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New in @natphys.nature.com, OIST and @tuwien.at researchers demonstrate self-induced superradiant masing—a new quantum phenomenon which can open pathways for precision sensing, navigation, and communication technologies 🧪
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Full paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Full paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Superradiant spins show teamwork at the quantum scale
Powerful self-driven microwave signals open new possibilities in quantum sensing and communication.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:53 AM
New in @natphys.nature.com, OIST and @tuwien.at researchers demonstrate self-induced superradiant masing—a new quantum phenomenon which can open pathways for precision sensing, navigation, and communication technologies 🧪
Learn more: www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Full paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Learn more: www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Full paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Quality vs quantity, which is better? This ancient biological question has now received an answer for ants: larger colonies of ‘weaker’ ants were found to be more successful than smaller colonies of ‘stronger’ ants 👇 www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Ant societies rose by trading individual protection for collective power
Building prolific ant legions takes tons of resources—but a new study finds that certain species cut corners by skimping out on protective armor.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Quality vs quantity, which is better? This ancient biological question has now received an answer for ants: larger colonies of ‘weaker’ ants were found to be more successful than smaller colonies of ‘stronger’ ants 👇 www.oist.jp/news-center/...
In any given situation, we need to adapt our behavior for success. In @natcomms.nature.com , OIST researchers describe the neural basis of behavioral flexibility in mice, with insights which may help us understand a wide variety of diseases and disorders. www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Disappointment alters brain chemistry and behavior
Mouse study shows the importance of acetylcholine in behavioral flexibility, shedding light on addiction and OCD brain mechanisms.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
In any given situation, we need to adapt our behavior for success. In @natcomms.nature.com , OIST researchers describe the neural basis of behavioral flexibility in mice, with insights which may help us understand a wide variety of diseases and disorders. www.oist.jp/news-center/...
In @currentbiology.bsky.social, scientists crack ambiguities in trees of life by using ‘jumping genes’. The new method can transform the way we evaluate evolutionary relationships in deep time. Learn more www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Or read the full paper doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Or read the full paper doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
'Jumping genes’ help scientists resolve tree of life
Termite study provides researchers with template to solve ancient evolutionary mysteries.
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December 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
In @currentbiology.bsky.social, scientists crack ambiguities in trees of life by using ‘jumping genes’. The new method can transform the way we evaluate evolutionary relationships in deep time. Learn more www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Or read the full paper doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
Or read the full paper doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
The rare, mushroom-like Balanophora plant surprises researchers with their genetic makeup and unconventional role of plastids in biosynthesis, despite being entirely parasitic of a select few trees. New study in @newphyt.bsky.social 👇 www.oist.jp/news-center/...
The evolutionary mysteries of a rare parasitic plant
New study maps the strange genomes of Asia-Pacific Balanophora species, giving new insights into the evolution of parasitic plants and an unconventional role of plastids.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The rare, mushroom-like Balanophora plant surprises researchers with their genetic makeup and unconventional role of plastids in biosynthesis, despite being entirely parasitic of a select few trees. New study in @newphyt.bsky.social 👇 www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Why does paint fade – at the atomic level? New #ScienceAdvances paper shows the benefits of taking it slow with ingenious spectroscopy redesign. www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Free radicals caught in the act with slow spectroscopy
New experimental setup detects the faint signals of electrons, shedding new light on the physics of photodegradation and other long-term photoemission processes.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Why does paint fade – at the atomic level? New #ScienceAdvances paper shows the benefits of taking it slow with ingenious spectroscopy redesign. www.oist.jp/news-center/...
New in @natcomms.nature.com, OIST researchers describe how cancer cells lose their sense of time to evade stress responses – revealing new insights that could shape anti-cancer treatments. www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Or read the full paper at www.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66341-3
Or read the full paper at www.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66341-3
Cancer loses its sense of time to avoid stress responses
New insights into mitotic stopwatch show how cancer escapes cell death and cell division arrest.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
New in @natcomms.nature.com, OIST researchers describe how cancer cells lose their sense of time to evade stress responses – revealing new insights that could shape anti-cancer treatments. www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Or read the full paper at www.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66341-3
Or read the full paper at www.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-66341-3
Neuroscientists rely on observations to decode animal behavior - but missing data often slows progress. OIST and global collaborators developed an AI method to bridge these gaps. Read the paper in Nature Methods 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Deep Imputation for Skeleton data (DISK) for behavioral science - Nature Methods
Analysis of behavioral data often involves tracking animal keypoints in video and motion capture recordings. DISK imputes missing keypoints, thereby improving downstream analyses.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Neuroscientists rely on observations to decode animal behavior - but missing data often slows progress. OIST and global collaborators developed an AI method to bridge these gaps. Read the paper in Nature Methods 👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New evidence-based model of the evolution stretches out the differentiation of eukaryotes from prokaryotes over billions of years and places development of mitochondria much later than other cell structures. New @nature.com study 👇 @ssolo.bsky.social www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Complex life developed earlier than previously thought
New evidence-based evolutionary model provides access to the beginning of complex life with unprecedented accuracy.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:01 AM
New evidence-based model of the evolution stretches out the differentiation of eukaryotes from prokaryotes over billions of years and places development of mitochondria much later than other cell structures. New @nature.com study 👇 @ssolo.bsky.social www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Breakthrough in #nanotechnology! CNR-ISM , OIST and collaborators develop single-atom platforms with terpyridine-Co sites. Stable and reactive, they pave the way for enzyme-like precision in #catalysis.
