Energy & Environment

2022.03.24

NTT DATA starts "Green Consulting Service" towards realization of a carbon-neutral society

2022.03.23

How a major volcanic eruption paved the way for the rise of the dinosaurs

2022.03.18

Sustainable Agriculture in the Face of Climate Change: Solutions from Indo-Japan Synergy

2022.03.15

Studying the Connections Between Forests and Humans

2022.03.09

Kitami Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Polar Research find that ocean-derived aerosols affect clouds over the Antarctic waters

2022.03.09

Have large-bodied diving beetles (Cybister tripunctatus lateralis) escaped the threat of extinction? A look at the expansion of their distribution as a result of global warming

2022.03.07

When can the use of Fukushima's forests be resumed? JAEA looks at the future of radioactive cesium contamination using a computational model

2022.03.07

Introduction of on-demand underground visualization service: Hitachi and OYO Corporation to provide information on buried objects at the required location at any time

2022.03.07

National Institute of Polar Research approaches the mechanism of ocean circulation: Inflow of warm water from the open ocean to the Antarctic coast in autumn provides an efficient food source for seals

2022.03.03

An analysis of black carbon emitted from China by JAMSTEC reveals households are the primary source

2022.02.24

NEDO Green Innovation Fund Project: Reduction of CO2 emissions from the steelmaking process of more than 50%

2022.02.22

Domestic non-native toads have an adverse effects on native species: Analysis of environmental DNA by Hokkaido University

2022.02.14

Unraveling the mystery of slowing global warming in Greenland: Hokkaido University, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)

2022.02.14

Clarification of the mechanism of seawater circulation in ultra-deep sea mantle rocks by JAMSTEC and collaborators

2022.02.08

Successful fabrication of an oil-water separation membrane thinner than hair at Tohoku University

2022.02.07

Tackling the protein crisis through cultured meat ― the potential for new foods

2022.01.20

Large oceanic eddies transport warm water to Antarctica ― cause of ice sheet runoff

2022.01.20

JAEA investigates the factors related to transmissivity of water below the surface of the Earth

2022.01.20

JAMSTEC investigates the Ontong Java Plateau and finds the remains of a subducted plate

2022.01.20

NEDO commences R&D on next-generation aircraft ― Implemented through the Green Innovation Fund

2022.01.14

Protecting corals from pathogenic bacteria using "good bacteria" acquired from seawater

2022.01.13

Plant-derived plastic transformed and used as fertilizer ― recycling system demonstration by Tokyo Tech

2022.01.13

Nocturnal migrations and behavior patterns of Pempheris schwenkii tracked by the University of Tokyo

2022.01.11

New avenues in autophagy research 1 ― Sixty years of research history: the current situation and future prospects

2022.01.11

Establishment of a new atmospheric observation network that can withstand climate change

2022.01.05

Discovery of a new species of dinosaur from a fossil found in Uzbekistan, a clue towards clarifying the story of how Tyrannosaurus became the king of dinosaurs

2021.12.24

NEDO is leading the development of next generation zero-emission vessels

2021.12.24

Huge cumulonimbus clouds in the tropical Indian Ocean: caused by atmospheric waves in the sky

2021.12.24

Bringing about a decarbonized society with new technologies ― Interview with Akira Isogai and Akira Oda 【Feature】 2021 White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation

2021.12.17

Aiming to ensure adequate food even in a world of 10 billion people: promoting the development of climate-resilient wheat

2021.12.15

Hiroshima University research group confirms that 6 nocturnal carnivorous animals inhabiting the Borneo region are active at the same time

2021.12.14

NTT demonstrates communication equipment monitoring technology: utilizing vibration sensed by optical fiber as a sensor

2021.11.30

Analysis of 170 m long record of marine sediment core from East Antarctica allows for reconstructing a record of the past 10,000 years

2021.11.24

Forty-year survey of bear ecology: trace record in Teshio Experimental Forest shows population recoery

2021.11.18

Evidence of photosynthetic organisms on Earth during the "Snowball Earth" period

2021.11.18

Protecting passengers from exposure to solar flares: Kyoto University quantifies the economic loss of aircraft operation plan changes

2021.11.16

Technological innovation through a "dream reaction" and expansion through industry-academia collaboration
Industry-university collaboration opens up new possibilities

2021.11.10

Looking at the evolution of animal behavior: locomotion of Drosophila larvae is correlated with temperature

2021.11.02

Highly sensitive and specific detection method for invasive mussel species Limnoperna fortunei

2021.10.19

Climate change proving to have more serious effect on rice yields and quality than previously thought

2021.10.14

Rain clouds over the Sahel region of Africa and their impact on global weather patterns: a possible cause of extreme weather events in Japan

2021.10.14

Clarification of the melting mechanism of Antarctic ice shelf through direct observations of the subshelf cavity

2021.10.13

The first reported detection of Dicrocoelium chinensis larvae in the field in Japan

2021.10.12

Observation of in vitro assimilation of zooxanthellae provides insights into development and bleaching of coral reefs

2021.10.05

Taking on the challenge of forecasting 'guerrilla rainstorms' using the Fugaku supercomputer

