Japan, Oct. 5 -- Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda called for greater investment in scientific research and the infrastructure needed to turn discoveries into practical gains for people, pointing to ADB's $50 billion Pan-Asia Power Grid Initiative and $20 billion Asia-Pacific Digital Highway as examples of the infrastructure investment already under way. Mr. Kanda made the call at the Science and Technology in Society (STS) Forum in Kyoto on Sunday, where he joined leading scientists and industry figures for a plenary discussion on how science and technology can help societies meet rising energy demand, rapid technological change, resource competition, and geopolitical uncertainty.Surging electricity demand across Asia and...