Cutting-edge superconductors

Experiments aim at developing materials that are superconductive at close to room temperature

Sounds of silence

Bytes

Last warrens

Damn it!

Smallest palmcorders

Film zoom

The perfect wood

Small wonder

Ceramic wonder

Silky coating

Lasers on a platter

After radios, tape recorders 'and TV's the Japanese are now working to reduce the size of high-power lasers

Midget mobile

Phoney conversation

Movies in your head

Shy and trying

Look, who's talking

Supervideo

Boon for bonsai

Researchers have developed a technique to protect bonsai trees from thieves

In steaming hot curry

Curry is probably the most Indian thing in the world. How could the Japanese even want to patent it?

Kiss the virtual bride

Generic campaign

Bad days for film

Contest>> Camera • Japan

Cup noodle gets museum

Exhibition>> Food • Japan

A stickler for cleanliness