News Institutional News Research Update Facet News type Algebra Analysis Artificial intelligence Atomic physics Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biology Biophysics Biotechnology Botany Cell biology Chemistry Complex systems Computer sciences Condensed matter physics Cyber Security Data science Deep learning Developmental biology Developmental neuroscience Ecology Engineering and applied sciences Environmental sciences Evolutionary biology Fluid dynamics Genetics Genomics Health sciences Immunology Informatics Machine learning Marine sciences Material science Mathematics (-) Mechanics Medicine Molecular biology Nanoscience Neuroscience Optics Organic chemistry Photonics Physics Physiology Polymer chemistry Psychology Quantum Quantum field theory Robotics Soft matter physics Structural biology Synthetic biology Synthetic organic chemistry Theoretical sciences Topology Virology Facet Specialty 2024 2023 2022 (-) 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2005 Facet Date Created Clear filters Research Update Professor elected a 2021 Fellow of prestigious society Professor Amy Shen, who leads the Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit, has been made a 2021 Fellow of the American Physical Society for her significant contributions to the field of fluid dynamics. 08 November 2021 Research Update Machine learning a useful tool for quantum control, finds new study Researchers in Japan are amongst the first to successfully use machine learning to aid with accurate quantum measurement-based control, a crucial step in the development of quantum technologies. 04 November 2021 Research Update Fiber tracking method delivers important new insights into turbulence A new experimental method that tracks the motion of fibers instead of particles reveals previously hidden information about turbulent flows. 17 September 2021 Research Update Diamonds in the sky The concepts behind the arrangement of sand and sugar can explain the diamond shape of two asteroids spinning millions of miles away. 06 September 2021 Research Update Secrets of COVID-19 transmission revealed in turbulent puffs By breathing new life into an old model, scientists explore the behavior of turbulent puffs, and what it means for the spread of COVID-19. 26 August 2021 Research Update A new “twist” to break viscoelastic liquid bridges Twisting, not stretching, is a more effective way to break viscoelastic liquid bridges, a PNAS study finds. 15 June 2021 Research Update Scientists expose the cold heart of landfalling hurricanes Using simulations, researchers uncover a key clue as to whether hurricanes will decay or re-intensify after hitting land. 14 June 2021 Research Update Triangular-shaped spikes key to coronavirus transmission, finds new study Scientists have modeled the spikes of the coronavirus particle to unravel how their shape and number may influence the transmissibility of the virus. 16 April 2021 Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Research Update Professor elected a 2021 Fellow of prestigious society Professor Amy Shen, who leads the Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit, has been made a 2021 Fellow of the American Physical Society for her significant contributions to the field of fluid dynamics. 08 November 2021
Research Update Machine learning a useful tool for quantum control, finds new study Researchers in Japan are amongst the first to successfully use machine learning to aid with accurate quantum measurement-based control, a crucial step in the development of quantum technologies. 04 November 2021
Research Update Fiber tracking method delivers important new insights into turbulence A new experimental method that tracks the motion of fibers instead of particles reveals previously hidden information about turbulent flows. 17 September 2021
Research Update Diamonds in the sky The concepts behind the arrangement of sand and sugar can explain the diamond shape of two asteroids spinning millions of miles away. 06 September 2021
Research Update Secrets of COVID-19 transmission revealed in turbulent puffs By breathing new life into an old model, scientists explore the behavior of turbulent puffs, and what it means for the spread of COVID-19. 26 August 2021
Research Update A new “twist” to break viscoelastic liquid bridges Twisting, not stretching, is a more effective way to break viscoelastic liquid bridges, a PNAS study finds. 15 June 2021
Research Update Scientists expose the cold heart of landfalling hurricanes Using simulations, researchers uncover a key clue as to whether hurricanes will decay or re-intensify after hitting land. 14 June 2021
Research Update Triangular-shaped spikes key to coronavirus transmission, finds new study Scientists have modeled the spikes of the coronavirus particle to unravel how their shape and number may influence the transmissibility of the virus. 16 April 2021