News Institutional News Research Update Facet News type Algebra Analysis Artificial intelligence Atomic physics Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Biophysics Biotechnology Botany Cell biology Chemistry Complex systems Computer sciences Condensed matter physics Cyber Security Data science Deep learning Developmental biology Developmental neuroscience Ecology Engineering and applied sciences Environmental sciences Evolutionary biology Fluid dynamics Genetics Genomics Health sciences Immunology Informatics Machine learning Marine sciences Material science Mathematics Mechanics Medicine Molecular biology Nanoscience Neuroscience Optics Organic chemistry Photonics Physics Physiology Polymer chemistry Psychology Quantum Quantum field theory Robotics Soft matter physics Structural biology Synthetic biology Synthetic organic chemistry Theoretical sciences Topology Virology Facet Specialty 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2005 Facet Date Created Clear filters 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 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 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 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 Research Update Expectations vs reality: How robots update their behavior based on their experience The unpredictability of everyday life can inform our expectations of the future, says Professor Jun Tani, who is revealing the underlying neural networks of predictions by exploring robotic minds. 13 December 2021 Research Update Can Brain Science Boost Soccer Performance? OIST and FC Ryukyu Team Up to Find Out OIST and FC Ryukyu have launched a new partnership, with the aim of using brain science to enhance the performance of professional athletes in team sports. 10 December 2021 Pagination First page … 24 25 26 … Last page Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
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
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 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
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
Research Update Expectations vs reality: How robots update their behavior based on their experience The unpredictability of everyday life can inform our expectations of the future, says Professor Jun Tani, who is revealing the underlying neural networks of predictions by exploring robotic minds. 13 December 2021
Research Update Can Brain Science Boost Soccer Performance? OIST and FC Ryukyu Team Up to Find Out OIST and FC Ryukyu have launched a new partnership, with the aim of using brain science to enhance the performance of professional athletes in team sports. 10 December 2021
