Advanced Science
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Advanced Science is a premier interdisciplinary open access journal covering fundamental and applied research across a broad range of fields, including materials science and chemistry, physics and engineering, life and health sciences, earth and environmental sciences, as well as social sciences and humanities.
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30 Mar 2012
Waseda University
Conserving electricity is an absolute necessity due to the power shortage associated with the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster.
16 Mar 2012
RIKEN
Researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute have developed a unique way to create full-color holograms with the aid of surface plasmons
09 Mar 2012
RIKEN
Fluorescence-yield x-ray spectroscopy provides a view into how organic transistors work at the molecular scale
02 Mar 2012
RIKEN
An Alaskan beetle beats the cold using an unusual, natural antifreeze with a novel mode of action that scientists are beginning to unravel
24 Feb 2012
RIKEN
Researchers at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics have discovered an answer to the long-standing mystery of how brain cells can both remember new memories while also maintaining older ones.
17 Feb 2012
RIKEN
A theory that accurately describes the properties of relativistic electron vortex beams will impact applications such as electron microscopy
03 Feb 2012
RIKEN
Derivation of equations that describe the dynamics of complex magnetic quasi-particles may aid the design of novel electronic devices
03 Feb 2012
RIKEN
Industrial chemistry is set to improve from novel rare-earth metal catalysts that reduce waste and improve aromatic bond-forming reactions
27 Jan 2012
RIKEN
Demonstration of a rare combination of electric and magnetic properties in a now readily producible material could improve electronic memory devices
27 Jan 2012
RIKEN
High-level spectroscopy and computer simulations of specially diluted liquids reveal the long-debated structure of air–water interfaces
20 Jan 2012
RIKEN
A chemical probe that can differentiate between chemical tags adorning DNA could provide insights into how nature switches genes on and off
06 Jan 2012
RIKEN
Discovery of a molecular basis for type 2 diabetes reveals how fatty diets can interfere with control of blood sugar levels
16 Dec 2011
RIKEN
Modifications to chromosomal proteins help ensure that brain-specific sugars are produced only in the appropriate tissues.
09 Dec 2011
RIKEN
A newly developed group of fluorescent probes highlights cancer cells resistant to anticancer drugs
06 Dec 2011
Asia Research News
Life Sciences, environment and engineering News from the Tokyo Science and Innovation Section 5 December 2011
02 Dec 2011
RIKEN
Real-time x-ray measurements of remarkable rare-earth/transition metal clusters expose the secrets of storing and releasing hydrogen gas
02 Dec 2011
RIKEN
A single sugar molecule plays an outsized role in helping a glucose-transporting protein respond promptly to insulin signals
25 Nov 2011
RIKEN
Copper–carbene catalysts reveal the critical interactions needed to turn waste carbon dioxide into chemical feedstocks
18 Nov 2011
RIKEN
The development of electrolytic in-process dressing grinding more than 20 years ago set in motion a revolution in nanoprecision machining that continues today
11 Nov 2011
RIKEN
Electrically controlling the magnetic polarization of nuclei offers a new way to store quantum information
11 Nov 2011
RIKEN
Flies can pass the effects of stress to their young in the form of chromosomal modifications that alter expression of selected genes
04 Nov 2011
RIKEN
Artificial atoms give insight into how real atoms interact with light in real time
04 Nov 2011
RIKEN
Preparing chromosomes for cell division is a balancing act involving a tug-of-war between opposing molecular actions
21 Oct 2011
RIKEN
Elucidation of the structure of receptors that detect invading pathogens in moths could aid the diagnosis of infectious fungal diseases
14 Oct 2011
RIKEN
On September 9–10, the third Noyori Summer School was held at Kobe Port Island, home to the RIKEN Kobe Institute and the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science (AICS). The summer school, launched in 2009, provides opportunities for young researchers from around the world to meet RIKEN leaders and interact with one another.
14 Oct 2011
RIKEN
A bismuth-based semiconducting material could enable control of electron spin, a crucial requirement for advancing novel devices
07 Oct 2011
RIKEN
Improvements to specialized valves that separate spin and electron currents may lead to higher-density magnetic media
03 Oct 2011
RIKEN
Current flowing along the edges of a promising quantum device is insensitive to its magnetic impurities
03 Oct 2011
RIKEN
RIKEN invites applications for the position of Chief Scientist to lead a new laboratory working on The Advanced Science Institute (ASI). Applications from overseas applicants are welcome
23 Sep 2011
RIKEN
The entrapment of antimatter for 16 minutes allows for tests of the foundations of physics