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The University of Osaka
26 Aug 2025
Researchers at The University of Osaka have developed a novel technique to enhance the performance and reliability of silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices, a key component in power electronics. This breakthrough utilizes a unique two-step annealing process involving diluted hydrogen, to eliminate unnecessary impurities and significantly improve device reliability.
Osaka Metropolitan University
26 Aug 2025
Changing the interval between fertility drugs boosts fertility even in rats that typically respond poorly
National Taiwan University
26 Aug 2025
Researchers at National Taiwan University developed a biodegradable, electroconductive self-healing hydrogel combined with acupuncture that restores motor function and protects brain neurons in Parkinson’s disease models.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
26 Aug 2025
- Enhances creativity and problem-solving skills through hands-on programs, including an autonomous driving hackathon
- Showcases an innovative talent development model through collaboration with local educational institutions
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
26 Aug 2025
DGIST Opens the Convergence Talent Academy... Fully Starting to Develop Talented Individuals with Creativity and the Spirit of Challenge
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
26 Aug 2025
- Seminar to be held 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. on December 11th–12th and 15th–17th, 2025, at the Daegu R&D Special Zone Headquarters
- Early registration is encouraged since strong demand is expected for lectures by leading domestic and international experts
Lingnan University
25 Aug 2025
Lingnan University held its 2025/26 academic year New Student Orientation (NSO) and Official Welcome on campus today, 25 August, welcoming over 1,400 new undergraduates from the Hong Kong SAR, the Mainland, and overseas, including students from Germany, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Russia, South Korea, and Vietnam into the Lingnan family.
Impart
25 Aug 2025
In the East Indian Ocean, the indigenous inhabitants of Nicobar carved fearsome figurines called hantakoi to fight off malevolent spirits. These totemic scare-devils, represented in both human and zoomorphic form, reveal the ways in which the people of Nicobar engaged with other dwellers of the Indian Ocean world.
Ehime University
25 Aug 2025
The research team directed by H. Shimomoto and E. Ihara in Ehime University succeeded in preparing a new type of carbon-carbon main chain polymers, in which cyclic repeating units are densely incorporated around the carbon-based main chain. In addition, the team demonstrated the unique thermal behavior of the obtained polymers, compared to the corresponding polymers without cyclic structures. This achievement will contribute to the development of new functional polymer materials.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
24 Aug 2025
- Experts from industry, academia, research institutes, and young scientists gather to share the latest achievements and explore the future direction of next-generation batteries.
- Building a foundation for cooperation to innovate the domestic battery industry and foster future talent.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
24 Aug 2025
- Professor Youngu Lee’s team at DGIST develops a new hole transport layer material that dramatically enhances the efficiency and stability of QLED displays.
- Using a high-binding-energy organic hole transport layer material, the team achieves 25.7% external quantum efficiency and improves device lifetime by 66 times.
Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)
24 Aug 2025
Conferred diplomas on 154 scientists: 55 PhD, 47 Master’s, and 52 Bachelor’s holders
The University of Osaka
23 Aug 2025
Researchers at The University of Osaka and collaborating institutions have developed a cryo-optical microscopy technique that rapidly freezes live cells with millisecond precision during optical imaging. This enables detailed quantitative imaging of fast cellular events via optical microscopy techniques, including super-resolution fluorescence and Raman microscopy.
Tohoku University
22 Aug 2025
Researchers at Tohoku University have created a new catalyst that can partly renew itself while working, opening possibilities for more durable materials in energy and chemical applications.
National Taiwan University
22 Aug 2025
Scientists from National Taiwan University System developed a next-generation nanomaterial-enhanced mass spectrometry system that dramatically boosts sensitivity and accuracy for detecting multiple classes of psychoactive substances. This approach overcomes traditional matrix interference, allowing rapid, reproducible, and interference-free drug screening for real-time diagnostics.
Osaka Metropolitan University
21 Aug 2025
JapanFlux2024 compiles 30+ years of eddy covariance data from 83 sites across the region
Lingnan University
21 Aug 2025
Lingnan University constantly seeks to attract talented students with diverse talents. This year, through its Student-Athlete Learning Support and Admission Scheme (SALSA), the University has admitted five outstanding athletes: cyclists Yeung Cho-yiu, Phoebe Tung, and Liang King-hung, rower Head Jaden Li, and taekwondo athlete Lam Siu-wai.
