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National Taiwan University
08 Jul 2026
Researchers have developed a robotic platform that identifies Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria through touch-based electrical signals, without staining or chemical labels. Selected as a cover article in Nano Energy, the study achieved rapid classification within 0.62 seconds and 90.93% accuracy.
Tohoku University
08 Jul 2026
An AI assistant for high-entropy alloy (HEA) electrocatalysis named ChatHEA provided a helping hand not just to extract data from the literature, but provide suggestions for promising catalysts, design experiments, and analyze data.
Newcastle University in Singapore
08 Jul 2026
Pineapple leaf fibres gain strength through alkali treatment, supporting stronger and more sustainable biobased composites.
The University of Osaka
08 Jul 2026
Researchers at The University of Osaka have developed an improved technique called “tapping-mode scanning probe electrospray ionization” (t-SPESI), allowing the analysis of regions within individual cells with greater sensitivity and stability. Through device miniaturization and molecular modification of the probe surface, the team achieved higher sensitivity and long-term stability, successfully visualizing lipid distributions in mouse brain tissue at a pixel size of 5 µm.
Ateneo de Manila University
07 Jul 2026
Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia (formerly Asian Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities) is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year by the School of Humanities of the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. It welcomes papers on the different arts (literary, performing, visual, or media), philosophy, and theology in Asia or in the Philippines.
Kanazawa University
07 Jul 2026
Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University, Institute for Molecular Science and SOKENDAI have uncovered the hidden mechanism behind a molecular switch—a molecule that can change between different structural states in response to a chemical signal.
Osaka Metropolitan University
07 Jul 2026
Researchers break a fundamental rule to create a new concept: heat that can be directed and “programmed”. In most materials, heat absorption and heat emission are linked, meaning a surface that absorbs thermal radiation well from a particular direction will also emit it in the same way. A team from OMU in Japan has designed a reconfigurable device that breaks this symmetry, enabling heat to be absorbed and emitted differently depending on the direction of absorption.
The University of Osaka
07 Jul 2026
Researchers at the University of Osaka developed a light-driven method for synthesizing Davis reagents that generates the hazardous oxidant mCPBA only on demand and consumes it immediately. Kinetic analysis showed no detectable accumulation of the oxidant, improving process safety. The reaction proceeds at room temperature in non-halogenated solvents and can use sunlight or LEDs, offering a safer, greener, and scalable alternative for pharmaceutical-related synthesis.
Hiroshima University
06 Jul 2026
Hiroshima University researchers have demonstrated a proof of concept for the mass-production of genome-edited T cells that can be used to treat malignant tumors, using a genetic engineering technique called Platinum TALEN.
The University of Osaka
06 Jul 2026
Researchers from the University of Osaka found that the human brain represents social relationships learned through drama viewing, especially antagonistic ties. Participants watched six episodes of SUITS and underwent fMRI scans before and after viewing. Brain activity patterns after viewing reflected rivalries and conflicts among characters, particularly in regions involved in social cognition. The findings suggest that negative relationships help structure the brain’s internal social maps.
The University of Osaka
06 Jul 2026
Researchers at the University of Osaka have used machine learning to develop a systematic framework for structural descriptors in supercooled water. A neural network model was used to quantitatively assess the performance of 16 structural descriptors in differentiating between two states of water, a high-density liquid and a low-density liquid. The framework could be used to further our understanding of the anomalous behavior of water.
Tohoku University
06 Jul 2026
Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered a promising strategy that converts harmful carbon dioxide into valuable fuels and chemicals by precisely altering nanoclusters made of copper.
Tohoku University
06 Jul 2026
The abundance of sulfur not only makes lithium-sulfur batteries cheaper to manufacture, but they also boast superior energy-storage capacity to current lithium-ion technologies. But one problem preventing practical deployment is polysulfide shuttling—when polysulfides formed during battery cycling escape the cathode and drift into unwanted areas and cause the battery to erode.
Tohoku University
06 Jul 2026
Magnets can store data – but there is a limit. To improve the data density of memory devices, researchers at Tohoku University delved into ways to exert precise control over a unique material called metallic helimagnets.
National Taiwan University
06 Jul 2026
Researchers at National Taiwan University and the University of Southern Denmark show that obesity in male mice raises let-7 microRNAs in sperm, which silence the enzyme DICER1 and impair mitochondrial function in the fat tissue of their offspring. Weight loss reverses part of the effect in both mice and men.
06 Jul 2026
An international team including Professor Meng GU of the Hong Kong Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics (HKIAA) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has directly measured the mass of an inactive supermassive black hole in the early Universe for the first time.
Tohoku University
06 Jul 2026
Located 1,000 meters underground in Japan, the Super-Kamiokande observatory strains to detect the faintest of signals amongst all sorts of noise: ghost-like neutrino particles. A recent analysis of 5,000 days of data provides an exciting, world-first indication of a flux of neutrinos called Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background (DSNB) – emitted by supernovae over cosmic history.
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK)
06 Jul 2026
A research team from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has recently overcome a technological bottleneck that has persisted for over a decade. They successfully “turned waste into treasure” by recycling triplet excitons and converting them into effective charge carriers for electricity generation. Using this new approach, they achieved an efficiency of 20.5% in OPV cells.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
03 Jul 2026
- Prof. Hyosang Lee’s research team identifies the dual role of the TWIK-1 potassium ion channel in the spinal cord and peripheral sensory neurons, suggesting the potential for the treatment of neuropathic pain
- Published in the international journal Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
03 Jul 2026
- Promoting technology transfer and commercialization of DGIST’s outstanding intellectual property
- Advancing practical collaboration through intellectual property information sharing, identification of prospective companies, and professional training
Ateneo de Manila University
03 Jul 2026
Invasive Flowerhorn cichlids threaten Lake Sampaloc’s native fish, aquaculture, and public health, Ateneo researchers warn.
Singapore University of Technology and Design
03 Jul 2026
A new conceptual review by researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and James Cook University, Singapore, suggests that stress, loneliness and constant comparison may be linked to a mismatch between human instincts and modern environments.
Hiroshima University
02 Jul 2026
How did a large crab end up trapped inside a plastic bottle with an opening smaller than its body? Hiroshima University researchers investigated this unusual marine mystery, revealing a lesser-known impact of marine plastic pollution on crustaceans.
The University of Osaka
02 Jul 2026
Oxidative addition is often carried out using transition metals and is challenging to perform at centers of more abundant main-group elements, particularly group 13 elements. Researchers at The University of Osaka, led by Takuya Kodama, achieved oxidative addition of an aryl iodide to a group 13 (gallium) center. The reaction is initiated by visible light.
Ateneo de Manila University
02 Jul 2026
The eight-member Philippine national team secured a historic tie for 6th place versus over a hundred of the best secondary school students from across 18 countries.
The University of Osaka
02 Jul 2026
Researchers at the University of Osaka developed the CLiB assay, a high-throughput platform to engineer protein-based lipid-binding probes. By screening a library of protein variants, they created a highly sensitive probe for the signaling lipid PI(3,5)P2.
Osaka Metropolitan University
02 Jul 2026
The end of colored plastic downgrading could be near with new approach
Ehime University
02 Jul 2026
Base-mediated degradation of carbon−Carbon main chain polymers bearing alkoxycarbonylmethylene repeating units
Osaka Metropolitan University
02 Jul 2026
Multifunctional facility associated with more frequent stays among residents
Lingnan University
02 Jul 2026
Prof Chen Xi, Dean of the Wu Jieh Yee School of Interdisciplinary Studies (WJYSIS) and Chair Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Lingnan University, has been elected an ICCES Distinguished Fellow by the International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences.