Coating vascular endothelium with amphiphilic polymers to suppress immune reactions

―Expected to improve long-term graft survival rates in kidney transplantation―

Development of a SAR Foundation Model Specialized for Japan's Land Area Based on Observation Data Obtained from ALOS-2 Satellite

―Enabling easier application of AI to SAR observation data―

Establishing the Security of Quantum Communication and the Reliability of Quantum Computing with a "Photon Ruler"

―Development of a wavelength-tunable light source for the entire optical communication (C-band) with precise single-photon-level output―

A New Era in Fish Intestinal Health

―First discovery of butyrate-producing bacteria in fish intestines―

The Release of Japanese Speech Foundation Models "Izanami" and "Kushinada"

―Enables the construction of high-performance speech AI with a small amount of Japanese speech data―

Nucleation of Fault Failure around Hypocenters of Large Earthquakes

―Uncovering the role of ductile deformation in fault failure―

Development of Electrodes for Measuring Blood Glucose Levels

―Glucose sensor without precious metals or interference filters, enabling miniaturization of blood gas analyzers―

Poor Sleep as Indicated by Saliva

―Machine learning identifies six metabolites to determine chronic poor sleep with 86.6% accuracy―

Improved Performance of “Hygroelectric Cell” for Generating Electricity from Humidity Changes

―Successful wireless sensor operation for more than 4 consecutive months―

Determines the Degree of Antibody Denaturation by Color

―Luciferin that changes luminescence color depending on the conformation of IgG―

World's First Motor Drive by a SiC Power Module with Built-in SiC CMOS Gate Driver

—Achieves low energy loss by reducing noise during high-speed switching operation—

Easy Evaluation of High Frequency Characteristics of Power Devices for High Switching Frequency Operation

―Development of a method to measure S-parameters of power devices in a versatile manner―

Successful Development of Enzymes for High-Purity L-Menthol Production

―Efficiently improve an existing enzyme in a short period of time using computational methods―

Fast and Direct Antiviral Agent Coating for Fibers and Sheets

―Promising application to masks and medical gowns―

"Lunar Treasure Hunt" Exploration Data Analysis Uncovers Ilmenite Concentration Areas!

—Mapping of lunar resources and minerals using hyperspectral remote sensing technology—

Driving the Ammonia Nitrogen Recycling with "Prussian blue"

—Started shipping samples of adsorbent material to recover and recycle ammonia in industrial wastewater—

A planetary boundary for geological resources: Limits of regional water availability

—The regional water availability constrains the current and future production of 32 geological resources—

New Evaluation Technique for Nanocellulose Using Machine Learning

—Predicts specific surface area values from sedimentation data, applied to quality control and prediction of physical properties—

Novel Bacteria Parasitizing Archaea

—Successful isolation of ultrasmall bacteria belonging to the CPR, a large phylogenetic group that includes various lineages of uncultivated bacteria—

Succeeded in Synthesizing Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Directly from CO₂

—Developed catalyst and process for LPG synthesis—