Ionic Liquid-Based Reservoir Computers: Efficient and Flexible Edge Computing
Researchers from Japan design a tunable physical reservoir device based on dielectric relaxation at an electrode-ionic liquid interface. In the near future, more and more…
Tokyo University of Science
Getting Sticky With It: PIP2 Discovered To Play a Key Role in Epithelial Cell Adhesion
Phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate (PIP2), a phospholipid, is essential for epithelial cell-cell adhesion and maintaining cellular identity. Body cells in multicellular organisms adhere to one another to…
Discovering the Cause of a Deadly Problem in Rocket Engine Combustors
Via advanced analyses, scientists shed light on the mechanism of a fatal problem plaguing combustion chambers in rocket engines. Rocket engines contain confined combustion systems,…
Spintronics Advances: Efficient Magnetization Direction Control of Magnetite for High-Density Spintronic Memory Devices
Scientists develop an energy-efficient strategy to reversibly change ‘spin orientation’ or magnetization direction in magnetite at room temperature. Over the last few decades, conventional electronics…
Fertilizer Made From Urine Could Enable Space Agriculture
Researchers at Tokyo University of Science devise a new electrochemical technology to manufacture ammonia-based fertilizer from urea. From the perspective of future societies, in extremely…
Novel Quantum Circuit Calculates Fourier Transform Faster and More Efficiently
Scientists design a novel quantum circuit that calculates the fast Fourier transform, an indispensable tool in all fields of engineering. The Fourier transform is a…
In Ancient Giant Viruses Lies the Truth: Medusavirus Key to Deciphering Evolutionary Mystery
Giant viruses, like the recently discovered medusavirus, may hold the key to deciphering the evolutionary mystery of the eukaryotic nucleus. An exchange of genetic material…
How Did Organic Matter Reach Earth? Cosmic Detectives Trace Origin of Complex Organic Molecules
How Did Organic Matter Reach Earth? Cosmic Detectives Trace Origin of Complex Organic Molecules Scientists confirm the presence of acetonitrile in a distant interstellar gas…
Scientists Discover “Love Hormone” Oxytocin Could Be Used to Treat Cognitive Disorders Like Alzheimer’s
Scientists discover for the first time that oxytocin could be a potential new therapeutic option for cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is…
Observation of the Quantum Spin Liquid State in Novel Material Advances Spintronics
New insight into the spin behavior in an exotic state of matter puts us closer to next-generation spintronic devices. Aside from the deep understanding of…
Clean Energy Breakthrough: Scientists Improve Light-Driven Water-Splitting to Produce Hydrogen
Etching the Road to a Hydrogen Economy Using Plasma Jets Hydrogen is a clean energy source that can be produced by splitting water molecules with…
Revealed: Plants Molecular ‘Alarm’ System That Protects Them From Predators
Scientists uncover how oral secretions of the cotton leaf worm trigger defense responses in a plant. In nature, every species must be equipped with a…
Quantum Computer of the Future: A Novel 2D Build With Existing Technology
The basic units of a quantum computer can be rearranged in 2D to solve typical design and operation challenges. Quantum computing is increasingly becoming the…
Energy Industry Game-Changer: Using Rust and Organic Waste to Produce Hydrogen Fuel
Scientists identify a new and efficient way of producing hydrogen from organic waste solution using a catalyst derived from — of all things — rust….
Breakthrough in Understanding Evolution – Mitochondrial Division Conserved Across Species
New study shows exactly how the manner in which mitochondria divide has remained the same since evolution began. Cellular origin is well explained by the…
Unique Magnetic Transitions Found in Quasicrystal-Like Structures Using Superconducting Quantum Interference Device
Scientists showed for the first time the presence of unique magnetic transitions in peculiar structures similar to quasicrystals. In the world of materials science, many…
Revolutionary New Water-Based Optical Device
A new method of modulating light using water as a medium, called giant optical modulation, which is less expensive and easier to use than conventional…
