Topics List - RIKEN SPring-8 Center.

Elucidation of the regulatory mechanism of DNA recombination inducing genomic transformation, by controlling definitive choice to induce evolutional or non-evolutional transformation

2008/10/22

Development of liquid -crystalline organic semiconductor with high electron transport competence and formability

2008/10/20

Discovery of negative thermal expansion in magnetic nanocrystal of CuO

2008/10/15

Cheiron School was held

2008/09/28

Progress in crystallographic protein analysis through the improved crystallization technique which is associated with the transformation of protein molecules

2008/09/24

Designing various sized nano-pore materials, the inner walls of which are hydrophobic

2008/08/28

A master switch allows bacteria, already living in extreme environments, to survive times of crisis

2008/08/21

Clarification of the molecular mechanism whereby plants catch and respond to light through three dimensional structural analysis of the photon receptor domain of phototropin, a protein involved in blue light tropism

2008/06/24

Researchers shed light on the molecular mechanism responsible for fluorescent and dark states of a genetically engineered protein

2008/06/20

Identifying a second carbon nano-tube structure through SPring-8 synchrotron radiation, which looks like a helical ladder of a pair of graphite molecules, reminiscent of DNA's double helix structure

2008/06/19

Molecules containing both electron donors and acceptors have been functionalized with tails that control their arrangement in a liquid-crystal photovoltaic device

2008/06/12

Ice shadow behind liquid water, disproving the common notion that water indicates normal continuous phase transitions, shown by the presence of two electronic states in liquid water

2008/05/27

Study obtains protein structures more efficiently using a combination of techniques

2008/05/15

New experiments and calculations clarify the origin of the insulating behavior of nickel oxide

2008/05/02

X-rays reveal the fine structure of minerals and collagen in the bones of fish

2008/04/28

SPring-8 facilities opened to the public

2008/04/25

Search for future hydrogen storage materials extends to investigation of hydrogen interactions with metal nanoparticles

2008/04/07

Circularly polarized x-rays of the proper energy can distinguish 'left-' and 'right-handed' structures of quartz