AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSemiconductors: Japan’s Rapidus is weighing a one-year delay to 2-nanometer chip output, putting pressure on its effort to re-enter advanced chipmaking. Robotics: Rapyuta Robotics has landed its first U.S. systems integrator, bringing its warehouse-picking robots to projects scheduled to go live in 2027. Biomedicine: AGC Biologics and a family-founded research group will explore an mRNA therapy for CDKL5 deficiency disorder, a rare condition that can cause frequent seizures. Space: Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile are forming a venture to build a satellite network for direct-to-device communications in Japan; Synspective has also ordered 10 Firefly rocket launches. Science and energy: Japanese researchers report identifying a receptor for rubella virus, while another team has developed tin-based perovskite solar cells. Elecom, meanwhile, says its new semi-solid battery power bank can withstand extreme temperatures and last for about 2,000 charge cycles.
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