03/29/2018

Scientists at the Thomas N. Sato BioMEC-X Laboratories (ATR, Kyoto, Japan) have discovered a mechanism underlying how intestinal tumors affect the liver homeostasis, with the aid of a newly established zebrafish intestinal tumor model.

03/22/2018

Retreat from Stress: Rattling in a Planar Coordination

03/19/2018

Portable ionic current sensor developed

03/19/2018

Plasmons triggered in nanotube quantum wells

03/16/2018

Quantum non-demolition detection of an itinerant microwave photon

03/16/2018

Near-Infrared Photoactivatable Oxygenation Catalysts of Amyloid Peptide

03/09/2018

Determining the cause of difficult-to-control mitochondrial diseases

03/07/2018

Capturing the balance of nature—Kyoto researchers spend a decade tracking changes in fish communities—

03/06/2018

Single molecule analysis of phospholipid scrambling by TMEM16F

03/05/2018

The detailed picture of Sirtuins deacylation on nucleosomale histones

02/22/2018

What a handsome schnoz!?Explaining why male proboscis monkeys have such large noses

02/20/2018

Continuous health-monitoring with ultraflexible on-skin sensors

02/20/2018

Unprecedented single-digit-nanometer magnetic tunnel junction demonstrated

02/16/2018

Study sheds light on how plants get their nitrogen fix

02/09/2018

"Zipping-up" rings to make nanographenes

02/07/2018

NEC achieves advanced scratch resistance and maki-e style printing on luxury lacquerware tone bioplastic

02/06/2018

Electro-mechano-optical NMR detection

02/05/2018

Scientists advance weather forecasts by discovering the cause of unusual wind patterns

02/02/2018

Magnesium makes chromosomes

02/01/2018

A Water-soluble Warped Nanographene: Synthesis and Applications for Photo-induced Cell Death

01/29/2018

New, low cost alternative for ethylene production

01/25/2018

High-res imaging gives an unparalleled view of how fungi grow

01/24/2018

Post hoc verification of quantum computing

01/24/2018

Circadian clock regulates hepatic polyploidy by modulating Mkp1-Erk1/2 signaling pathway

01/18/2018

Himawari-8 data assimilated simulation enables 10-minute updates of rain and flood predictions

01/16/2018

Mechanism behind catalytic hydroxylation of stable C-H bonds using artificial enzyme at room temperature elucidated

01/12/2018

Electrochemical Production of Glycolic Acid from Oxalic Acid Using a Polymer Electrolyte Alcohol Electrosynthesis Cell Containing a Porous TiO2 Catalyst

01/12/2018

Development of egg white-based strong hydrogel via ordered protein condensation

01/10/2018

Luciola: A Millimeter-Scale Light-Emitting Particle Moving in Mid-Air Based On Acoustic Levitation and Wireless Powering

01/05/2018

JST is to fund 3 research projects coordinated by Japan and UK within the framework of the Strategic International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP)

01/05/2018

Bright and Stable: New Acid-Tolerant Green Fluorescent Protein for Bioimaging

01/04/2018

Ultrahigh Fidelity Quantum Bit in Silicon Quantum Dot Structures —Accelerating the Development of Scalable Silicon-based Quantum Computers—

12/27/2017

JST to Fund 5 Projects in EIG CONCERT-Japan within the Framework of the Strategic International Collaborative Research Program (SICORP)

12/25/2017

Development of a Nanowire Device to Detect Cancer with a Urine Test

12/25/2017

“Listening”drone helps find victims needing rescue in disasters

12/21/2017

JST funds new Belmont Forum projects in the Collaborative Research Action

12/21/2017

Development of self-crack-healing ceramics capable of quick full strength recovery

12/21/2017

A Few-Layer Molecular Film on Polymer Substrates to Enhance the Performance of Organic Devices

12/21/2017

Scientists win a gold metal for liquid behavior

12/15/2017

Brittle Stars inspire new generation robots able to adapt to physical damage

12/14/2017

A Bendable Touch Panel Achieved with Silver Nano Ink Printing Technology

12/14/2017

Newly Designed Tunneling Field Effect Transistors for Ultra-Energy Efficient Computing:Drastic Extension of Battery Life of IoT Devices by Utilizing Quantum Tunneling Effect

12/13/2017

Hot Vibrating Gases Under the Electron Spotlight

12/12/2017

Quantized chiral edge conduction on reconfigurable domain walls of a magnetic topological insulator

