Faculty Positions Open! OIST is now inviting applications for tenure-track assistant professor positions in two broad areas: - Chemistry & Materials Science - Life Sciences & Neuroscience Learn more and apply by October 1st: www.oist.jp/careers/facu... #FacultySearch

Striped or checkerboard? Researchers have discovered that a tiny magnetic field can switch a graphene-like quantum material between two competing striped and checkerboard electronic patterns. But why does this occur? Read more here: www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Striped or checkered? Magnetic field influences competing electronic patterns in a graphene-like quantum material

Researchers reveal how electronic patterns emerge and can be controlled in the graphene-like quantum material CeTe₃.

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Can two people recognize each other solely through mediated touch? New OIST research says yes: people can differentiate between other humans and nonresponsive copies. New @royalsocietypublishing.org study #RSOS royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

Centralized AI training is risks data privacy violations, but decentralized frameworks have failed to efficiently guard against bad input. New federated learning algorithm presented at #ICML2026 opens new frontier for privacy-first AI 👇 @icmlconf.bsky.social www.oist.jp/news-center/...

New federated learning algorithm enables private, robust, and fast AI development

By remembering past client interactions, servers can protect against malicious input while keeping communication efficient, opening a new, privacy-oriented frontier in AI.

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Faculty Positions Open! OIST is now inviting applications for tenure-track assistant professor positions in two broad areas: - Chemistry & Materials Science - Life Sciences & Neuroscience Learn more and apply by October 1st: www.oist.jp/careers/facu... #FacultySearch

Congrats to Prof. Carlos Cid, who was part of the team that developed Classic McEliece! This post-quantum algorithm was selected in June by the ISO as a new international standard for high-security cryptography that can protect data in the quantum era. www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Cybersecurity for the quantum era: OIST professor among team behind new international standard for post-quantum cryptography

Classic McEliece has been selected by the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) as a cryptographic algorithm capable of securing data in the age of quantum computing.

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What causes the formation of dental plaque? In collaboration with Tottori University, Hiroshima University and Nagasaki University, OIST biologists investigate the filaments (pilus) which enable P. gingivalis bacteria to stick to other bacteria and host tissues. www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Cryo-EM helps identify the mechanisms of dental plaque formation

Near atomic resolution structures give insights into the attachment mechanisms of gum disease-related bacterium P. gingivalis, informing future drug development.

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OIST, NTT, and the MRI have been observing typhoons near Okinawa, gathering data that could improve intensity forecasting. Now, they’re expanding into the East China Sea to study linear rainbands via ocean water vapor - broadening severe weather prediction. www.oist.jp/news-center/...

NTT and OIST expand observations from typhoons to linear rainbands and launch water vapor monitoring in the East China Sea

Capturing water vapor inflows into Kyushu to improve forecast accuracy for linear rainbands

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Published in JM3 Journal, OIST’s Prof. Shintake describes a radical redesign for high-NA EUV lithography optical systems. His simulations have revealed a new design that could potentially make advanced chips in a lower cost way. Learn more: www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Redesigned high-NA lithography optical system aims to revolutionize semiconductor chipmaking

With transformative potential for data center power reduction and next-gen electronic devices, simulations reveal simpler design that could overcome long-standing optical challenges and enable cheaper...

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Decomposers are nature’s recyclers, keeping Earth habitable. Now, a new Nature Ecology & Evolution study reveals that gene swapping between species helped eukaryotic decomposers evolve some of their common traits, adding new insights into how complex life evolves. www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Gene swapping helped build the planet's decomposers

A new study reveals that horizontal gene transfer contributed to the repeated evolution of fungi-like, absorption-feeding life across eukaryotes.

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How do the Dead Sea’s inhabitants swim? In such extreme, high salt conditions, it takes unique adaptations to stay mobile. In @natcomms.nature.com, OIST researchers describe the sheathed filaments that propel single celled archaea through these salty waters. www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Extreme adaptation helps Dead Sea single-celled organisms to swim

Cryo-electron microscopy unveils the unique sheathed filament structure that supports survival and mobility in salty seas.

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How do cells know exactly when and where to build spindle fibers, the machinery needed for division? Researchers at OIST and @ucsandiego.bsky.social have revealed in Science Advances how a key protein, SPD-5, unfolds to trigger spindle formation in dividing cells. www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Scientists reveal how dividing cells precisely trigger spindle formation

The newly found, step-by-step process ensures that a key protein needed to kickstart spindle formation only switches on at the right place and time.

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New framework can predict the notoriously unpredictable power fluctuations of wind turbines, providing essential information for energy planners and grid operators. New PRX Energy paper 👇 www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Risk of renewable power fluctuations made predictable

Giant dataset of electricity generation and weather conditions informs new physics-based framework that helps mitigate grid fluctuations and inform wind farm placements.

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Seven years of cleansing and then gradually polluting a black crystal leads to an experimentally confirmed definition of spin glass and sets a new baseline for studying exotic materials. @cp-matter.bsky.social www.oist.jp/news-center/...

