Press Release
- How to Acquire Highly Accurate Data at SPring-8-II: Quantifying the Relationship between Bunch-Modes and Photon-Counting Detectors（Press Release） Accelerator 27 Feb, 2024
- Producing very bright sub-micrometer beams of high-energy X-rays - Observation of microareas inside thick metal samples has become possible -（Press Release） BL05XU (R&D-ID I) 22 Feb, 2024
- A new technique for exclusive visualization of platinum particles in catalysts used in fuel cells（Press Release） BL40B2 (SAXS BM) 02 Feb, 2024
- Incorporating reaction kinetics into Bayesian inference － Advanced analysis of dynamics for practical applications of functional materials － BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 12 Sep, 2023
- Discovering Hidden Order in Disordered Crystals（ Press Release ） BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction), BL19B2 (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering II) 27 Apr, 2023
- Lithium-Ion Transport Environment in Ion-Conducting Glasses BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction) 07 Apr, 2023
- Direct atomic-scale observation of mechanism of mutual influence between solute and solvent － Tracking structural changes in solute and solvation in photochemical reactions on 10-femtosecond timescale －（Press Release） SACLA BL3 14 Feb, 2023
- Stepwise assembly of the catalytic core of [NiFe]-hydrogenase（Press Release） BL09XU 08 Feb, 2023
- Formation and evolution of carbonaceous asteroid Ryugu: Direct evidence from returned samples（Press Release） BL20XU (Medical and Imaging II), BL47XU (Micro-CT) 23 Sep, 2022
- Asteroid Ryugu: A drifter from the outer Solar System region - Geochemistry and isotopic evidence from organic and phyllosilicate-rich material（Press Release） BL20XU (Medical and Imaging II) 16 Aug, 2022
- Ultrafast surface nano-dynamics observed ~Single X-ray laser pulses can be used to observe ultrafast changes on material surfaces with unprecedented depth and time resolution~（Press Release） SACLA 15 Jul, 2022
- Atomic Order of Multi-Element Alloy Distinguished by “Selecting” Wavelength of Synchrotron Radiation – Bringing out the Full Performance of Spin-Gapless Semiconductors (Press Release) BL13XU (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering I) 14 Jun, 2022
- Response of a mineral to short time shock loading（Press Release） SACLA 09 May, 2022
- Chronobiologists identify key circadian clock mechanism in cyanobacteria（Press Release） BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 06 May, 2022
- Development of Energy-Resolved Beam Monitoring System - Researchers Monitored Center of Beam That Had Been Too Bright to Monitor! - (Press Release) BL05XU (R&D-ID I) 22 Apr, 2022
- Densities of iron and nickel in Earth’s core were previously overestimated（ Press Release） BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 22 Apr, 2022
- Unlocking complex workings of the biological clock (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 16 Apr, 2022
- SACLA used as a high-performance injector for SPring-8-II -A first step towards a green facility-（Press Release） SACLA 23 Nov, 2021
- On-water creation of conducting MOF nanosheets（Press Release） BL19B2 (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering II), BL46XU (HAXPES II) 28 Oct, 2021
- Study Explores Remarkable Negative Thermal Expansion Seen in Layered Ruthenates (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction), BL14B2 (XAFS II), BL19B2 (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering II), BL22XU (JAEA Actinide Science I) 29 Sep, 2021
- Reduction in Measurement Time of Magnetic Compton Scattering by Bayesian spectroscopy ( Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 30 Aug, 2021
- Relationship between Crystalline/Amorphous Mixed Structure in Secondary Battery Cathode Materials and Degradation during Charge and Discharge Processes（Press Release） BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction) 17 Jul, 2021
- Returned Asteroid samples imaged at ultra-high-resolution by the Phase 2 Curation “Team Kochi” at SPring-8: One of the world’s most powerful Synchrotron Radiation Facilities. BL20XU (Medical and Imaging II), BL47XU (Micro-CT) 30 Jun, 2021
- Water, Everywhere: Scientists Find Liquid Water in an Ancient Meteorite（Press Release） BL47XU (Micro-CT) 22 Apr, 2021
- Moiré than meets the eye Researchers make carbon nanotube patterns called moirés for materials research BL26B1 (RIKEN Structural Genomics I) 10 Mar, 2021
- Sumitomo Rubber & Tohoku University Succeed in Increasing Speed of X-Ray CT Imaging of Rubber Failure Phenomena by Approximately 1,000x（Press Release） BL28B2 (White Beam X-ray Diffraction) 08 Mar, 2021
- Successful Tracking of Crystal Motion at Picometer Accuracy —World’s First Detection of Single Nanograin Motion in Thin Film—（Press Release） BL39XU (Magnetic Materials) 05 Mar, 2021
- High-speed detection of minute motion of channel proteins that sense heat and pain（ Press Release） BL40XU (High Flux) 15 Dec, 2020
- Toshiba’s New Analysis Technology for a Hard Disk Write Head is World’s First to Image Dynamics of a Write Head with Precision of One Ten-billionth of a Second, Will Contribute to Increased Hard Disk Capacities BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 26 Nov, 2020
- Sprinkled with Power: How Impurities Enhance a Thermoelectric Material at the Atomic Level（Press Release ） BL37XU (Trace Element Analysis), BL47XU (Micro-CT) 16 Oct, 2020
- Direct observation of a single electron’s butterfly-shaped distribution in titanium oxide（Press Release ） BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis) 01 Oct, 2020
- Every moment of ultrafast chemical bonding now captured on film The emerging moment of bond formation, two separate bonding steps, and subsequent vibrational motions were visualized. （Press Release） SACLA 25 Jun, 2020
- Call for COVID-19 rapid access proposals BL32XU (RIKEN Targeted Proteins), BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies), BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 07 Apr, 2020
- Extreme Fermi Surface Smearing in a Maximally Disordered Concentrated Solid Solution(Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 13 Feb, 2020
- Development of World’s First Measurement Technique for 3D Stress Distribution inside Crystalline Material Grains(Press Release) BL33XU (TOYOTA) 20 Dec, 2019
- Development of a Novel Nanosheet with Adjustable Electrical Conductivity (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 10 Dec, 2019
- Researchers discover asteroidal ice fossils in primitive meteorite (Press Release) BL47XU (Micro-CT) 21 Nov, 2019
- Mechanism of the biosynthesis of carbon monoxide necessary for the expression of the metalloenzyme activity (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 07 Nov, 2019
- High-precision tracking of ultrafast molecular oscillations －Creating molecular movie with atomic-level spatiotemporal resolution－ SACLA 09 Aug, 2019
- Fight Against Global Warming – NTU Multi-Nation Research Published on《Science》（Press Release） BL12XU (NSRRC ID), BL12B2 (NSRRC BM) 15 Jul, 2019
- Accelerating Development of STT-MRAM: Observing Ultrathin MgO Chemical Bonding States（Press Release) BL47XU (Micro-CT) 27 Jun, 2019
- Pressure Makes Best Cooling（Press Release） BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction), BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction) 29 Mar, 2019
- Tracking charge carriers in the molecular crystal at organic pn junction BL19B2 (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering II) 25 Mar, 2019
- Successful tracking of single biomolecule motion with extremely low-dose X-ray (Press Release) BL40B2 (SAXS BM) 30 Nov, 2018
- New Strategy for Prevention of Iron Deficiency Anemia: Understanding the role of vitamin C in enhancing iron absorption in human intestine (Press Release) BL32XU (RIKEN Targeted Proteins) 20 Aug, 2018
- Mechanism of spontaneous lattice distortion to stabilize ferromagnetic state in metals -Clarification of the mechanism behind magnetism appearing in ultrathin metal films expected-(Press Release) BL13XU (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering I) 22 Jun, 2018
- Understanding the origin of heat conduction in thin films -Breakthrough for evaluation of thermal properties of energy- efficient devices (Press Release) BL35XU (Inelastic and Nuclear Resonant Scattering) 11 Jun, 2018
- Direct observation of topology hidden inside materials – Judging topological nature of materials by its inside materials is more important than what you see it by appearance – BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 13 Feb, 2018
- Viewing atomic structures of dopant atoms in 3D relating to electrical activity in a semiconductor (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 21 Dec, 2017
- X-ray phase contrast can reduce CT dose by more than two orders of magnitude BL20B2 (Medical and Imaging I) 11 Dec, 2017
- High-precision ellipsoidal mirror achieved two-dimensional X-ray focusing with world’s minimum focus size of 100 nm at SPring-8 (Press Release) BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics) 01 Dec, 2017
- First Observation of Excitation Motion of Single Protein Molecules during Aggregation Process— Leading to New Treatment Strategies for Alzheimer’s Disease (Press Release) BL40XU (High Flux) 01 Nov, 2017
- Remarkable magnetic waves triggered by laser-pulse irradiation (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 13 Sep, 2017
- Establishment of new method of evaluating performance of lithium-ion batteries using high-energy X-ray scattering (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 31 Aug, 2017
- High-speed switching for ultrafast electromechanical switches and sensors (Press Release) BL13XU (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering I), BL15XU (RIKEN Materials Science III) 28 Aug, 2017
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy under real ambient pressure conditions. (Press Release) BL36XU (RIKEN Materials Science II) 28 Jun, 2017
- Earth’s inner core is younger than we thought (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 03 Jun, 2016
- Solid electrolytes open doors to solid-state batteries (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 22 Mar, 2016
