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- 2021.12.15 Research Results Life & Health
- Short training regimen improves long‑term memory
- Three half-hour sessions using feedback from monitoring of brain waves found to increase memories retained for a week
- 2021.12.14 Research Results Life & Health
- Grasping the reality of addressing mental health issues arising from pandemic
- Survey reveals mental health and welfare centers are playing a crucial role consulting on mental health related to COVID-19 in Japan
- 2021.11.30 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Materials Technology
- Organics glow longer and stronger without depending on rare metals
- Versatile, organic glow-in-the-dark materials closer to matching the performance of their inorganic counterparts
- 2021.10.27 Research Results Environment & Sustainability
- Twenty-four trillion pieces of microplastics in the ocean and counting
- Researchers publish most detailed dataset to date for assessing the amount of microplastics in the world's oceans and their effects on marine life
- 2021.10.25 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Materials
- New multistep mechanism for nanostructure formation found in liquid crystals
- Combination of molecular simulation and AI technologies making advances toward development of highly functional materials
- 2021.10.08 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Technology Environment & Sustainability
- Low-cost, continuous seismic monitoring system to support emission reduction efforts
- New system enables closer monitoring of underground activity in geothermal reservoirs and sequestered carbon dioxide for improved safety and efficiency
- 2021.09.24 Research Results Humanities & Social Sciences Environment & Sustainability
- In the race to reduce car emissions, don't forget longevity
- Extending car lifetime and first-owner possession length can reduce overall emissions more than accelerating replacement according to new study
- 2021.09.14 Research Results Life & Health Physics & Chemistry
- Building the ovarian environment from stem cells
- Researchers successfully reconstitute the ovarian follicle from mouse stem cells
- 2021.08.23 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Materials Technology
- One material with two functions could lead to faster memory
- Researchers use perovskite to develop a memory device readable through both electrical and optical methods
- 2021.07.15 Research Results Life & Health
- Biomolecular bonsai: Controlling the pruning and strengthening of neuron branches
- Researchers identify molecular cues that make developing neurons remodel their connections
- 2021.07.02 Research Results Life & Health
- Uncovering the genetic mechanism behind Rett syndrome
- Dysfunction in key gene causes neural stem cells to produce more astrocytes than neurons
- 2021.06.16 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Technology
- Researchers create switchable mirrors from liquid metal
- Approach could be used to create electrically controlled mirrors for art or advanced devices
- 2021.06.04 Research Results Life & Health
- How do bad kidneys lead to heart disease? Broken cellular clocks provide new clues
- Researchers find how chronic kidney disease induces heart inflammation through white blood cells
- 2021.05.19 Research Results Physics & Chemistry Materials Technology
- Cheap, non-toxic material for photoactive electronics and chemistry in the spotlight
- Successful synthesis of perovskite visible-light-absorbing semiconductor material
- 2021.04.26 Research Results Life & Health
- Effect of cool airflow on comfort more than just a feeling
- Study uses both subjective and physiological measurements to show the influence of cooling airflow direction on comfort
- 2021.04.06 Research Results Math & Data Environment & Sustainability
- Ushering in a new age of urban energy efficiency with smart buildings
- Buildings utilizing artificial intelligence promise to reduce energy consumption through better control and optimization
- 2021.04.01 Research Results Life & Health
- Protein deficiency linked to fluid buildup in brain
- New research shows that dysfunction of the protein Tsukushi causes hydrocephalus by altering neuron generation in the mouse brain
- 2021.03.11 Research Results Technology Environment & Sustainability
- Understanding adhesion, one molecule at a time
- Researchers observe adhesion of a single polymer chain on a surface in their quest to develop an innovative adhesion technology
- 2021.03.10 Research Results Math & Data Physics & Chemistry Environment & Sustainability
- Air pollutant reductions could enhance global warming without greenhouse gas cuts
- Modeling predicts that loss of cooling effect attributed to sulfate aerosols will increase surface air temperature if air pollution and carbon dioxide are not simultaneously reduced
- 2021.03.09 Research Results Life & Health Materials
- Molecular traffic key to keeping cellular highways maintained
- Biomolecular motors transporting cargo within the cells found to wear down intracellular highways, prompting autonomous repair