Energy & Environment

2023.09.25

JAEA clarifies mechanism of the inflow of groundwater during tunnel excavation: The structure of the outflow route regulates the water exit velocity

2023.09.25

JAEA develops new simulation method for the design of next-generation reactors —ARKADIA

2023.09.20

Chubu University discovers a new parasitic nematode species, found in exotic millipede species that came to Japan from Taiwan — Fears of spread to native hosts

2023.09.15

Did a 400-kilometer-long terrestrial area exist between Okinawa Island and Miyako Island millions of years ago? New geological history of the Ryukyu Islands proposed by Tohoku University

2023.09.13

Kazusa DNA Research Institute finds that the thermogenic plant Symplocarpus renifolius more genetically diverse due to snow adaptation

2023.09.12

Nuclear fusion research is selected by MEXT as a new target of the Moonshot R&D Program: Aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by creating 'the Sun on the Earth'

2023.09.11

Waseda University and OMRON collaborate to build factory energy management system infrastructure — Resolving challenges facing the manufacturing industry

2023.09.05

NARO demonstrates technology to decompose biodegradable plastic film for agriculture — Confirmation of effectiveness under different temperature conditions

2023.09.05

New turtle species from the late Cretaceous discovered by second grader in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture — Waseda University and Kuji Amber Museum conduct joint excavation

2023.08.30

AORI of the University of Tokyo uses environmental DNA in the Kuroshio Current to reveal the distribution characteristics of blue fish — Sardine and anchovy depend on water temperature and mackerels depend on sardine and anchovy

2023.08.29

Discovery of a perovskite compound for safe and simple ammonia storage — RIKEN aims to achieve a decarbonized society

2023.08.28

The megatooth shark 'Megalodon' swam slowly: US-Japan team estimate using morphology of scale fossils

2023.08.22

Hokkaido University research group discovers fossil forest of an extinct species in Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture

2023.08.17

Coupled short-duration Lamb waves and thermospheric gravity waves during the large-scale eruption in Tonga found by JAMSTEC: Expected to predict meteorological tsunamis

2023.08.16

IIS develops advanced climate simulation using AI — Local precipitation characteristics can be reproduced

2023.08.08

Mycorrhizal fungal network supporting forest ecosystems [Treasures from under the ground]

2023.07.31

Swell: the key to Antarctic sea-ice breakup − Observation of sea ice outflow in Lützow-Holm Bay gives insights into climate change and navigation assistance for icebreaker Shirase (by the University of Tokyo and Kitami Institute of Technology)

2023.07.26

RESTEC and Spectee verify the use of Satellite and SNS Data for Flood Control

2023.07.26

NARO, NTT and others to launch a data-driven remote farming support project

2023.07.18

NICT develops differential absorption light detection and ranging (LIDAR) for simultaneous observation of water vapor and wind

2023.07.14

NTT and OIST use two Wave Gliders simultaneously to successfully conduct simultaneous atmospheric and marine observations directly beneath a violent, Category 5 typhoon for the first time in the world

2023.07.12

A Look Around Innovation, Part 1: Advanced plastic waste sorting device — A university-based venture aimed at commercialization

2023.07.11

Discovery of new mineral, 'Hokkaido Stone' — Japan's first polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mineral