- New Protein Discovery Solves Myth of Bacterial Drug Resistance (Press Release) BL12B2 (NSRRC BM), BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 30 Dec, 2015
- Discovery of nanoscale dynamics in supersaturation ion networks (Press Release) BL40XU (High Flux), BL40B2 (SAXS BM) 14 Dec, 2015
- Secondary structural analysis of Lewy bodies in the brain of Parkinson’s disease patients, a world first (Press Release) BL43IR (Infrared Materials Science) 01 Dec, 2015
- Grain boundary sliding as the major flow mechanism of Earth’s mantle (Press Release) BL04B1 (High Temperature and High Pressure Research) 03 Oct, 2015
- Photoelectron diffraction measurements of gaseous molecules aligned in one direction: towards ultrafast molecular imaging(Press Release) SACLA BL3 24 Sep, 2015
- Fine-tuned molecular orientation is key to more efficient solar cells (Press Release) BL46XU (HAXPES II) 26 May, 2015
- How to maximize the superconducting critical temperature in a molecular superconductor(Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 18 Apr, 2015
- Direct Observation of Catalytic Activities of Iron at SPring-8 (Press Release) BL14B2 (XAFS II) 16 Mar, 2015
- Mimicing Early Stage of Photosynthesis Using Model Compound (Press Release) SACLA BL3 03 Mar, 2015
- Elucidation of the Structural Basis for Acceptor-Substrate Recognition of a Glucosyltransferase Involved in the Biosynthesis of Blue Flower Pigments -First Observation of the Anthocyanidin-Bound Form of the Enzyme- (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I) 26 Feb, 2015
- Discovery of New Material That Shrinks on Heating -- Twofold shrinkage compared with that of existing materials, compensating for thermal expansion of epoxy resin with addition of small amount of the material- (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction), BL27SU (Soft X-ray Photochemistry) 23 Feb, 2015
- Direct observation of bond formations (Press Release) SACLA BL3 18 Feb, 2015
- Clarification of Recognition Mechanism of Pathogenic Invasion by Toll-like receptor 9 Inducing Innate Immune Responses -Leading to development of antiviral drugs and vaccines- (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 10 Feb, 2015
- Clarification of Electron Orbitals Contributing to Electrode Reaction of Lithium Ion Batteries -New design direction for lithium manganese oxide-based cathode materials- (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 04 Feb, 2015
- Clarification of Crystal Structure of Protein That “Removes” Causative Substance of Alzheimer’s Disease (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 03 Feb, 2015
- Development of High-Resolution and Highly Reliable Imaging Method for Biological Samples -Twofold or greater improvement of resolution under conventional measurement conditions- (Press Release) SACLA BL3 29 Jan, 2015
- Development of XFEL Technique for Generating Monocycle X-Ray Pulse - Control of “optical slippage” by light wave interference - (Press Release) SACLA 27 Jan, 2015
- Synchrony of beating between implanted iPS cells and the host heart confirmed at a molecular level -a significant advance for cardiac regenerative medicine using iPS cells- (Press Release) BL40XU (High Flux) 23 Jan, 2015
- Discovering New Autoimmune Disease Mechanism -Success in x-ray single molecule observations of Autoimmune System- (Press Release) BL40XU (High Flux) 21 Jan, 2015
- Toll-Like Receptor 8 (TLR8) Recognizes Degradation Products of RNA -Uridine is essential for activation of TLR8- (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 20 Jan, 2015
- Electronic rubber band effect makes efficient intelligent catalysts (Press Release) BL11XU (QST Quantum Dynamics I) 08 Jan, 2015
- Ordering Is Required for Glass-Forming Liquids -Complete clarification of atomic and electronic structures of extremely ‘fragile’ liquid at 2800 ℃- (Press Release) BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction), BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 18 Dec, 2014
- High-Precision Visualization of Cysteic Acid in Hair Using SPring-8 Beamline -Establishment of technique for high-precision determination of damaged area in hair- (Press Release) BL43IR (Infrared Materials Science) 16 Dec, 2014
- Measurement of the Detailed Electronic Structure of an Electrode When Charging and Discharging a Lithium-Ion Battery -Using soft X-ray emission spectroscopy to reveal the behavior of electrons associated with charging and discharging- (Press Release) BL07LSU (R&D-ID II ) 25 Nov, 2014
- Dark magma at the bottom of the lower mantle -New insights into the super-hot plumes in the deep Earth- (Press Release) BL11XU (QST Quantum Dynamics I) 13 Nov, 2014
- A greasy way to take better protein snapshots (Press Release) SACLA 11 Nov, 2014
- Analyzing Nanospatial Distribution in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Catalysts at the Unique Beamline with the Best Performance in the World for Fuel Cell Analysis -Spatial distribution of platinum species in fuel cell catalyst layers observed using nano- BL36XU (RIKEN Materials Science II) 22 Oct, 2014
- First Observation of Electronic Structure in Ag-Rh Alloy Nanoparticles Having Hydrogen Absorbing/Storage Property –Attempting to solve the mystery of why Ag-Rh alloy nanoparticles have a similar property to Pd– (Press Release) BL15XU (RIKEN Materials Science III) 16 Oct, 2014
- In Situ Observation of Fuel Cell Electrodes by Ambient-Pressure Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (Press Release) BL36XU (RIKEN Materials Science II) 14 Oct, 2014
- World’s First Observation of Saturable Absorption of Hard X-rays -Opening a promising path using the world’s most intense X-rays of SACLA- (Press Release) SACLA 02 Oct, 2014
- Clarification of Mechanism Underlying Destruction of Red Blood Cells by Pathogenic Bacteria (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 29 Sep, 2014
- Successful Observation of Single-Molecule Intramolecular Motions of Ligand Gated Ion Channel in Real Time -Establishment of X-ray technology for allosteric drug design- (Press Release) BL40XU (High Flux) 16 Sep, 2014
- Clarification of Mechanism Underlying Activation of Bacterial Flagellar Motor by Conformational Change of Stator -PomBc “stands” to work and “crouches” to rest- (Press Release) BL32XU (RIKEN Targeted Proteins), BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 02 Sep, 2014
- Elucidating the mechanism of recognition and evasion in viral infection of tomato -Towards the development of new anti-viral agent– (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I) 20 Aug, 2014
- Uranium-Containing Glassy Aerosol Microparticles Emitted during Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident Reached Tsukuba -Multiple X-ray analyses using synchrotron radiation X-ray microbeam- (Press Release) BL37XU (Trace Element Analysis) 08 Aug, 2014
- Development of a Novel Spectroscopic Technique to Observe Synergy Effect of Water with Radiation in the DNA Damage Processes (Press Release) BL23SU (JAEA Actinide Science II) 08 Aug, 2014
- Reaction Rate of Fullerene Is Enhanced 2,400-fold by lithium-ion encapsulation (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis) 17 Jul, 2014
- Successful Observation of Intrinsic Piezoelectric Property of Widely Used Piezoelectric Material -A 60-year-old problem has been solved, paving the way to the development of novel lead-free piezoelectric materials- (Press Release) BL13XU (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering I) 16 Jul, 2014
- Discovery of High-Pressure Minerals in HED Meteorites（Press Release） BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 15 Jul, 2014
- Porous Metal Complex Changes Properties of Palladium - Hydrogen storage capacity and storage/release speed in palladium are doubled - (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 14 Jul, 2014
- Successful Development of High-Energy-Density, High-Safety, and Low-Cost Rechargeable Batteries – From lithium to magnesium metal - (Press Release) BL01B1 (XAFS I), BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction), BL14B2 (XAFS II) 12 Jul, 2014
- Direct Observation of “Hidden Order” That Has Been a Mystery in Materials Physics (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis) 19 Jun, 2014
- Slippery Smooth Surface for Free-Rotation of Inner Fullerene in Finite Carbon Nanotube Molecules (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 27 May, 2014
- Synthesizing New Half-Metallic Material with High Magnetic Transition Temperature- New material applicable to spintronic devices including ultrahigh -density magnetic memories– (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 23 May, 2014
- Successful Observation of Ultrafast Structural Dynamics in Nanocrystal (Press Release) SACLA 15 May, 2014
- Discovery of a New Crystal Structure Family of Oxide-Ion Conductors NdBaInO4 (Press Release) BL19B2 (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering II) 07 May, 2014
- Exploring Vacuum Using World’s Highest-Intensity X-rays -Toward unknown fields- (Press Release) SACLA 30 Apr, 2014
- 100-fold increase in X-ray laser power density (Press Release) SACLA 28 Apr, 2014
- Electron dynamics in copper oxide superconductors unveiled by three inelastic-scattering techniques (Press Release) BL11XU (QST Quantum Dynamics I) 25 Apr, 2014
- Pressure-induced reentrant metallic phase in lithium (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 23 Apr, 2014
- Generation of Circularly Polarized X-ray Free-Electron Laser (Press Release) SACLA 23 Apr, 2014
- Successful Three-Dimensional Visualization of Local Structures of Relaxor Ferroelectric by X-ray Fluorescence Holography (Press Release) BL22XU (JAEA Actinide Science I) 22 Apr, 2014
- Discovery of Novel Piezoelectric Materials with Layered Perovskite Structure (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 18 Apr, 2014
- Clarifying the Mechanism of Protein Insertion into the Cytoplasmic Membrane (Press Release) BL32XU (RIKEN Targeted Proteins) 17 Apr, 2014
- Large-scale self-assembled α-ZrP nanoplatelet/polymer layers with tunable gas permeability via a simple spray-coating process BL40B2 (SAXS BM) 08 Apr, 2014
- Successful Visualization of Distortion in Right- and Left-Handed Helical Orientation of Electron Cloud (Press Release) BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy) 07 Apr, 2014
