December 26, 2019〶Ä
A 'pivotal' moment for understanding whale evolution
We could be getting closer to understanding how feeding behaviors in whales and dolphins have evolved over time. Â Scie
December 12, 2019〶Ä
Finding a killer electron hot spot in Earth's Van Allen radiation belts
JAXA and NASA satellite observations show where killer electrons are generated in the Van Allen radiation belts surroun
December 5, 2019〶Ä
New protein function could be key to treatment of drug addiction and behavioral disorders
Scientists reveal new findings about the neural circuit involved in the reward stimulus, which plays a major role in dru
December 3, 2019〶Ä
Two Cosmic Peacocks Show Violent History of the Magellanic Clouds
Two peacock-shaped gaseous clouds were revealed in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) by observations with the Atacama Lar
November 26, 2019〶Ä
Compound controls biological clock with light
A chemical cage suppresses the activity of a biological clock regulator in the dark and releases it with light, showing
November 22, 2019〶Ä
Massive filaments fuel the growth of galaxies and supermassive black holes
An international group of scientists (including ÅÝܽÊÓƵ Associate Professor Yoichi Tamura) led by the RIKEN Cl
October 29, 2019〶Ä
Dietary fiber effectively purifies carbon nanotubes
A dietary fiber can help separate out semiconducting carbon nanotubes used for making transistors for flexible electron
October 4, 2019〶Ä
Scientists have identified the presence of cancer-suppressing cells in pancreatic cancer
Researchers have identified cells containing a protein called Meflin that has a role in restraining the progression of
October 3, 2019〶Ä
Chemists open the door to new transformations of a compound commonly used for drug development.  ÅÝܽÊÓƵ res
September 20, 2019〶Ä
Combining Cheap and Safe Black and White Materials Creates Colorful Pigments
In response to worldwide concern over the adverse effects of chemical substances on human health and the environment, mo
September 13, 2019〶Ä
New strategy to kill pathogens resistant to antibiotics
A new Trojan horse approach could lead to treatments for some antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Â A deadly, antibiotic-resi
August 13, 2019〶Ä
Live mitochondria seen in unprecedented detail: photobleaching in STED microscopy overcome
A research team led by ÅÝܽÊÓƵ has created a fluorescent marker molecule that does not degrade under a STED m
August 13, 2019〶Ä
SPEECHLESS, SCREAM and Stomata Development in Plant Leaves
A ÅÝܽÊÓƵ and Washington University-led team of scientists with two disparate sets of expertise - in plant bi
August 8, 2019〶Ä
The role of GABA neurons in the central circadian clock has been discovered
The research team led by Dr. Daisuke Ono and Prof. Akihiro Yamanaka of the Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya Universit
July 11, 2019〶Ä
ÅÝܽÊÓƵ participated in a partly crowd-funded research collaboration involving numerous Japanese and French u
June 22, 2019〶Ä
Scientists at ÅÝܽÊÓƵ, Japan, have created materials that shrink uniformly in all directions when heated under
June 12, 2019〶Ä
Viewing electricity distribution and consumption as a large complex system with a lot of uncertainty, a group of resear
May 21, 2019〶Ä
Quest for the "Holy Grail": Plumbene, Graphene's Latest Cousin, Realized on the "Nano Water Cube"
ÅÝܽÊÓƵ-led researchers have created "plumbene", a 2D-honeycomb sheet of lead atoms. Plumbene has the largest
May 10, 2019〶Ä
Switching Superconductivity On and Off in a Transistor By Bending it or Changing the Voltage
Strongly correlated materials can change their resistivity from infinity to zero with minute changes in conditions. Now
April 2, 2019ã€¶Ä FEATURE
Iron-oxide (hematite and goethite) concretions found on Mars and Earth may have been formed by the same newly-proposed
March 26, 2019ã€¶Ä PRESS RELEASE
Researchers Unveil Effects of Dust Particles on Cloud Properties
Scientists use powerful techniques to visualize effects of dust particles on cloud formations. Â An international team
