Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) is an interdisciplinary graduate school located in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

Breakthrough in coral research: The first stable coral cell lines have been cultured boosting global efforts to help corals

Making pig farming more environmentally friendly by seeing value in sewage

Finding the areas of the brain where serotonin promotes patience

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New study shows that fasting really does ramp up the human metabolism with verifiable beneficial effects

Fasting may help people lose weight, but new research suggests going without food may also boost human metabolic activity, generate antioxidants, and help reverse some effects of aging. Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) and Kyoto University identified 30 previously-unreported substances whose quantity increases during fasting and indicate a

New study shows that fasting really does ramp up the human metabolism with verifiable beneficial effects

Seneca Valley Virus could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy

Seneca Valley Virus sounds like the last bug you’d want to catch, but it could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy. Now, scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and the University of Otago have described exactly how the virus interacts with tumors — and why it leaves healthy tissues alone. The

Seneca Valley Virus could be the next breakthrough cancer therapy

Nanomushroom sensors have the potential to revolutionize a wide range of processes from monitoring food quality to diagnosing diseases

A small rectangle of pink glass, about the size of a postage stamp, sits on Professor Amy Shen’s desk. Despite its outwardly modest appearance, this little glass slide has the potential to revolutionize a wide range of processes, from monitoring food quality to diagnosing diseases. The slide is made of a ‘nanoplasmonic’ material — its

Nanomushroom sensors have the potential to revolutionize a wide range of processes from monitoring food quality to diagnosing diseases

Using plentiful manganese to turn carbon dioxide into useful organic chemicals

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is known as a greenhouse gas and plays an essential role in climate change; it is no wonder scientists have been looking for solutions to prevent its release in the environment. However, as a cheap, readily available and non-toxic carbon source, in the past few years there have been efforts to turn

Using plentiful manganese to turn carbon dioxide into useful organic chemicals

New printing method to create inexpensive and effective disease detection tools

The field of medicine is always on the lookout for better disease diagnostic tools—simpler, faster, and cheaper technologies to enhance patient treatment and outcomes. Currently, microfluidic bioassay devices are the preferred diagnostic tools that allow clinicians to measure the concentration of disease biomarkers within a patient’s biological sample, such as blood. They can indicate the

New printing method to create inexpensive and effective disease detection tools

Using natural attraction to control the crown-of-thorns starfish population that is killing coral

An American who fell in love with both the Great Barrier Reef and his wife via The University of Queensland has led a breakthrough discovery that could protect one of the Seven Natural Wonders. Husband-and-wife Professor Bernard Degnan and Associate Professor Sandie Degnan, believe they, along with research colleagues, can use the powers of attraction

Using natural attraction to control the crown-of-thorns starfish population that is killing coral

Taming Oceans for 24/7 Power

OIST team proposes a novel ocean-current turbine design. Fossil fuels propelled the Industrial Revolution and subsequent technological advances. However, our future cannot be based on them, if only because they are a finite resource; and we are very close to exhausting them. Solar and wind power is often seen as the main locomotive of the

Taming Oceans for 24/7 Power

Pouring Fire on Fuels at the Nanoscale

There are no magic bullets for global energy needs. But fuel cells in which electrical energy is harnessed directly from live, self-sustaining chemical reactions promise cheaper alternatives to fossil fuels. To facilitate faster energy conversion in these cells, scientists disperse nanoparticles made from special metals called ‘noble’ metals, for example gold, silver and platinum along

Pouring Fire on Fuels at the Nanoscale

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Going against the flow: Scientists reveal garden eels’ unique way of feeding
The first lab study on garden eels shows how these shy creatures use their burrows, and change their movement and posture, when feeding in strong currents.
Going against the flow: Scientists reveal garden eels' unique way of feeding
Most marine research has focused on the more ... it seems that staying at home is best. Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University. "Going against the flow: Scientists ...
Going against the flow: Scientists reveal garden eels' unique way of feeding
Now, for the first time, marine researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have looked at the feeding behavior of garden eels in an experimental lab ...
Evolutionary Relationships of Ancient Invertebrates Revealed
scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), in collaboration with colleagues from St-Petersburg University and Tsukuba University, have revealed that ...
Transcriptomic data reveals the evolutionary relationships of two groups of ancient invertebrates
scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), in collaboration with colleagues from St-Petersburg University and Tsukuba University, have revealed ...

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New venture capital fund to invest in world-leading research and entrepreneurs - EurekAlert
May 25, 2022
Funding woes cast doubt on future of pioneering Japanese campus - Times Higher Education
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UNOOSA And Japan Open Fellowship Opportunity To Study Nano-atellite Development
UNOOSA and Japan in cooperation with Kyutech are looking for students from developing countries to study nano-satellite development ...
Toyota, NSDC, and ASDC sign MoU to strengthen rural skill enhancement
Aimed at generating talented and technically skilled professionals for the automobile industry, T-TEP is aligned with the “Skill India Mission” and so far, has been associated with 56 ITI/Polytechnic ...
S'pore now the city with highest ant diversity in the world after 121 new species recorded
Singapore was recently found to have more ant species than any other city in the world. An updated checklist of our local ant species revealed that Singapore is home to a total of 409 species of ants, ...
Evolutionary Relationships of Ancient Invertebrates Revealed
scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), in collaboration with colleagues from St-Petersburg University and Tsukuba University, have revealed that ...
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