5 Current news of Kyoto University
rss01-28-2011
Certain types of pollution monitoring may soon become considerably easier. A group of researchers centered at Kyoto University has shown in a recent Nature Communications paper that a newly-formulated entangled framework of porous crystals (porous coordination polymers, or PCPs) can not ...
10-13-2010
Knowing how to build nanosized assemblies of polymers (long molecular chains) holds the key to improving a broad range of industrial processes, from the production of nanofibers, filters, and new materials to the manufacture of low-energy, nanoscale circuits and devices. A recent paper in ...
07-26-2010
A new approach for sensing and detecting cancer cells using a hydrogel capsule could lead to a more accurate prognosis of prostate cancer. Itaru Hamachi and his team at Kyoto University, Japan, have designed a mechanically tough hydrogel that forms a stable capsule in both aqueous and ...
05-05-2009
Itaru Hamachi and colleagues from Kyoto University have created a chemosensor that shows a high binding selectivity towards (i, i+1) bisphosphorylated peptide, displaying a dual-emission fluorescence change. 'Development of artificial chemosensors that can detect phosphorylated proteins or ...
08-04-2008
An aptamer-dye pair has been developed as a fluorescent tag to monitor the RNA transcription process, by scientists in Japan. Shinsuke Sando, Yasuhiro Aoyama and colleagues from Kyoto University have chosen an RNA aptamer to selectively bind and 'light-up' a modified Hoechst dye. Usually the ...
