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2011
12/15		Discovery of a new function of Varp molecules -Varp promotes dendrite formation-
12/08		Recalculation of the total fertility rate among 47 prefectures -Marked decrease in 2005 and V-shaped recovery in 2006-
11/28		Fabrication of nanocomposite thin films with high refractive index and thermal stability -Homogeneous incorporation of nanoparticles into polyimide with high nanoparticle contents-
11/25		Discovery of Ag2O3 with strong antimicrobial activity -Breakthrough by Miyagi Prefectural Sendai Daini Senior High School students supported by Tohoku University-
11/24		High-purity hydrogen production from sewage sludge - Over 90% yield can be attained by addition of inorganics and heating at 600°C -
11/21		New excited state of Carbon-12 nucleus -A clue to the mystery of the origin of life-
11/18		Blood pressure elevation sustained during 4 weeks after the Great East Japan Earthquake -Proposal for countermeasures to chronic diseases of disaster-afflicted people-
11/17		Direct observation of ultra-diluted impurities in ceramics -Discovery of an unexpected superstructure arising from an interaction between impurities and defects segregated at grain boundary-
11/11		Tohoku University student team received the Gold Prize in BIOMOD (in Boston, on November 5, 2011)
11/08		Neuroprotective efficacy of calpain inhibitor for axonal damage-induced retinal ganglion cell death
11/08		A path toward the development of GOS multi-functional device
11/04		Discovery of dressed-cells which inhibit delayed allergic reaction
10/31		Central pulse pressure is involved in renal disorder -The mechanism of microalbuminuria caused by hypertension and aortic stiffening-
10/24		Structural observation of oxide nanoclusters in ODS steels - Elucidation for its superior high-temperature strength and resistance to neutron irradiation -
10/13		Light makes lumps of spin - Light irradiation magnetizes non-magnetic materials -
10/07		Usage of clarithromycin for COPD and other neutrophilic inflammatory airway diseases has been allowed -Development of treatment method for severe COPD-
10/04		Ultra-high-density magma remains at the bottom of the mantle from the birth of the early Earth -Elucidation of the density growth of silicate glass under the ultra-high pressure condition-
09/29		Several-fold difference in VEGF-R distribution induces continuous angiogenesis -Expectation for the new treatment method of arteriosclerotic diseases-
09/27		The origin of life: Chemical evolution occurred under the seafloor! -Amino acid oligomerization at high temperatures and pressures-
09/16		Elderly Welfare Index of each prefecture in Japan
09/02		Discovery of water storage in the earth's interior over the past one billion years
08/26		Lightsource Illuminates the Puzzle of Asteroid Itokawa
08/22		Tohoku University student team will participate in BIOMOD (The interim presentation will be held on August 26, 2011)
08/22		Spin current generation through acoustic wave injection - A path toward the development of new energy-saving electronic devices -
08/17		Controllable mass-endowing to the "massless" Dirac electrons - Breakthrough for developing revolutionary electronic devices with topological insulators -
08/09		Elucidation of "How obesity causes hypertension" - The mechanism for metabolic syndrome has been revealed -
08/02		Elucidation of the new molecular mechanism for arteriosclerosis - Applications to prevention and treatment for myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction -
07/22		Development of the new electron microscopic technique visualizing ultraprecise 3D atomic images - A new dimension to structural analysis -
07/19		Geoneutrino measurements revealed "Earth's primordial heat supply has remained!" - Heat from radioactive decay contributes about half of the heat flux on the Earth surface -
07/13		Elucidation of the reason why Tc is so suppressed in iron-based high-temperature superconductors - Contributing to designing a novel superconductor with higher Tc -
07/11		Should we also swim in formation?
