Collaborate Disseminate
Omnidirectional video cameras are becoming increasingly popular, although they’re still mostly just used recreationally. An international scientific research team, however, has now utilized one of the devices to gain a better understanding of whale beh… Continue reading Omnidirectional camera put to practical use – in whale study
Much mystery surrounds the biological processes that lead to hair loss in humans, but scientists continue to make discoveries that unravel these secrets and lay the foundation for technologies that may one day treat it. Researchers in Japan have shed y… Continue reading Unbalanced cell division offers a new target for treating baldness
One of the most remarkable “sixth” senses in the animal kingdom is magnetoreception – the ability to detect magnetic fields – but exactly how it works remains a mystery. Now, researchers in Japan may have found a crucial piece of the puzzle, making the… Continue reading Scientists observe live cells responding to magnetic fields for first time
Astronomers have more accurately measured the distance to the oldest and farthest galaxy ever detected. The light they’re seeing left the galaxy, known as GN-z11, around 13.4 billion years ago, when the universe was a cosmic toddler, and this galaxy ma… Continue reading Astronomers precisely trace distance to oldest and farthest known galaxy
Although we’ve already heard about pressure-sensitive “skins” that could be applied to robotic or prosthetic appendages, Japanese scientists have created one for use on real human fingers. And while you might wonder why they bothered, it actually has a… Continue reading “Imperceptible” skin records wearers’ finger pressure
When you look into the night sky and see a shooting star, it might look like something very big, but the odds are that it’s a meteor the size of a dust mote. A team of scientists led by Ryou Ohsawa from the Institute of Astronomy at the University of T… Continue reading Radar given telescope-like ability to collect data on space dust
Superconductors – materials in which electricity flows without any resistance whatsoever – could be extremely useful for future electronics. Now, engineers at the University of Tokyo have managed to create a superconductor out of a state of matter call… Continue reading “Fifth state of matter” used to make new type of superconductor
Scientists in Japan have produced a plastic with the highest heat resistance ever reported, and done so by using natural materials as the building blocks. This biomass-derived plastic therefore promises not just greater performance in some aspects than… Continue reading Plastic made from biomass logs the highest heat resistance on record
The star Betelgeuse has been a bit of a drama queen lately, dimming twice in the past year. Now astronomers say they’ve found what may have caused the latest episode – and in so doing, also discovered that the star is smaller, closer to Earth and furth… Continue reading Betelgeuse is closer to Earth and further from exploding than we thought
Storing data on magnetic tape might sound delightfully retro, but it’s actually still widely in use for archival purposes thanks to its high data density. Now researchers at the University of Tokyo have made magnetic tape using a new material, which al… Continue reading New magnetic tape tech makes data storage resistant to interference