2021.10.05

Establishing mass-production technology for sustainable next-generation concrete products

2021.09.22

Development of irrigation pond management app to target flooding concerns during heavy rain

2021.09.08

World first water-air combination drone developed by joint KDDI, Prodrone collaboration

2021.09.06

The Earth's core contains large amounts of hydrogen, held 50 times more water in the past than in the oceans of today, research group including the University of Tokyo proves

2021.08.26

Building new relationships between people and technology

2021.08.24

Development of immunostimulants from menthol for safe and secure crop cultivation

2021.08.24

Toward preventing the spread of COVID-19 infection
Heat trace visualization of locations touched by people: development of a new system by NTT

2021.08.23

Revealing the true extent of marine plastics
Towards evidence-based policy making

2021.08.23

Active bioproduction in "marine deserts"
Maintaining an enriched environment through efficient regenerative circulation of phosphorus

2021.08.10

Interaction between large earthquakes and 'slow slip' clarified through observations by an international group, including Kyoto University

2021.08.04

Regional innovation based on micro-needs:
Latent problems hidden in local communities

2021.08.04

The key to suppressing CO2 release:
The higher the number of fungi, the lower the rate of wood decomposition

2021.08.04

Electronic waste recycling system established by NEDO and ARBIZ Corporation

2021.07.29

Pesticide spraying using agricultural drones shown to be more efficient than existing technologies

2021.07.29

Location of a huge earthquake of Magnitude 9 or above discovered by Tohoku University

2021.07.28

Industry-academia-government collaboration in Yamanashi Prefecture aiming to create 'Yamanashi Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Valley'

2021.07.13

A comparison with direct wind at "small amplitudes": Associate Professor Okamoto's group at the Kyushu University, performed an experiment with students

2021.07.13

Self-organized pattern of electrode reactions; Observations in actual Li-ion batteries during charging

2021.07.12

Genomic data expands possibilities for cereal production

2021.06.28

Isotope analysis reveals that the spread of livestock farming to the world involved diverse farming techniques from its earliest period

2021.06.22

Literature survey for geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste began in two municipalities in Hokkaido

2021.06.15

Sea Robot Successfully Maps Underside of Sea Ice
Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo and National Institute of Polar Research

2021.06.03

NEDO and three collaborators exceed efficiency targets in China energy scheme using energy management system and energy-saving equipment

2021.06.01

Kitami Institute of Technology, National Institute of Polar Research and others on the trail of anomalous high temperatures on the Antarctic Peninsula
Marine heatwaves on the Tasman Sea push low-pressure systems 1000km south

2021.06.01

High Efficiency CO₂ Reduction
New Catalyst Developed by Kanazawa University and Others
Graphene and Tin Surface Action

2021.05.31

Report of the observations and activities of the 61st Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition wintering party and 62nd summer party
Largest ozone hole in five years confirmed

2021.05.24

Synthesizing High Density Methane from Atmospheric CO2 New technology developed by AIST

2021.05.20

High Efficiency 17MW Cogeneration System 38% Energy Conservation with Stable Electricity and Heat Supply Test Operation Begun in Uzbekistan for NEDO Project

2021.05.17

The 2021 MIDORI Academic Prize
Awarded to Kazuhiko Takeuchi in the area of Landscape Ecology and Satoshi Tabata in the area of Molecular Biology

2021.05.12

Detecting COVID-19 in Sewage
New PCR Testing Service Offered by Shimadzu Subsidiary

2021.05.10

Plant proteins that efficiently absorb cesium has been identified for the first time in the world by Iwate University, Shimane University and The University of Tokyo. Expected to pave the pathway to use phytoremediation technique to decontaminate soil.

2021.04.27

Larger Tokyo salamanders may be due to global warming--Tokyo Metropolitan University

2021.04.21

Air Pollution Causes Increased Covid-19 Severity
Research group at Kyoto University unravels part of the mechanism
PM2.5 enhances the cell infection route for SARS-CoV-2

2021.04.19

Bicomponent Filament Yarn Gentle for the Environment Made from Plant-based Nanofiber and Silk--New material created at Tohoku University by feeding filament to silkworms

2021.04.13

System to Optimize Voltage and Reactive Power to be Adopted for the Thailand Electrical Grid
Optimized operations to reduce greenhouse gasses--testing project begun by NEDO and Hitachi

2021.04.12

NEDO Prepares Solar Power Development Strategy

2021.04.07

Waste pork bones transformed into absorbent for hazardous metals--Holds promise as a use for "7.5 billion tons/year" in waste

2021.04.01

The mystery of our origins: the search continues as new species of archaeon discovered (Special: White Paper on Science and Technology 2020)

2021.04.01

Learning from Nature to Build the Future--the Challenge of Artificial Photosynthesis (White Paper on Science and Technology 2020)

2021.04.01

Hokkaido University Study Finds That Fish Absorb More Microplastics from Their Food Than Directly

2021.04.01

The Rains of Bounty in the Triassic Period that Opened the Way for Dinosaurs and Humanity: Were Volcanoes the Cause?

2021.04.01

10 years on from 3/11--The challenge to restore Natori River hand in hand with fishermen