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 Larger than Life: Augmented Ants The first app of its kind allows users to interact with biodiversity research through augmented reality. 12 November 2019 Research Update Scientists capture first ever image of an electron’s orbit within an exciton A revolutionary technique gives scientists an unparalleled close-up view inside fleeting particles called excitons. 21 April 2021 Institutional News OIST 10th Anniversary Campaign exceeds US$1 million fundraising goal The philanthropic campaign, launched by OIST and the OIST Foundation in celebration of OIST’s milestone ten years, has surpassed its initial target of US$1 million. 19 May 2022 Institutional News COVID-19: Update Mar 18, 2020 There have been no cases of COVID-19 in our community and Okinawa remains one of the least affected parts of Asia with only three confirmed infections and effective containment measures. 18 March 2020 Research Update Preparing for a New Relationship: Coral and Algae Interactions Explored Changes in gene expression were found when coral and algae begin to interact. 23 June 2016 Institutional News Announcement of the projects for R&D cluster in Okinawa “The Okinawa 21st Century Vision,” a document outlining future development on the island, stresses the need for an “R&D Cluster” in Okinawa with OIST at the center. 01 September 2011 Research Update Scientists synthesize new organometallic “sandwich” compound capable of holding more electrons The finding has potential to open new directions in medicine, catalysis and energy. 05 September 2023 Institutional News Selecting OIST’s Next Scholars OIST flew 42 PhD candidates from 22 nationalities to Okinawa to evaluate their potential as the second class of OIST students. 06 March 2013 Institutional News Strengthening industry-academia collaboration: Another step forward in establishing OIST as a key R&D hub and national strategic asset in Japan The 2nd Keizai Doyukai–OIST Joint Symposium was a success. 04 March 2025 Research Update A Vital Pause: Neurons in the Brain’s Striatum May Help Regulate Response to Unexpected Stimuli Using light to control the activity of a specific group of nerve cells, OIST researchers have revealed a possible brain mechanism for responding to surprising or important cues 10 May 2018 Research Update The Phylum Vertebrata: New Concepts Based on Advances in Animal Systematics The way in which most multicellular organisms have been classified has been the same for more than a century. But new research is changing how we see classification, specifically among Chordates. 17 September 2014 Research Update Shifting Dimensions: Exciting Excitons in Phosphorene Scientists probe how excited states of matter behave in phosphorene – a two-dimensional material with unusual properties. 23 March 2020 Pagination First page … 18 19 20 … Last page Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Research Update Larger than Life: Augmented Ants The first app of its kind allows users to interact with biodiversity research through augmented reality. 12 November 2019
Research Update Scientists capture first ever image of an electron’s orbit within an exciton A revolutionary technique gives scientists an unparalleled close-up view inside fleeting particles called excitons. 21 April 2021
Institutional News OIST 10th Anniversary Campaign exceeds US$1 million fundraising goal The philanthropic campaign, launched by OIST and the OIST Foundation in celebration of OIST’s milestone ten years, has surpassed its initial target of US$1 million. 19 May 2022
Institutional News COVID-19: Update Mar 18, 2020 There have been no cases of COVID-19 in our community and Okinawa remains one of the least affected parts of Asia with only three confirmed infections and effective containment measures. 18 March 2020
Research Update Preparing for a New Relationship: Coral and Algae Interactions Explored Changes in gene expression were found when coral and algae begin to interact. 23 June 2016
Institutional News Announcement of the projects for R&D cluster in Okinawa “The Okinawa 21st Century Vision,” a document outlining future development on the island, stresses the need for an “R&D Cluster” in Okinawa with OIST at the center. 01 September 2011
Research Update Scientists synthesize new organometallic “sandwich” compound capable of holding more electrons The finding has potential to open new directions in medicine, catalysis and energy. 05 September 2023
Institutional News Selecting OIST’s Next Scholars OIST flew 42 PhD candidates from 22 nationalities to Okinawa to evaluate their potential as the second class of OIST students. 06 March 2013
Institutional News Strengthening industry-academia collaboration: Another step forward in establishing OIST as a key R&D hub and national strategic asset in Japan The 2nd Keizai Doyukai–OIST Joint Symposium was a success. 04 March 2025
Research Update A Vital Pause: Neurons in the Brain’s Striatum May Help Regulate Response to Unexpected Stimuli Using light to control the activity of a specific group of nerve cells, OIST researchers have revealed a possible brain mechanism for responding to surprising or important cues 10 May 2018
Research Update The Phylum Vertebrata: New Concepts Based on Advances in Animal Systematics The way in which most multicellular organisms have been classified has been the same for more than a century. But new research is changing how we see classification, specifically among Chordates. 17 September 2014
Research Update Shifting Dimensions: Exciting Excitons in Phosphorene Scientists probe how excited states of matter behave in phosphorene – a two-dimensional material with unusual properties. 23 March 2020
