Research Topics

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

Kuniyoshi Shimizu, Associate Professor
Faculty of Agriculture

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #248: Cellular responses to mechanical stimuli

Off Campus

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 Maria Belen Alfonso
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #247: What we can do for the health and well-being of women and their unborn children

Off Campus

Renewable Energy Systems Co-Benefits Assessment Tool (RES-CAT)

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

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #246: Development and Social Implementation of a Large-Scale Real-World Data Platform Integrating Healthcare, Long-Term Care, Public Health, and Administrative Data (LIFE Study)

Off Campus

Poetics as Bioethics

Ito Campus

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #245: Unveiling the Mechanisms of Star and Planet Formation with ALMA

Off Campus

What naked mole-rats can teach us about healthy longevityDiscover the Research Vol.14―Kyoko Miura, Faculty of Medical Sciences

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

Kyushu University hosts the 2026 Japan-U.S. Semiconductor UPWARDS Summer Student Exchange Program

Horizon Europe - Explanation of Program and Testimonial

Ito Campus

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

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #244: What Happens to Children After Summer Vacation

Off Campus