Researchers in Japan say they have found a way to recycle coloured plastics without losing quality — a breakthrough that could help tackle growing waste problems. Packaging often uses bright colours to attract buyers, but…
Declining deer population likely due to natural regulation
The population of the Yakushima sika deer has declined due to natural factors, suggesting that the population can be regulated without culling, according to new research. The Yakushima sika deer (yakushika: Cervus nippon yakushimae), a…
Hi-CO unravels the complex packing of nucleosomes
Scientists at Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) in Japan have developed a technology that produces high-resolution simulations of one of the basic units of our genomes, called the nucleosome. Their findings were…
New light-sheet microscopy unit reduced photodamage
A research group led by Takashi Saito, of the Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, developed a 2-photon excitation light-sheet fluorescence microscope which lowers phototoxicity, extends the field of view, and heightens spatial resolution. This…
Japan’s hands-off formula in disciplining schoolchildren works. Is…
A study examining Japanese schools’ hands-off approach when children fight showed it could create opportunities for autonomy and encourage ownership of solutions,suggesting a new strategy in handling kids squabbles in other countries. Called mimamoru, the pedagogical…