- Detection of Spin-Resolved Electronic States from a Buried Ferromagnetic Layer (Press Release) BL15XU (RIKEN Materials Science III) 02 Apr, 2014
- Crystal structure of the complex between the photosynthetic reaction center and the light-harvesting antenna core proteins (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 27 Mar, 2014
- Elastic anisotropy of experimental analogues of perovskite and post perovskite help to interpret D” diversity BL35XU (Inelastic and Nuclear Resonant Scattering) 27 Mar, 2014
- Development of High-Performance X-ray Image Detector as “Eye” of SPring-8 Angstrom Compact Free-Electron Laser (SACLA) Facility (Press Release) SACLA 15 Mar, 2014
- Elucidating Crystal Structures of an ABC Multidrug Transporter That obstacle with Cancer Chemotherapy BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 04 Mar, 2014
- X-ray crystal structure of voltage-gated proton channel (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 03 Mar, 2014
- Superconducting double perovskite bismuth oxide (Na0.25K0.45)(Ba1.00)3(Bi1.00)4O12 prepared by a low-temperature hydrothermal reaction (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 03 Mar, 2014
- Clarification of Mechanism of Ferromagnetism in Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor BL07LSU (R&D-ID II ) 25 Feb, 2014
- Structure determination of the redox complex which is a key complex in heme metabolism (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 04 Feb, 2014
- Successful Demonstration of High-Resolution X-ray Imaging of Thick Objects (Press Release) BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics) 03 Feb, 2014
- Discovery of New Hydrous Minerals in Deep Mantle (Press Release) BL04B1 (High Temperature and High Pressure Research) 03 Feb, 2014
- Successful Synthesis of Artificial Rhodium (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 22 Jan, 2014
- Low Core-Mantle Boundary Temperature Inferred from the Solidus of Pyrolite (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research), BL47XU (Micro-CT) 17 Jan, 2014
- Successful Nanoscale Observation of Living Cells Using X-ray Laser (Press Release) SACLA 07 Jan, 2014
- Analysis of Ancient Artworks Using SPring-8 (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 18 Dec, 2013
- Adaptable crystals allow quick, efficient separation of carbon monoxide from gas mixtures (Press Release) BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 13 Dec, 2013
- New Technology for Observing Hair and Visualizing Distribution of Hair Components (Press Release) BL43IR (Infrared Materials Science) 12 Dec, 2013
- Freely Rotating Water Molecules Trapped inside Carbon Cages (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis) 10 Dec, 2013
- Intense two-color double X-ray laser pulses: a powerful tool to study ultrafast processes (Press Release) SACLA 04 Dec, 2013
- Successful analysis of nanoparticle size distribution and structure differentiation using focused hard XFEL pulses (Press Release) SACLA 26 Nov, 2013
- New Phase Transition Phenomenon in an Organic Molecular Conductor A Novel Route for an Organic Electronics (Press Release) BL43IR (Infrared Materials Science) 18 Nov, 2013
- Novel High-Temperature Superconductor with Reduced Rare-Earth Content (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis) 14 Nov, 2013
- Scramble for hydrogen bond between light and heavy water (Press Release) BL07LSU (R&D-ID II ), BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy) 09 Nov, 2013
- Mechanism of Maintaining Balance of Defense Responses to Stress (Press Release) BL32XU (RIKEN Targeted Proteins) 07 Nov, 2013
- Chemical Synthesis of New Ball-Like Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanomolecules (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis) 29 Oct, 2013
- Exploration of Origin of Acquired Immunity (Press Release) 11 Oct, 2013
- Development of a methodology to control polymer orientation - improving solar cell efficiency (Press Release) BL19B2 (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering II) 07 Oct, 2013
- Successful Biaxial Time-Sharing Mapping of Intramolecular Motion in Single Protein Molecules (Press Release) BL28B2 (White Beam X-ray Diffraction) 01 Oct, 2013
- Development of Highly Efficient X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) Using Characteristics of X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) Pulses (Press Release) SACLA 24 Sep, 2013
- Successful synthesis of an aluminum-based interstitial hydride (Press Release) BL14B1 (QST Quantum Dynamics II) 19 Sep, 2013
- World’s First Success in In Situ Tracking of Electrochemical Reactions at Solid/Liquid Interfaces by Photoelectron Spectroscopy (Press Release) BL15XU (RIKEN Materials Science III) 18 Sep, 2013
- First observation of electronic structure of carbon-related catalysts during fuel cell operation by soft X-ray emission spectroscopy (Press Release) BL07LSU (R&D-ID II ) 27 Aug, 2013
- Wing-beat mechanism revealed by ultrafast X-ray movies (Press Release) BL40XU (High Flux) 26 Aug, 2013
- New X-Ray Measurement Method for Minimizing Deterioration of Protein Crystals (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I) 16 Aug, 2013
- Customized Acceleration of Electron Beams (Press Release) SACLA 16 Aug, 2013
- Unconventional Glass Structure Is Key to Achieving Ultrahigh Refractive Index (Press Release) BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction) 03 Aug, 2013
- World’s first observation of hollow atom creation by successive X-ray hits (Press Release) SACLA 23 Jul, 2013
- Discovery of Anomalous Electronic State of Water Confined in Nanodomains (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 19 Jul, 2013
- New Four-Dimensional Visualization Technique for Analyzing Destruction of Metal Materials (Press Release) BL20XU (Medical and Imaging II) 10 Jul, 2013
- Realization of Three-Dimensional Imaging of Chirality Domains Using Synchrotron Radiation (Press Release) BL39XU (Magnetic Materials) 27 Jun, 2013
- Graphene Nanopatterning Techniques (Press Release) BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy) 14 Jun, 2013
- Clarification of Crystal Structure of Calcium Having Highest Superconducting Transition Temperature among All Elements (Topic) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 12 Jun, 2013
- Clarification of Electronic Structure of Metal Layer Formed at Interface between Two Insulators (Press Release) BL23SU (JAEA Actinide Science II) 03 Jun, 2013
- Direct observation of charge transfer region at interfaces in graphene devices (Press Release) BL07LSU (R&D-ID II ) 31 May, 2013
- World’s First Discovery of Intramolecular Motions of Chaperonin That Plays an Important Role in Protein Repair (Press Release) BL40XU (High Flux) 30 May, 2013
- Visualization of Solvated Electrons in Large Cage Structure of Glass (Press Release) BL01B1 (XAFS I), BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction) 28 May, 2013
- Novel Interaction between Electrons Acting as Micromagnets (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis), BL19LXU (RIKEN SR Physics) 25 May, 2013
- In Silico Drug Discovery Based on the Identification of a Novel “Druggable” Surface Pockets on the ras Oncogene Products (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I), BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 30 Apr, 2013
- Ultra-high pressure polymorph of silica discovered in lunar meteorite: Record of asteroid collision on the moon 2.7 billion years ago (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 24 Apr, 2013
- Elucidation of Mechanism Underlying Responses of a Receptor to Various Stimuli (Press Release) BL26B2 (RIKEN Structural Genomics II), BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 23 Apr, 2013
- Quantitating the surface-strain dominated oxygen-reduction activity of monolayer Pt shell catalysts (Press Release) BL01B1 (XAFS I), BL14B2 (XAFS II), BL37XU (Trace Element Analysis) 10 Apr, 2013
- World’s First Observation of Nonequilibrium Phase Transition of Positive Electrode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries (Press Release) BL28XU (Advanced Batteries) 10 Apr, 2013
- Suppression of Amplification Errors during Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (Press Release) 09 Apr, 2013
- Elucidation of the molecular vibration of the high-valent non-heme diiron enzyme intermediates (Press Release) BL09XU (HAXPES I) 05 Apr, 2013
- Synthesis Mechanism of 21st Amino Acid Selenocysteine (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 05 Apr, 2013
- World’s First Technology for Visualizing Movement of Lithium Ions to Develop Batteries (Press Release) BL16B2 (SUNBEAM BM) 26 Mar, 2013
- Elucidation of Mechanism of Ligand Recognition and Activity of Signaling by Nucleic Acid Sensor Toll-Like Receptor 8 (TLR8) in Innate Immunity (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 22 Mar, 2013
- Elucidation of Mechanism of Sulfation Reaction of the Protein Tyrosine Holding the Key to Viral Invasion (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I) 13 Mar, 2013
- Comprehensive Research Involving Synchrotron Radiation, Neutrons, and Theoretical Simulation, Selected as One of the Highlights of 2012 by the Institute of Physics (IOP) (Press Release) BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction) 11 Mar, 2013
- A new guideline for the development of novel functional hydrides: Elucidation of the formation process of perovskite-type hydrides (Press Release) BL14B1 (QST Quantum Dynamics II) 07 Mar, 2013
- Development of Novel Method for Utilizing Coherent X-rays (Press Release) BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics) 07 Mar, 2013
- X-ray observation of a helium atom and placing a nitrogen atom inside He@C60 and He@C70 (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I) 06 Mar, 2013
- Structure of the trypanosome alternative oxidase in complex with a potent inhibitor, a promising drug candidate for the treatment of African sleeping sickness (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 05 Mar, 2013
- High-Accuracy Magnetic Property Measurement Method by Separating Spin and Orbital Magnetic Moments (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 04 Mar, 2013
