News Research Update Asymmetry is key to creating more stable blue perovskite LEDs For the first time, researchers have created blue LEDs using layers of metal halide perovskite linked with asymmetrical bridges, solving a critical instability problem. 25 January 2022 Institutional News OIST President and CEO Peter Gruss Opts to Shorten Second Term President Peter Gruss will step down at the end of this year. 20 January 2022 Research Update New study overturns popular theory on evolution of termite size Researchers have completed a comprehensive analysis of the head width of over 1500 modern and fossilized species of termites and determined that their size isn’t shrinking at a geological timescale. 14 January 2022 Research Update Two new species of freshwater goby fish discovered in Palawan, Philippines Scientists identify two new species of goby, from the genus Rhinogobius, found further south than ever previously seen. 12 January 2022 Research Update OIST leads the world’s most prominent universities in latest Nature Index OIST produces the highest percentage of high-quality research papers when compared to 10 prominent universities from around the world, finds data analysis by Springer Nature. 06 January 2022 Research Update OIST Pioneer Dr. Robert Baughman to Retire As OIST celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, it also honors the retirement of one of its longest-serving leaders. 28 December 2021 Research Update The pumice around Okinawa: How long will it last and where will it go? Favorable conditions for the pumice to stay around Okinawa will remain until June 2022 however, the stones may break apart and turn to dust or sink before then, say researchers. 23 December 2021 Institutional News OIST’s Highlights of 2021 2021 was a year of groundbreaking research, individual achievements, and successful events. As it draws to a close, it’s time to reflect back on some of the highlights. 23 December 2021 Research Update Venoms in snakes and salivary protein in mammals share a common origin A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the same ancestral gene. 23 December 2021 Institutional News Local business teams up with OIST to raise donations for food drive The Bank of Okinawa participated in the winter 2021 food drive organized by OIST volunteers to help support families in the Okinawa Prefecture. 21 December 2021 Institutional News 10th anniversary of SCORE!: A Lesson in Entrepreneurship The 10th SCience in Okinawa: Research for Entreprise (SCORE!) was held at OIST, with a total of 10 teams from six high schools in Okinawa participating. 16 December 2021 Institutional News Small machines, big dreams: Professor Ben L. Feringa joins OIST Board of Governors Professor Ben L. Feringa, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his miniature machines, has joined the Board of Governors. 14 December 2021 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 37 Next page ›› Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Research Update Asymmetry is key to creating more stable blue perovskite LEDs For the first time, researchers have created blue LEDs using layers of metal halide perovskite linked with asymmetrical bridges, solving a critical instability problem. 25 January 2022
Institutional News OIST President and CEO Peter Gruss Opts to Shorten Second Term President Peter Gruss will step down at the end of this year. 20 January 2022
Research Update New study overturns popular theory on evolution of termite size Researchers have completed a comprehensive analysis of the head width of over 1500 modern and fossilized species of termites and determined that their size isn’t shrinking at a geological timescale. 14 January 2022
Research Update Two new species of freshwater goby fish discovered in Palawan, Philippines Scientists identify two new species of goby, from the genus Rhinogobius, found further south than ever previously seen. 12 January 2022
Research Update OIST leads the world’s most prominent universities in latest Nature Index OIST produces the highest percentage of high-quality research papers when compared to 10 prominent universities from around the world, finds data analysis by Springer Nature. 06 January 2022
Research Update OIST Pioneer Dr. Robert Baughman to Retire As OIST celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, it also honors the retirement of one of its longest-serving leaders. 28 December 2021
Research Update The pumice around Okinawa: How long will it last and where will it go? Favorable conditions for the pumice to stay around Okinawa will remain until June 2022 however, the stones may break apart and turn to dust or sink before then, say researchers. 23 December 2021
Institutional News OIST’s Highlights of 2021 2021 was a year of groundbreaking research, individual achievements, and successful events. As it draws to a close, it’s time to reflect back on some of the highlights. 23 December 2021
Research Update Venoms in snakes and salivary protein in mammals share a common origin A new study has found that a class of toxins found in snake and mammalian venom evolved from the same ancestral gene. 23 December 2021
Institutional News Local business teams up with OIST to raise donations for food drive The Bank of Okinawa participated in the winter 2021 food drive organized by OIST volunteers to help support families in the Okinawa Prefecture. 21 December 2021
Institutional News 10th anniversary of SCORE!: A Lesson in Entrepreneurship The 10th SCience in Okinawa: Research for Entreprise (SCORE!) was held at OIST, with a total of 10 teams from six high schools in Okinawa participating. 16 December 2021
Institutional News Small machines, big dreams: Professor Ben L. Feringa joins OIST Board of Governors Professor Ben L. Feringa, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his miniature machines, has joined the Board of Governors. 14 December 2021
