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In a press release issued today, Keio University scientists have shown that pigeons are able to discriminate video images of themselves, paintings of certain painters (Van Gogh vs Chagall) and more. The video image discrimination ability is higher than 3-year-old children. (Pictures available)

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Keio University applied the technology “to operate the computer using brain images released last year and succeeds in enabling a disabled person suffering muscle disorder to stroll through “Second Life®, to walk towards the avatar of a student and to have a conversation with the student using the “voice chat” function.

Read more of the article entitled 'World’s First Demonstration Experiment on Using Brainwaves to Chat and Stroll Through Second Life'

This project places an emphasis on accumulation of knowledge related to environments and disaster prevention. One of the expected outcomes is a system to improve human security in the Asian region with the implementation of a disaster management system

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A car navigation system designed for the elderly, wireless car-to-car communication, no more blind spots and more. ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) is a national project to integrate people, roads and cars with a wireless network for a comfortable and safe car-oriented society.

Read more of the article entitled 'Public Transportation in evolution---using advanced technology for safer roads'

Keio university researchers are working on a project to produce a revolutionary quantum computer using 'silicon', the same material as present classical computers, which can work as a bridge between classical and quantum mechanics.

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