Research Topics

Machine learning method speeds up discovery of green energy materialsResearchers ditch “trial and error” and turn to machine learning to identify two uniquely structured proton-conducting oxides – a key material needed in hydrogen fuel cells.

Professor Yoshihiro Yamazaki
Kyushu University Platform of Inter/Transdisciplinary Energy Research (Q-PIT)

Generating Stable Qubits at Room TemperatureResearchers observe the quantum coherence of a quintet state with four electron spins in molecular systems for the first time at room temperature

Associate Professor Nobuhiro Yanai
Faculty of Engineering

A new diagnostic tool to identify and treat pathological social withdrawal, HikikomoriResearchers develop the Hikikomori Diagnostic Evaluation, or HiDE, as a diagnostic tool to better identify the pathology of extended social withdrawal, known as Hikikomori

A potentially cheaper and 'cooler' way of hydrogen transportResearchers develop a compound that can store hydrogen energy at room-temperature for an extended period of time

Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after strokeNew research offers a tantalizing avenue for treating stroke by reprogramming microglia, the main immune cells in the brain, to replace damaged neurons.

Investigating the role of greener plastics for Japan’s carbon neutral goalsJapan’s plastic problem is a huge barrier to carbon neutrality. Could bioplastics and recycled plastics be the answer?

16 strange new parasitoid wasp species discovered in VietnamA field survey in Vietnam searching for Loboscelidia, a rare group of parasitoid wasps, has increased the total known number of species worldwide by 30% and uncovered their unique egg-burying behavior.

Unveiling Japan's ancient practice of cranial modification: The case of the Hirota people in TanegashimaAn international team of researchers report that the Hirota people, who lived on the southern Japanese island of Tanegashima between the late Yayoi period to the Kofun period (3rd to 7th century CE), practiced cranial modification.

Composing Letting Nature InDaryl Jamieson is a composer in the American experimental contemporary music style, informed by Buddhist and the Kyoto School of philosophy. This month is a performance on the Goto Islands, famous for the World Heritage Sites of the “Hidden Christians”.

Do investors incorporate financial materiality of environmental information in their risk evaluation?Evaluating a company’s environmental performance based on financial materiality provides a better perspective for investors to understand the environmental risk involved.

A bright future in eco-friendly light devices, just add dendrimers, cellulose, and grapheneResearchers from Japan and Germany have developed a new eco-friendly, and long-lasting light-emitting electrochemical cell using dendrimers combined with biomass derived cellulose acetate as the electrolyte and a graphene electrode

Game Theory for Integrative KnowledgeGame theory is a mathematical modeling and analysis of the strategic behavior of people where choices by a player affect the interests of a different player and vice versa. Its application is vast and continuously growing.

The rhythm we hear: sound, neural processing and perceptionHow does the brain process rhythm and measures of sound that are strung together in a sequence? Research elucidates preceding sound context affects the brain’s perception of time.

How neurons compete to lose their linkResearchers detail the mechanism of how synapses compete with each other, and how weak and noisy synapses are eliminated during development

Researchers Shed Further Light onto Zinc Homeostasis in Cells

A ribosomal traffic jam that breaks the heartResearchers find that deficiency in RPL3L, a ribosome expressed in heart and skeletal muscle, impairs cardiac contractility due to delayed mRNA translation

How old is that microplastic? A new way to estimate the age of microplastics in the upper oceanResearchers develop a method to estimate the age of microplastics in the ocean, and find that offshore microplastics can range from 1 to 3 years old while nearshore microplastics can range from 0 to 5 years old

The Mathematics of Cell Boundary 'Ruggedness'Revealing the mathematical and biological mechanism of interdigitated cell-cell boundaries

Pictograms with universal design for equity and inclusionGraphic Design of Pictograms Focusing on the Comprehension of People with Intellectual Disabilities – The Next Step in Standardization: Pictogram Design and Evaluation Methods

Toward tunable molecular switches from organic compoundsNewly synthesized organic molecules can be tuned to emit different colors depending on their molecular structures in crystal form