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Carbon capture and utilization technologies for the conversion of carbon dioxide into carboxylic acids have garnered attention recently, with researchers from Tokyo Tech recently demonstrating a biocatalyzed carboxylation reaction of not only natural substrate, pyruvate, but also unnatural one, 2-ketoglutarate, using Thermoplasma acidophilum NADP+- malic enzyme under mild reaction conditions. The proposed strategy can be tailored for the selective synthesis through carbon dioxide fixation reactions. Читать дальше...

Amidst its efforts to ensure a more inclusive environment for all students, faculty, and staff, Tokyo Tech has created eight new positions for female associate professors or professors — one at each of its Schools and Institutes — in academic year 2024.

A highly sensitive diamond quantum magnetometer utilizing nitrogen-vacancy centers can achieve millimeter-scale resolution magnetoencephalography (MEG), as reported by scientists from Tokyo Tech. The novel magnetometer, based on continuous-wave optically detected magnetic resonance, marks a significant step towards realizing ambient condition MEG and other practical applications.

A delegation led by Ambassador of Italy to Japan Gianluigi Benedetti and Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo) Japan Hub Director and Scientific Coordinator Michele Bonino visited Tokyo Tech on April 10. This followed a visit by Benedetti to the Institute in April 2022 and a more recent PoliTo delegation visit in July 2023.

Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity with zero resistance when they are cooled below a certain critical temperature. They have applications in several fields, including magnetic resonance imaging, particle accelerators, electric power, and quantum computing. However, their widespread use is limited by the need for extremely low temperatures. Graphene-based materials are promising for superconductors due to their unique properties such as optical transparency, mechanical strength, and flexibility. Читать дальше...

The recent tsunamis in Iida Bay were locally amplified due to various factors, including ocean floor topology, the shape of the coastline, the location of coastal facilities, and seismic mechanisms associated with earthquakes, report scientists from Tokyo Tech. This work highlights the need for more precise tsunami prediction technologies to prepare for future events.

GRADs, a group of alumni from the Tokyo Tech Sailing Team, have won the under-30 (U30) class at the 2024 Diners Club NIPPON CUP, held on April 20 and 21 in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture. A Tokyo Tech alumni team also won the category at the 2022 cup.

The origin of life on Earth has long been a mystery that has eluded scientists. A key question is how much of the history of life on Earth is lost to time. It is quite common for a single species to "phase out" using a biochemical reaction, and if this happens across enough species, such reactions could effectively be "forgotten" by life on Earth. But if the history of biochemistry is rife with forgotten reactions, would there be any way to tell? This question inspired researchers from the Earth-Life... Читать дальше...

As a newly developed perovskite with a large amount of intrinsic oxygen vacancies, BaSc0.8W0.2O2.8 achieves high proton conduction at low and intermediate temperatures, report scientists at Tokyo Tech. By the donor doping of large W6+, this material can take up more water to increase its proton concentration, as well as reduce the proton trapping through electrostatic repulsion between the dopant and proton. These findings could pave the way to the rational design of novel perovskites for protonic... Читать дальше...

The optimal design of a novel zeolite catalyst enables tandem reaction that turns greenhouse gases into value-added chemicals, report scientists at Tokyo Tech. By tuning the separation between different active sites on the catalyst, they achieved the continuous conversion of methane into methanol and then to hydrocarbons at mild conditions. These findings will help reduce energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions across various industrial fields.