Research Results

A smart packaging film that ‘lights up’ under UV as meat loses freshnessMade with milk protein and modified plant pigments, a new packaging film uses color changes and fluorescence to monitor freshness in refrigerated mutton

Professor Fumihiko Tanaka
Faculty of Agriculture

No neuralyzer needed. Identifying the molecular pathways and the circuit that triggers forgetting in C. elegansResearchers find the molecular and neural mechanisms that cause C. elegans to actively and selectively forget specific odors

Professor Takeshi Ishihara
Faculty of Science

Companies’ progress on climate reporting gets lost in the averageA decade of climate reporting scores from 8,959 firms reveals how a widening reporting population masks improvements among those assessed over time

Associate Professor Alexander Ryota Keeley
Faculty of Engineering

How an ultrathin metal layer enhances spin-related signals and opens a door for potentially better spintronicsMeasurements of two spin-related effects may offer insights into how interface engineering could help advance energy-efficient spintronic technologies

Professor Hiromi Yuasa
Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

BBcat: A novel anion for more selective and efficient light-driven catalysisResearchers develop a new photocatalyst that maintains high reaction yields even under diluted conditions

Professor Takanori Iwasaki
Faculty of Engineering

Invisible eland identified from 60,000-year-old ochre-rich sedimentAncient proteins reveal hidden aspects of technical and symbolic behaviors of early humans

Associate Professor Takumi Tsutaya
Institute for Advanced Study

AI helps reveal what sustainability issues companies emphasizeKyushu University researchers analyzed 1,623 annual securities reports from 340 Japanese food and beverage companies to uncover which environmental, social and governance issues they emphasize

Professor Hidemichi Fujii
Faculty of Economics

How to head into VR without wearing a headsetKyushu University researchers rethink the ‘mounted’ default in head-mounted displays, using aerial imaging optics to propose a new way to enter virtual reality simply by sitting down

Associate Professor Shogo Fukushima
Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

A new metal-free and water-soluble molecule that can produce fluorescence and be used as MRI contrast materialResearchers modify luminescent organic radicals to develop water-soluble compounds that have dual use as fluorescence material and MRI contrast material

Associate Professor Albrecht Ken
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering

Investigating the underlying mechanisms of magnetic reconnection in space weather eventsExperiments reveal that the rate at which magnetic fields release energy is controlled by the local physics of reconnection layer

Associate Professor Taichi Morita
Faculty of Engineering Sciences

Japanese Hinoki root essential oil may support better sleep at homePilot study suggests an underused forestry resource could offer new value in aroma-based relaxation products

Associate Professor Kuniyoshi Shimizu
Faculty of Agriculture

Toward future-ready food packaging where materials meet AIKyushu University researchers propose a framework for packaging that senses, learns, and acts, moving from a passive barrier into an active, AI-powered tool against food waste

Professor Fumihiko Tanaka
Faculty of Agriculture

Under pressure: How a deep-sea protein adapts to an extreme environmentResearchers uncover the molecular strategy that enables PoXeR, a light-driven protein found in deep-sea microorganisms, to adapt to extreme pressure

Professor Gaku Fukuhara
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering

Saline Lakes: Overlooked Ecosystems with Global Conservation ValueInternational study published in Nature Communications highlights the biodiversity and ecosystem services of saline lakes

Associate Professor María Belén Alfonso
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

Using Japanese Igusa (rush grass) may enhance mood, stress resilience, and task engagementEEG tests show that Igusa use is associated with increased activity in brain regions related to concentration and engagement

Associate Professor Kuniyoshi Shimizu
Faculty of Agriculture

What happens when a shoreline scavenger consumes microplastics?Multi-omics analysis reveals what happens in the gut of wharf roaches when they eat polystyrene

Professor Emeritus Yuji Oshima, Associate Professor Yohei Shimasaki, Assistant Professor Yuki Takai
Faculty of Agriculture

Pressure-eyes at night: Researchers find new mechanism that causes increase in internal eye pressure, and a possible new target for glaucoma treatmentNorepinephrine-induced RHOB is a key regulator of circadian intraocular pressure rhythm

Associate Professor Keisuke Ikegami
Faculty of Agriculture

The framing of nature changes how kids respond to environmental educationA randomized trial in 21 Japanese elementary schools shows, for the first time, that framing the environment around human benefit raises more student interest than framing nature around its intrinsic value

Associate Professor Akinori Kitsuki
Faculty of Arts and Science

Scientists ‘see’ nanoscale forces, providing evidence of electric fields at the air‑water interfaceUsing 3D electron microscopy, researchers have captured direct evidence for a long‑debated electric field at air-water interfaces, opening a path to rationally designed clean‑energy materials.

Associate Professor Qin-Yi Li
Faculty of Engineering

Natural insecticide made by nanoemulsification of compounds found in garlic and spearmint found to be effective on adzuki bean beetles with low non-target impacts

Professor Midori Tuda
Faculty of Agriculture