- Development of Innovative X-ray Microscopy with High Spatial Resolution and Sensitivity (Press Release) BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics) 04 Mar, 2013
- Magnesium binding and sarcolipin regulation of calcium pump as revealed by X-ray crystallography (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 04 Mar, 2013
- World’s First Discovery of Anomalous Pressure-Dependent Conductivity of Organic Semiconductors (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 28 Feb, 2013
- Detection of Structural Differences around Specific Atoms in Biomolecules (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 22 Feb, 2013
- Naturally Occurring Mineral for Thermoelectric Power Generation (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 15 Feb, 2013
- Discovery of a New X-ray Beam Splitting Phenomenon While Passing Through a Semiconductor Crystal (Press Release) BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics) 31 Jan, 2013
- The World’s First Successful Internal Structure Analysis of Drug Delivery Nanoparticles (Press Release) BL40B2 (SAXS BM) 29 Jan, 2013
- Successful Observation of High Pressure-Induced Changes in Electronic State and Lattice Vibration in an Iron-based High-Temperature Superconductor (Press Release) BL09XU (HAXPES I) 16 Jan, 2013
- Elucidation of the Rotation Mechanism of the Molecular Motor, Which is Implicated in Osteoporosis and Cancer Metastasis (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 14 Jan, 2013
- Discovery of Nano-Porous Materials Capable of Memorizing/Erasing Molecule Adsorption Information (Press Release) BL13XU (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering I) 11 Jan, 2013
- The Development of an Image Analysis Method for High-Resolution Observation of the Beating Heart: Looking into the Dilation/Contraction Mechanism of the Coronary Artery and Cardiac Muscle in Mouse Models of Cardiovascular Disease (Press Release) BL28B2 (White Beam X-ray Diffraction), BL40XU (High Flux) 05 Jan, 2013
- The Birth of the Most Intense X-ray Laser Beam in the World (Press Release) SACLA 17 Dec, 2012
- Successful Observation of Vibration States of the Enzymic Active Center in Hydrogenase (Press Release) BL09XU (HAXPES I) 29 Nov, 2012
- The World’s First Nanoscale Observation of the Operating Interface of a Lithium Ion Battery (Press Release) BL01B1 (XAFS I), BL37XU (Trace Element Analysis) 25 Oct, 2012
- Elucidation of the Origin of High Oxygen Permeability in Praseodymium-Nickel Oxides (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 19 Oct, 2012
- New Possibilities for LED Illumination: The Development of New Phosphor from Commonplace Elements (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis), BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 17 Oct, 2012
- Elucidation of the Mechanism Creating the Small RNA that Inhibits Genome Mutation (Press Release) BL32XU (RIKEN Targeted Proteins) 15 Oct, 2012
- Successful Use of Artificial Capsule for Capturing a Protein Alive (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I), BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 03 Oct, 2012
- Successful Observation of “Solid-like” Molecular Behaviors in Supercooled Liquid (Press Release) BL09XU (HAXPES I) 15 Sep, 2012
- The First Successful Four-Dimensional Visualization of Fuel Cell Pt Catalyst’s Distribution and Chemical State (Press Relase) BL47XU (Micro-CT) 14 Sep, 2012
- An Atomic-Level Analysis of the Mechanism of Proteins Controlling the Iron Concentration inside a Cell (Press Release) BL26B1 (RIKEN Structural Genomics I), BL26B2 (RIKEN Structural Genomics II), BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 07 Aug, 2012
- Successful Visualization of “Tilted” Spins at the Junction Interface of Dissimilar Magnetic Bodies (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 07 Aug, 2012
- Successful Development of a Precision Graphene Production Control Method (Press Release) BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy) 06 Aug, 2012
- Dispersion and Orientation Control for Carbon Nanotubes (Press Release) BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 31 Jul, 2012
- Successful Growth of a Nano-Crystal Thin Film Systematically Oriented with a 3D-Porous Material (Press Release) BL13XU (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering I) 19 Jul, 2012
- Iron-based Superconducting Body: Experimental Results Decisively Suggest a New Mechanism (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 11 Jul, 2012
- Understanding the UPD (Under-Potential Deposition) on the surface of industrial metal materials for the first time in the world: a problem that had not been previously solved (Press Release) BL16B2 (SUNBEAM BM) 11 Jul, 2012
- Successful Observation of Precessional Motion of Polarization Inside Piezoelectric Body (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 03 Jul, 2012
- Successful Functionality Verification of New Spin Device by Controlling Magnetic Field (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 02 Jul, 2012
- Discovery of “Nematic Liquid Crystal State of Electrons”: A Key to Elucidate the Working Mechanism of Fe-based High-Temperature Superconducting Materials (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis) 21 Jun, 2012
- Platinum in Fuel Cells -World’s first successful real-time analysis of the reaction mechanism of cobalt alloy catalyst- (Press Release) BL01B1 (XAFS I), BL40XU (High Flux) 30 May, 2012
- How a Fungi-derived Antifreeze Protein Works: Elucidation of Molecular Structure and Antifreeze Mechanism (Press Release) BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 29 May, 2012
- Promise Found for the Development of “Non-magnetic” Material for Magnetic Recording (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis), BL19LXU (RIKEN SR Physics) 24 May, 2012
- Discovery of Tetravalent Cerium Binuclear Complexes Stable in Aqueous Solution (Press Release) BL11XU (QST Quantum Dynamics I) 18 May, 2012
- Elucidation of Atomic-level Mechanisms in Which a Pair of Hydrogen-ion Permeable Proteins Function (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 09 May, 2012
- Rare-Earth Metal Hydride with Rock-Salt (NaCl) Lattice Structure Found (Press Release) BL22XU (JAEA Actinide Science I) 07 May, 2012
- New Disturbance-Resistant Quantum Liquid State Discovered in a Copper-Oxide Magnetic Body (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis), BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 04 May, 2012
- The Earth’s Mantle Has a Two-Layer Structure with Different Chemical Compositions! (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 03 May, 2012
- Research Results Strongly Suggest the Feasibility of a Sodium Ion Secondary Battery Containing No Rare Metals (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 30 Apr, 2012
- Nanocrystalization brings about a breakthrough upgrade of electric conductivity in polymer films (Press Release) BL40B2 (SAXS BM) 27 Apr, 2012
- 15-fold Upgrade of Fuel Cell Electrode’s Catalytic Activity (Press Release) BL15XU (RIKEN Materials Science III) 23 Apr, 2012
- Visualization of the relation between thermal conductivity and the “rattling” of a guest atom trapped in a cage structure (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis) 20 Apr, 2012
- Commonplace ceramics can absorb a large amount of hydrogen! (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 16 Apr, 2012
- Antimony accelerates rewriting of information in DVD media! (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis), BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction) 19 Mar, 2012
- Formation of a star-shaped polyhedron starting from a semi-regular polyhedron (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I) 12 Mar, 2012
- Elucidation of previously unknown offense-defense mechanism in intestinal tract: pathogenic microbe (Shigella) vs. host’s innate immunity (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 12 Mar, 2012
- Elucidation of the atomic structure of the motor protein Dynein (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 08 Mar, 2012
- Preparation of Rock-Salt-Type Crystal of Li+-Encapsulated Fullerene C60 and Clarification of Its Structure (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis), BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 29 Feb, 2012
- Discovery of New Structural Change of Polymer Melt (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 28 Feb, 2012
- Irregular Packaging of DNA as Blueprint of Life Rather Than Conventionally Proposed Regular Packaging (Press Release) BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics), BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 18 Feb, 2012
- Success in Observing Persistent Covalent Bonding in Liquid Silicon (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 10 Feb, 2012
- Analysis of Structures of Protein Complexes Responsible for Equal Chromosome Segregation (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I), BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 03 Feb, 2012
- New Direction for Designing Catalysts for Automobile Exhaust Gas Purification Using Cuprates (Press Release) BL14B1 (QST Quantum Dynamics II), BL14B2 (XAFS II), BL28B2 (White Beam X-ray Diffraction) 01 Feb, 2012
- Clarifying the Hidden Magnetism of Gold (Au) (Press Release) BL39XU (Magnetic Materials) 23 Jan, 2012
- Clarification of Mechanism Underlying Cation Conduction by Channelrhodopsins upon Light Irradiation (Press Release) BL32XU (RIKEN Targeted Proteins) 23 Jan, 2012
- Seeing Origin of Respiratory Enzyme from the Viewpoint of Proton Pathway (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 23 Jan, 2012
- Clarification of Metallic Transition of Iron(II) Oxide (FeO) with Rock-Salt-Type Structure Induced by High Pressure and High Temperature (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 13 Jan, 2012
- Expectation of Clarifying Dynamic Behavior of Molecules in Living Organisms (Press Release) BL09XU (HAXPES I) 11 Jan, 2012
- Demonstration of Ultrafast Switching in Piezoelectric Thin Film with Nanodomain Structure (Press Release) BL13XU (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering I) 13 Dec, 2011
