Highlight of the Month
From among the many high-profile research articles selected for highlighting by RIKEN RESEARCH each month, one scientific achievement of exceptional worth is chosen for special recognition as the RIKEN RESEARCH Highlight of the Month. Although these studies by respected RIKEN researchers are at the forefront of advanced scientific research, RIKEN RESEARCH aims to make the significance of these scientific breakthroughs understandable to the wider community, not just to other specialists. The Highlight of the Month provides an accessible and in-depth look at the science and the scientist behind some of RIKEN’s most important scientific contributions to our society.
This Month May 2012
Fingerprinting a new class of materials
Published in Physical Review Letters
Calculations have revealed the unique signature of an exotic new material with potential applications to electronics and beyond
Previous Highlights of the Month
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At the edge of awareness (02 March 2012)
Published in Science
Imaging data suggest that conscious perception has little to do with the primary visual cortex—the region where visual information enters the brain
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Optics gets magnetic powers (03 February 2012)
Published in Nature Physics
Novel optical devices may result from the recent demonstration of the coupling of electric and magnetic fields in a light-absorbing material
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A shorter road to growth (06 January 2012)
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences of USA
New insights into a plant hormone synthesis pathway could prove fruitful for agricultural researchers attempting to improve crop robustness and productivity
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‘Mind-readers’ get a clearer view (09 December 2011)
Published in Nature Neuroscience
A treatment that renders brain tissue transparent allows neuroscientists to visualize neural circuitry at once-unattainable depths
