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 Microbiology 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 2026 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 New model captures the erratic speed of DNA copying proteins in bacteria A new study reveals that certain locations of DNA are copied faster than others, which could also have an effect on mutation rate. 28 September 2022 Research Update Paying attention to the neurons behind our alertness The neurons of layer 6 – the deepest layer of the cortex – were examined by researchers to uncover how they react to sensory stimulation in different behavioral states. 20 August 2020 Research Update OIST Professor co-authors first textbook on stochastic thermodynamics A new book, written by Professor Simone Pigolotti, introduces the study of thermodynamics at the microscopic level and explores the impact of randomness. 01 September 2021 Research Update Mapping the chaos of movement Predicting animal behavior could one day be possible, say researchers, and a new study has made progress in this area by developing a framework based on the motion of a tiny species of worm. 06 October 2020 Research Update Light as Puppeteer Controlling particles with light and microfibers 18 March 2015 Research Update Harnessing Bacteria to Turn Waste into Electricity What do you get when you mix Okinawa sea sludge, sewage, and some strategically-placed metal plates? Larisa Kiseleva, a researcher in the Biological Systems Unit, is hoping the answer is electricity and clean water. 10 April 2012 Research Update Chiral Forces for Quantum Technologies OIST physicists calculate an atomic force that can be harnessed to create quantum technologies. 12 October 2018 Research Update Enzymes get the flow going in crowded droplets Using model protein droplets, researchers show that crowding can increase enzyme activity, while enzyme activity can make molecules in the droplet more mobile. 30 October 2026 Research Update Adaptive Models Capture Complexity of the Brain and Behavior Scientists reveal rich details of dynamical systems by breaking them down into simpler components which change over time. 21 January 2019 Research Update The Frontiers of Quantitative Genome Research Young scientists from sixteen countries have gathered at OIST to participate in the Summer School and Workshop “Quantitative Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics (QECG).” 01 June 2011 Research Update The OIST antibody test required an interdisciplinary approach Scientists and staff across OIST have worked hard over the last few months to test the OIST community for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. 15 October 2020 Research Update The Answer is Blowing in the Wind Physics research provides new insights into the fluctuations of wind energy, with implications for engineering and policy. 04 January 2017 Pagination 1 2 Last page Media Coverage Coverage of OIST in the media and on the web Media Coverage
Research Update New model captures the erratic speed of DNA copying proteins in bacteria A new study reveals that certain locations of DNA are copied faster than others, which could also have an effect on mutation rate. 28 September 2022
Research Update Paying attention to the neurons behind our alertness The neurons of layer 6 – the deepest layer of the cortex – were examined by researchers to uncover how they react to sensory stimulation in different behavioral states. 20 August 2020
Research Update OIST Professor co-authors first textbook on stochastic thermodynamics A new book, written by Professor Simone Pigolotti, introduces the study of thermodynamics at the microscopic level and explores the impact of randomness. 01 September 2021
Research Update Mapping the chaos of movement Predicting animal behavior could one day be possible, say researchers, and a new study has made progress in this area by developing a framework based on the motion of a tiny species of worm. 06 October 2020
Research Update Harnessing Bacteria to Turn Waste into Electricity What do you get when you mix Okinawa sea sludge, sewage, and some strategically-placed metal plates? Larisa Kiseleva, a researcher in the Biological Systems Unit, is hoping the answer is electricity and clean water. 10 April 2012
Research Update Chiral Forces for Quantum Technologies OIST physicists calculate an atomic force that can be harnessed to create quantum technologies. 12 October 2018
Research Update Enzymes get the flow going in crowded droplets Using model protein droplets, researchers show that crowding can increase enzyme activity, while enzyme activity can make molecules in the droplet more mobile. 30 October 2026
Research Update Adaptive Models Capture Complexity of the Brain and Behavior Scientists reveal rich details of dynamical systems by breaking them down into simpler components which change over time. 21 January 2019
Research Update The Frontiers of Quantitative Genome Research Young scientists from sixteen countries have gathered at OIST to participate in the Summer School and Workshop “Quantitative Evolutionary and Comparative Genomics (QECG).” 01 June 2011
Research Update The OIST antibody test required an interdisciplinary approach Scientists and staff across OIST have worked hard over the last few months to test the OIST community for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. 15 October 2020
Research Update The Answer is Blowing in the Wind Physics research provides new insights into the fluctuations of wind energy, with implications for engineering and policy. 04 January 2017