- Establishment of Four-Dimensional (4D) Nano Design, a Technology for the Development of New Materials Used for High-Performance and High-Quality Tires BL03XU (Advanced Softmaterial), BL20XU (Medical and Imaging II), BL40B2 (SAXS BM) 12 Dec, 2011
- Discovery of New Mechanism of Drug Extrusion by Multidrug Efflux Proteins, a Cause of Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infection (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 28 Nov, 2011
- Demonstration of Angle-Resolved Observation with Spatial Resolution of 70 nm Using Three-Dimensional Nanoscale Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA) (Special Topic) BL07LSU (R&D-ID II ) 25 Nov, 2011
- Discovery of Key Site Essential for Regulating the Function of MutL, a DNA Repair Enzyme (Press Release) BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 22 Nov, 2011
- Success in Capturing Instantaneous Atomic Movement Induced by Application of Voltage for Millionths of a Second (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis) 11 Nov, 2011
- Two-Layer Convection in Outer Liquid Core of Earth (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 11 Nov, 2011
- Paving the Way for Development of Multifunctional Devices Consisting of Graphene on a Silicon Substrate (Press Release) BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy), BL23SU (JAEA Actinide Science II) 08 Nov, 2011
- Clarifying the Mechanism behind the Induction of Ferromagnetism in the Partial Absence of a Rare-Earth Element (Press Release) BL12XU (NSRRC ID) 02 Nov, 2011
- New Model for Charge Transfer of Magnetic Organic Molecule, TDAE-C60 BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy) 25 Oct, 2011
- Clarifying the Bonding State of Aluminum Storing a Significant Amount of Hydrogen Using Synchrotron Radiation (Press Release) BL27SU (Soft X-ray Photochemistry) 20 Oct, 2011
- X-ray Crystallography of Oxygen-Tolerant Membrane-Bound [NiFe] Hydrogenase (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 17 Oct, 2011
- Mechanism Underlying Removal of “Repressive Mark” on Genes by Ubiquitously Transcribed Tetratricopeptide Repeat, X Chromosome (UTX)(Press Release ) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 14 Oct, 2011
- Clarifying Three-Dimensional Structure of Adenomatous Polyposis Coli-Sam68 Complex Involved in Development of Colon Cancer (Press Release) BL26B2 (RIKEN Structural Genomics II) 12 Oct, 2011
- Development of High-Resolution X-ray Microscopy with Wide Field of View Capable of Element Mapping (Press Release) BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics) 28 Sep, 2011
- Discovery of New Iron-Platinum-Based High-Temperature Superconductor (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis), BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 15 Sep, 2011
- Development of Gas Sensor with New “Twist” (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 05 Sep, 2011
- Three-Dimensional Structure of Samples Collected by Hayabusa (Press Release) BL47XU (Micro-CT) 26 Aug, 2011
- Formation History of Asteroid Itokawa Analyzed by Synchrotron Radiation Technique (Press Release) BL15XU (RIKEN Materials Science III) 26 Aug, 2011
- Clarifying relationship between Glass Forming Ability and Atomic Arrangement (Press Release) BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction) 23 Aug, 2011
- Success in Measuring True Electric Band Structure of Solids (Press Release) BL15XU (RIKEN Materials Science III) 19 Aug, 2011
- World’s First Discovery of Receptors of Flowering Hormone Florigen (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 01 Aug, 2011
- Successful Separate Measurement of Spin- and Orbital-Specific Magnetic Hysteresis Loops (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 28 Jul, 2011
- Exceeding Limit to Observation Wavelength Using “Sister” Photons (Press Release) BL19LXU (RIKEN SR Physics) 18 Jul, 2011
- World's First Clarification of Crystal Structure of Human Chromosome Centromere at Atomic Resolution (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 11 Jul, 2011
- Breakthrough Method for Synthesizing Nanotechnology Materials (Press Release) BL15XU (RIKEN Materials Science III) 11 Jul, 2011
- Calcium Breaks Record for Highest Ever Superconducting Transition Temperature for an Element (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 05 Jul, 2011
- Establishment of General Rule for Crystal Structure of Rare-Earth Metal Hydrides (Press Release) BL09XU (HAXPES I), BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 05 Jul, 2011
- Determining Crystal Structure of Acetabularia Rhodopsin II, a Difficult-to-Synthesize Membrane Protein (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 29 Jun, 2011
- Discovery of New Materials That Shrink upon Heating (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction), BL39XU (Magnetic Materials) 15 Jun, 2011
- Demonstration of Synchrotron Radiation Technique That Can Reveal the Hidden World of Electrons (Press Release) BL11XU (QST Quantum Dynamics I) 14 Jun, 2011
- Success in Determining Structure of a Single Catalyst Particle That Produces Hydrogen from Methane Using X-ray μ-Beam BL37XU (Trace Element Analysis) 08 Jun, 2011
- First X-ray lasing of SACLA (Press Release) XFEL 07 Jun, 2011
- Success in Clarifying Phenomenon of Fatigue Failure of Die-Cast Materials (Press Release) BL47XU (Micro-CT) 02 Jun, 2011
- To What Extent Do Aerosols Cool The Earth? (Press Release) BL01B1 (XAFS I) 30 May, 2011
- World’s First Realization of Soft X-ray Spectroscopic Experiments in Ultrahigh Magnetic Fields (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 30 May, 2011
- Demonstrating the Expansion of an Iron Compound with Decreasing Temperature (Negative Thermal Expansion) (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 27 May, 2011
- Clarification of Structure of Giant Motor Protein Functioning in Cells (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 23 May, 2011
- World’s First Clarification of Mechanism of Protein Export Enhanced by Effects of Ions (Press Release ) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 12 May, 2011
- Discovery that Co Maintains Magnetism at Ultrahigh Pressure (Press Release) BL39XU (Magnetic Materials) 11 May, 2011
- Center for Industry-University Cooperation for Development of New Soft Materials, such as Polymers and Organic Functional Materials, Launched on Full Scale at SPring-8 (Press Release) BL03XU (Advanced Softmaterial) 05 May, 2011
- World’s First Imaging of Electronic State That Induces High-Temperature Superconductivity (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 29 Apr, 2011
- Clarifying Steric Structure of Enzyme That Maintains Genomic Methylation Patterns - Leading to development of medicines that control cancer cells (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 26 Apr, 2011
- Magma Ocean May Have Extended across the Bottom of the Mantle in Primitive Earth (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research), BL12XU (NSRRC ID) 25 Apr, 2011
- Elucidating the Mechanism behind Light-induced Water-splitting in Photosynthesis (Press Release) BL44XU, BL41XU, BL38B1 18 Apr, 2011
- Establishment of Method for Developing Stratum Corneum in Three-Dimensional Cultured Skin Models- Realized using SPring-8 beamline(Press Release) BL40B2 (SAXS BM) 06 Apr, 2011
- World’s First Direct Observation of Slow-Moving Electrons Derived from Cerium (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 28 Mar, 2011
- World’s First Successful Fabrication of Nanotubes in a Flask by Simple Synthesis Method (Press Release) BL01B1 (XAFS I) 28 Feb, 2011
- Successful Development of Method Capable of Simply and Quickly Analyzing Characteristics of Membrane Proteins (Press Release) High-throughput 25 Feb, 2011
- Clarification of Structure and Molecular Mechanism of Reductase that Eliminates Misfolded Proteins in Cells (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 19 Feb, 2011
- Clarifying the Reason for the Strength of a Polymer Battery Material - Hopes for a new battery material (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 03 Feb, 2011
- Clarifying the Mechanism of Transparent Cobalt-Doped Titanium Dioxide Thin Films Exhibiting Magnetism (Press Release) BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy), BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics) 24 Jan, 2011
- First demonstration of intense full-coherent soft-X ray laser achieved by advanced accelerator and ultrashort-pulsed laser technologies in Japan(Press Release) SCSS Test Accelerator 12 Jan, 2011
- World’s First Clarification of Structure of Measles Virus Bound to Receptors (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 10 Jan, 2011
- Atomic-Level Clarification of Differences in Recording Mechanism between Typical Optical Disc Materials (Press Release) BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction), BL14B2 (XAFS II), BL47XU (Micro-CT) 10 Jan, 2011
- Construction of Remote Experiment Control System at SPring-8 - Expansion of utilization method of facilities of SPring-8 - (Press Release) Experiment system 22 Dec, 2010
- Better understand of NO-toxicity with synchrotron radiation (Press Release) BL09XU (HAXPES I) 07 Dec, 2010
- Discovery of New Mechanism Inhibiting Bacterial Gene Expression - Pointed Transcription Factor Binds to RNA Polymerase to Stop Gene Expression (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 02 Dec, 2010
- Clarifying Rhythmic Structural Changes in Cyanobacterial Clock Protein (Press Release) BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 27 Nov, 2010
- First-Ever Success in Crystal Structure Clarification of Enzyme That Catalyzes Nitrous Oxide, a Greenhouse Gas, Generation (Press Release) BL26B2 (RIKEN Structural Genomics II), BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 26 Nov, 2010
- Enabling Collection of Rare Earth Elements by Bacteria - Discovery of Enrichment of Rare Earth Elements by Bacteria (Press Release) BL01B1 (XAFS I) 17 Nov, 2010
- Clarification of Novel Phenomenon Expressed by Iron-Based High-Temperature Superconductor (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 15 Nov, 2010
- Success in Developing New Polymer Brush Films Capable of Converting Light Energy into Kinetic Energy(Press Release) BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 05 Nov, 2010
