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Keeping it together: How calcium signals help cells bury their dead neighbors Researchers discover a calcium-mediated effect that helps preserve the integrity of the sheets of cells lining our bodies and organs.

Professor Junichi Ikenouchi

Faculty of Medical Sciences

2024.10.09

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Understanding the mechanisms of environmental change caused by extraterrestrial impact events Discover the Research: Article 4 – Honami Sato, Faculty of Science 2024.10.09

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New study reveals a countdown to save oceans from plastic pollution Researchers find that a 32% cut in plastic littering by 2035 is necessary to prevent further water pollution

Professor Atsuhiko Isobe

Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

2024.09.24

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Microplastics found in coral skeletons Researchers find that all coral components—including its skeleton—contain microplastics

Professor Atsuhiko Isobe

Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

2024.09.20

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New organic thermoelectric device that can harvest energy at room temperature Researchers have succeeded in developing a framework for organic thermoelectric power generation from ambient temperature and without a temperature gradient

Professor Chihaya Adachi

Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA)

2024.09.19

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A new forecasting model based on gene activity predicts when Japan’s cherry buds awake from dormancy Climate change is impacting when Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms flower. A new gene-based model could provide more accurate predictions.

Professor Akiko Satake and JSPS Research Fellow Atsuko Miyawaki-Kuwakado

Faculty of Science

2024.09.19

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CIRCULATE-Japan GALAXY confirms effectiveness of liquid biopsy in predicting recurrence risk and post-operative treatment efficacy in colorectal cancer

Associate Professor Eiji Oki

Faculty of Medical Sciences

2024.09.17

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Going beyond photochemistry to drive innovations in energy and medicine Discover the Research: Article 3 - Nobuhiro Yanai, Faculty of Engineering 2024.09.12

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Most detailed study yet of seismic activity links fault strength to likelihood of large earthquakes Seismic observations from over 1000 locations have revealed a link between fault strength and earthquake magnitude, and provide a hint to detecting how close a region is to experiencing a large earthquake.

Professor Satoshi Matsumoto

Faculty of Science

2024.09.09

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Microwaving waste cooking oil into useful chemicals Researchers develop a zeolite catalyst that can be heated up using microwaves to speed up the conversion of fatty acid esters to olefins

Associate Professor Shuntaro Tsubaki

Faculty of Agriculture

2024.09.09

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Kyushu U student Mitsuya Tanaka competes in Para Taekwondo at Paris 2024 Embarking on his second Paralympics eager for redemption 2024.08.21

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First measurement of electron- and muon-neutrino interaction rates at the highest energy ever detected from an artificial source Researchers obtain the first direct observation of electron and muon neutrino interactions at the Large Hadron Collider using the FASERν detector

Associate Professor Tomoko Ariga

Faculty of Arts and Science

2024.08.05

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From robots to living things: A multidisciplinary biologist strives to uncover the mysteries of the biological clock 2024.08.02

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Tiny flyers with large impact: Blowflies carry bird flu virus A new study from a wild bird colony in southern Japan reveals that blowflies are a potential means of bird flu transmission.

Associate Professor Ryosuke Fujita

Faculty of Agriculture

2024.08.01

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A new therapeutic target offers a promising pathway for multiple sclerosis treatment Researchers find that blocking an overproduced channel protein could significantly improve symptoms in an animal model of multiple sclerosis.

Associate Professor Ryo Yamasaki

Faculty of Medical Sciences

2024.07.25

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In decade-first for Japan, Kyushu U Professor is elected as International Fellow of the British Academy Professor Koji Mizoguchi is the first Japanese archaeologist and the first researcher from Kyushu University to receive this honor. 2024.07.18

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Companies that mitigate climate change reduce their cost of capital Going green pays off. New research shows that when companies disclose their environmental impact—and work to mitigate it—they earn investor trust.

Professor Hidemichi Fujii

Faculty of Economics

2024.07.05

Research ResultsEnvironment & Sustainability

Early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versa Analyzing 100 different climate simulations over the past 61 years to find how El Niño determines warm or cold winters in Japan

Post-doctoral Fellow Masahiro Shiozaki

Research Institute for Applied Mechanics

2024.07.03

Research ResultsLife & HealthTechnology

Charting super-colorful brain wiring using an AI's super-human eye Researchers develop QDyeFinder, an AI pipeline capable of untangling and reconstructing the brain’s dense neuronal networks

Professor Takeshi Imai

Faculty of Medical Sciences

2024.06.25

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Integrating economics and data science for sustainable consumption and production 2024.06.10