A new method for single cells can rapidly determine the make-up of bacterial communities in the gut and environment
Six fluorescent compounds have been uncovered by a novel strategy for designing molecules that combines machine learning and quantum chemistry calculations
Light-induced changes in shape enable a pump in a marine bacterium to suck in chloride ions from seawater
An electrocatalyst that has a long shelf life is a major step towards realizing terawatts from green hydrogen.
Andrea Benucci and colleagues at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science has developed a way to create artificial neural networks that learn to recognize objects faster and more accurately.
RIKEN-engineered microbes and plant lignin could soon help produce everything from car tires to engine components.
A joint research group led by Genki Kanda at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) has developed a robotic artificial intelligence (AI) system for autonomously determining the optimal conditions for growing replacement retina layers necessary for vision.
A previously unsuspected brain region is found to play a crucial role in weighing information from different sources when making decisions
Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan in collaboration with other researchers from around the world have discovered that recombinations of specific genomic sequences that are repeated millions of times in the genome of each of our cells are pervasively found in both normal and in disease states.
A gut bacterium in the large intestine may help keep a digestive enzyme in check and provide higher protection from viruses
Astronomers have observed flows of cold gas feeding the formation of stars in a multiple-protostar system
A fluorescent molecule overcomes a critical quantum-mechanical hurdle to realizing highly energy efficient displays
Deep learning could save lives by slashing the time needed to predict the height and reach of large tsunamis
A cost-effective soil treatment could increase the survival rate of water-stressed crops more than ten-fold by reducing water loss and increasing sugar production in the aftermath.
A polymer that heals itself has been made from a readily available building block
Organ development has been modeled in the lab by selectively activating signaling pathways in the embryo
A proposal to use cat states promises to make more quantum computers less prone to errors
A new approach to electrocatalysis allows researchers to selectively produce various nitrogen-containing compounds
A nanoscale device offers insights into how single electrons interact with vibrations in the presence of a temperature gradient
Clumps of matter in a protostellar disk cast a cold shadow that could affect how some planets gestate