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Result for 'June 2011'

• A diamond ring sparks a paradigm shift

  3 June 2011

  Highlight of the Month

  Trapping four silicon atoms into a short-lived, diamond-shaped complex gives surprising insights into aromaticity

• Measuring evolution’s waistline

  3 June 2011

  Research Highlights

  Gene expression data offer surprising evidence that embryos of different vertebrate species are most similar at intermediate stages of development

• The new kid on the block

  3 June 2011

  Research Highlights

  The first cubic-shaped complexes of rare-earth metals and organic carbenes present chemists with a unique structure motif for carbene chemistry study

• Jian-Qiang You

  8 June 2011

  RIKEN People

  Jian-Qiang You writes to Franco Nori, leader of the Digital Materials Team at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute in Wako

• Unraveling the ins and outs of brain development

  10 June 2011

  Research Highlights

  Brain structure is maintained during development by two distinct mechanisms that regulate the production and movement of cells

• Another handy role for pockets

  10 June 2011

  Research Highlights

  Tiny membrane pockets that gain catalytic activity upon self-assembly in water shed light on biological enzymatic processes

• Strengthening ties with the Max Planck Society

  10 June 2011

  News Roundup

  To celebrate the 25th anniversary of cooperation between RIKEN and the Max Planck Society in Germany, the two organizations held a joint conference on 21–23 January 2009 at the Max Planck Society headquarters in Munich.

• Exposing the potential of sugar chains for the diagnosis and treatment of disease

  17 June 2011

  Frontlines

  Research into cellular sugar chains is revealing a series of new properties and functions with potential application in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

• Preventing overreactions

  17 June 2011

  Research Highlights

  Identification of the transcription factor that regulates a protein that dampens immune responses could aid the fight against autoimmune disease

• Superconductivity’s third side unmasked

  17 June 2011

  Research Highlights

  A previously unknown and unexpected mechanism gives rise to superconductivity in specific types of materials

• Making holograms look more real

  24 June 2011

  Research Highlights

  A full-color three-dimensional hologram has been created by harnessing electron density waves in thin metal films

• Awaiting orders to retaliate

  24 June 2011

  Research Highlights

  Signaling proteins that help immune cells develop also enable those cells to mount an effective counterattack against infections