12/12/2017

A bodywide drug effects database 'D-iOrgans Atlas' opened”

12/05/2017

Centromere evolution and CpG methylation during vertebrate speciation

12/04/2017

Global risk of Madagascar’s pneumonic plague epidemic is limited

12/01/2017

Chirality in nanoscale cylinders: Chiral double helix formation and strongest circularly polarized luminescence

11/30/2017

Harnessing the rattling motion of oxygen ions to convert T-rays to visible light

11/28/2017

JST is to fund one joint research project coordinated by e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP) in the field of “Materials (Nanotechnology)”

11/27/2017

First experimental proof of a chemical reaction theory predicted by quantum mechanics

11/24/2017

Physicists at Nagoya University discover a huge void in Giza's Great Pyramid by cosmic-ray imaging

11/20/2017

Quantum Neural Network on Cloud

11/16/2017

K computer takes first place for the third consecutive time on HPCG benchmark

11/16/2017

Photopolymerization-triggered molecular motion for flexible liquid crystal display

11/15/2017

Genetic engineering mechanism visualized

11/10/2017

Light Controls Protein Localization through Phytochrome-Mediated Alternative Promoter Selection

11/09/2017

Efficient simulation of quantum error correction under coherent error based on nonunitary free-fermionic formalism

11/06/2017

The role of π-blocking hydride ligands in a pressure-induced insulator-to-metal phase transition in SrVO2H

11/02/2017

Gradation-Tint Smart Window

11/01/2017

Highly Efficient Light-Controlled Gene Expression in Mammalians

10/27/2017

More Efficient, Flexible, Concise and Precise Genome Editing System in the Brain of Aged and/or Disease Model Mice —Potential Application for the Physiological and Pathological Research both in Human and Disease Model Animals—

10/24/2017

Elucidation of the mechanism for removal of molecular signals of damaged mitochondria —Expectations for development of therapeutic drugs against Parkinson's disease—

10/23/2017

Glycaemic control boosts glucosylated nanocarrier crossing the BBB into the brain

10/20/2017

Plug-in-type control for ensuring the stable power supply of wind-integrated power systems

10/17/2017

Versatile, distribution system model for electricity consumption simulation by region —Waseda builds model based on actual distribution line data from TEPCO Power Grid, Chubu Electric Power Co., and Kansai Electric Power Co.—

10/17/2017

Serpentine robot for automatic and precise mapping of complex pipeline structures —Developed for daily inspections and emergencies in case of a natural disaster—

10/16/2017

World's first demonstration of persistent luminescence from organic materials set to unlock new and expanded uses for the glow-in-the-dark phenomenon

10/13/2017

A mobile app for changing infant sleep habits developed

10/11/2017

Tailoring tricolor structure of magnetic topological insulator for robust axion insulator

10/10/2017

JST is to fund one joint research project coordinated by e-ASIA Joint Research Program (e-ASIA JRP) in the field of "Advanced Interdisciplinary Research towards Innovation"

10/03/2017

Elucidation of the structural basis for the redox switches in the NAD+-reducing soluble [NiFe]-hydrogenase

09/28/2017

The development of break-through polishing pads, which dramatically improve the polishing process of difficult-to-process substrates

09/25/2017

Universal quantum computing with measurement-induced continuous-variable gate sequence in a loop-based architecture

09/20/2017

A solar cell you can put in the wash

09/12/2017

Toward big-data clustering on a personal computer

09/12/2017

Researchers Break Through the Wall in Bacterial Membrane Vesicle Research

09/06/2017

Shift current photovoltaic effect in a ferroelectric charge-transfer complex

09/05/2017

New technology to generate electricity from heat using a magnet —Discovery of the large anomalous Nernst effect in an antiferromagnet—

09/05/2017

Uncovered new mitochondrial function of TDP-43, a causative gene product of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis —Expectations for development of therapeutic drugs such as refractory cerebral neurodegenerative diseases—

08/30/2017

Development of production technology of high-performance enzymes for the industrial utilization

08/25/2017

The pancreas provides a potential drug candidate for brain disease

08/22/2017

Enzyme-like chemical catalyst —Applications toward new treatments for cancer, other diseases anticipated—

