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2024.03.22

Next-generation technology for designer chromosome transfer — Aiming to contribute to refractory disease treatment and drug discovery

2024.03.07

A Look Around Innovation, Part 8: Potential of environment-compatible plastic derived from natto (fermented soybeans) to solve the marine plastic-waste problem

2024.02.16

COP28 agrees to "transition away from fossil fuels" and calls on all countries to share the sense of crisis and agree to further emissions reductions

2024.02.15

Discussions advance toward coexistence with "safe, secure, and trustworthy AI": G7 agrees on the International Guiding Principles for Organizations Developing Advanced AI Systems

2024.01.31

A Look Around Innovation, Part 7: Extending the lifespan of asphalt pavement − Starch-derived gelling agent for organic solvents

2024.01.25

Draft conventions for preventing growing global plastic waste pollution are in the works: Expectations that regulations will inevitably face difficulties

2024.01.24

Driving the lunar exploration rover, "Lunar Cruiser," ahead of its implementation: Toyota unveiled the vehicle at an exhibition

2023.12.12

A Look Around Innovation, Part 6: Realization of 'last-mile in-space transportation' of small satellites — Development of hybrid rocket re-ignition system

2023.12.07

A Look Around Innovation, Part. 5: Melting and drawing of polymers into fibers — Realization of low environmental impact, low cost, and high strength

2023.12.07

First-ever journey to a 'metal-rich world': Successful launch of U.S. asteroid explorer 'Psyche'

2023.12.07

Dr. Katalin Karikó and colleagues highly praised for 'saving millions of lives.': Their development of a COVID-19 vaccine, with 13 billion doses administered, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023

2023.11.21

A Look Around Innovation, Part 4: Development of molecularly thin nanosheets and devices contributing to achieving sustainable society in harmony with nature

2023.11.21

The '400m Towing Tank' demonstrates improved ship performance, reflected in international rules [Exploring megascience]

2023.11.16

ALCA-SPRING: Using Mg and the air as active materials - Aiming for high performance

2023.11.15

ALCA-SPRING: Addressing persistent challenges with an innovative electrolyte approach

2023.11.15

'Quickly and easily foldable' origami sheets printed by a UV printer and transformed into a 3D object using hot water: Developments from the University of Tokyo

2023.11.14

ALCA-SPRING: Solid electrolytes that enable safe and high-power output

2023.11.13

ALCA-SPRING: Paving the way for next-generation battery development: Leading the world through team research consistent from materials to devices

2023.11.07

Successful launch of X-ray imaging spectroscopic satellite 'XRISM,' to explore the mysteries of the turbulent universe

2023.11.06

'Fugaku' has consistently delivered results in the fight against COVID-19 and has demonstrated world-class energy-saving performance [Exploring megascience]

2023.10.25

A challenging and exhaustive survey undertaken in collaboration with local communities: Towards clarification of the biodiversity of tropical rainforests in Sarawak, Malaysia

2023.10.18

Pursuing a better relationship between humans and machines: Accelerated development of advanced AI-applied technologies

2023.10.11

'E-Defense': Enhanced earthquake resistance technology using full-scale seismic shaking table [Exploring megascience]

2023.10.10

Just like a living being! Synthetic macromolecules move into a hole by themselves, paving the way for sequence reading — Results from the University of Tokyo

2023.10.03

'SPring-8': Powerful synchrotron radiation explores the roots of substances and contributes to the advancement of science and industry [Exploring megascience]

2023.10.02

Exploring past climate change using varves settled on the bottom of lakes [Treasures from under the ground]

2023.09.29

Efficient lead-free perovskite solar cells with high environmental and biological compatibility

2023.09.29

'Why do adults slide down a slide faster than children?' Demonstration in a graduation thesis at Rikkyo University

2023.09.22

Current status in sleep research 4

2023.09.21

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2023.09.21

Current status in sleep research 2

2023.09.21

Current status in sleep research 3

2023.09.04

A novel technology enabling complete separation at low load and cost developed: Towards achieving a circular economy

2023.08.25

A new law for promoting genome medicine enacted: Definite provisions for preventing genetic discrimination and mandating the government to formulate a national plan

2023.08.24

Solving the plastic waste issue by developing a high-performance catalyst: Simple, environmentally friendly "Chemical Recycling"

2023.08.15

Looking forward to the day children with egg allergies can eat eggs — Hiroshima University led group develop eggs lacking allergy-causing agent

2023.08.09

Discovery of a protein involved in the systemic deterioration seen in advanced cancer: RIKEN expects improved patient survival rates and quality of life

2023.08.08

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

2023.07.19

"Optical Amplifier," a core technology of the global internet society: Paving the way for long-distance and high-capacity communications

2023.07.18

Identifying new added value of amber [Treasures from under the ground]

2023.07.12

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

2023.07.12

Nara Women's University finds that deer in Nara Park are not 'bowing' anymore due to coronavirus pandemic

2023.07.11

The 'KAGRA' gravitational wave telescope has resumed observations for the first time in three years: Possible development of a sensitivity improvement strategy through international collaboration

2023.07.03

In pursuit of a path to protect lives and livelihoods that "leaves no-one behind": Updated Mt. Fuji eruption evacuation plan

2023.06.26

Government revises hydrogen strategy to realize a decarbonized society: Public and private sectors invest 15 trillion yen to supply 12 million tons of hydrogen annually

2023.06.12

On the cusp of extraterrestrial discovery: Japanese probe embarks on mission to Jupiter's moons

2023.06.01

[Integration of humanities and science] "Historical informatics" ∼ Dr. Makoto Goto aims to digitize old documents for new knowledge

2023.05.31

Sea level rise of up to 3 m even if temperature rise is limited to "1.5 ℃ — WMO worried that sea levels will continue rising for 2000 years

2023.05.23

"Challenging days in space with friends" ‐ Veteran astronaut, Dr. Wakata, returned from the ISS

2023.05.22

Latest IPCC report presses the world to "halve CO₂ emissions by 2030" — UN Secretary General warns that "the climate time bomb is ticking."

2023.05.19

"There are an infinite number of problems that mankind wants to solve" — the first domestically produced quantum computer is now in use

2023.05.08

Imagining 2050: The Moonshot R&D Program Moonshot Goal 9 — Clarifying the 'mind' to increase peace of mind and vitality: Implementing science and technology for the realization of a happier society

2023.04.28

How Can We Make It Happen? A Bright and Affluent Zero‐Emission Society Part 9: Exploring the future through extended input‐output tables

2023.04.19

Imagining 2050: The Moonshot R&D Program Moonshot Goal 7 — Focus on chronic inflammation to prevent and overcome diseases: Extend healthy life expectancy and enjoy life to the end

2023.04.03

Imagining 2050: The Moonshot R&D Program Moonshot Goal 8 — Developing weather control technology to mitigate damage caused by extreme winds and rains

2023.04.03

New treatment for obesity and high blood sugar on the horizon: RIKEN identifies intestinal bacteria that produce harmful lipids and clarifies underlying mechanisms