Institutional News OIST Professor Qi receives Kao Science Award for 2021 Professor Yabing Qi of the OIST Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit was awarded the Kao Science Award in the chemistry/physics field of surface sciences.
Research Update Secret to treating ‘Achilles’ heel’ of next-generation material for solar cells revealed A team of researchers from the UK and Japan have found that defects that limit the efficiency of next-gen perovskite solar cells are also responsible for the material's instability.
Research Update Scientists capture the fleeting dance of moiré excitons In a world-first, scientists have visualized the two parts of an elusive particle—the moiré exciton—to reveal its structure and unique properties.
Research Update Zooming in on tiny defects Researchers looking at what limits the efficiency of a promising solar material have revealed the nature of multiple kinds of defects, their varied roles in device efficiency, and their responses to treatment.
Research Update Machine learning a useful tool for quantum control, finds new study Researchers in Japan are amongst the first to successfully use machine learning to aid with accurate quantum measurement-based control, a crucial step in the development of quantum technologies.