On @nature.com Communications: www.oist.jp/news-center/...
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Atomically-tailored single atom platforms hold promise for next-generation catalysis
With carefully designed tunable active sites, unique structure of new single atom platforms enables strong gas binding in pioneering step towards more efficient industrially-relevant catalysis.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Breakthrough in #nanotechnology! CNR-ISM , OIST and collaborators develop single-atom platforms with terpyridine-Co sites. Stable and reactive, they pave the way for enzyme-like precision in #catalysis.
On @nature.com Communications: www.oist.jp/news-center/...
On @nature.com Communications: www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Do suspensions of millimetric and micrometric particles behave the same? A new OIST–YITP, Kyoto University study shows that the answer is yes, overturning assumptions in soft matter physics. Learn more: doi.org/10.1063/5.02...
Video credit: Hirokazu Maruoka
Video credit: Hirokazu Maruoka
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Do suspensions of millimetric and micrometric particles behave the same? A new OIST–YITP, Kyoto University study shows that the answer is yes, overturning assumptions in soft matter physics. Learn more: doi.org/10.1063/5.02...
Video credit: Hirokazu Maruoka
Video credit: Hirokazu Maruoka
New study shows how white oval squids can select from an impressive range of camouflage strategies to masquerade as rocks, become invisible in the sand, or dazzle predators. See them in action 👇 www.oist.jp/news-center/...
The ingenuity of white oval squid camouflage brought to light
New study documents the full palette of camouflaging behaviors that white oval squid selects from when hiding from predators.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
New study shows how white oval squids can select from an impressive range of camouflage strategies to masquerade as rocks, become invisible in the sand, or dazzle predators. See them in action 👇 www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Using X-ray µCT, researchers have noninvasively mapped 3D chaotic microcavities, revealing how light diffuses through distorted geometries. This discovery opens new paths in wave chaos, nonlinear optics, and quantum photonics. Learn more: www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Peering inside 3D chaotic microcavities with X-ray vision
X-ray µCT enables noninvasive study of chaotic light dynamics, opening a new window for exploring 3D wave chaos, nonlinear optics, and quantum photonics.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Using X-ray µCT, researchers have noninvasively mapped 3D chaotic microcavities, revealing how light diffuses through distorted geometries. This discovery opens new paths in wave chaos, nonlinear optics, and quantum photonics. Learn more: www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Understanding the importance of abrasion – new OIST research reveals abrasion from common additives in mechanochemical processes transforms reaction equipment into reactive reagents. Learn more www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Or read the full paper @angewandtechemie.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/anie...
Or read the full paper @angewandtechemie.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/anie...
Hidden catalysis: Abrasion transforms common chemistry equipment into reagents
Often assumed unreactive, scientists find stainless steel equipment can catalyze mechanochemical reactions, challenging assumptions on its innocence.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Understanding the importance of abrasion – new OIST research reveals abrasion from common additives in mechanochemical processes transforms reaction equipment into reactive reagents. Learn more www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Or read the full paper @angewandtechemie.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/anie...
Or read the full paper @angewandtechemie.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/anie...
New study in Scientific Reports zooms in on the science of the traditional Bashofu textiles, which are soft, durable, and have helped Okinawans stay cool for at least the past 500 years. Learn more about the science this sustainable, climate-adapted craft 👇 www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Understanding sustainable textiles through climate-adapted traditional crafts
Bashofu textiles have kept Okinawans cool and comfortable for more than 500 years. New study catalogues the science behind the craft.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
New study in Scientific Reports zooms in on the science of the traditional Bashofu textiles, which are soft, durable, and have helped Okinawans stay cool for at least the past 500 years. Learn more about the science this sustainable, climate-adapted craft 👇 www.oist.jp/news-center/...
OIST researchers have finally solved the decades-long conflict between Kolmogorov’s universal theory and turbulent Taylor-Coulette flows thanks to a world-class ‘hurricane-in-the-lab’ setup, setting an important benchmark for fluids dynamics 👇 #ScienceAdvances www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Paradox of rotating turbulence finally tamed with world-class ‘hurricane-in-a-lab’
Scientists have solved a long-standing contradiction in fluid dynamics, setting a new baseline for theoretical and practical research on turbulence.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
OIST researchers have finally solved the decades-long conflict between Kolmogorov’s universal theory and turbulent Taylor-Coulette flows thanks to a world-class ‘hurricane-in-the-lab’ setup, setting an important benchmark for fluids dynamics 👇 #ScienceAdvances www.oist.jp/news-center/...
