A new review from Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) summarizes the biocatalysts involved in semiartificial photosynthesis, an exciting research field that combines natural photosynthesis with artificial technology to efficiently generate fuels and useful substances from sunlight. In…
Effects of new stations on the Osaka-Higashi line: Expanded railways see a higher movement of people and a decrease in healthcare costs around well-connected stations. Japan’s transition to a super-aged society is intensifying pressure on…
Neural networks could be implemented more quickly using new photonic technology. [caption id="attachment_12530" align="alignnone" width="615"] This futuristic drawing shows programmable nanophotonic processors integrated on a printed circuit board and carrying out deep learning computing.Image: RedCube…
[caption id="attachment_12525" align="alignnone" width="775"] Terence Barry, senior scientist in animal science, shows one of many tanks of fish being studied at the Water Science and Engineering Laboratory. Barris is an expert in aquaculture and the…
A team of Hokkaido University researchers has developed the world’s first method to achieve the catalytic asymmetric borylation of ketones, a breakthrough expected to facilitate the development of new medicines and functional chemicals. [caption id="attachment_12517"…
The movement of DNA molecules seemingly explained by random motion conceals a more orderly march. [caption id="attachment_12512" align="alignright" width="400"] A new single-molecule tracking method based on fluorescence molecular imaging revealed nonrandom motion of DNA molecules.Credit…