News Research Update Tiny droplets offer glimpse of real life inside a living cell By mixing a polymer with protein, researchers create membraneless droplets that can mimic the molecular properties of how molecules move in the cell. 10 November 2021 Research Update Professor elected a 2021 Fellow of prestigious society Professor Amy Shen, who leads the Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit, has been made a 2021 Fellow of the American Physical Society for her significant contributions to the field of fluid dynamics. 08 November 2021 Research Update Machine learning a useful tool for quantum control, finds new study Researchers in Japan are amongst the first to successfully use machine learning to aid with accurate quantum measurement-based control, a crucial step in the development of quantum technologies. 04 November 2021 Institutional News OIST BOG member Dr. Motoko Kotani, President-Elect for the International Science Council Dr. Motoko Kotani, member of the OIST Board of Governors has been elected as President-Elect of the International Science Council. 25 October 2021 Research Update Scientists reveal genetic secrets of stress-tolerant mangrove trees Mangrove trees use changes in gene activity, including the activity of parasitic ‘jumping genes’, to increase their resilience to stress, a new study finds. 25 October 2021 Research Update In conversation with squid In the most recent episode of the OIST podcast, Dr. Teresa Iglesias talks about her career working with cephalopods and what they can tell us about animal behavior and sleep-like states. 19 October 2021 Research Update Key protein linked to appetite and obesity in mice Loss of a protein essential for degrading mRNA from the forebrain of mice leads to increased appetite and the onset of obesity, a new study finds. 15 October 2021 Research Update Three new species of freshwater goby fish found in Japan and the Philippines Scientists identify three new species of goby by revealing the evolutionary history recorded in their DNA. 05 October 2021 Research Update How we age, as told by spit Researchers have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the metabolites that make up the saliva of two different age groups to reveal that aging leaves telltale signs in one’s spit. 17 September 2021 Research Update Fiber tracking method delivers important new insights into turbulence A new experimental method that tracks the motion of fibers instead of particles reveals previously hidden information about turbulent flows. 17 September 2021 Institutional News For a better future for Okinawan children Matsuro & Tsuruko Nakasone Fund was established to support STEM education activities for elementary and middle school students 03 September 2021 Research Update Signs of dementia are written in the blood, reveals new study 33 metabolic compounds linked to dementia could be key to new methods of diagnosis and treatment. 14 September 2021 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 39 Next page ›› Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Research Update Tiny droplets offer glimpse of real life inside a living cell By mixing a polymer with protein, researchers create membraneless droplets that can mimic the molecular properties of how molecules move in the cell. 10 November 2021
Research Update Professor elected a 2021 Fellow of prestigious society Professor Amy Shen, who leads the Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit, has been made a 2021 Fellow of the American Physical Society for her significant contributions to the field of fluid dynamics. 08 November 2021
Research Update Machine learning a useful tool for quantum control, finds new study Researchers in Japan are amongst the first to successfully use machine learning to aid with accurate quantum measurement-based control, a crucial step in the development of quantum technologies. 04 November 2021
Institutional News OIST BOG member Dr. Motoko Kotani, President-Elect for the International Science Council Dr. Motoko Kotani, member of the OIST Board of Governors has been elected as President-Elect of the International Science Council. 25 October 2021
Research Update Scientists reveal genetic secrets of stress-tolerant mangrove trees Mangrove trees use changes in gene activity, including the activity of parasitic ‘jumping genes’, to increase their resilience to stress, a new study finds. 25 October 2021
Research Update In conversation with squid In the most recent episode of the OIST podcast, Dr. Teresa Iglesias talks about her career working with cephalopods and what they can tell us about animal behavior and sleep-like states. 19 October 2021
Research Update Key protein linked to appetite and obesity in mice Loss of a protein essential for degrading mRNA from the forebrain of mice leads to increased appetite and the onset of obesity, a new study finds. 15 October 2021
Research Update Three new species of freshwater goby fish found in Japan and the Philippines Scientists identify three new species of goby by revealing the evolutionary history recorded in their DNA. 05 October 2021
Research Update How we age, as told by spit Researchers have conducted a comprehensive analysis of the metabolites that make up the saliva of two different age groups to reveal that aging leaves telltale signs in one’s spit. 17 September 2021
Research Update Fiber tracking method delivers important new insights into turbulence A new experimental method that tracks the motion of fibers instead of particles reveals previously hidden information about turbulent flows. 17 September 2021
Institutional News For a better future for Okinawan children Matsuro & Tsuruko Nakasone Fund was established to support STEM education activities for elementary and middle school students 03 September 2021
Research Update Signs of dementia are written in the blood, reveals new study 33 metabolic compounds linked to dementia could be key to new methods of diagnosis and treatment. 14 September 2021
