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- Fresh wind blows from historical supernova https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00361.html 4 comments
- Quantum batteries break causality https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00323.html 28 comments
- By improving kidney function, can "AIM" double cats' lifespan? https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/features/z1304_00039.html 2 comments
- The evolution of honey bee brains https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00289.html 10 comments
- How Tardigrades Bear Dehydration https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00244.html 21 comments
- Seeing how odor is processed in the brain https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00222.html 11 comments
- Atomic resolution video of salt crystals forming in real time https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00161.html 125 comments
- Researchers have turned concrete from a demolished school building and carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air into new blocks strong enough to build a house with, instead of making buildings from new concrete only https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00368.html 17 comments science
- Researchers have found a way to bind engineered skin tissue to the complex forms of humanoid robots | Perforation-type anchors inspired by skin ligament for robotic face covered with living skin https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00360.html 438 comments science
- People with an optimistic outlook on the future are less likely to be severe procrastinators, according to new research. While procrastinators often admonish themselves for their 'bad habit,' it turns out that their worries for the future are more to blame https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00356.html 12 comments science
- Recurrent heart failure linked to accumulated stress in immunity-forming stem cells, leaving a "stress memory" through changes to the DNA modification of hematopoietic stem cells https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00353.html 6 comments science
- Mixed diets contain more combinations of dishes that meet nutritional requirements with lower carbon footprints compared to more restrictive diets. Diets based on dishes with a more plant-based ingredients have lower carbon footprints, but may fail to meet daily requirements for some nutrients. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00340.html 2 comments science
- Using brain images from thousands of people worldwide, researchers created a machine learning-based algorithm that can predict (with 73% accuracy) those who are healthy and those at risk of a psychotic episode https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00332.html 171 comments science
- Quantum batteries break causality https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00323.html 10 comments science
- According to the WHO, between 2015 and 2021, 48% of mothers exclusively breastfed. However, this is based on surveys which report what a child was given in the previous 24 hours. A new study found that this '24-hour recall' method overestimates exclusive breastfeeding by about six times. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00320.html 75 comments science
- Researchers have proposed a new model for the evolution of higher brain functions and behaviors in the Hymenoptera order of insects. In the future, this research could help us better understand the evolution of some of our own higher brain functions and behaviors. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00289.html 7 comments science
- Space dust from asteroid impacts could contain signs of living organisms that existed on their home planets https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00283.html 8 comments space
- Spontaneous baby movements have purpose | The University of Tokyo https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00270.html 56 comments science
- First evidence of bi-directional colour-changing in plants: a common Japanese flower can change color depending on its maturation stage, change back to its original color, and oscillate between color changes https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00266.html 2 comments science
- Rats bop to the beat of music by Mozart, Lady Gaga, Queen; bopping was previously thought to be an ability innately unique to humans https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00262.html 82 comments science
- Magnetic memory milestone. Developments in the field of spintronics promise faster, more efficient devices. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00236.html 2 comments science
- In a scientific first, a cosmic ray sensor detected tsunami waves. A new study reports on a more usual approach to tsunami detection: the monitoring of muons. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00212.html 30 comments science
- How Mars lost its oceans. It has long been known that Mars once had oceans due in part to a protective magnetic field similar to Earth’s. However, the magnetic field disappeared, and new research may finally be able to explain why. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00206.html 107 comments science
- The weather forecast for Venus. Space-based infrared imaging reveals the nighttime weather on Venus. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00185.html 6 comments science
- Multilingual people have an advantage over those fluent in only two languages. New study measures brain activity while learning basic sounds, grammar rules of unfamiliar language. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00173.html 8 comments science
- Study shows stronger brain activity after writing on paper than on tablet or smartphone - "Unique, complex information in analog methods likely gives brain more details to trigger memory" https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00168.html 5 comments science
- A study of Japanese university students and recent graduates shows that writing on physical paper can lead to more brain activity when remembering the information an hour later. Researchers say spatial and tactile information associated with writing on physical paper likely leads to better memory https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00168.html 154 comments science
- Astronomers accurately measure the temperature of red supergiant stars https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00167.html 3 comments science
- Researchers have have found that galactic collisions can reduce the activity of their central black holes. The reason is that certain head-on collisions may in fact clear the galactic nuclei of the matter which would otherwise fuel the black holes contained within. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00162.html 11 comments science
- Researchers in Japan have made the first observations of biological magnetoreception – live, unaltered cells responding to a magnetic field in real time. This discovery is a crucial step in understanding how animals from birds to butterflies navigate using Earth’s magnetic field. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00158.html 367 comments science
- The farthest galaxy in the universe https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00153.html 3 comments space
- The farthest galaxy in the universe https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00153.html 3 comments space
- Future mental health care may include diagnosis via brain scan and computer algorithm - "Computer IDs differences in brains of patients with schizophrenia or autism" https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00125.html 10 comments science
- Researchers have found a way to convert heat energy into electricity with a nontoxic material. The material is mostly iron which is extremely cheap given its relative abundance. A generator based on this material could power small devices such as remote sensors or wearable devices. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00106.html 456 comments science
- Researchers found a protein in Asgard archaea microorganism membrane which acts as a miniature light-activated pump. The schizorhodopsin protein draws protons into the organisms' body. This research could lead to new biomolecular tools to control the pH in cells or microorganisms. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00102.html 4 comments science
- Astronomers use observatories around the world and in space, discover ancient, massive, previously unknown galaxies. Such an abundance of this type of galaxy defies current models of the universe. If the galaxies were visible to humans, they would overwhelm our view of the heavens, researchers said. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00066.html 13 comments science
- Study finds connection between lightning strikes and two kinds of gamma-ray phenomena in thunderclouds. Research showed that under certain conditions, weak gamma-ray glows from thunderclouds may precede lightning bolts and their accompanying gamma-ray flashes. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00052.html 4 comments science
- Intercultural communication crucial for engineering education. Researchers suggest teach engineers about cultural similarities to improve collaboration. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00050.html 4 comments science
- Giraffe neck is longer than thought http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/utokyo-research/research-news/giraffe-neck-is-longer-than-thought.html 4 comments science
- Hayabusa gathered over 1,500 grains of material from Itokawa asteroid, and for the first time in history safely returned them to Earth in a sealed capsule, protected from the heat of atmospheric reentry http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/utokyo-research/editors-choice/history-of-itokawa/ 8 comments space