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Jan. 30, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Explanation found for puzzling observation of Shiba states in superconductors
An analysis uncovers the origin of an experimental finding in superconductors that seemed to contradict theory

Jan. 26, 2023Press Release Biology Medicine / Disease

The best genetic predictors of heart arrhythmia and hidden comorbidity

Jan. 23, 2023Research Highlight Biology

Gut microbe degrades digestive enzyme trypsin in the large intestine
A gut bacterium in the large intestine may help keep a digestive enzyme in check and provide higher protection from viruses

Jan. 19, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Complex flows of cold gas are shedding light on stellar nurseries
Astronomers have observed flows of cold gas feeding the formation of stars in a multiple-protostar system

Jan. 19, 2023Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Novel fluorescent compound could massively boost the efficiency of device screens
A fluorescent molecule overcomes a critical quantum-mechanical hurdle to realizing highly energy efficient displays

Dec. 26, 2022Research Highlight Engineering

Deep learning can predict tsunami impacts in less than a second
Deep learning could save lives by slashing the time needed to predict the height and reach of large tsunamis

Dec. 21, 2022Perspectives Biology

The next milestones in generating artificial organs
RIKEN’s Organoid Project tackles the latest challenges in this highly promising field for regenerative medicine and drug discovery, says Minoru Takasato.

Dec. 20, 2022Feature Highlight Biology

Ethanol preps rice and wheat for drought
A cost-effective soil treatment could increase the survival rate of water-stressed crops more than ten-fold by reducing water loss and increasing sugar production in the aftermath.

Dec. 14, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry Engineering

A robust self-healing polymer made from a common chemical
A polymer that heals itself has been made from a readily available building block

Dec. 14, 2022Research Highlight Biology

An experimental strategy for recreating organ formation in the lab
Organ development has been modeled in the lab by selectively activating signaling pathways in the embryo

Dec. 8, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Using ‘cat states’ to realize fault-tolerant quantum computers
A proposal to use cat states promises to make more quantum computers less prone to errors

Dec. 8, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry

One catalyst generates four nitrogen-containing products at high selectivities
A new approach to electrocatalysis allows researchers to selectively produce various nitrogen-containing compounds

Dec. 8, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Single-electron devices could manage heat flow in electronic components
A nanoscale device offers insights into how single electrons interact with vibrations in the presence of a temperature gradient

Nov. 22, 2022Research Highlight Physics / Astronomy

Nascent gas giant planets may be lurking in dusty disk
Clumps of matter in a protostellar disk cast a cold shadow that could affect how some planets gestate

Nov. 18, 2022Press Release Medicine / Disease

Inducing hibernation-like state in mice can protect organs during heart surgery

Nov. 17, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Gene-reading enzyme razes and rebuilds DNA-winding structures in its path
During DNA transcription, an enzyme takes apart nucleosomes and then puts them back together again

Nov. 8, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Recipe for creating a new plant from a single differentiated cell
A way to reliably induce plant cells to convert into cells capable of growing into whole plants has been demonstrated

Nov. 2, 2022Research Highlight Chemistry

A cleaner, better way to produce single-photon emitters
A vapor-phase reaction makes carbon nanotubes now even more attractive as single-photon emitters for quantum technologies

Nov. 2, 2022Research Highlight Biology

Delivering genes into plant mitochondria using polymer-coated carbon nanotubes
DNA can be imported into the mitochondria of plants with a much higher efficiency than before thanks to a new method for delivering genes

Nov. 1, 2022Perspectives Biology Chemistry Physics / Astronomy Engineering

A spring in the step of SPring-8
Plans for Japan's high-energy 4th generation synchrotron promise to accelerate green innovation along with electrons.