- Structural Clarification of Enzyme Contributing to Efficient Metabolism of Bifidobacteria (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I) 29 Oct, 2010
- Clarification of Material of Earth’s Core - Experiments under Ultrahigh-Pressure and -Temperature Conditions Similar to Those in the Inner Core(Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 15 Oct, 2010
- Clarification of Self-Assembly Mechanism of Organogelation at Molecular Level(Press Release) BL03XU (Advanced Softmaterial), BL40B2 (SAXS BM) 29 Sep, 2010
- Multistep Ionization of Ar Atoms by Extreme-Ultraviolet Free Electron Laser (Press Release) scss 24 Sep, 2010
- Next-generation light source gets boost from powerful new analysis technique XFEL 22 Sep, 2010
- World’s First Success in Finding Faint Ti Magnetism at Artificial Oxide Superlattice Interface（Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 21 Sep, 2010
- Scientists at SPring-8 win DuBose-Crouse Award in the 2010 International Metallographic Contest (Special Topic) Award 17 Sep, 2010
- Successful Analysis of Crystal Structure of Human Ero1 Promoting Steric Structure Formation of Proteins (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 11 Sep, 2010
- Clarification of Structure of Protein Mimicking Transfer RNA - Translation elongation factor P accepts amino acid in reaction similar to that of transfer RNA (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 23 Aug, 2010
- Success in Controlling Material Properties by Ion Exchange - Providing a guideline for developing new types of memory device (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 16 Aug, 2010
- Discovery of Small-Molecule Compound Uncovering Protein Function - Identification of a new bioprobe by chemical array screening, a rapid protein screening system (Press Release) BL26B2 (RIKEN Structural Genomics II) 16 Aug, 2010
- Development of Material Capable of Trapping and Decomposing Toxic Gases on Demand by Light Irradiation Japan Science and Technology Agency (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis) 24 Jul, 2010
- Revealing the Mechanism of Action of New Drugs Targeting Intercellular Signaling Proteins - Expected to be applied for prevention of thrombus and antitumor effect (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 13 Jul, 2010
- Clarification of How Cytochrome c, an Important Protein Involved in Respiration, Loses Its Function by Joining in Chains, Half a Century after the Discovery of Its polymerization (Press Release) BL26B2 (RIKEN Structural Genomics II) 07 Jul, 2010
- Revealing the Characteristics of "Brake" of Cell Movement (Press Release) BL26B1 (RIKEN Structural Genomics I) 07 Jul, 2010
- Shape Discrimination Observation of Molecular Orbital in Solution for the First Time in the World - Direct observation of molecules in solution using polarization characteristics of soft X-ray synchrotron radiation (Press Release) BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy) 21 Jun, 2010
- New Avenues for Function Control and Application Development of Fullerenes (Press Release) BL02B1 (Single Crystal Structure Analysis) 21 Jun, 2010
- Observing Drastic Translation of X-Rays by a Deformed Single Crystal - A crystal with a microscopic deformation, i.e., a disorder in the atomic arrangement, translates X-rays by the order of a millimeter. (Press Release) BL19LXU (RIKEN SR Physics) 10 Jun, 2010
- Discovery of Molecular Sorption Phenomenon Enabling Detection of Differences in Electron State -Development of highly efficient technology for separating oxygen and nitrogen gases (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 07 Jun, 2010
- Success in Fabrication of Porous Nanocrystalline Thin Film and Analysis of Its Interface Nanoarchitecture (Press Release) BL13XU (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering I) 31 May, 2010
- First-Ever Clarification of Structural Basis of Human Testis Chromosomes (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 25 May, 2010
- New Method Developed for Production of Cosmetics for Increasing Moisture-Retaining Ability of Skin Using Synchrotron Radiation (Press Release) BL40B2 (SAXS BM) 24 May, 2010
- Why Is the Toxicity of Thermostable Direct Hemolysin (TDH) Produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a Bacterium Causing Food Poisoning, Not Eliminated by Heating? – Structural Clarification of TDH - (Topic) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL40B2 (SAXS BM) 21 May, 2010
- What makes compounds containing fullerenes (soccer-ball-shaped molecules) superconductive? - Strategies on material design for achieving superconductivity at higher temperatures were developed. (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 20 May, 2010
- Clarification of Mechanism Underlying Pathogenesis of Hereditary Musculoskeletal Disorder by High-Brilliance X-Ray Diffraction Analysis - Diagnosis using small amount of biopsy sample becomes possible (Press Release) BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 13 May, 2010
- Discovery of Origin of Giant Magnetostriction - Giant magnetostriction and the strong piezoelectric effect are based on similar principles. (Press Release) BL15XU (RIKEN Materials Science III) 11 May, 2010
- Self-Assembled Spheres with Well-Defined Structure Consisting of Seventy-Two Components - Experimental Verification of Generation Mechanism of Viral Shells - (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I) 30 Apr, 2010
- First-Ever Clarification of Mechanism of Shape Memory Effect Driven by Magnetic Field - Breakthrough towards Practical Use of High-Output Actuators (Press Release) BL15XU (RIKEN Materials Science III) 27 Apr, 2010
- Development of a New Experimental Method to Clarify Atomic Orbitals of Conduction Electrons in Solids BL19LXU (RIKEN SR Physics) 23 Apr, 2010
- Development of X-Ray Microscope Enabling Visualization of Electron Density Distribution of Materials with Nanometer Resolution (Press Release) BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics) 20 Apr, 2010
- Developing General-Purpose Plastic with Strength of Steel (Press Release) BL40B2 (SAXS BM) 19 Apr, 2010
- Clarification of Mechanism Underlying Production of Energy Required for Vital Activities by Cytochrome Oxidase (Respiratory Enzyme) at SPring-8 (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 13 Apr, 2010
- Observing Relationship between Perpendicular Magnetic Anisotropy and "Shape of Chemical Bonding" for the First Time in the World - New Guidelines for Developing High-Density Magnetic Recording Methods (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 12 Apr, 2010
- World's First Realization of the Ultrahigh-Pressure High-Temperature Conditions at the Earth's Center in a Laboratory - Enabling the Artificial Synthesis of All Materials Existing in the Earth's Interior (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 05 Apr, 2010
- Real-Time Monitoring of Ultrahigh-Speed Initial Processes of Photochemical Reaction Using Free Electron Laser (FEL) - Observing the Moment with Two Ultrashort Pulsed Lights: FEL and Femtosecond Laser (Press Release) SCSS 01 Apr, 2010
- Clarifying New Phase of Water - One Step Closer to Clarification of Mysterious Properties of Water (Press Release) BL04B1 (High Temperature and High Pressure Research), BL14B1 (QST Quantum Dynamics II) 29 Mar, 2010
- Dr. Masato Kotsugi Takes Top Place in Japan Institute of Metals Micrograph Award (Topic) Award 28 Mar, 2010
- Clarification of Mechanism of Specific Binding of DNA-Repair-Promoting Protein to Single-Stranded DNA (Press Release) BL26B2 (RIKEN Structural Genomics II) 17 Mar, 2010
- Clarification of Nanostructure of Bacterial Flagellar Micropropeller that Switches Conformation (Press Release) Electron Microscope @ Osaka University 15 Mar, 2010
- Revealing the Characteristics of the Three Phases of Titanium Oxide Existing at Different Temperatures – Uncovering the Two Mysterious Phases of Magneli Phase Titanium Oxide - (Press Release) BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy), BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics) 08 Mar, 2010
- Dr. Hiromitsu Tomizawa Wins 11th Nishikawa Prize of Foundation for High Energy Accelerator Science (Topic) Award 03 Mar, 2010
- Clarification of Generation of Electron Spin Spirals in Iron Film of Nanometer Thickness – First Observation of Unique Electronic State Existing Only in Direction of Spin Spiral - (Press Release) BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy) 17 Feb, 2010
- Three-Dimensional Elucidation of Protein Responsible for Premature Aging Syndrome –Discovery of Knifelike Structure of Protein That Unwinds DNA Strands- (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 11 Feb, 2010
- Clarification of Structure of Metabolic Sensor "Band 3" in Red Blood Cells - V-Shaped Structures Alternately Opening Outward and Inward Similar to Ion Channels- (Press Release) electron microscope 22 Jan, 2010
- Success in Highly Sensitive Visualization of Platinum Nanoparticles on Hair by Analysis Using High-Brilliance Synchrotron Radiation (Press Release) BL24XU (Hyogo ID) 07 Jan, 2010
- Simultaneous Measurements of Ultrafast Motions of Electrons and Atoms at SPring-8 – Guidelines for Development of Materials for Ultrafast Optical Recording Medium – (Press Release) BL40XU (High Flux) 06 Jan, 2010
- World's First Determination of X-Ray Nonlinear Susceptibility Using Diamonds – Establishment of Foundation for Applying Nonlinear Optics to Frontier Area of X Rays - (Press Release) BL19LXU (RIKEN SR Physics) 18 Dec, 2009
- Next-Generation Magnetic Device Generated from Extraterrestrial Material -Future-oriented manufacturing by integration of nanotechnology and planetary science (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid), BL39XU (Magnetic Materials) 16 Dec, 2009
- Direct Observation of Dynamics of Electrons Starting to Move Upon Application of Ultrahigh Pressure -Using high-brilliance infrared rays at SPring-8 (Press Release) BL43IR (Infrared Materials Science) 10 Dec, 2009
- Discovery of Liquid Crystal Structure Bifurcated in Form of Ant Colony -Serving as a new motif of liquid crystalline organic semiconductors with three-dimensional charge transport path (Topic) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction), BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 01 Dec, 2009
