News Research Update Quantum batteries could supercharge the future of quantum computing A new quantum-battery‑powered architecture could make future quantum computers faster, more efficient and easier to scale. 29 January 2026 Research Update AI learns better when it talks to itself Inner speech combined with working memory helps AI to learn and generalize across tasks 28 January 2026 Research Update Quantum ‘alchemy’ made feasible with excitons Researchers demonstrate a powerful new approach to Floquet engineering, which for decades has sought to imbue ‘trivial’ materials with exotic quantum properties. 19 January 2026 Institutional News Notice about externally-led investigation An announcement from the OIST President 16 January 2026 Research Update The Age of Fishes began with mass death New fossil database gives unique insights into the earliest vertebrate ecosystems, revealing how mass extinction events are key drivers of evolutionary diversification. 10 January 2026 Institutional News Two OIST professors elected as 2026 SPIE fellows Professors Bill Munro and Síle Nic Chormaic recognized for their pioneering optics and photonics research 09 January 2026 Research Update Superradiant spins show teamwork at the quantum scale Powerful self-driven microwave signals open new possibilities in quantum sensing and communication. 02 January 2026 Research Update Ant societies rose by trading individual protection for collective power Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by skimping out on protective armor. 20 December 2025 Research Update Disappointment alters brain chemistry and behavior Mouse study shows the importance of acetylcholine in behavioral flexibility, shedding light on addiction and OCD brain mechanisms. 17 December 2025 Research Update 'Jumping genes’ help scientists resolve tree of life Termite study provides researchers with template to solve ancient evolutionary mysteries. 15 December 2025 Institutional News OIST’s Highlights in 2025 Growth, innovation, research and co-creation—2025 was a big year for OIST! Discover a few of our favorite moments. 22 December 2025 Research Update The evolutionary mysteries of a rare parasitic plant New study maps the strange genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, giving new insights into the evolution of parasitic plants and an unconventional role of plastids. 10 December 2025 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 3 Next page ›› Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Research Update Quantum batteries could supercharge the future of quantum computing A new quantum-battery‑powered architecture could make future quantum computers faster, more efficient and easier to scale. 29 January 2026
Research Update AI learns better when it talks to itself Inner speech combined with working memory helps AI to learn and generalize across tasks 28 January 2026
Research Update Quantum ‘alchemy’ made feasible with excitons Researchers demonstrate a powerful new approach to Floquet engineering, which for decades has sought to imbue ‘trivial’ materials with exotic quantum properties. 19 January 2026
Institutional News Notice about externally-led investigation An announcement from the OIST President 16 January 2026
Research Update The Age of Fishes began with mass death New fossil database gives unique insights into the earliest vertebrate ecosystems, revealing how mass extinction events are key drivers of evolutionary diversification. 10 January 2026
Institutional News Two OIST professors elected as 2026 SPIE fellows Professors Bill Munro and Síle Nic Chormaic recognized for their pioneering optics and photonics research 09 January 2026
Research Update Superradiant spins show teamwork at the quantum scale Powerful self-driven microwave signals open new possibilities in quantum sensing and communication. 02 January 2026
Research Update Ant societies rose by trading individual protection for collective power Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by skimping out on protective armor. 20 December 2025
Research Update Disappointment alters brain chemistry and behavior Mouse study shows the importance of acetylcholine in behavioral flexibility, shedding light on addiction and OCD brain mechanisms. 17 December 2025
Research Update 'Jumping genes’ help scientists resolve tree of life Termite study provides researchers with template to solve ancient evolutionary mysteries. 15 December 2025
Institutional News OIST’s Highlights in 2025 Growth, innovation, research and co-creation—2025 was a big year for OIST! Discover a few of our favorite moments. 22 December 2025
Research Update The evolutionary mysteries of a rare parasitic plant New study maps the strange genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, giving new insights into the evolution of parasitic plants and an unconventional role of plastids. 10 December 2025