In @sfnjournals.bsky.social Journals #JNeurosci, OIST researchers have identified a shared synaptic mechanism between #Alzheimer’s and #Parkinson’s disease, advancing our understanding of how their symptoms are caused. Learn more: www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Shared synaptic mechanism for Alzheimer's and Parkinson’s disease unlocks new treatment possibilities
Study reveals common mechanism affecting brain signaling, identifying a shared cause for neurodegenerative disease symptoms.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
In @sfnjournals.bsky.social Journals #JNeurosci, OIST researchers have identified a shared synaptic mechanism between #Alzheimer’s and #Parkinson’s disease, advancing our understanding of how their symptoms are caused. Learn more: www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Applications are now open for the Buribushi Fellowship 2026!
OIST is offering a unique opportunity for early-career, theory-focused researchers to lead their own projects with full funding support.
Learn more & Apply by November 30th: https://www.oist.jp/research/buribushi
#Fellowship
OIST is offering a unique opportunity for early-career, theory-focused researchers to lead their own projects with full funding support.
Learn more & Apply by November 30th: https://www.oist.jp/research/buribushi
#Fellowship
October 31, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Applications are now open for the Buribushi Fellowship 2026!
OIST is offering a unique opportunity for early-career, theory-focused researchers to lead their own projects with full funding support.
Learn more & Apply by November 30th: https://www.oist.jp/research/buribushi
#Fellowship
OIST is offering a unique opportunity for early-career, theory-focused researchers to lead their own projects with full funding support.
Learn more & Apply by November 30th: https://www.oist.jp/research/buribushi
#Fellowship
Researchers at OIST achieve crystal-free mechanoluminescence, illuminating new possibilities for next-generation materials. Learn more in the @chemicalscience.rsc.org publication: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC... or by reading our press release: www.oist.jp/news-center/...
October 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Researchers at OIST achieve crystal-free mechanoluminescence, illuminating new possibilities for next-generation materials. Learn more in the @chemicalscience.rsc.org publication: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC... or by reading our press release: www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Today is #MoleDay, so we're sharing our latest chemistry paper in @pubs.acs.org Organic Letters. Learn how and why OIST researchers synthesized new O-incorporated 2D chiral nanographenes: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c03676
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Today is #MoleDay, so we're sharing our latest chemistry paper in @pubs.acs.org Organic Letters. Learn how and why OIST researchers synthesized new O-incorporated 2D chiral nanographenes: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c03676
Why do losers become more submissive? Published in @cp-iscience.bsky.social , OIST study highlights neural basis of ‘loser effect’ in mice, shedding new light on social behaviors and decision-making. www.oist.jp/news-center/...
The loser’s brain: how neuroscience controls social behavior
Study pinpoints the neural mechanisms of social hierarchy formation
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October 15, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Why do losers become more submissive? Published in @cp-iscience.bsky.social , OIST study highlights neural basis of ‘loser effect’ in mice, shedding new light on social behaviors and decision-making. www.oist.jp/news-center/...
OIST researchers have demonstrated a frictionless (in principle), magnetically levitating rotor thanks to a simple concept: symmetry! At 1cm in diameter, this rotor is a very promising platform for future quantum research and precise sensor tech 👇 @commsphys.nature.com www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Freely levitating rotor spins out ultraprecise sensors for classical and quantum physics
With a clever design, researchers have solved eddy-current damping in macroscopic levitating systems, paving the way for a wide range of sensing technologies.
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October 14, 2025 at 5:11 AM
OIST researchers have demonstrated a frictionless (in principle), magnetically levitating rotor thanks to a simple concept: symmetry! At 1cm in diameter, this rotor is a very promising platform for future quantum research and precise sensor tech 👇 @commsphys.nature.com www.oist.jp/news-center/...
2 weeks left to apply! #FacultyHiring
📢 #FacultyHiring: OIST is hiring! We invite exceptional scientists to apply for faculty positions in:
- Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography
- Physics and Quantum Science (including related fields)
🔗: www.oist.jp/careers/facu...
- Ecology, Environmental Science, Earth Science, and Oceanography
- Physics and Quantum Science (including related fields)
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October 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
2 weeks left to apply! #FacultyHiring
In @natecoevo.nature.com , our researchers describe a new fungal family tree reaching back over a billion years, and the importance of fungi in setting the stage for ancient life on land. Read more at www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Fungi set the stage for life on land hundreds of millions of years earlier than thought
From fossils and rare genetic ‘gene-swap’ clues, researchers reconstruct fungi’s deep timeline and reveal how they helped shape early Earth ecosystems.
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October 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
In @natecoevo.nature.com , our researchers describe a new fungal family tree reaching back over a billion years, and the importance of fungi in setting the stage for ancient life on land. Read more at www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Researchers have blazed the trail for dark valleytronics by mapping out the complete lifespan of the elusive excitons, set to revolutionize quantum information systems. Read about their foundational work here @natcomms.nature.com www.oist.jp/news-center/...
Shining a light on dark valleytronics
Using one of the most advanced spectroscopy setups worldwide, researchers have created a recipe for research into next-gen quantum information technologies.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Researchers have blazed the trail for dark valleytronics by mapping out the complete lifespan of the elusive excitons, set to revolutionize quantum information systems. Read about their foundational work here @natcomms.nature.com www.oist.jp/news-center/...