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2009
October	Space observatory's detector technology goes into single-molecule imaging - Astrophysicists at RIKEN lend their expertise to biologists to develop one of the world’s fastest and most sensitive cameras to observe cell behavior at the nanometer scale - (RIKEN Research)
July	Using Metamaterials to Defy Our Common Understanding of Light (RIKEN Research)
July	電極表面上に固定したカーボンナノチューブに量子ドットの一次元配列を発見 −カーボンナノチューブを電極に直接固定する乾式接触法で作製 − (RIKEN Press release in Japanese only)
April	Surface patterning: Hop to it -　The controlled rearrangement of surface-adsorbed molecules can be achieved by careful application of an electric field between a scanning tunneling microscope tip and a surface- (RIKEN Research)
April	メタマテリアルで光の常識を打ち破る (RIKEN News in Japanese only)
2008
November	超流動ヘリウム3で新しい現象を見いだす (RIKEN News in Japanese only)
November	表面に吸着した分子1個の電場応答現象をとらえることに成功 - “分子ナノデバイス”の作成へ向けての大きな一歩 - (RIKEN Press release in Japanese only)
August	Watching chemical reactions molecule by molecule - Electrons trigger precision bond breaking - (RIKEN Research)
May	No loose ends - Tying short RNA molecules into loops gives them a stability boost, which could lead to more effective therapeutic strategies for modulating gene expression - (RIKEN Research)
March	金属表面で起こる分子の選択的分解反応と表面拡散運動の可視化に成功 - 触媒反応の微視的メカニズム解明や念願の高機能触媒の創成へ向けての大きな一歩 - (RIKEN Press Release in Japanese only)
February	Sketching on slilicon - Two different chemical compounds can be used to draw perpendicular molecular lines on the surface of silicon substrates - (RIKEN Research)
February	RNA医薬品開発へ大きく前進 - ダンベル型RNAがRNA干渉効果を長期安定に - (RIKEN NEWS in Japanese only)
January	Small changes, big impacts - Molecular-scale rearrangements influence how receptors transmit their message, adding another layer of complexity to the regulation of cell signaling - (RIKEN Research)
2007
November	ダンベル型ナノサークルRNAでRNA干渉効果を長期安定に - 天然RNAをナノバイオで変換、医薬品開発への確かな道 - (RIKEN Press Release in Japanese only)
November	Chemical reaction singled out - A reversible reaction cycle is demonstrated for a single molecule sitting on a platinum surface - (RIKEN Research)
November	光の常識を覆した研究者　田中拓男 (RIKEN NEWS in Japanese only)
August	All-round immobilization revolutionizes medicine (RIKEN Research Frontlines)
June	単一分子と電極間の接合状態を可逆的に制御することに世界で始めて成功 - 有機分子を活用した単一分子素子の実現への新たな一歩 - (RIKEN Press Release in Japanese only)
May	Tailoring for gold - Structurally specific monolayers with molecular conductivity are the first steps towards biosensors - (RIKEN Research)