Research Results

Inter-filamentary diffuse gas flows replenish dense filaments and sustain gas accretion onto hubs, promoting massive star formationResearchers reveal that diffuse gas surrounding dense filaments significantly contributes to the growth of star-forming hubs

Assistant Professor Jihye Hwang
Institute for Advanced Science

Selective microwave heating speeds bamboo-to-hydrogen fuel conversionExperiments reveal microwaves create localized hot spots on catalyst particles, boosting biomass conversion and paving the way for electrified, low-carbon chemical manufacturing

Professor Shuntaro Tsubaki
Faculty of Engineering

Plasma Agriculture makes strides towards super-seeding conventional methodsResearchers review the latest results and understanding of mechanisms behind this new field of research where seeds show higher yields and resilience following flash treatment in low-temperature plasma

Professor Kazunori Koga
Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

Scientists find compound that may help muscles stay strong as we ageThe compound strengthens HGF, a protein that helps activate muscle repair, offering hope for future treatments of age-related muscle loss in humans and pets

Professor Ryuichi Tatsumi
Faculty of Agriculture

Thin-film electronics that can move and become their own connectorsResearchers develop prototype thin-film electronics that can dock and undock themselves

Associate Professor Fumihiro Sassa
Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering

Rewriting the reactivity rules: A new catalyst for recycling mixed plasticsJapanese researchers have developed a catalyst that selectively degrades polyurethane in mixed plastic waste, opening a practical route to recycling materials long considered too complex to separate

Professor Takanori Iwasaki
Faculty of Engineering

Capturing the cosmic ‘drift’ before a star is bornResearchers observe the velocity difference between two molecules in a prestellar core, elucidating the process of early star formation

Associate Professor Doris Arzoumanian
Institute for Advanced Study

Wasted pumpkin peel can keep your food freshKyushu University researchers have turned agricultural by-products into a biodegradable food packaging material, offering a potential approach to both food loss and plastic pollution

Professor Fumihiko Tanaka
Faculty of Agriculture

A new theoretical framework to identify what quantum gravity would look likeResearchers develop ‘Relativity of Spacetime Superpositions,’ a theoretical framework that will show what experimental signatures identify quantum gravity

Associate Professor Joshua Foo
Institute for Advanced Study

What dental calculus can tell us about the oral microbiomes of ancient JapanMicrobe DNA from ancient dental calculus offers insights into past oral microbiomes of the Japanese people, including the phylogeny of the periodontal disease-associated archaeon, M. orali

Associate Professor Shiori Yonemoto / Associate Professor Kyoko Funahashi
Kyushu University Museum/Faculty of Social and Cultural Studies

Harvesting UV Light from sunlight just got 'solid’New solid-state material from Kyushu University turns visible light into high-energy UV at sunlight intensity, expanding solar energy potential

Associate Professor Yoichi Sasaki
Faculty of Engineering

Exploring the origin of freely adjustable parameters in the fundamental equations of natureStudy offers new clues into the mystery of free parameters in quantum gravity

Associate Professor Yuya Kusuki
Institute for Advanced Study

New method enables accurate sequencing of short peptides hidden in food and human bodyA new chemical tagging approach enables direct, reliable sequencing of short peptides without relying on databases, opening new possibilities for food science, nutrition, and biomedical research

Professor Mitsuru Tanaka
Faculty of Agriculture

Body clock found to control inflammatory responses in macrophagesBody clock regulator BMAL1 transports a fatty acid-oxidation enzyme into the cell nucleus, triggering macrophage inflammation, opening possibilities for time-based therapies

Lecturer Akito Tsuruta
Faculty of Phramaceutical Sciences

Developing a theoretical model to understand how isotopes change spectroscopy resultsResearchers investigate how oxygen isotopes in forsterite (Mg2SiO4) affect Raman spectroscopy results to develop a theoretical framework for better interpretation of spectral data

Associate Professor Masashi Arakawa
Faculty of Science

Favorable lifestyle and health linked to lower dementia risk even in people with a genetic risk factorA large Japanese study suggests that favorable lifestyle and health conditions are linked to lower dementia risk in people with no or one APOE ε4 allele, while those with two alleles may require different preventive or therapeutic approaches

Professor Toshiharu Ninomiya
Faculty of Medical Sciences

Seven-second X-ray scan accurately detects severity of heart valve regurgitation in patients with repaired congenital heart defectsDynamic chest radiography bridges the gap between echocardiography and cardiac MRI—expanding diagnostic options when cardiac MRI is unavailable or contraindicated

Assistant Professor Yuzo Yamasaki
Kyushu University Hospital Radiology Center

How Alaska Native communities navigate a potential $170 billion gold mineJapanese researchers find that simple ’support’ or ’opposition’ cannot capture the full complexity of Alaska Native communities’ decision-making

Associate Professor Hiroko Ikuta
International Student Center

Scientists show how baby stars' cradles get their radial shapeNew 3D simulations show a dying star's last shockwave can weave a star-forming hub into shape

Shingo Nozaki
Graduate School of Science

Unstable software tests cause issues that spread across projectsResearchers find that over half of projects in the popular OpenStack ecosystem are affected by shared instability from “flaky tests”

Professor Yasutaka Kamei
Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering