrity inventor Geng Shuai's new work "pesticide fighting robot" debuted in 2023Chinajoy, and Tencent's first self-developed shootout online game "Reverse War" linkage, July 27, 2023, Shanghai, China.

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2023 - Internet celebrity inventor Geng Shuai's new work "pesticide fighting robot" debuted in 2023Chinajoy, and Tencent's first self-developed shootout online game "Reverse War" linkage, July 27, 2023, Shanghai, China.

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2023 - Internet celebrity inventor Geng Shuai's new work "pesticide fighting robot" debuted in 2023Chinajoy, and Tencent's first self-developed shootout online game "Reverse War" linkage, July 27, 2023, Shanghai, China.

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2023 - Internet celebrity inventor Geng Shuai's new work "pesticide fighting robot" debuted in 2023Chinajoy, and Tencent's first self-developed shootout online game "Reverse War" linkage, July 27, 2023, Shanghai, China.

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2023 - Internet celebrity inventor Geng Shuai's new work "pesticide fighting robot" debuted in 2023Chinajoy, and Tencent's first self-developed shootout online game "Reverse War" linkage, July 27, 2023, Shanghai, China.

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2023 - Internet celebrity inventor Geng Shuai's new work "pesticide fighting robot" debuted in 2023Chinajoy, and Tencent's first self-developed shootout online game "Reverse War" linkage, July 27, 2023, Shanghai, China.

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

Geng Shuai's New Work Pesticide Fighting Robot Debuted in 2023Chinajoy

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2023 - Internet celebrity inventor Geng Shuai's new work "pesticide fighting robot" debuted in 2023Chinajoy, and Tencent's first self-developed shootout online game "Reverse War" linkage, July 27, 2023, Shanghai, China.

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-INT'L INVENTIONS SHOW-OPEN

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-INT'L INVENTIONS SHOW-OPEN

(230427) -- GENEVA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An inventor demonstrates an electric bicycle with a foldable windshield at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland, April 26, 2023. The 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, the first offline edition since the outbreak of the COVID-19, kicked off here Wednesday. More than 820 exhibitors from 42 countries and regions participated in the five-day event, showing some 1,000 inventions. A total of 140 exhibitors from China will display more than 160 inventions involving artificial intelligence, environmental protection and machinery. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-INT'L INVENTIONS SHOW-OPEN

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-INT'L INVENTIONS SHOW-OPEN

(230427) -- GENEVA, April 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese inventor demonstrates a high-power density and high-integration electric drive system for electric vehicles at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland, April 26, 2023. The 48th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, the first offline edition since the outbreak of the COVID-19, kicked off here Wednesday. More than 820 exhibitors from 42 countries and regions participated in the five-day event, showing some 1,000 inventions. A total of 140 exhibitors from China will display more than 160 inventions involving artificial intelligence, environmental protection and machinery. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

Fixer helps Nobel laureate in blue LED invention

Fixer helps Nobel laureate in blue LED invention

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Akio Ishida, a senior researcher at the Japan Science and Technology Agency, speaks after listening to commemorative lectures by three Japanese winners of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2014. Ishida played a leading role in linking the work of Isamu Akasaki, one of the three Nobel laureates and the world's first inventor of a blue light-emitting diode, with LED manufacturers.

Tokyo gubernatorial race

Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru (L), 53, shakes hands with 82-year-old Yoshiro Nakamatsu, an inventor known as ''Dr. NakaMats,'' when they bump into each other while stumping in front of Shibuya train station in Tokyo on March 24, 2011, the first day of the official campaigning period for the April 10 election to choose the capital's governor. Higashikokubaru and Nakamatsu are among several high-profile candidates challenging 78-year-old incumbent Shintaro Ishihara.

Inventor of Othello board game Hasegawa dies at 83

Inventor of Othello board game Hasegawa dies at 83

Photo taken in 2007 shows Goro Hasegawa, the inventor of the Othello board game. Hasegawa died June 20, 2016, at his home in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, aged 83. Othello was put on sale in 1973 based on a trial product designed by Hasegawa and about 2 million units were sold in the first three years, according to the website of the World Othello Federation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo gubernatorial race

Tokyo gubernatorial race

TOKYO, Japan - Former Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru (L), 53, shakes hands with 82-year-old Yoshiro Nakamatsu, an inventor known as ''Dr. NakaMats,'' when they bump into each other while stumping in front of Shibuya train station in Tokyo on March 24, 2011, the first day of the official campaigning period for the April 10 election to choose the capital's governor. Higashikokubaru and Nakamatsu are among several high-profile candidates challenging 78-year-old incumbent Shintaro Ishihara. (Kyodo)

Fixer helps Nobel laureate in blue LED invention

Fixer helps Nobel laureate in blue LED invention

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Akio Ishida, a senior researcher at the Japan Science and Technology Agency, speaks after listening to commemorative lectures by three Japanese winners of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics in Stockholm on Dec. 8, 2014. Ishida played a leading role in linking the work of Isamu Akasaki, one of the three Nobel laureates and the world's first inventor of a blue light-emitting diode, with LED manufacturers. (Kyodo)