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2023.04.28

A survey by the NRCD shows that sensory issues in people with developmental disorders are diverse and require individual support: Greatest issue is hearing and touch for people with ASD

2023.04.28

Group led by Nagasaki University concludes the Aquarius haliplous water strider is the same species as the Aquarius paludum paludum water strider

2023.04.27

Is it harder to catch fish that has lost weight due to a parasite? Hokkaido University finds that obesity determines fate

2023.04.27

'Dilute salt water is sweet': Okayama University and others clarify an oddity — Chloride ions bond to sweet taste receptors, same effect as sugar and amino acid

2023.04.26

Newly discovered RNA sequence plays a role in temporal adaptation of circadian rhythm: A group from Kyoto University finds that changes in body temperature fine‐tune translational speed

2023.04.26

Group led by Gifu Pharmaceutical University discovers an amino acid transporter in the brain that acts as an obesity sensor

2023.04.26

Nagoya University identifies cross‐linking enzyme 'TG2' in macrophages suppressing inflammation induces renal fibrosis and exacerbates pathology

2023.04.25

Law of growth and shrinkage of individual bubbles — Key to understanding nanobubble stability

2023.04.25

Tohoku University confirms in mice that acidification of glial cells induces REM sleep and acidification increases during epileptic exacerbations

2023.04.25

On the path toward the realization of fusion reactors: National Institute for Fusion Science and Toho Kinzoku Co., Ltd. successfully test durability of divertor

2023.04.24

Research on future beef markets, including plant substitutes and cultured meat — Unravelling the choice behavior of consumer types toward production methods

2023.04.24

Attitude toward partner and childcare are related: Nagoya City University's analysis of data from East Timor

2023.04.24

On the path to realization of an optical quantum computer — NTT, The University of Tokyo and RIKEN leverage the high speed and broadband nature of optical communications to measure the world's fastest 43 GHz real‐time quantum signal

2023.04.21

Okayama University reveals two‐pore channels promote oxytocin release and controls social behavior in mice

2023.04.21

Spider mites do not like caterpillar traces — Avoidance of chemicals to protect against intraguild predation

2023.04.21

Selectively recovering methanol from gases containing water vapor — AIST develops adsorbent material paving the way for recycling organic solvents

2023.04.20

Group led by Doshisha University develops candidate substance that may be an effective dual antidote against carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide poisoning

2023.04.20

NEC develops two industry first MLOps‐related technologies for maintenance of prediction accuracy during AI‐based operations

2023.04.20

RIKEN develops method to study effects of weak radiation on detecting small damage in cells

2023.04.19

'Tadpole' molecular cloud discovered near the galactic nucleus — Group led by Keio University thinks object may be an intermediate‐mass black hole

2023.04.19

Suppressing nerve activity only when epileptic symptoms occur: QST demonstrates efficacy of an on‐demand treatment in monkeys

2023.04.18

Government to establish an industry, academia, and government council for first strategy proposal towards accelerating fusion power: Will leverage technological superiority to be dominant in the market

2023.04.18

Convergence of Knowledge: Its indicators difficult to be set even for its advocate CSTI — Recognition of concept far behind the SDGs

2023.04.18

Estimating caregivers' states of mind at the NEC Beyond 5G Collaboration Laboratory: Demonstration of probabilistic digital twins commences at Toyonaka facility

2023.04.17

Technology verification by Okayama University: Compound‐eye camera used to measure moving salmon fry

2023.04.17

Group led by Osaka Metropolitan University discover near‐infrared absorbing dye with special electronic structure that is between a closed and open shell state

2023.04.17

Three varieties of flickering used to identify mating partners: Chubu and Keio Universities clarify the ecology of Asian Fireflies

2023.04.14

Tokyo Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo develop new molecular conversion reaction by the direct synthesis of 3D organic compounds from 2D organic compounds by inserting carbon, boron and silicon

2023.04.13

Hitachi collaborates with partner companies and universities in China for low‐carbon technology R&D, green development league

2023.04.11

Neurons in the deepest part of the cerebrum change as a result of visual experiences after birth — NIPS reveals existence of ocular dominance plasticity

2023.04.10

NTT achieves world's first ultra‐compact baseband amplifier IC module with 100Ghz bandwidth — Aiming for early practical application in measuring instruments

2023.04.07

Regional diversity among contemporary Japanese explained by intermixing of Jomon people and ancient migrants — The University of Tokyo focusing on Jomon‐derived variations in genome

2023.04.07

Group led by Tokyo Gakugei University find number and arrangement of vascular bundles contributes to the maintenance of plant stem integrity

2023.04.06

Study of 70 low and middle‐income countries indicates 12% of adolescents feel lonely: Joint Analysis by Japanese and British team finds links to bullying

2023.04.06

Group led by the Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems develop gene expression vector derived from tardigrade genome that realizes GFP‐fluorescence

2023.04.05

Group led by Tokyo University of Technology construct luminescent proteins that enable simple detection method of various modified bases

2023.04.05

International team led by JAMSTEC and Miyazaki University observe general flowering in tropical rainforests through satellite observations of a wide area of Borneo

2023.04.05

Surge in Japanese spotted fever analyzed by Okayama University: 10‐fold increase over 20 years, with a noticeable increase in the elderly and expansion into eastern Japan

2023.04.04

The other side to toxic hydrogen sulfide — Group led by the University of Tokyo identifies intracellular dynamics, finding that it plays a role in controlling various physiological activities

2023.04.04

Hokkaido University synthesizes pharmaceutical intermediates with visible light using two types of catalysts

2023.04.04

Osaka Metropolitan University prove in world first that fish can recognize themselves in photographs: Observed trying to remove mark on throat

2023.04.03

NICTER Observation Report 2022 released: Analysis of cyberattack‐related communications indicates double the number of IoT device attacks on TCP port 23

2023.04.03

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute artificially cultivates white truffles with aim to establish cultivation technology and stable supply