December 26, 2019
A 'pivotal' moment for understanding whale evolution
We could be getting closer to understanding how feeding behaviors in whales and dolphins have evolved over time. Scie
December 12, 2019
Finding a killer electron hot spot in Earth's Van Allen radiation belts
JAXA and NASA satellite observations show where killer electrons are generated in the Van Allen radiation belts surroun
December 5, 2019
New protein function could be key to treatment of drug addiction and behavioral disorders
Scientists reveal new findings about the neural circuit involved in the reward stimulus, which plays a major role in dru
December 3, 2019
Two Cosmic Peacocks Show Violent History of the Magellanic Clouds
Two peacock-shaped gaseous clouds were revealed in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) by observations with the Atacama Lar
November 26, 2019
Compound controls biological clock with light
A chemical cage suppresses the activity of a biological clock regulator in the dark and releases it with light, showing
November 22, 2019
Massive filaments fuel the growth of galaxies and supermassive black holes
An international group of scientists (including Nagoya University Associate Professor Yoichi Tamura) led by the RIKEN Cl
October 29, 2019
Dietary fiber effectively purifies carbon nanotubes
A dietary fiber can help separate out semiconducting carbon nanotubes used for making transistors for flexible electron
October 4, 2019
Scientists have identified the presence of cancer-suppressing cells in pancreatic cancer
Researchers have identified cells containing a protein called Meflin that has a role in restraining the progression of
October 3, 2019
Chemists open the door to new transformations of a compound commonly used for drug development. Nagoya University res
September 20, 2019
Combining Cheap and Safe Black and White Materials Creates Colorful Pigments
In response to worldwide concern over the adverse effects of chemical substances on human health and the environment, mo
September 13, 2019
New strategy to kill pathogens resistant to antibiotics
A new Trojan horse approach could lead to treatments for some antibiotic-resistant bacteria. A deadly, antibiotic-resi
August 13, 2019
Live mitochondria seen in unprecedented detail: photobleaching in STED microscopy overcome
A research team led by Nagoya University has created a fluorescent marker molecule that does not degrade under a STED m
August 13, 2019
SPEECHLESS, SCREAM and Stomata Development in Plant Leaves
A Nagoya University and Washington University-led team of scientists with two disparate sets of expertise - in plant bi
August 8, 2019
The role of GABA neurons in the central circadian clock has been discovered
The research team led by Dr. Daisuke Ono and Prof. Akihiro Yamanaka of the Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya Universit
July 11, 2019
Nagoya University participated in a partly crowd-funded research collaboration involving numerous Japanese and French u
June 22, 2019
Scientists at Nagoya University, Japan, have created materials that shrink uniformly in all directions when heated under
June 12, 2019
Viewing electricity distribution and consumption as a large complex system with a lot of uncertainty, a group of resear
May 21, 2019
Quest for the "Holy Grail": Plumbene, Graphene's Latest Cousin, Realized on the "Nano Water Cube"
Nagoya University-led researchers have created "plumbene", a 2D-honeycomb sheet of lead atoms. Plumbene has the largest
May 10, 2019
Switching Superconductivity On and Off in a Transistor By Bending it or Changing the Voltage
Strongly correlated materials can change their resistivity from infinity to zero with minute changes in conditions. Now
April 2, 2019 FEATURE
Iron-oxide (hematite and goethite) concretions found on Mars and Earth may have been formed by the same newly-proposed
March 26, 2019 PRESS RELEASE
Researchers Unveil Effects of Dust Particles on Cloud Properties
Scientists use powerful techniques to visualize effects of dust particles on cloud formations. An international team
