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Research Update Using Atoms to Turn Optical Nanofiber Guided Light On and Off OIST team has created a light-mediated on/off switch in optical nanofibers that could be used for transferring quantum information in the future. 08 December 2015
Research Update Silver: The Promising Electrode Winner for Low-Cost Perovskite Solar Cells OIST researchers have identified a contributing factor to short lifetime in perovskite solar cells with silver electrodes 14 October 2015
Research Update Getting in Shape The Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit at OIST studies in depth the physics behind liquid-liquid impact with varied temperatures to create non-spherical particles for use in industry. 12 February 2015
Research Update Pinholes are Pitfalls for High Performance Solar Cells OIST researchers find tiny pinholes wreaking havoc with next-generation solar cells. 30 January 2015
Research Update New Solar Cells Serve Free Lunch Professor Yabing Qi and members of his research unit are using a new strategy to develop the next generation of solar cells, focusing in particular on decreasing costs. 24 September 2014
Research Update Smartgels Are Thicker Than Water Professor Amy Shen develops smartgels, viscous and elastic substances with useful properties such as sensitivity to glucose spikes, which would help diabetics monitor their blood sugar. 19 September 2014
Research Update To See OIST on a Grain of Salt OIST specialist used an ion beam to carve the logo so small that it can fit onto a grain of salt. 07 August 2014
Research Update New Fabrication and Thermo-Optical Tuning of Whispering Gallery Microlasers OIST scientists have developed a new, simple and quick way to make any number microlasers on a single structure. 29 April 2014
Research Update In the Flow: Studying Turbulence OIST’s new experimental set-up aims to unite science and technology in the study of turbulence. 21 April 2014
Research Update New Findings to Help Extend High Efficiency Solar Cells’ Lifetime Prof. Qi and colleagues have discovered one cause of degradation for high-efficiency solar cells, research that can lead to extending the solar cell’s lifetime. 07 April 2014
Research Update Prof. Tsumoru Shintake Awarded Gersch Budker Prize The European Physical Society (EPS) announced on March 20 that this year’s Gersch Budker Prize will go to OIST Professor Tsumoru Shintake. 01 April 2014
