Research Results

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

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

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

Dynamics of structural transformation for liquid crystalline blue phasesResearchers explore the transformation dynamics of cubic liquid crystals using direct simulation and machine learning, offering new possibilities for advanced materials development

Professor Jun-ichi Fukuda
Faculty of Science

Listening to the past: How medieval pilgrims found faith in the roaring seaA new study of medieval texts shows how the open sea’s soundscapes served as trials of faith and windows into human interaction with nature.

Associate Professor Britton Elliott Brooks
Faculty of Languages and Cultures

Building roots in glass, a bio-inspired approach to creating 3D microvascular networks using plants and fungKyushu University researchers develop new method for building complex 3D microfluidic networks in glass by growing plant roots and fungal hyphae in silica nanoparticles

Professor Fujio Tsumori
Faculty of Engineering

Developing an antibody to combat age-related muscle atrophyUtilizing rat muscle culture, researchers developed an antibody that prevents the age induced dysfunction of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a critical protein for skeletal muscle development, regeneration, and repair

Professor Ryuichi Tatsumi
Faculty of Agriculture

Improving energy production by boosting singlet fission processSinglet fission can be promoted by chiral molecular self-assemblies that absorb light

Professor Nobuo Kimizuka
Faculty of Engineering

Toward better surgical outcomes in patients undergoing knee replacement surgeryEvidence from a questionnaire administered to postoperative patients could settle an ongoing debate regarding best practices in total knee arthroplasty.

Medical Doctor Toshiki Konishi
Kyushu University Hospital

Absolute numbers of women matter more than proportion for achieving gender equity in STEMAn international study visually highlights the level of gender equity in STEM fields, aiming to support the development of gender bias-free organizations.

Professor Kaoru Tamada
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering

Uncovering new regulatory mechanisms in embryo implantationResearchers find that nuclear actin dynamics of the endometrial stroma cells in the womb affects decidualization, a critical step in proper embryo implantation during pregnancy

Professor Kei Miyamoto
Faculty of Agriculture

Zebrafish as a model for studying rare genetic diseaseResearchers employ zebrafish to study the underlying mechanism of Nager syndrome

Associate Professor William Ka Fai Tse
Faculty of Agriculture

Keeping it together: How calcium signals help cells bury their dead neighborsResearchers discover a calcium-mediated effect that helps preserve the integrity of the sheets of cells lining our bodies and organs.

Professor Junichi Ikenouchi
Faculty of Medical Sciences

New study reveals a countdown to save oceans from plastic pollutionResearchers find that a 32% cut in plastic littering by 2035 is necessary to prevent further water pollution

Professor Atsuhiko Isobe
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

Microplastics found in coral skeletonsResearchers find that all coral components—including its skeleton—contain microplastics

Professor Atsuhiko Isobe
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

A new forecasting model based on gene activity predicts when Japan’s cherry buds awake from dormancyClimate change is impacting when Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms flower. A new gene-based model could provide more accurate predictions.

Professor Akiko Satake and JSPS Research Fellow Atsuko Miyawaki-Kuwakado
Faculty of Science

New organic thermoelectric device that can harvest energy at room temperatureResearchers have succeeded in developing a framework for organic thermoelectric power generation from ambient temperature and without a temperature gradient

Professor Chihaya Adachi
Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA)

CIRCULATE-Japan GALAXY confirms effectiveness of liquid biopsy in predicting recurrence risk and post-operative treatment efficacy in colorectal cancer

Associate Professor Eiji Oki
Faculty of Medical Sciences

Microwaving waste cooking oil into useful chemicalsResearchers develop a zeolite catalyst that can be heated up using microwaves to speed up the conversion of fatty acid esters to olefins

Associate Professor Shuntaro Tsubaki
Faculty of Agriculture

Most detailed study yet of seismic activity links fault strength to likelihood of large earthquakesSeismic observations from over 1000 locations have revealed a link between fault strength and earthquake magnitude, and provide a hint to detecting how close a region is to experiencing a large earthquake.

Professor Satoshi Matsumoto
Faculty of Science