Research Results

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.

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

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

Sustainable development in Africa shaped by subnational administrative capabilitiesRapid economic growth in Africa is raising concerns over the sustainability of its development. Through effective evaluation with the inclusive wealth index, regional inequalities of natural resources, produced and human capital are elucidated.

Probe where the protons go to develop better fuel cellsUnraveling the innerworkings of solid oxide fuel cells through an integration of computational data and hands on experimentation

The single protein that causes the fibrosis death spiralScientists find VGLL3, a mechanosensitive protein from myofibroblasts, leads to fibrosis in multiple organs

A safe synthesis of hydrogen peroxide inspired by natureA new homogeneous catalyst enables the safe and direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide

Silica glass guitar pick jazzes up UN International Year of Glass 2022An academic-industry partnership developed a glass guitar pic with unique acoustic characteristics

The spillover effects of rising energy prices following 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Measles virus 'cooperates' with itself to cause fatal encephalitisResearchers find a new mechanism for how the measles virus can cause a rare but fatal neurological disorder, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

An ecofriendly way to convert blue light into UVBResearchers from Japan and Germany develop a new sustainable way to upconvert blue LED light to UVB

Evening hot spring soaks lower cases of hypertension in older Japanese adultsResearchers from Kyushu U's Beppu Hospital find that bathing in Japanese 'onsen' in the evenings lowers prevalence of hypertension in Japanese adults over 65

Small solar flares in large laser bodiesResearchers use high-powered lasers to make small solar flares to study magnetic reconnection