08/22/2017

Evaluation of demand response effect of heat pump water heaters

08/21/2017

NAND and NOR gates demonstrated by spin waves using magnetic oxides

08/09/2017

One-Nanometer Trimetallic Alloy Particles Created

08/07/2017

AI Generates More “Attractive” Hash Tags —Tag Recommendation for Enhancing Social Popularity in Content Sharing Services—

08/04/2017

On-Chip Pumps Achieve High-Speed Sorting of Large Cells

08/02/2017

Shining rings: A new material emits white light when exposed to electricity —New synthetic approach could spark development of other dynamic materials—

07/25/2017

Resolving Quanta in Magnet Quantitative characterization of a quantum behavior in a magnet using an elementary device for quantum computing

07/19/2017

Inflammation-free, gas-permeable, lightweight, stretchable on-skin electronics with nanomeshes

07/19/2017

Reduced mastication results in the impairment of memory and learning function

07/12/2017

K computer takes first place for the second consecutive time on HPCG benchmark

07/11/2017

Seeking comfortable temperature not need "feeling"

07/06/2017

Discovery of ethanol-mediated high-salinity tolerance mechanism in plants —Ethanol - a cheap and simple way to help plants fight salinity—

07/05/2017

New system promises more rapid and accurate prediction of rainfall

07/05/2017

Use of Machine Learning to Design Optimal Nanostructures to Control Heat Current in Materials

07/04/2017

Discovery of acetate-mediated novel drought tolerance mechanism in plants —Vinegar - a cheap and simple way to help plants fight drought—

06/29/2017

A dual-arm construction robot with remote-control function

06/15/2017

Surface proton hopping is the key to synthesizing NH3 at low temperature

06/15/2017

Development of compound that captures specific alkane gas molecule with its color change

06/12/2017

A new method for heat guidance and focusing in solid

06/12/2017

Understanding thermal metamorphosis in oxide glass

05/31/2017

Electric field imaging of single atoms

05/30/2017

Printable Elastic Conductors by in situ Formation of Silver Nanoparticles from Silver Flakes

05/26/2017

The last impregnable fortress, amide fell —Hydrogenation of inactivated amides using a single ruthenium complex giving both C=N and C=O bond cleavage—

05/23/2017

Mechanism that Coordinates Growth Spurts in Filamentous Fungi Revealed

05/18/2017

Elucidation of molecular mechanisms underlying the elimination of aberrant proteins in cells —Toward overcoming neurodegenerative diseases and diabetes—

05/16/2017

Development of Ultra-High Capacity Lithium-Air Batteries Using CNT Sheet Air Electrodes —15 Times Greater Capacity Than Lithium-Ion Batteries, the New Battery May Enable Electric Vehicles to Drive as Far as Conventional Vehicles—

05/16/2017

At Last: Beautiful, consistent carbon belts —Synthesis of a carbon nanobelt with potential applications in nanotechnology—

05/15/2017

Development of sponge-type artificial scaffolds attracting new blood vessels in the ischemic brain —The first step for injured brain regeneration—

05/11/2017

JST announces 8 new SATREPS projects for FY2017:Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development program combines international joint research with Official Development Assistance (ODA)

05/11/2017

Photocatalyst makes hydrogen production 10 times more efficient

05/10/2017

New organic lasers one step closer to reality

05/09/2017

Solid material showing switchable ion transport by light irradiation—Toward ionics-based memory and transistor devices—

05/02/2017

First Luminescent Molecular System with a Lower Critical Solution Temperature

05/01/2017

New Model Could Help Predict Major Earthquakes

04/28/2017

Ajinomoto Co., Inc., UMI, and Tokyo Institute of Technology Professors Establish New Company to implement the World's First On-Site Production of Ammonia—Targeting low-cost, stable supply of amino acids and other fermentation materials, and their ap

04/27/2017

Atomic structure reveals how cells translate environmental signals

04/27/2017

A good night's sleep—Osaka University researchers use smartphones and machine learning to measure sleep patterns—

04/25/2017

Breast cancer remotely rewires hepatic circadian transcriptome—A possible target to ameliorate cancer's adverse effects on host—

04/24/2017

Team creates ammonia-synthesis catalyst with highest-ever activity

04/19/2017

The clarification of molecular mechanisms underlying the resolution of sterile inflammation after ischemic stroke

04/11/2017

Discovery of a natural light-activated phosphodiesterase—A potential tool for optogenetics application—

04/10/2017

Development of precise synthesis of conjugated polymers with well-defined end groups:Promising new optical materials for development of molecular organic electronics