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

So what if artificial intelligence could do science?

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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Now in 5th year, Okinawa landfill base project still a white elephant
NAGO, Okinawa Prefecture--A messy government reclamation project for a new U.S. military base here that has inflamed residents of Okinawa Prefecture entered its fifth year Dec. 14, with no ...
Testing their mettle: How bacteria in deep-sea vents deal with toxic metal environments
Now, a team of researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), in collaboration with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), have identified ...
Snakes from Okinawa
This article was supported by readers like you. Our mission is to provide accurate, engaging news of science to the public. That mission has never been more important than it is today. As a ...
Kujira, an Italian eatery on Okinawa, offers an ocean of tasty possibilities
Kujira is an Italian restaurant on Okinawa that does not ask diners to choose between a nice meal and a family-friendly outing. The restaurant, whose name translates to “whale” in Japanese ...
Battle of Okinawa survivors oppose Japan’s military buildup in Nansei island chain
NAHA, Okinawa – A group of survivors of World War II combat on Okinawa issued a statement recently opposing Japan’s military buildup in the Nansei Islands to counter China’s increasing ...

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Discovery

Testing their mettle: How bacteria in deep-sea vents deal with toxic metal environments
Now, a team of researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), in collaboration with the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), have identified ...
Now in 5th year, Okinawa landfill base project still a white elephant
The central government must gain approval from the Okinawa prefectural government for a change in the design of the landfill project following the discovery of the soft seabed. But Tamaki rejected ...
Snakes from Okinawa
This article was supported by readers like you. Our mission is to provide accurate, engaging news of science to the public. That mission has never been more important than it is today. As a ...
Kujira, an Italian eatery on Okinawa, offers an ocean of tasty possibilities
Kujira is an Italian restaurant on Okinawa that does not ask diners to choose between a nice meal and a family-friendly outing. The restaurant, whose name translates to “whale” in Japanese ...
Battle of Okinawa survivors oppose Japan’s military buildup in Nansei island chain
NAHA, Okinawa – A group of survivors of World War II combat on Okinawa issued a statement recently opposing Japan’s military buildup in the Nansei Islands to counter China’s increasing ...