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In recent times, scientists have produced a wide range of smart materials known as “mechanoresponsive materials” (MRMs), which respond to mechanical stimuli through fluorescence, coloring, self-healing, and even self-strengthening.

Recent research by Tokyo Tech investigators indicated that a-FAPbI3, a promising solar cell material with a cubic perovskite structure that is metastable at room temperature, can be stabilized by introducing a pseudo-halide ion like thiocyanate (SCN-) into its structure.

A cubic perovskite α-formamidinium lead iodide known as 'α-FAPbI3' would be a promising solar cell material if it did not gradually turn into useless

α-FAPbI3, a promising solar cell material with a cubic perovskite structure that is metastable at room temperature, can be stabilized by introducing a pseudo-halide ion like thiocyanate (SCN–) into its structure, demonstrated by Tokyo Tech researchers in a new study. Their finding provides new insights into the stabilization of the α-phase via grain boundary and pseudo-halide engineering.

Biological cells undergo a process known as "heat stress response" when exposed to excessively high temperatures.

IbpA, a protein that partakes in the heat shock response in Escherichia coli bacteria, serves more functions than previously thought, as revealed by scientists at Tokyo Tech. Through in-depth experiments involving genetically engineered E. coli strains, the researchers find that IbpA suppresses the translation of messenger RNA of σ32, a master protein factor that regulates the expression of around a hundred genes of heat shock proteins, including IbpA itself.

Everyday life requires polymeric materials. Scientists have focused on polymers made of rigid aromatic frameworks since they exhibit distinctive electronic/optical characteristics, heat resistance, and mechanical benefits.

Polymers composed of aromatic frameworks are attracting increasing attention for the construction of highly functional materials. So far, their application has been limited by their virtual insolubility in organic solvents and water. Now, researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a new, environmentally benign methodology for the water-solubilization of such polymers utilizing bent aromatic amphiphiles. The solubilization enables not only structural and spectroscopi...

Some of the Asian countries have grown into favourite destinations of the international student community. The number of foreign students enrolling.Foreign Education. Study Abroad. Study in Japan. Study in Taiwan. Study in South Korea

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