- Realization of High-Speed High-Accuracy Data Collection Using a New Type of Detector Equipped with CMOS Sensor - Accelerating the development of new drugs and research into the treatment of intractable diseases (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I), BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 27 Nov, 2009
- World's First Superlight Irradiating Protein Microcrystals - One-micrometer-wide beam was realized at the protein crystallography beamline for the first time in the world. (Press Release) Protein Crystallography 27 Nov, 2009
- Clarification of Mechanism Underlying Selective Export of MicroRNA, a Protein Synthesis Inhibitor - X-ray crystallography of a complex functioning in pre-microRNA nuclear export (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 27 Nov, 2009
- Realization of World's Narrowest X-Ray Beams - Breaking the barrier of 10 nm for the first time in the world (Press Release) BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics) 23 Nov, 2009
- Development of New Method for Evaluating Spin Polarization – New method for evaluation of spintronic materials - (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 20 Nov, 2009
- Determination of Steric Structure of Catalytic Protein for Nitrile Synthesis – Contribution to development of environmentally friendly nitrile production method using aldoxime dehydratase - (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 09 Nov, 2009
- Success in Selective Induction of DNA Damage by Synchrotron Radiation Soft X-Rays - Hopes for its application to new DNA manipulation technology (Press Release) BL23SU (JAEA Actinide Science II) 05 Nov, 2009
- World's first determination of steric structure of transient electron-transfer complex formed when copper-containing nitrite reductase reacts with electron-donor protein during denitrification (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 05 Nov, 2009
- Structural Determination of Environmentally Adaptive Sensor Protein in Microorganisms - Clarification of response system that accommodates to environment upon changes in light, heat, oxygen, and stress conditions - (Press Release) BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I), BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 14 Oct, 2009
- First-Ever Observation of Electron State of Molecules in Aqueous Solution Using Soft X-Rays - Direct Observation of Change in Acetic-Acid Structure with pH Level (Press Release) BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy) 01 Oct, 2009
- Clarification of New Control Mechanism for Correct Mapping of Genetic Information -An enzyme ensuring the correct formation of the steric structure of transfer RNA was found - (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 14 Sep, 2009
- Thousand-Times-Compressed Electron Beam: Proof of Successful Generation of High-Quality Laser - Innovative Idea for Promoting Downsizing of X-Ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) System - (Press Release) XFEL 29 Aug, 2009
- Discovery of Inhomogeneous Microstructure of Liquid Water Previously Considered to Have Uniform Density - Clarification of Mystery of Transparent Water by Observation Using Synchrotron Radiation in Japan and the US (Press Release) BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy) 11 Aug, 2009
- Dramatically Breaking World Record for Strength of Magnetic Field in Ultrahigh-Magnetic-Field X-Ray Spectroscopic Experiment (Press Release) BL39XU (Magnetic Materials) 28 Jul, 2009
- World's Largest Scale Database of Experimental Data for Crystal Structure Analysis of Protein - Database of experimental data including 900,000 protein crystallization conditions is now publicly available - (Press Release) 23 Jul, 2009
- Clarifying the source of superconductivity of a new superconductor, CaC6 (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 16 Jul, 2009
- Flexible Structure of Prostaglandin D Synthase (PGDS) with Various Functions Supporting Sleep Induction, and Maturation and Maintenance of Reproductive System (Press Release) BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 10 Jul, 2009
- Direct Observation of Fermi Surface Consisting of "Heavy Electrons" for the First Time in the World -Toward Clarifying the Mechanism of the Mysterious Coexistence of Superconductivity and Magnetism- (Press Release) BL23SU (JAEA Actinide Science II) 26 May, 2009
- Enabling the Measurement of Mössbauer Absorption Spectra for Almost Any Element Using Synchrotron Radiation - Development of a Probe for the Study of Electronic Structure and Magnetic Properties of Specific Elements (Press Release) BL09XU (HAXPES I), BL11XU (QST Quantum Dynamics I) 25 May, 2009
- Clarification of steric structure of sodium-potassium pump (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 21 May, 2009
- World's First Observation of the Change in Electronic State of Oxygen Associated with Metal-Insulator Transition - A New Viewpoint for Developing Spintronics-Related Materials (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 19 May, 2009
- Mystery of Oxygen Evolution Reaction during Photosynthesis Unveiled (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 18 May, 2009
- Realizing the World's First Electrolytic Solution Performance in Solid Form at Room Temperature for Use in Batteries (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 18 May, 2009
- Realization of In Situ and Real-Time Observation of Reaction at Surface of Nanoparticles Using High-Brilliance Synchrotron Radiation at SPring-8 - Success in directly observing the deterioration of electrocatalysts used in fuel cells (Press Release ) BL16XU (SUNBEAM ID), BL28B2 (White Beam X-ray Diffraction) 30 Apr, 2009
- Observation of structure of early-stage dental caries at atomic level using high-brilliance X-rays at SPring-8 (Press Release) BL40XU (High Flux) 16 Apr, 2009
- Observation of collective excitation of strongly interacting electrons for the first time in the world -Hopes for its application in clarifying the mechanism behind high-temperature superconductivity- (Press Release) BL11XU (QST Quantum Dynamics I) 13 Apr, 2009
- Clarification of Oxygen Adsorption Mechanism of Oxygen Storage Protein, Myoglobin (Press Release ) BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy) 08 Apr, 2009
- World's First Clarification of Three-Dimensional Structure of Human Gap Junction Channels - Hopes for contributing to establishment of strategies for medical treatment of deafness and irregular pulse (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 02 Apr, 2009
- Solving the Mystery of a Fullerene Superconductor with a Critical Temperature of 38 K - Electrons start moving under pressure and induce the transformation from a Mott insulator to a metal (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 20 Mar, 2009
- Successful Dead-Time-Free Simultaneous Detection of Charged Particles - Major step in structural analysis of single molecules using XFEL (Press Release) SCSS test accelerator 18 Mar, 2009
- Basket protein molecules of 12 nm diameter: Clarification of mechanism behind accumulation of metal ions by ferritin at atomic level -Development of nanobiotechnology using protein molecules (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 18 Mar, 2009
- Observation of Unusual Electron Orbit Using Synchrotron Radiation X-rays (Press Release) BL19LXU (RIKEN SR Physics), BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics) 06 Mar, 2009
- Success in Observation of Transverse Acoustic Wave in Liquid! - Can We Overturn the Conventional Textbook Theory? - (Press Release) BL35XU (Inelastic and Nuclear Resonant Scattering) 04 Mar, 2009
- Clarification of Structure of Actin Filament by X-Ray Fiber Diffraction - Step towards clarifying mechanism behind physiological functions performed by vital fundamental protein, "actin" (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL40B2 (SAXS BM), BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 22 Jan, 2009
- Successful Structural Determination of Vault in Higher Organisms Using SPring-8 Beamline (Press Release) BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 16 Jan, 2009
- Development of a New Type of X-Ray Microscopy for Three-Dimensional Observation of Cell Interior - Success in X-ray CT Scanning of Human Chromosomes for the First Time in the World (Press Release) BL29XU (RIKEN Coherent X-ray Optics) 24 Dec, 2008
- Clarification of Structure of Gibberellin Receptor - Spark for "Second Green Revolution" Enabling Complete Regulation of Plant Growth (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 27 Nov, 2008
- Breakthrough in Realization of Thin-Film Material for Fuel-Cell Electrode Catalysts - Successful synthesis of crystalline organic/inorganic nano-hybrid film (Press Release) BL13XU (X-ray Diffraction and Scattering I) 26 Nov, 2008
- Development of liquid-crystalline organic semiconductor with high electron transport competence and formability (Press Release) BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 22 Oct, 2008
- Discovery of negative thermal expansion in magnetic nanocrystal of CuO (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 20 Oct, 2008
- Success in synthesis of aluminum hydride by a direct reaction of hydrogen and aluminum, which has a high degree of expectation for hydrogen storage materials (Press Release) BL14B1 (QST Quantum Dynamics II) 20 Oct, 2008
- Structures of two protein complexes that are essential for transport of melanin pigment (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 08 Oct, 2008
- World's First Discovery of Physical Evidence Suggesting Large-Scale Mass Transfer in Solar System 4.5 Billion Years Ago - Clarification of origin of trans-Neptunian objects and a milestone for a new solar system formation model (Press Release) BL47XU (Micro-CT) 19 Sep, 2008
- Development of High-Resolution In Vivo-CT System for Small Animals Adopting High-Brilliance Synchrotron Radiation as Light Source - First ever three-Dimensional Dynamic Observation of Peripheral Airway and Coronary Artery of Living Animals(Press Release) BL20B2 (Medical and Imaging I) 12 Aug, 2008
