News from WPI Research Centers
Updates every hour. Last Updated: 28-Oct-2025 16:11 ET (28-Oct-2025 20:11 GMT/UTC)
24-Oct-2025
Hibernation-like hypothermia suppresses neuroinflammation and promotes functional recovery after brain injury
International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of TsukubaPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that hibernation-like hypothermia induced by activation of hypothalamic Q neurons effectively suppresses neuroinflammation and promotes neuronal survival and motor function recovery in a murine model of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Unlike conventional therapeutic hypothermia, this physiological approach does not depend on external cooling, and thus may offer a novel and more controllable strategy for TBI treatment.
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- JNeurosci
23-Oct-2025
Modeling atomistic biomolecular dynamics from HS-AFM imaging
Nano Life Science Institute (NanoLSI), Kanazawa UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
A collaboration team of researchers from the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM), Graduate School of Science at Nagoya University, and the RIKEN Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) reports in ACS Nano an integrative modeling workflow to understand with atomistic precision biomolecular dynamics from high-speed atomic force microscopy experiments.
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- ACS Nano
22-Oct-2025
A ‘dead’ 1800s idea rises again... with clues to the mystery of the universe’s missing antimatter
International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (SKCM2)Peer-Reviewed Publication
Resurrected by a team of Japanese physicists, a long-dismissed knot idea from the 1800s now offers clues to one of physics’ biggest unsolved mysteries, with help from ghostly particles, writhing relics of the primordial universe, and phantomlike barrier crossings.
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- Physical Review Letters
- Funder
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
22-Oct-2025
Decoding how pH controls the chemistry of clean energy
Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Scientists at Tohoku University have uncovered how electric fields, surface properties, and charge dynamics work together to shape catalytic reactions. The findings reveal why pH so strongly influences reaction efficiency, and how understanding this interplay can guide the design of smarter, more sustainable catalysts.
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- Journal of Materials Chemistry A
20-Oct-2025
Unmasking the culprits of battery failure with a graphene mesosponge
Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Researchers at Tohoku University synthesized a graphene mesosponge to pinpoint the cause of battery failure, so that we can fix the root cause of their instability.
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- Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy
- Funder
- JST-ASPIRE, JST A-STEP, JSPS KAKENHI, EPSRC, UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
8-Oct-2025
Hot pressing and SPS found equally effective for next-gen batteries
Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Tohoku University researchers dispel the “plasma effect” myth in spark plasma sintering, showing that both SPS and hot pressing achieve equally effective, rapid densification of LLZO solid electrolytes.
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- Small
2-Oct-2025
Artificial intelligence technology in environmental research and health
Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
With so many environmental issues arising, how can we even begin trying to solve them all? Perhaps, we can start by asking AI. This study highlights how AI can pinpoint viable action plans for these issues.
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- Environment International