The Mechanism Determining Plant Height and Leaf and Seed Size

- Balance between three proteins controls plant-cell elongation -

Free Distribution of Auditory Orientation Training System for the Visually Impaired

- Orientation and mobility training using sounds as clues can be performed with a laptop PC -

A Novel Probe for Live Human iPS Cell Imaging

- iPS cells can be cultured with monitoring of their quality -

Naturally Occurring Mineral for Thermoelectric Power Generation

- Discovery of high-performance and environmentally friendly thermoelectric mineral -

Conversion Efficiency of 10.5% Achieved for Thin-Film Microcrystalline Silicon Solar Cells

- Efficient use of sunlight by a honeycomb-like periodic structure -

Underground Permeation of Seawater in Tsunami Disaster Areas Caused by the 2011 Off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake

- Airborne electromagnetic survey by helicopter -

Discovery of New Submarine Hydrothermal Activity Area off the Western Coast of Kumejima Island, Okinawa Prefecture

- Hydrothermal activity at submarine volcano with caldera -

Development of a Superior Random Laser Element Using Submicrometer-sized Zinc Oxide Spherical Particles

- New application of submicrometer spherical particles -

Utilization of slow positrons under atmospheric conditions based on a microbeam technique [ PDF:425KB ]

- To realize in-situ evaluation of intermolecular spaces in functional thin films -

X-ray spectroscopy captures signals from single atoms [ PDF:425KB ]

- Improved sensitivity realized single atom identification -

Novel preparation technique enhancing oxidation activity of Pt catalysts [ PDF:453KB ]

- Formation of efficient contacts between Pt and promoter that enables CO oxidation below room temperature -

Storing spin information in germanium at room temperature [ PDF:453KB ]

- Development toward a novel transistor with ultra-low power consumption -

Mott transistor: a novel field effect transistor based on an electronic phase transition [ PDF:600KB ]

- Electrostatic controls of the metal-insulator transition of strongly correlated materials -

Antifreeze protein of high activity produced from a snow mold fungus, Typhula ishikariensis [ PDF:600KB ]

- Crystal structure of antifreeze protein from a snow mold fungus -

Discovery of symbiotic bacteria mediating insecticide resistance to pest insects [ PDF:412KB ]

- Overturns conventional understanding that insecticide resistance is determined only by the pest insect's own genome -

Discovery of a functional RNA that has opposed regulatory functions [ PDF:412KB ]

- The RNA responsible for both up- and down-regulation of specific gene expression -

Technology for production of targeted functional molecules in the body [ PDF:442KB ]

- Control of gene expression by light and heat energy -

High yield synthesis of terpene oxide [ PDF:442KB ]

- Environmentally benign oxidation using hydrogen peroxide -

Recovery of specific kinds of electronic devices from waste printed circuit boards [ PDF:410KB ]

- Advanced physical separation process to realize strategic metal recycling -

FinFET with the World's Smallest Characteristics Variability

- Contributing to lower power consumption and higher performance of integrated circuits -