Research Topics

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #227: The Aesthetics of Nuclear Invisibility: Nuclear Warfare and Its Artistic Afterlives
  • Off Campus
A new reagent makes living brains transparent for deeper, non-invasive imagingResearchers at Kyushu University have developed a new tissue-clearing reagent, SeeDB-Live, which enables repeated, reversible, and real-time imaging of the living brain at greater depth and clarity

Distinguished Professor Takeshi Imai
Faculty of Medical Sciences

Researchers capture thermal fluctuations in polymer segments for the first timeResearchers use atomic force microscopy to shed light on the behavior of individual segments in isolated polymer chains confined on the solid surfaces towards better adhesives

Distinguished Professor Keiji Tanaka
Faculty of Engineering

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #226: Gifts and Gigs: Burning Man and the Paradoxes of the Tech Economy
  • Off Campus
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #225: Research on Sound and Auditory Perception
  • Off Campus
Gray screens and loading delays cut gaming time by 30%Japanese researchers find small design changes can brake excessive gaming in a global study of 80,000 players, call for design-led action to create healthier digital environments.

Assistant Professor Yugo Nakamura
Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #224: Rethinking the Orthodox Church from Kyushu: The "Vanquished" of Modernity and Post-Liberal Values
  • Off Campus
Missing geomagnetic reversals in the geomagnetic reversal historyResearchers may have found the ages that hide undiscovered geomagnetic reversals using statistical analysis

JSPS Research Fellow Yutaka Yoshimura
Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #223: Horizons of Knowledge Opened by the Korean Language: Its Charm and Magic
  • Off Campus
Shared e-mopeds and equity implications: Insights from trip-level data in Fukuoka, JapanResearch suggests shared e-mopeds may help shorten commutes in transit-poor areas, while their costs may still present a challenge for some residents there

Associate Professor Yoo Sunbin
Faculty of Engineering

FY2025 8th & 9th I²CNER Seminar
  • Ito Campus
Understanding how cancer cells use water pressure to move through the bodyResearchers unveil a previously unrecognized physical mechanism that governs cancer cell migration

Professor Junichi Ikenouchi
Faculty of Medical Sciences

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #222: Systematizing Judo Therapy: Developmental Support Through Judo
  • Off Campus
New species of ladybird beetle discovered on Kyushu University campusNew beetle discovery on campus marks the first major update to Japanese ladybird classification in 50 years

Associate Professor Munetoshi Maruyama
Kyushu University Museum

Vaping zebrafish suggest E-cigarette exposure disrupts gut microbial networks and neurobehaviorResearchers at Kyushu University hope to spark broader public discussion on the health risks of e-cigarettes and provide scientific evidence to support a reassessment of existing regulations

Associate Professor Tse Ka Fai William
Faculty of Agriculture

Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #221: Cycle of the interstellar medium leading to the formation of stars and planets
  • Off Campus
Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #220: Harvesting Hope: Biomass Pathways to Clean Fuels and Chemicals
  • Off Campus
Toward energy-efficient information technology with magnetic skyrmionsResearchers from Japan explore a new strategy for harnessing nanoscale magnetic spins to overcome the limits of conventional electronics

Professor Hiromi Yuasa
Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

Call for Applications 【AY2026 Inamori Frontier Program】Recruits
New synaptic formation in adolescence challenges conventional views of brain developmentFindings may offer new hope for understanding the biological basis of schizophrenia and other neurodevelopmental conditions

Distinguished Professor Takeshi Imai
Faculty of Medical Sciences