An interactive system to design and fabricate structurally sound wood joints. Wood is considered an attractive construction material for both aesthetic and environmental purposes. Construction…
Membranes with microscopic pores are useful for water filtration. The effect of pore size on water filtration is well-understood, as is the role of ions,…
As of October 2020, the ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in more than 35 million reported cases and more than 1 million deaths…
The continuing progress in miniaturization of silicon microelectronic and photonic devices is causing cooling of the device structures to become increasingly challenging. Conventional heat transport…
Researchers at the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo sifted through experimental data to probe the possibility that supercooled water has a…
Researchers find evidence that asteroid Ryugu was born out of the possible destruction of a larger parent asteroid millions of years ago. Thanks to the…
Researchers led by The University of Tokyo employed a new computer model to simulate the networks of force-carrying particles that give amorphous solids their strength…
Japanese team aims to detect oxygen concentration in tumors using upgraded medical imaging scan. Experts in Japan have devised a simple way to glean more…
It is generally accepted that the inner region of the early solar system was subject to an intense period of meteoric bombardment referred to as…
A new tool to analyze molecules is 100 times faster than previous methods. Spectroscopy is an important tool of observation in many areas of science…
Spectroscopy is the use of light to analyze physical objects and biological samples. Different kinds of light can provide different kinds of information. Vacuum ultraviolet…
Diet of shochu distillation remnants is an economical way to reduce animals’ stress, improve meat quality. Tastier pork comes from pigs that eat the barley…
No damage caused by strong light, no artificial dyes or fluorescent tags needed. The insides of living cells can be seen in their natural state…
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo designed and built specialized computer hardware consisting of stacks of memory modules arranged…
A team including researchers from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tokyo has successfully captured video of single molecules in motion at 1,600…
Three cats infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 spread the virus to three other cats in a lab study published in The New England…
Earth-based experiments on iron-sulfur alloys thought to comprise the core of Mars reveal details about the planet’s seismic properties for the first time. This information…
A thin, iron-based generator uses waste heat to provide small amounts of power. Researchers have found a way to convert heat energy into electricity with…