Scientists Link Bipolar Disorder to Mitochondrial Disease
Mutations in the gene ANT1 may confer a risk for bipolar disorder through a complex interplay between serotonin and mitochondrial signaling in the brain. These…
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Biologists Reveal Key Mechanism Behind the Formation of Spider Silk
A group of scientists led by researchers from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) have examined the soluble precursor of spider silk and…
Scientists Reveal Blueprint for How to Construct a Large Scale Quantum Computer
Scientists have unveiled the first ever practical blueprint for how to build a quantum computer. This huge leap forward towards creating a universal quantum computer…
Physicists Reveal a Neutron Halo Around Neutron-Rich Magnesium Nuclei
Using the RIKEN Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory, physicists have revealed that the extra neutrons in a neutron-rich magnesium nucleus produce a neutron halo. Most stable…
Higgs Boson May Explain the Earliest Expansion of the Universe
In a newly published study, physicists propose that the Higgs boson, which was recently confirmed to be the origin of mass, may also be responsible…
Supercomputer Simulations Open the Door for Numerical Modeling of Nuclear Interactions
Researchers from RIKEN detail the first supercomputer simulations of ‘spin–orbit’ forces between neutrons and protons in an atomic nucleus, opening the door for numerical modeling…
Researchers Demonstrate the Scalability of Quantum Dot Architectures
New research from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science reveals how arrays of electrons trapped in nanoscale circuitry could form the basis for future…