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Cs-contaminated Fukushima soil shown to be decontaminated by heat treatment with NaCl under vacuum

21. October 2025

Umami Bioworks organizes sensory evaluation meeting of cultured eel and other fish products in Tokyo

21. October 2025

A Japanese consortium presents a hydrogen-fuelled engine for ships

21. October 2025

A synthetic protein removes unwanted cells in the body by inducing phagocytosis

21. October 2025

Yokogawa Electric reduces fermentation time for beer brewing by 28% using an AI algorithm for temperature control

19. October 2025

32 out of 36 sampling sites in 11 Japanese prefectures contained tire-derived microplastics

18. October 2025

Polymers containing periodic keto groups are thermally stable but degradable by UV

18. October 2025

Kao’s ScentVista400 is based on 400 human olfactory receptors and analyses scents and odors through bioluminescence

14. October 2025

A graphene-based ion-gating reservoir reduces computing loads hundredfold

14. October 2025

MabGenesis and Nippon Soda will develop antibody drugs for cats and dogs

26. September 2025

Japanese researchers achieve complete decomposition of Teflon

26. September 2025

A Japanese team wins Ig Nobel for painting stripes on cattle to reduce fly bites

26. September 2025

An AI-based generate-make-test-learn cycle will provide millions of new drug discoveries

19. September 2025

Microbiota-driven antitumour immunity mediated by dendritic cell migration

18. September 2025

Sanatec Life Sciences registers genome-edited yellow tomato with high GABA content

18. September 2025

Unique fullerene derivatives improve the durability of PEM membranes for fuel cells

1. September 2025

A Sino-Japanese laboratory will research supercritical CO2 energy cycles and related fields

1. September 2025

Genome editing procedure reduces diabetes risk in obese mice

1. September 2025

Japan’s first osmotic power plant starts operation in Fukuoka

1. September 2025

Lactic acid bacteria from Japanese pickles shown to regulate immune function

22. August 2025

Sumitomo Rubber develops elastic material which can be used in 3D printers

22. August 2025

NTT and Niigata University: collaborative research on remote palpation technology

21. August 2025

Japan’s AIST promotes biomanufacturing in companies through Tsukuba incubator

21. August 2025

Chitons synthesize their ultra-sharp magnetite teeth through enzymatic formation of iron oxide on a chitin matrix

9. August 2025

NEDO adds sourcing projects to its bio-manufacturing program

6. August 2025

Sumitomo Pharma and Racthera apply for manufacturing and marketing of iPS cell-derived dopaminergic progenitor cells “raguneprocel”

6. August 2025

Daio Paper Corporation begins commercial production of cellulose nanofiber composite resin

29. July 2025

Kansai Electric Power plans geological study in preparation for construction of a nuclear power plant

28. July 2025

An organic polymer photocatalyst converts CO2 to formic acid with 32 % quantum yield

25. July 2025

Yokohama University opens “plant biomanufacturing center” for recombinant proteins

20. July 2025

Diversity and synchronisation makes groups stronger – insights from insects

8. July 2025

Chiyoda Corp. launches “plant biofoundry” in Yokohama, producing human type II collagen

8. July 2025

Kanto 3000 L biofoundry is ready to support expansion of Japan’s biomanufacturing industry

6. July 2025

Zeon steps up R&D on green rubber

6. July 2025

A mitochondria-targeting nanoparticle porter may help for gene therapy of mitochondrial diseases

24. June 2025

Research team achieves direct reprogramming of mouse fibroblast to alveolar epithelial-like cells

24. June 2025

Oxygenation of a polycyclic substrate through digestion by an insect

11. June 2025

University team finds nylon fishing lines biodegradable and contributing to the “ghost gear” problem

18. May 2025

NEDO introduces simple international standard for plastic biodegradation in oceans and lakes

14. May 2025

Chemical synthesis of virus capsids by self-organizing peptides

2. May 2025

A demonstrator in Gifu for high-performance biochar from rice husks

24. April 2025

Kyoto University Hospital and Orizuru Therapeutics have started phase 1 clinical trials with transplanted iPS-cell-derived islet cells

22. April 2025

Sumitomo Pharma will apply for iPS cell-derived therapy of Parkinson’s disease

22. April 2025

Mitsubishi Electric awarded for a chip that reduces power consumption from air conditioners by 41 %

15. April 2025

JST initiates social care systems program RISTEX

9. April 2025

Hokkaido team designs inexpensive robot for chemical synthesis based on 3D printer and open software

9. April 2025

A Japanese team develops defectless and uniform micro cellulose

8. April 2025

Japanese team develops heart-rate sharing device

2. April 2025

Hydrogen co-firing power generation will in part energise the Osaka-Kansai World Expo

29. March 2025

Sumitomo Bakelite develops “solid novolac” resins from pulp manufacturing lignin

29. March 2025

J-TEC develops intestinal organoids from human iPS cells as in-vitro model

25. March 2025

Japanese consortium provides datasets for XR-supported remote rehabilitation

25. March 2025

Tandem gene arrays allow for strong amplification of individual genes within yeast and human genomes

23. March 2025

Kuraray offers new micro carriers for regenerative cell expansion

21. March 2025

A lactic acid bacteria strain activates the human immune system and reduces subjective cold symptoms

19. March 2025

Okinawa opens flight route using sustainable aviation fuel manufactured from Okinawa shrub seeds

19. March 2025

JBA launches “bio-monozukuri” forum for bio-manufacturing

15. March 2025

Miniature immunodeficient pigs could facilitate producing organs for xenotransplantation

9. March 2025

Japanese consortium starts demonstration facility for biojet fuel from waste cooking oil

9. March 2025

A “post-5G chip” will allow to control robots from an AI server in real time

4. March 2025

A vision of automated delivery robots

26. February 2025

Digital twin of macaque brain simulates anaesthesia and awakening in real time

22. February 2025

“Deep nanometers” detects rare particles such as polystyrene or cancer-derived extracellular vesicles (EV) in serum

22. February 2025

Telemedicine: remote palpation between Japanese University and Singapore hospital (“contact reality”)

22. February 2025

Quantum computer “Reimei” is fully operational at RIKEN

12. February 2025

AdvanSentinel sampling kit collects low concentration of environmental DNA including bird flu

5. February 2025