Hokkaido University

Hokkaido University is one of the national universities of Japan.

Practical semiconductor spintronics breakthrough

Using untreated wastewater as a cost-effective method to track the spread of COVID-19

A soft and wet material that can memorize, retrieve, and forget information, much like the human brain

A portable analyzer can conduct rapid on-site antibody bio tests in 20 minutes

A new temperature-responsive smart material is 1,800 times stiffer than the original hydrogel when heated

A new material that stiffens 1,800-fold when exposed to heat could protect motorcyclists and racecar drivers during accidents. Hokkaido University researchers have developed a hydrogel that does the opposite of what polymer-based materials, like plastic bottles, normally do: their material hardens when heated and softens when cooled. Their findings, published in the journal Advanced Materials, could

A new temperature-responsive smart material is 1,800 times stiffer than the original hydrogel when heated

Slowing agricultural methane emissions is vital for the ongoing health of the planet and sustaining economies

An international research collaboration has made an important discovery in the quest to help lower global agricultural methane emissions. The team has identified new processes that control methane production in the stomach (rumen) of sheep and other ruminants. Specifically, they determined the microbes and enzymes that control supply of hydrogen, the main energy source for

Slowing agricultural methane emissions is vital for the ongoing health of the planet and sustaining economies

Manufacturing of biobased plastics gets easier

A one-step method enables scalable and more environmentally friendly production of plant-derived plastic monomers, paving the way towards the mass production of a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based materials. An international team, including Kiyotaka Nakajima of Hokkaido University, Japan, and Emiel Hensen of Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, has developed an energy-efficient method to synthesize

Manufacturing of biobased plastics gets easier

The swarming behavior of about 100 million molecular machines can be controlled by simple mechanical stimuli

The swarming behavior of about 100 million molecular machines can be controlled by applying simple mechanical stimuli such as extension and contraction. This method could lead to the development of new swarming molecular machines and small energy-saving devices. The swarming molecules in motion aligned in one direction, exhibited zigzag patterns, or formed a vortex responding

The swarming behavior of about 100 million molecular machines can be controlled by simple mechanical stimuli

An engineered virus kills cancer cells more effectively than another virus currently used in treatments

An engineered virus kills cancer cells more effectively than another virus currently used in treatments, according to Hokkaido University researchers. Hokkaido University researchers have engineered a virus that selectively targets and kills cancer cells. The virus, called dl355, has an even stronger anticancer effect than another engineered virus currently used in clinical practice, according to

An engineered virus kills cancer cells more effectively than another virus currently used in treatments

New material becomes stronger in response to mechanical stress – mimicking skeletal muscle growth

A strategy inspired by the process responsible for muscle growth could lead to the development of stronger, longer-lasting materials. Hokkaido University researchers have developed a strategy to fabricate materials that become stronger in response to mechanical stress – mimicking skeletal muscle growth. Their findings, published in the journal Science, could pave the way for long-lasting

New material becomes stronger in response to mechanical stress – mimicking skeletal muscle growth

A photoelectrode has been developed that converts light energy 11 times more efficiently than previous methods

Scientists have developed a photoelectrode that can harvest 85 percent of visible light in a 30 nanometers-thin semiconductor layer between gold layers, converting light energy 11 times more efficiently than previous methods. In the pursuit of realizing a sustainable society, there is an ever-increasing demand to develop revolutionary solar cells or artificial photosynthesis systems that

A photoelectrode has been developed that converts light energy 11 times more efficiently than previous methods

A robot capable of immediately adapting to unexpected physical damage

Researchers at Tohoku University and Hokkaido University have, for the first time, succeeded in developing a robot capable of immediately adapting to unexpected physical damage. This is a significant breakthrough as robots are increasingly expected to function in tough environments under hazardous conditions. Conventional robots tend to require a considerable amount of time (several tens

A robot capable of immediately adapting to unexpected physical damage

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Underwater seismometer can hear how fast a glacier moves
on July 1, 2021 at 7:45 am
Scientists show that an ocean-bottom seismometer deployed close to the calving front of a glacier in Greenland can detect continuous seismic radiation from a glacier sliding, reminiscent of a slow ...
The Crucial, Little Understood Science of the Seafloor
on July 1, 2021 at 3:01 am
In the popular imagination, the deepest regions of the seas appear as the settings of sci-fi movies (The Abyss, Sphere, Underwater), which treat the seafloor more like outer space than a part of our ...
Neutrophils initiate and exacerbate Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis
on June 30, 2021 at 11:23 am
3 Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. 4 Department of Dermatology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan. 5 Laboratory of ...
The Silence of indigenous people
on June 29, 2021 at 11:50 pm
Assistant Professor Mai Ishihara is the first female full-time researcher at Hokkaido University’s Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies (CAIS) and ...
Cross-generational consequences of lead poisoning
on June 29, 2021 at 9:34 pm
Japanese and Zambian scientists have shown that environmental lead poisoning in children affects not only their own health and wellbeing, but ...

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Mechanoradical Coupling Strategy Ups Generic Polymers' Value - Photonics.com
June 15, 2021
New method makes generic polymers luminescent - Science Daily
June 14, 2021
Spotlight on Research: Silence of indigenous people - Mirage News
June 29, 2021
Uncovering the Origins of Life: Analysis of Asteroid Ryugu Samples Begins - JAPAN Forward
June 30, 2021
Underwater seismometer can hear how fast a glacier moves - EurekAlert
July 1, 2021

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Neutrophils initiate and exacerbate Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis
on June 30, 2021 at 11:24 am
3 Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine ... 6 Laboratory of Proteomics for Drug Discovery, Center for Drug Design Research, National Institute of Biomedical ...
Rare theropod fossils found in Hokkaido, likely ancestor of birds
on June 26, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Fossil collector Yoshiyuki Horita, a resident of Mukawa, made the discovery along a river ... professor of vertebrate paleontology at Hokkaido University, to examine the fossils.
Ei-ichi Negishi: Nobel-winning chemist who revolutionised drug making
on June 22, 2021 at 11:38 am
In 2010, Negishi shared the chemistry Nobel with Richard Heck of the University of Delaware and Akira Suzuki of Hokkaido University ... from drug discovery through manufacturing,” Stephen ...
New research into Malaria is next step in helping to eradicate disease
on June 22, 2021 at 5:47 am
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have made a major breakthrough in discovering how the malaria parasite is able to multiply rapidly in ...
University of Nottingham: New research into Malaria is next step in helping to eradicate the disease
on June 22, 2021 at 1:19 am
Scientists at the University of Nottingham have made a major breakthrough in discovering how the malaria parasite is able to multiply rapidly in the mosquito gut, and how targeting it at this stage ...