Independent Workshop AS x OIST Joint Symposium OIST strives to become a world-leading research university with excellent research and international graduate education by 2030. 17 April 2019 - 19 April 2019
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.