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Higher-resolution imaging of living, moving cells using plasmonic metasurfaces Metasurface of self-assembled gold nanoparticles shown to improve resolution of fluorescence images of living cells under a widefield optical microscope to the theoretical limit 2020.11.06

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Converting body heat to electricity efficiently Inexpensive, flexible, and non-toxic thermoelectric converters producing high voltages at body temperature achieved 2020.11.06

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Biocompatible and second only to diamond in hardness Cubic boron nitride shown to be promising as an ultrahard coating for bio-applications 2020.11.04

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Uncovering COVID-19’s impact on the energy transition Researchers find lessons from the pandemic that can be applied to reducing emissions and achieving SDGs 2020.11.02

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Mysteries hidden in hepatic reprogramming Researchers get clearer picture of how just two proteins can make fibroblasts convert into liver-like cells 2020.10.28

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Formation mechanism of record-breaking rainfall clarified Numerical simulations reproduce for the first time the convective band that produced record-breaking precipitation in northern Kyushu in July 2017 2020.10.27

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Understanding mentality and behavior in Japan in response to COVID-19 Study explores influence of personality, morality, and ideology on mental health status and preventive behaviors 2020.10.26

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Kyushu University's Taiwan Studies Program has funding renewed by the Taiwan Ministry of Education 2020.10.20

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Delivering to the world webinars that connect Asia Kyushu University Asia Week 2020 2020.10.15

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Newly discovered beetles get a lift from termites Scarab beetles found in Myanmar first of the Termitotrox genus reported to be carried by host termites 2020.10.14

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Welcome, President Ishibashi Kyushu University’s new president assumed office on October 1 2020.10.07

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Sugar more than just sweet to the tongue Identification of nerve fibers responding specifically to simple sugars helps explain why we can distinguish between artificial sweeteners and the real stuff 2020.10.06

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Kyushu U hosts the 9th International Japanese Language Debate Course online 2020.10.02

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Particulate plutonium released from the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns 2020.10.01

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Beech tree growth recovered as air pollution levels fell Reduction in inflow of air pollution from China found to be associated with changes in tree growth on Mt. Tateyama 2020.09.30

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Capturing carbon dioxide with polymers to mitigate climate change with Assoc. Prof. Ikuo Taniguchi 2020.09.29

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What is a sustainable society after COVID-19? Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies Symposium 2020 addresses challenges of living with infectious diseases 2020.09.28

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Nose’s response to odors more than just a simple sum of parts Recording of olfactory sensory neurons in mice shows suppression or enhancement of response when odors are mixed 2020.09.18

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An innovative technology to simultaneously detect multiple epigenetic information in single specimens 2020.09.14

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Potential targets found for diagnosing the onset of breast cancer Breast cancer cells highly produced multiple medium-chain unsaturated fatty acids, which could behave as precursors for specific odorants in cancer patients’ breath 2020.09.08