06/27		Discovery of a new spin injection method available into all types of materials -The significant progress for development of next-generation energy-saving devices -
06/23		Discovery of genomic structural abnormalities frequently observed in type 2 diabetes - Expectation for a new treatment and medicine -
06/20		Proposal of cooling system of the nuclear reactor without external power
06/13		Giant enhancement of spin accumulation in nonmagnetic silver - A path toward the development of ultrasensitive magnetic sensor and high-capacity nonvolatile memory -
06/13		World's first nonvolatile MTJ device with a new structure - Improvement of nonvolatile spintronics device for realization of low power consumption system LSI -
06/13		Realization of standby power-free minimum TCAM based on spintronics -Ultra-high density LSI chip using magnets and semiconductor devices-
06/13		World's first Content Addressable Memory without electric power for data storage - For realization of electronic device without standby power -
06/13		For realization of electric devices without standby power - World's first development and demonstration of low-power system LSI utilizing electric charge and spin -
06/08		Rescue robot Quince explores Fukushima nuclear power plant
06/06		Development of a prediction system for vulnerable parts of piping in nuclear power plants
06/01		iPS cells in human fibroblasts are generated exclusively from Muse cells
05/31		Elucidation for the relation between extinction vulnerability and environmental change according time and circumstances
05/30		The world first Soft X-ray spectroscopy under very high magnetic fields - Accelerating the development of high performance magnets without rare-earth -
05/30		Control of electron spin direction in semiconductors by ultrasonic waves - A step forward to realization of semiconductor spintronics devices -
05/24		Tohoku University starts to investigate why antimatter disappeared from the universe
05/23		Discovery of a new superconductor by electric field effect - Paving a way towards discovering new superconductors -
05/16		Elucidation for a mechanism for the assembly of the cell division machinery - Discovery from the molecular imaging analysis of the nematode embryos -
05/02		Imaging of the electron state corresponding to high-temperature superconduction - A path toward the elucidation of high-temperature superconductor mechanism -
04/25		The effectiveness of RNAi in space - A new challenge for muscle and bone atrophy under the weightless condition -
04/11		2011 President's Education Award
04/05		A step forward for elucidation of retinal detachment mechanism - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha promotes photoreceptor death -
04/05		Development of CMOS Image Sensor Exhibiting Ultrahigh Speed Moving Image Capturing at 20 million frames/second - A path toward the explication of ultrafast phenomena -
03/30		Visualization and elucidation of the mechanism by which HIV-1 protein enters the cell in nanometer-level
03/30		Observation of ultrafast electron spin precession in magnetic alloys　- Contributions to the development of materials for gigabits Magnetoresisitive Random Access Memory -
03/29		A research group led by Professor Tetsuya Kodama and Senior Assistant Professor Mirei Chiba (Miki) received the best paper award from International Association for Dental Research
03/22		Attached biofuel cells　Development of flexible electrode seals including enzymes
03/15		Toward the treatment for retinal detachment through Heat Shock Protein induction - Neuroprotective effect of Geranylgeranylacetone
03/14		Important Notices from Tohoku University
03/10		Delay of the Development of Diabetic Nephropathy
03/10		Single-phase Separation and Synthesis of Rare Earth-less Magnet Powder (ferromagnetic iron nitride)
03/09		Improvement of insulin productivity by Pancreatic Islet Autotransplantation for a patient after undergoing an emergency surgery to remove the whole Pancreas
03/07		Discovery of New Metabolic Enzyme and its Complex contributing to Cellular Memory - Amino acid metabolism in nucleus is involved in histone methylation and epigenetic regulation -
03/02		Direct Images of Disks Unravel Mystery of Planet Formation
03/02		On-off Control of Magnet by spinning around Molecule - A path toward the development of single-molecule memory using a single-molecule magnet -
03/01		High Purity Gallium Nitride Bulk Single Crystal Growth by the Ammonothermal Method - A path toward the growth of GaN substrate for power-switching devices by a crystal growth method using supercritical ammonia -
02/28		Professor Masayuki Yamamoto received the 2011 SOT Leading Edge in Basic Science Award - The highest award given to nonmember researchers for longtime study -
02/21		Development of High-performance Supercapacitors - Hybridization of nanoporous metals and oxides -
02/10		Touch is a Switch, The Source of Eros in the Brain - When male Drosophila touches the female, the male-specific interneurons are excited to trigger stereotypic courtship behavior -
02/09		- Research Result presented in Nature Communications - New Production Mechanism of Red Blood Cells A clue to the development of treatments for cerebral anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome
02/08		Ultrahigh-speed Communications Realized at 1/20 Lower Modulation Speed - The First Demonstration of 512 QAM Transmission -
02/08		Step Forward for Quantity Synthesis of Oligosaccharide to suppress the Growth of Helicobacter Pylori
02/07		Metabolomics data reveal a crucial role of cytosolic glutamine synthetase 1;1 in coordinating metabolic balance in rice
01/31		Breakthrough in technology for analyzing credibility of large amounts of information on the Internet
01/25		Department Agreement between Tohoku University and University College London (UCL)
01/24		Visiting Professor Takafumi Yao received the 60th Kahoku Culture Award, Industry Division
01/17		Successful Reduction of Dysprosium used for High-efficiency Magnet by 40%
01/11		Selective Suppression of Phagocytic Cells using Nanoparticles containing Steroid - New possible medication for retinal disorders -
01/06		Double Chooz Reactor Neutrino Experiment
01/04		Discovery of high-pressure SiO2 mineral in a lunar meteorite (Existence of SiO2 mineral stable at high-pressure condition in lunar regolith)
01/04		Preventing Kidney Disease by Drinking Water - Water with high levels of dissolved hydrogen produced by electrolysis suppresses complication of chronic kidney disease in rats -
01/04		Discovery of New Proteins required for DNA Double Strand Break Repair in Human Cells - New cause of cancer and its treatment -

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