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Plant Prefab nabs $42M to crank out ‘extremely sustainable’ custom homes

Prefabricated homes always seem to be on the cusp of something big — solving housing shortages, tackling systemic waste or just generally ushering in the “very up-to-date.” But in the U

Roboden: Japanese Company Develops World’s First Elastic Electrical Cable (Video)

They aren't as hip as those curly cables we've <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/12/01/curly-cables-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/">shown</a> you a few days ago, but <a href="http://www.asahi-kas

Mini RFID Device Stores Personal Medical Data, Makes It Instantly Accessible

Japan-based chemical and tech company <a href="http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/asahi/en/index.html">Asahi Kasei</a> has developed a small healthcare product that should make life for paramedics, emergenc

Big in Japan: Environmentally friendly bikinis made of plastic bottles

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/sunplay_asahi_kasei.jpg" /> Tokyo-based chemical company <a href="http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/asahi/en/index.html">Asahi Kasei</a>, a c