For the first time ever, a research group from Japan has succeeded in isolating bacteria from the seeds of passion fruit (Passiflora edulis)

Unlocking Efficient Light-Energy Conversion with Stable Coordination Nanosheets

In a breakthrough study, a team of scientists have identified an anti-malarial drug, mefloquine (a derivative of hydrochloroquine), that is effective against SARS-CoV-2

Using cultured cells to study SARS-CoV-2 infections, researchers in Japan have discovered that the drugs cepharanthine and nelfinavir are effective at combating the virus, with the former preventing the virus from entering cells and the latter preventing the virus from replicating.

Agricultural Pest That Relies on Bacteria to Overcome Plant Defenses

New research suggests that sustained GDP growth is possible even after spending to clean up pollution as it is created, providing hope that a zero-emission society is an achievable goal

Researchers in Japan have adopted a new design method that optimizes both fiber thickness and orientation, achieving weight reduction in reinforced plastic and opening doors to lighter aircrafts and automobiles

Study: Mutations associated with autism can inhibit the release of the bonding hormone oxytocin and cause abnormal social behavior in mice

New screening method could lead to microbe-based replacements for chemical pesticides

Minty-Fresh: Using a Menthol-Like Compound to Activate Plant Immune Mechanisms

Scientists from Japan have successfully developed and tested a wearable biofuel cell array that generates electric power from the lactate in the wearer's sweat, opening doors to electronic health monitoring powered by nothing but bodily fluids

Scientists have developed novel hydrogels to effectively deliver drugs to tumor sites in response to temperature & pH changes

Researchers in Japan have developed a method to visualize distribution of lipids in liver using a near-infrared spectral imaging technique that incorporates machine learning

Scientists Discover Target for Stroke Therapy in Blood-Brain Barrier

Researchers from Japan have developed a novel minimally invasive and accurate method using infrared imaging and machine learning to distinguish between normal tissue and tumor areas

Scientists develop new biosensing device to chemically monitor the state of muscles during physical exercise

How a Cancer Drug Carrier's Structure Can Help Selectively Target Cancer Cells

Fertilizer made from urine could enable space agriculture

Scientists have found an energy-efficient method to fabricate a hard carbon electrode with enormously high sodium storage capacity

Scientists in Japan have succeeded in developing a new targeted cancer therapy and their method may be effective against intractable cancers

Scientists have developed a strategy for identifying criminals from a single strand of hair, leveraging the fact that hair dyes are becoming common

Scientists from the Tokyo University of Science have made a breakthrough in the development of potential drugs that can kill cancer cells

Scientists develop an energy-efficient strategy to reversibly change "spin orientation" or magnetization direction in magnetite at room temperature

Researchers have devised a strategy to produce large area moth-eye transparent films that greatly reduce reflectance and improve transmittance

Scientists design a novel quantum circuit that calculates the fast Fourier transform, an indispensable tool in engineering

Scientists from Japan have shed light on the effects of impurities at the atomic level, taking us closer to arriving at a practical way of efficiently harvesting waste heat from cars and thermal power plants to produce clean energy.

A New Way of Modulating Color Emissions from Transparent Films

Scientists from Japan have discovered that a natural food pigment can replace synthetic dyes in cell viability assays for three widely varied types of cells

Scientists explore a novel approach that can be used to early detect the onset of flutter, solving one of the main problems that has been holding back the design of turbines

Giant viruses, like the recently discovered medusavirus, may hold the key to deciphering the evolutionary mystery of the eukaryotic nucleus.

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