Research Topics

Harnessing microwave flow reaction to convert biomass into useful sugarsSelective catalyst heating enables effective hydrolysis of biomass.

Associate Professor Shuntaro Tsubaki
Faculty of Agriculture

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  • Physics & Chemistry
  • Materials
  • Environment & Sustainability
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #172: Plant phenology and BVOC
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Kyushu University Energy Week 2025
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Beyond 5G, accelerating the world of ultra-high-speed optical data transmissionResearchers develop a new ultrahigh-speed optical modulator that can operate at more than 10 times the speed of current devices

Professor Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering

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  • Physics & Chemistry
  • Materials
  • Technology
2025 I²CNER Annual Symposium
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  • Off Campus
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Developer of the Natural Language Interface behind Apple’s Siri
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Are we ready for the ethical challenges of AI and robots?The first book to focus on law, policy, and regulation in human-robot interaction is now available online.

Associate Professor Yueh-Hsuan Weng
Institute for Advanced Study

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  • Humanities & Social Sciences
The promise of DATA todayIts role in synthesizing information to create integrative knowledge
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Scientists uncover insights into neuron function by simultaneously measuring two key signals in living animalsBy simultaneously measuring membrane voltage and calcium levels in neurons, scientists reveal that these two signals encode different sensory information.

Professor Takeshi Ishihara
Faculty of Sciences

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  • Life & Health
FY2024 the 7th I²CNER Seminar
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FY2024 the 8th I²CNER Seminar
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Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #171: A Challenge to the Smart Greenhouse Agriculture: Visualizing Environmental and Plant Eco-physiological Information and Crop-localized Environmental Control
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Unlocking the ‘black box’: scientists reveal AI’s hidden thoughtsResearchers introduce a new method to assess how deep neural networks interpret information, ensuring its reliability and robustness for real-world applications.

Associate Professor Danilo Vasconcellos Vargas
Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

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  • Math & Data
  • Technology
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #170: Trends in drug-resistant bacteria and countermeasures
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Better environmental performance boosts profits and cuts costsThrough a study of 8,547 companies across 34 countries, Kyushu University researchers revealed that disclosing and addressing environmental concerns leads to stronger financial performance.

Professor Hidemichi Fujii
Faculty of Economics

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  • Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Environment & Sustainability
Close-up! Kyushu U Making a mark on the world with research on organic materials
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Close encounters between distant DNA regions cause bursts of gene activityResearchers inch closer to understanding how close spatial proximity between regions of DNA promotes and stabilizes transcriptional bursts.

Professor Hiroshi Ochiai
Medical Institute of Bioregulation

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  • Life & Health
AI beats experts in predicting future quality of “mini-organs”Organoids, sometimes known as “mini-organs”, are crucial for regenerative medicine, drug discovery and basic research. Now, deep-learning models can predict if they are developing properly.

Professor Hirohiko Niioka
Data-Driven Innovation Initiative

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  • Life & Health
  • Math & Data
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #169: Female Sex Hormone Estrogen as a Regulatory Factor in Skeletal Muscle Differentiation and Regeneration
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Rescheduled event【December 19, 2024】Announcement of the 105th Science Cafe @ Fukuoka
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  • Public Seminar
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