The stars align
The stars align. That’s what you say, when things work out perfectly. In the case of an eclipse, of course, it’s not stars that align but rather the moon and sun.
Dec 21
Apr 12
Nihonium walk of fame
A nihonium walk of fame is being built to commemorate the discovery of the 113th element
Dec 27
Robotic researcher to the rescue
Masaki Watabe talks about automated robotic researchers, future robot rule, and scientific philosophy.
Aug 23
Measuring altitude — with clocks?
Measuring altitude using atomic clocks seems like a crazy idea, but it’s already being done at RIKEN in Japan
Jun 23
Call for science-inspired art
A rant about right-brain/left-brain pseudoscience and a call for science-inspired art. Scientists can be artists (and artists can be scientists)!
Jan 5
Element 113: “discovery” or not?
Recently four new synthetic elements were added to the periodic table. We asked Dr. Morita whether he thinks his team “discovered” or “created” element 113.
RIKEN at a Glance
30-day trend
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Bacterial drug resistance studied by robotic E. coli evolution - March 21, 2024
Genomic “butterfly effect” involving TADs explains risk for autism - February 15, 2022
Green hydrogen production for fuel cells and fertilizers
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