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...strange bird took flight on April 29 from Fujikawa runway in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The world's first manned, disposable-battery-powered aircraft--running on 160 AAs--flew for 90 seconds in a test run to display the capability of Panasonic's new Oxyride Extreme Power batteries, released last year. Panasonic, best known for its consumer electronics, is planning to blast its way into the U.S. battery market with a new technology and a ton of aggressive brand campaigning. The company, a division of Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., craves no less than the top spot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Out to Beat the Bunny | 5/28/2006 | See Source »

...brain (the auditory brain-stem response test). Just because a baby fails either test, however, does not mean there is a hearing problem. A temporary buildup of fluid in the ear canal or excessive noise in the nursery can skew the results. For this reason, says Sharon Fujikawa, director of audiology at the University of California at Irvine, hospitals should repeat the screening tests for any baby who doesn't pass the first time before telling the parents to consult an audiologist for more thorough testing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sounds of Silence | 1/1/2000 | See Source »

...that we spotted 'em," the voice continues enthusiastically. "Our fighters dive-bombed all day, and next morning when they finished mopping up, more than 60 ships were on the bottom." Only after a second turn around the exposed mast of the aircraft transport freighter Fujikawa Maru does the plane begin its descent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Paradise with Rough Edges | 1/16/1978 | See Source »

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