US: Wildfire Erupts in Pittman Center, East Tennessee, Prompts Evacuation 2

A wildfire erupted in the town of Pittman Center, eastern Tennessee on Tuesday, March 4, prompting evacuations of nearby residents. This video was filmed from a car driving on US 321 highway.

Two quantum laboratories open to public in E China

STORY: Two quantum laboratories open to public in E China DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the quantum technology laboratories 2. various of the free tours 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LU KAIHANG, Visitor 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG HUI, General manager of Hefei Origin Quantum Computing Technology Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Two companies in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, have opened their quantum technology laboratories and offered free tours to people, so that the public can have a more comprehensive understanding of the technology. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LU KAIHANG, Visitor "I think that, through the experience, I have learned a lot about the cutting-edge quantum computer. The computer is smaller and more sophisticated than I expected, and its production and assembly are also more precise than I previously thought." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG HUI, General manager of Hefei Origin Quantum Computing Technology Co., Ltd.

Toyota to launch limited-edition Origin vehicle in Nov.

Toyota to launch limited-edition Origin vehicle in Nov.

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the new Origin four-door sedan unveiled July 28 by Toyota Motor Corp. in commemoration of the 100 million mark in domestic car production. The limited-edition luxury car reminiscent of the company's first-generation Crown model will be put on the market Nov. 1.

Cuba produces bio-fertilizers, bio-stimulants to increase agricultural production

STORY: Cuba produces bio-fertilizers, bio-stimulants to increase agricultural production DATELINE: May 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE/SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the production of bio-fertilizers and stimulants 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ALEJANDRO FALCON, Head of Group of Bio-Active Products at National Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Cuba STORYLINE: Cuba is working on the production of bio-fertilizers and bio-stimulants in search of a model of sustainable agriculture as the country faces economic, commercial and financial restrictions caused by the U.S. sanctions. At the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Cuban province of Mayabeque, some 30 kilometers from the capital Havana, chemical laboratories are manufacturing PECTIMORF and QUITOMAX, bio-stimulants of natural origin constituted of a mix of pectic oligosaccharides that are biologically active in plants and utilize chitosan polymers. According to the head of the Group of Bio-Active Products at

Craftswoman introduces lacquer art in musical instrument production

Craftswoman introduces lacquer art in musical instrument production

Yurie Akaiwa, a 26-year-old craftswoman in the central Japan prefecture of Toyama, shows off in a shop in Takaoka city on Sept. 26, 2018, Japanese "urushi"-lacquered saxophones she produced by fusing traditional arts and craft techniques with the popular wind instrument of European origin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Toyota to launch limited-edition Origin vehicle in Nov.

Toyota to launch limited-edition Origin vehicle in Nov.

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the new Origin four-door sedan unveiled July 28 by Toyota Motor Corp. in commemoration of the 100 million mark in domestic car production. The limited-edition luxury car reminiscent of the company's first-generation Crown model will be put on the market Nov. 1.