The complete evolution of spin glass from order to chaos

Seven years of refining black crystals have led to an experimentally confirmed definition of spin glass and set a new baseline for studying exotic materials.

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Red auroras over Hokkaido are pointing to something unexpected - space storms that may be stronger than we thought. See how researchers and citizen scientists traced these high‑altitude glows - and why it matters for satellites orbiting Earth.

Published in JACS (@pubs.acs.org), researchers capture an unusual, fleeting chemical structure, an intermediate step in the synthesis of sandwich compounds. Their work may inform the design of responsive materials for use in drug delivery, catalysts, sensors and more. www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Capturing an elusive step in molecular sandwich making

First structural characterization of a double ring-slipped intermediate brings new possibilities for stimuli-responsive materials design

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A new study reveals that carnivorous pitcher plants and their wasp neighbors may not be enemies after all. Their relationship may benefit both sides, giving rise to rare and complex ecosystems. @darmitage.bsky.social

Did you know that water droplets can have explosive effects?! Our researchers describe the physics of microdroplet jets in a new @pnas.org paper. Learn more: www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Researchers at OIST have revealed rotating patterns that emerge when waves interact with a swirling vortex. These wave patterns mimic effects seen in the quantum world and could help scientists explore how the quantum world behaves. www.oist.jp/news-center/...

What’s the limiting factor behind protein evolution? 🧪 Published in @pnas.org, OIST research helps answer this question, revealing new insights into origins of life and warnings for AI protein design too. Read more at www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Identifying the limits of protein evolution

Large-scale computational study describes limiting factors for protein evolution, highlighting unexplored protein design possibilities and origin of life insights.

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Changes to a 200-million-year-old gene in a mutant clownfish with a unique pattern provide a central clue to the mystery of how nature can create sharply defined boundaries: clear communication between cells. www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Mutant clownfish reveals how nature draws boundaries

Researchers have uncovered the ancient and vital role of a gene in the development of clear patterns, providing key clues toward solving the mystery of biological organization.

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Limited fossil records and genomic information has made it difficult to determine the evolutionary history of squid and cuttlefish, until now. Published in @natecoevo.nature.com, @cephagus.bsky.social and team identify the ‘long fuse’ that led to today’s diversity: www.oist.jp/news-center/...

100 million years ago, an ‘evolutionary fuse’ was lit in the deep ocean, sparking squid diversification

New evolutionary mapping suggests deep sea origins and mass extinction triggered diversification of modern squid and cuttlefish.

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Bacteria causing the deadly vibriosis disease in squid have been identified in oval squid, paving the way for healthier animals in research- and commercial aquaculture. Study 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.aq... @lajbner.bsky.social @elsevierconnect.bsky.social

“If the three-body problem is complex, imagine the 100,000-body problem.” Unprecedented simulation of sediment-filled fluids mixing uncovers new behaviors and enables new studies of supernovae, chemical refining, and beyond. @physrevlett.bsky.social www.oist.jp/news-center/...

How fast does smoke rise, rain fall, and a supernova explode?

Fluid simulation at an unprecedented scale provides a new scientific toolkit for fundamental physics and applied fluid engineering.

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New catalog of plasma membrane repair proteins – including 72 newly identified – published in @elife.bsky.social helps establish baseline for future therapeutic applications and fundamental evolutionary cell research 👇 www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Writing the catalog of plasma membrane repair proteins

New study identifies 80 proteins involved in plasma membrane repair in budding yeast, laying the foundation for membrane repair studies and future therapeutic applications.

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Scientists, artists, and educators now have free access to more than 2000 high-resolution 3D ant models covering most ant genera, created from micro-CT scans. Read more about the revolutionary Antscan project in a new @natmethods.nature.com study @economo.bsky.social www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Reconstructing the world’s ant diversity in 3D

Antscan provides open access to high-resolution micro-CT scans of 800 different ant species and a revolutionary blueprint for large-scale digitization of small organisms.

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Explore our fully funded research internship or PhD program, offered in English within an international and diverse research community. We are accepting applications now! Research internship program: shorturl.at/fR7qB PhD program: shorturl.at/clsx5

Did you know #clownfish change their appearance at different rates as they age? A new PLOS Biology study reveals how and why the fish patterns change : www.oist.jp/news-center/...

Social pressure forces baby clownfish to lose their bars faster

Researchers investigate how and why fish color patterns form and change, revealing insights into the evolutionary origins of this environmental adaptability

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🟢Visual Omics Series 14🟢 Do the same fungal species behave similarly across distant locations regardless of environment? We examined through multi-omics analysis. Colour theme inspired by Claude Monet's Water Lilies. @jgi.doe.gov @oistedu.bsky.social 🔗https://shorturl.at/fp5j9 #fungi #genomics 🍄

Every particle in the universe is either a fermion or a boson – why not something in between? Two new @physreva.bsky.social papers describe one-dimensional anyons and provide the recipe for observing this mysterious third class of particles 👇 @ou.edu www.oist.jp/news-center/...

A new class of strange one-dimensional particles

For the first time, researchers describe the properties of one-dimensional anyons and provide the recipe for observing these particles with present-day setups.

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