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Agriculture, NARO, News Release 03/16/2020

Development of Smart-Breeding Evaluation Method Using Drones and AI

NARO in collaboration with BANDAI NAMCO Research Inc., has developed a grass breeding evaluation method using drones and artificial intelligence (AI) deep-learning, that can act as a substitute for breeders.

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Safety Zone Saves Giant Moons from Fatal Plunge

Astronomy, NAOJ, News Release 03/09/2020

Safety Zone Saves Giant Moons from Fatal Plunge

Researchers found that dust in the circumplanetary disk can create a “safety zone,” which keeps the moon from falling into the planet as the system evolves.


ALMA Spots Metamorphosing Aged Star

Astronomy, NAOJ, News Release 03/05/2020

ALMA Spots Metamorphosing Aged Star

An international team of astronomers using ALMA captured the very moment when an old star first starts to alter its environment.


Biology, Kumamoto University, News Release 03/03/2020

Actin filaments control the shape of the cell structure that divides plant cells

The video reveals that the shape of phragmoplasts–cell structures that create the partition between two dividing plant cells–is controlled by actin filaments.


Exciting apparatus helps atoms see the light

News Release, OIST, Physics 03/02/2020

Exciting apparatus helps atoms see the light

Researchers have generated Rydberg atoms – unusually large excited atoms – near nanometer-thin optical fibers.


Kumamoto University, News Release, Sociology 03/02/2020

Nobody at home: A great increase in out-of-home rates over 28 years in Kumamoto, Japan – New insights from novel use of travel survey data –

Researchers used a travel behavior survey conducted by local governments to analyze the movement data of people in the Kumamoto metropolitan area–specifically when every member of a household was out-of-home.


Environmental Studies, News Release, NIES 03/02/2020

Radionuclide Levels in Freshwater Fish Differ Between Lakes and Rivers

Considering the specific ecosystem is vital when investigating the radioactive contamination of freshwater settings, new study says


New state-of-the-MOF materials

Chemistry, iCeMS, Kyoto University, News Release 02/28/2020

New state-of-the-MOF materials

Converting crystalline metal-organic frameworks into glass or liquid could give them unique properties and lead to the design of new materials


These feet were made for walking

Biology, News Release, OIST, Physics 02/27/2020

These feet were made for walking

Now, a new study, published in Nature, has shed light on the importance of a little-studied structure called the transverse arch, which runs across the foot.


News Release, Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology 02/27/2020

STATICA: A novel processor that solves a notoriously complex mathematical problem

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have designed a novel processor architecture that can solve combinatorial optimization problems much faster than existing ones.


Chemistry, Hokkaido University, News Release 02/27/2020

Metal-organic frameworks can separate gases despite the presence of water

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for inexpensive and less energy-intensive gas separation even in the presence of impurities such as water.


Environmental Studies, Hokkaido University, News Release 02/26/2020

Tropical nations worst hit by climate-related fish shifts

Policymakers will need to step up to the challenges caused by significant shifts in fish species distributions caused by climate change.


An 'exceptionally stable' single-atom catalyst: Single platinum atoms stabilized in C12A7 crystals

Chemistry, News Release, Tokyo Institute of Technology 02/25/2020

An ‘exceptionally stable’ single-atom catalyst: Single platinum atoms stabilized in C12A7 crystals

Scientists have shown that single platinum atoms trapped in C12A7 crystals act as a stable and effective catalyst for the hydrogenation of nitroarenes, an essential process in the production of many kinds of fine chemicals.


Synthesizing a Superatom: Opening Doors to their Use as Substitutes for Elemental Atoms

News Release, Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology 02/25/2020

Synthesizing a Superatom: Opening Doors to their Use as Substitutes for Elemental Atoms

Scientists have demonstrated how superatoms of a desired valency, stability, and volume can be synthesized in a solution medium by altering the number of atoms in a cluster structure.


News Release, OIST, Physics 02/25/2020

Going with the Flow: New Insights into Mysterious Fluid Motions

Water issuing from an ordinary faucet tells a complex tale of its journey through a pipe. At high velocities, the faucet’s gushing stream is turbulent: chaotic, disorderly — like the crash of ocean waves. Compared…


Astronomy, KEK, News Release 02/24/2020

Researchers find way to show how the tiniest particles in our Universe saved us from complete annihilation

Recently discovered ripples of spacetime called gravitational waves could contain evidence to prove the theory that life survived the Big Bang because of a phase transition that allowed neutrino particles to reshuffle matter and anti-matter.


Hokkaido University, Medicine, News Release 02/20/2020

Colorectal cancer partner-in-crime identified

A protein that helps colorectal cancer cells spread to other parts of the body could be an effective treatment target.


Hokkaido University, Medicine, News Release 02/20/2020

HPV vaccine hesitancy in Japan could result in 5,000 additional death

The precipitous drop in HPV vaccination rates after suspension of proactive recommendations by the government in 2013 could result in an additional 25,000 cervical cancer cases and more than 5,000 additional deaths among females born between 1994 to 2007 in Japan.


Catching Light: How Cobalt Can Help Utilize Visible Light to Power Hydrogen Production from Water

Chemistry, News Release, Tokyo Institute of Technology 02/20/2020

Catching Light: How Cobalt Can Help Utilize Visible Light to Power Hydrogen Production from Water

Scientists demonstrate the first visible-light photoelectrochemical system for water splitting using TiO2 enhanced with an earth-abundant material – cobalt.


Getting a Grip: An Innovative Mechanical Controller Design for Robot-Assisted Surgery

News Release, Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology 02/19/2020

Getting a Grip: An Innovative Mechanical Controller Design for Robot-Assisted Surgery

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology designed a new type of controller for the robotic arm used in robotic surgery.


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