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 (-) 2025 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 Atomically-tailored single atom platforms hold promise for next-generation catalysis With carefully designed tunable active sites, unique structure of new single atom platforms enables strong gas binding in pioneering step towards more efficient industrially-relevant catalysis. 03 December 2025 Research Update Hidden catalysis: Abrasion transforms common chemistry equipment into reagents Often assumed unreactive, scientists find stainless steel equipment can catalyze mechanochemical reactions, challenging assumptions on its innocence. 10 November 2025 Research Update Crystal-free mechanoluminescence illuminates new possibilities for next-generation materials Flexible films challenge long-held scientific views on the necessity of crystals for mechanoluminescence. 28 October 2025 Institutional News Unveiling the molecular survival strategies of earth’s most abundant marine bacteria — A paradigm shift in life sciences Prof. Paola Laurino became a finalist in the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough 2025 in Life Sciences. 14 August 2025 Research Update A new organometallic compound challenges a fundamental principle of textbook chemistry Previously considered improbable, the new discovery in coordination chemistry could open exciting possibilities in catalysis and materials science. 07 July 2025 Institutional News Tiny ocean microbes have big ecological impact In recognition of research with the greatest potential to address the ecological crisis, the 2025 Frontiers Planet Prize from Japan was awarded to OIST professor, Dr. Paola Laurino. 14 May 2025 Research Update Nanographenes prolong super-resolution microscopy from minutes to hours By replacing traditional fluorophores with nanographenes, it’s now possible to observe phenomena at the 10-nanometer scales over long periods. 12 March 2025 Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Research Update Atomically-tailored single atom platforms hold promise for next-generation catalysis With carefully designed tunable active sites, unique structure of new single atom platforms enables strong gas binding in pioneering step towards more efficient industrially-relevant catalysis. 03 December 2025
Research Update Hidden catalysis: Abrasion transforms common chemistry equipment into reagents Often assumed unreactive, scientists find stainless steel equipment can catalyze mechanochemical reactions, challenging assumptions on its innocence. 10 November 2025
Research Update Crystal-free mechanoluminescence illuminates new possibilities for next-generation materials Flexible films challenge long-held scientific views on the necessity of crystals for mechanoluminescence. 28 October 2025
Institutional News Unveiling the molecular survival strategies of earth’s most abundant marine bacteria — A paradigm shift in life sciences Prof. Paola Laurino became a finalist in the Falling Walls Science Breakthrough 2025 in Life Sciences. 14 August 2025
Research Update A new organometallic compound challenges a fundamental principle of textbook chemistry Previously considered improbable, the new discovery in coordination chemistry could open exciting possibilities in catalysis and materials science. 07 July 2025
Institutional News Tiny ocean microbes have big ecological impact In recognition of research with the greatest potential to address the ecological crisis, the 2025 Frontiers Planet Prize from Japan was awarded to OIST professor, Dr. Paola Laurino. 14 May 2025
Research Update Nanographenes prolong super-resolution microscopy from minutes to hours By replacing traditional fluorophores with nanographenes, it’s now possible to observe phenomena at the 10-nanometer scales over long periods. 12 March 2025
