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Stimulus-responsive supramolecular structures have emerged as an alternative to conventional ones, owing to their applications in sensing, drug delivery,...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Starting from a liquid alpha hydroxy acid monomer library, drying through heating results in synthesis of polyester polymers, which form a gel-like state. This gel is then rehydrated, resulting in... view more  Credit: Tony Z. Jia All modern life is composed of cells, from single-celled bacteria to more complex organisms such as humans, which may contain billions or even trillions of cells, but how life came to be cellular remains uncertain. New research led by speciall...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Scientists are at the brink of being able to detect ET Life, which was predicted to be difficult decades ago. New techniques suggest there might be clever analytical tricks using... view more  Credit: NASA Scientists have begun the search for extraterrestrial life in the Solar System in earnest, but such life may be subtly or profoundly different from Earth-life, and methods based on detecting particular molecules as biosignatures may not apply to life with a different ...

Share A total of 2,789 participants joined the Future of Humanity Research Centerouter (FHRC) online rita1 workshop on March 13 and 14, 2021 to learn more about the possibilities and traps posed by altruism. Established in February 2020, FHRC is one of Tokyo Tech’s newest research centers. It explores the emergence of knowledge in the humanities and social sciences within the spheres of a science and technology-focused university. Just as COVID-19 began to tighten its grip on the world, the c...

(FHRC) online rita 1 workshop on March 13 and 14, 2021 to learn more about the possibilities and traps posed by altruism. Established in February 2020, FHRC is one of Tokyo Techs newest research centers. It explores the emergence of knowledge in the humanities and social sciences within the spheres of a science and technology-focused university. Just as COVID-19 began to tighten its grip on the world, the center announced its initial research topic — rita. The March workshop provided FHRC a...

Published: May 11, 2021 The recently appointed Emirati Ambassador to Japan, His Excellency Mr. Shihab Ahmed Alfaheem, and Second Secretary of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mr. Ammar Alsamahi, visited Tokyo Tech on April 5, 2021. They met with President Kazuya Masu and Vice President for International Affairs Jun-ichi Takada. President Masu (2nd from left) and Ambassador Alfaheem (2nd from right) Masu welcomed the visitors and gave an overview of the Institute. In the context of...

Date Time Research on Lake Victoria Cichlids Uncovers Processes of Rapid Species Adaptation Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have recently published the results of their investigations into adaptive radiation, which is when organisms rapidly evolve from an ancestral species into novel forms. Their genetic analyses of cichlids in Lake Victoria highlight several candidate genes that may drive adaptive radiation and provide evidence for decisive selective events that cause ...

 E-Mail IMAGE: A cheaper perovskite-based semiconductor material that is free of toxic lead and can absorb a wide range of visible light with potential photofunctional applications. view more  Credit: Chemistry of Materials Narrow-gap semiconductors with the ability to use visible light have garnered significant interest thanks to their versatility. Now, scientists in Japan have developed and characterized a new semiconductor material for application in process components stimulated b...

 E-Mail IMAGE: This study is based on the 90.45-m-deep ice core obtained at a southeastern Greenland dome site (67.18°N, 36.37°W, 3170 m a.s.l., SE-Dome hereafter).... view more  Credit: Hokkaido University The air in the United States and Western Europe is much cleaner than even a decade ago. Low-sulfur gasoline standards and regulations on power plants have successfully cut sulfate concentrations in the air, reducing the fine particulate matter that harms human health and cleaning...

Tokyo Tech and other members of the Super Smart Society (SSS) Promotion Consortium held the 3rd SSS Promotion Forum on March 8, 2021 to introduce the latest technological trends that will contribute t