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Sensors based on rose petals could be the fix wearables need to accurately track hydration, scientists say

Waseda University’s breakthrough in non-contact sweat sensors could change how wearables are made in years to come

T3 · Sep 8, 2025

Boxing Day tsunami: here’s what we have learned in the 20 years since the deadliest natural disaster in modern history

On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the deadliest tsunami in human history.

The Conversation · Dec 24, 2024

Murakami Tells Alma Mater He Was A 'Terrible Student'

Publicity-shy Japanese author Haruki Murakami told his alma mater Tuesday that he was far from being a model scholar, as he collected an honorary degree in a rare public appearance.

International Business Times · Dec 17, 2024

Concrete fuels climate change – but there's a nature-friendly way to defend coasts from rising seas

The Tōhoku earthquake of 2011 remains the strongest in recorded Japanese history. It created a tsunami that towered over 40 metres and dismantled coastal flood defences in north-eastern Japan with ease, taking the lives of around 16,000 people.

The Conversation · Mar 22, 2022