- Successful Synthesis of Nanosubstances in Nanotubes - Step towards practical application of nanotubes as reactors for producing new nanotechnology materials - (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 31 Jul, 2008
- Clarification of Structure of Influenza Virus RNA Polymerase - Possibility of Design of New Drugs against New Influenza Virus (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 28 Jul, 2008
- Atomic-layer-resolved magnetic structure of Ni thin film at spin reorientation transition revealed by a novel method: Diffraction Spectroscopy (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 20 May, 2008
- Direct observation of atomic motion in a nano-scale cage (Press Release) BL09XU (HAXPES I), BL35XU (Inelastic and Nuclear Resonant Scattering) 10 Mar, 2008
- Revealing the Mysterious Mechanism of an Oxide Semiconductor with "Nonconductive" Conductive Electrons - Bond between Atomic Orbitals of Metal and Oxygen - (Press Release) BL17SU (RIKEN Coherent Soft X-ray Spectroscopy) 31 Jan, 2008
- Observation of Motion of Single Molecular Potassium Ion Channel in Cell Membrane (Press Release) BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 11 Jan, 2008
- Discovery of essentially novel iron oxide defying chemical common knowledge (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 13 Dec, 2007
- Atomic Vibrations of an Impossible "Pentagonal" Solid (Press Release) BL35XU (Inelastic and Nuclear Resonant Scattering) 03 Dec, 2007
- Mechanism for controlling the replication initiation of DNA (Press Release) BL26B1 (RIKEN Structural Genomics I), BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 13 Nov, 2007
- Approach to Cold Heat-Storage Mechanism of Ice (Press Release) BL08W (High Energy Inelastic Scattering) 08 Nov, 2007
- Structure and mechanism of antibiotic-degrading enzyme in which zinc is crucial (Press Release) BL26B1 (RIKEN Structural Genomics I), BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 24 Oct, 2007
- Nuclear transport of proteins by a nuclear transport receptor (transportin 1)(Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 12 Oct, 2007
- Clarification of Mechanism of Trillion-Times Reusable Ferroelectric Memory Material - Magic Replacement, new vision for development of brand-new lead-free less harmful materials (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 01 Oct, 2007
- Strange behavior of "heavy electrons" that cause superconductivity (Press Release) BL23SU (JAEA Actinide Science II) 01 Sep, 2007
- Key milestone for drug development for asthma and allergy (Press Release) BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 15 Jul, 2007
- Structures of proteins that form hydrogen-generating enzyme (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 06 Jul, 2007
- Feasibility of developing a novel type of display material from soap molecules and rare-earth metal ions - the first elucidation of the mechanism of polarized luminescence device composed of molecules - (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 04 Jul, 2007
- Structure of the enzyme that constructs a framework of an anticancer, indolocarbazole (Press Release) BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 03 Jul, 2007
- X-ray induced photocatalysis of TiO2 BL22XU (JAEA Actinide Science I) 28 Jun, 2007
- Structure of human MD-2 protein that causes septicemic disease (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I) 15 Jun, 2007
- The first precise observation of “sister” photons generated with a probability of a hundred billionth part (Press Release) BL19LXU (RIKEN SR Physics) 14 Jun, 2007
- Micro-analysis 0f Water-tree in insulating material for cross-linked polyethylene cable by synchrotron radiation (Press Release) BL16XU (SUNBEAM ID) 08 Jun, 2007
- Structure and function of the protein controlling cell development, proliferation and differentiation (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 28 May, 2007
- Membrane invagination mechanism so that cells absorb molecules from the outside (Press Release) BL26B1 (RIKEN Structural Genomics I) 19 May, 2007
- Phonon observation strongly related to superconductivity (Press Release) BL35XU (Inelastic and Nuclear Resonant Scattering) 18 May, 2007
- Charge density level structure to reveal the origin of fast optical switching phenomena - Breakthrough for the development of novel optically functional materials - (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 11 May, 2007
- A new type of fluctuation behind the metal-nonmetal transition in fluid mercury - an evidence for Landau's prediction - (Press Release) BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction) 08 May, 2007
- Cement converted from Insulating to Metallic State by Nanotechnology (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 11 Apr, 2007
- Infrared studies of rare-earth compounds with localized-itinerant dual characteristics (Press Release) BL43IR (Infrared Materials Science) 03 Apr, 2007
- In-Situ Real-Time Observation of Dynamic Surface Events on Pt/C Cathode Fuel-Cell Catalysts (Press Release) BL01B1 (XAFS I) 19 Mar, 2007
- Clarified actual condition and cause of women's complaint about decreasing hair luster with age (Press Relaese) BL40XU (High Flux) 19 Mar, 2007
- Perpendicular magnetization of FePt films in the thinnest limit - 1-nm thick film remanently and perpendicularly magnetized at room temperature - (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 15 Mar, 2007
- A snapshot of supramolecular complex at the first step of protein biosynthesis (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 15 Mar, 2007
- Nanoscale measurement using electron holography (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 13 Mar, 2007
- Structure of an archaeal protein referred to as a living fossil in the evolutionary history of the genetic code dictionary (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I) 12 Mar, 2007
- Experimental verification of the existence of the electron gas with a negative dielectric constant - A new guideline for the creation of superconductive materials - (Press Release) BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction), BL28B2 (White Beam X-ray Diffraction) 22 Feb, 2007
- Discovery of the Change of Molecular Motions in Antigen-Antibody Reaction - Observations of single molecular dynamics at picometer accuracy - (Press Release) BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 19 Feb, 2007
- Structure and function of the oncoprotein related to liver cancer (Press Release) BL26B1 (RIKEN Structural Genomics I) 15 Feb, 2007
- JASRI/SPring-8 launches a cooperation program with Graduate School of Natural and Technology in Okayama University – As Program of "Initiatives for Attractive Education in Graduate Schools" at the Graduate School - (Press Release) Cooperative Education Program 18 Jan, 2007
- Development of a new experimental method for analyzing and visualizing three-dimensionally electronic structures of materials - Materials with the electronic structure unresolved experimentally so far will come into sight! - (Press Release) BL25SU (Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of Solid) 05 Jan, 2007
- A protein forms the pocket fitting a substrate in collaboration with an RNA - Transfer RNA-dependent amino acid recognition mechanism by glutamyl-tRNA synthetase - (Press Release) BL41XU (Macromolecular Crystallography I), BL44XU (Macromolecular Assemblies) 13 Dec, 2006
- Motor support mechanism of proton pump - Dimeric form of the biomotor stator common to various types of proton pump - (Press Release) BL26B1 (RIKEN Structural Genomics I) 06 Dec, 2006
- Field-induced lattice staircase in a frustrated antiferromagnet (Press Release) BL19LXU (RIKEN SR Physics) 09 Nov, 2006
- Structural basis for the fast phase change of DVD-RAM (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction), BL04B2 (High Energy X-ray Diffraction) 17 Oct, 2006
- Determination of the Crystal Structure of the Solid Oxygen ε-Phase Unsolved for a Quarter Century - Discovery of a red oxygen O8 cluster - (Press Release) BL10XU (High Pressure Research) 06 Sep, 2006
- Snapshot Measurement of "Color" of XFEL - Important step for developing XFEL science - (Press Release) XFEL 28 Aug, 2006
- Phantom of bulk metallic glass Zr and Ti (Press Release) BL14B1 (QST Quantum Dynamics II), BL22XU (JAEA Actinide Science I) 01 Aug, 2006
- Observation of the gas adsorption process in the nanochannel of a metal-organic porous material (Press Release) BL02B2 (Powder Diffraction) 04 Jul, 2006
- Successful lasing of the X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) prototype - Completion of the electron beam generation technology for the future XFEL - (Press Release) XFEL 22 Jun, 2006
- British and Japanese science facilities sign up to future collaboration (Special Topic) Collaborative Research 28 Apr, 2006
- Structural basis for histone N-terminal recognition by human peptidylarginine deiminase 4 whose deiminating activity appears to be dysregulated in rheumatoid arthritis (Press Release) BL38B1 (RIKEN Structural Biology I) 03 Apr, 2006
- Growth front of gallium-arsenide crystals determined by synchrotron X-rays (Press Release) BL11XU (QST Quantum Dynamics I) 21 Feb, 2006
- Brilliance of X-ray at SPring-8 Enhanced by a Factor of Three (Special Topic) Accelerator 06 Jan, 2006
- Evolution of insect flight muscle structure as revealed by the high-flux X-ray of SPring-8 BL40XU (High Flux) 14 Dec, 2005
- X-ray diffraction recordings from a single sarcomere within an isolated myofibril (Press Release) BL40XU (High Flux) 29 Jun, 2005
- Relation between the crystal structure of the organic dye molecules and the color change induced by their crystallization BL46XU (HAXPES II) 07 Apr, 2005
- Top-up Operation Starts at SPring-8 Storage Ring Accelerator 07 Jun, 2004
- Structure of the human DNA recombinase reveals a double ring- Homologous pairing takes place at the central channel of the ring - (Press Release) BL44B2 (RIKEN Materials Science I) 07 May, 2004
- Discovery of a new baryon consisting of 5 quarks, penta-quark baryon, at SPring-8 BL33LEP (Diagnosis Beamline II) 01 Jul, 2003
- X-ray diffraction recordings from a single myofibril BL45XU (Macromolecular Crystallography II) 06 Aug, 2002
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