Researchers have discovered that rose essential oil stimulates defense genes in tomatoes and draws in predators of herbivores, thereby protecting the plants. Plants-derived essential oils…
Researchers have created an edge computing device aimed at overcoming the limitations of conventional cloud computing, enabling quicker data processing with reduced computational expenses. Every…
Study reveals mechanistic roles of delta opioid receptors and specific neuronal pathways that are involved in anxiety-like behaviors in mice. Anxiety-related disorders can have a…
A study has demonstrated how activating oxytocin neurons in the brain can significantly improve long-term memory, suggesting a promising approach to combat dementia and Alzheimer’s…
Researchers have developed a potential depression treatment that demonstrates both stress-relieving and anti-depressant effects with minimal side effects. Millions of individuals globally grapple with depression…
Researchers provide direct evidence that the magnetic properties of the novel icosahedral quasicrystals depend on the electrons-per-atom ratio. Professor Ryuji Tamura’s team at Tokyo University…
Explainable AI-Based Physical Theory for Advanced Materials Design Scientists develop an “extended Landau free energy model” for causal analysis and visualization in nano-magnetic devices with…
Scientists reveal how an intranasally delivered oxytocin derivative could be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease (AD), characterized by an accumulation of ß-amyloid protein…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Scientists confirm the presence of acetonitrile in a distant interstellar gas cloud using a radio telescope. How did organic matter reach the Earth in the…
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…
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…