21 Aug 2025
NGOs in the Malaysian state of Sabah want oil palm companies and other land managers to plant Ficus species to increase habitat for threatened wildlife
National Taiwan University
21 Aug 2025
This study demonstrates that the addition of porphyrin-like additives (H₂Pc and SnPc) to 2D tin-based perovskite transistors significantly enhances charge transport and suppresses Sn²⁺ oxidation, achieving a high hole mobility of 4.40 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹. Moreover, the devices exhibit fast (0.001 s) and stable nonvolatile photomemory behavior under multi-wavelength optical stimuli, paving the way for neuromorphic computing applications.
Hiroshima University
20 Aug 2025
Can understanding these differences help researchers breed better crops suited for a changing climate?
Tohoku University
20 Aug 2025
Recent research on fullerene’s role as a metal-free catalyst may redefine our understanding of how carbon nanomaterials can be used in clean energy technologies.
Kanazawa University
20 Aug 2025
Professor Ogawa, Mr. Echigo (PhD student), and their colleagues in Kanazawa University report in Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging that combination of an At-211-labeled agent with immune checkpoint blockade significantly enhances its therapeutic effect. This strategy represents a promising advancement in the development of next-generation cancer therapies that combine targeted alpha therapy and immunotherapy.
Tohoku University
20 Aug 2025
Most currently used fuel cells can only operate efficiently above 500°C, but researchers found a way to essentially cut that number in half.
The University of Osaka
20 Aug 2025
Researchers at The University of Osaka have discovered a new type of chiral symmetry breaking (CSB) in an organic crystalline compound. This phenomenon, involving a solid-state structural transition from an achiral to a chiral crystal, represents a significant advance in our understanding of chirality and offers a simplified model to study the origin of homochirality.
Ehime University
20 Aug 2025
Using XRISM, JAXA’s new high-precision X-ray spectroscopic satellite, researchers observed a stellar-mass black hole in the Milky Way and detected highly ionized iron absorption lines — clear signatures of hot gas. Remarkably, this detection was achieved at the dimmest X-ray state ever reported for such a system. The results reveal the complex structure and motion of gas around the black hole, offering new insights into the dynamic behavior of black holes.
National Taiwan University
20 Aug 2025
Researchers report a Cu-based catalyst on graphitic carbon nitride with tunable atomic configurations, revealing that intercalated Cu dual-atom selectively drives CO2 reduction to methane with 88% efficiency while single-atom and nanoparticle catalysts favor hydrogen evolution.
National Taiwan University
19 Aug 2025
Taiwanese research team provides important new evidence on diabetes medications' respiratory outcomes, with implications for patients with dual chronic conditions.
Lingnan University
19 Aug 2025
On 19 August, World Humanitarian Day, Lingnan University announced the signing of an Agreement of Cooperation with the United Nations University (UNU) to establish the UNU Hub on Humanitarian Innovation and Technology at Lingnan University (UNU Hub at Lingnan University), making it the first higher education institution in Asia to set up a UNU Hub. The Hub is scheduled to open officially in October 2025 and will have an annual operating budget of over HK$8 million.
The University of Osaka
19 Aug 2025
Researchers from The University of Osaka used electricity to drive a reaction to form a novel hetero[8]circulene consisting of five hexagons and three pentagons (called a dioxaza[8]circulene). The dioxaza[8]circulene is unsymmetrical, unlike existing hetero[8]circulenes. The novel molecule can be produced from commercially available materials by a two-step method that simultaneously forms six new bonds with only water as a byproduct.
Ehime University
18 Aug 2025
The subducted oceanic crusts are regarded as the major source of lower-mantle heterogeneity. However, the limited knowledge about the physical properties of major components in the subducted oceanic crusts prevents us from fully understanding the complex features of the related geophysical anomalies. Here, we comprehensively investigated the phase transition of (Al, H)-bearing stishovite at simultaneously high P-T conditions.