AIST:AIST Today 2013-1 No.47

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Thoughts for the New Year 2013

President's Message : Thoughts for the New Year 2013

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Stem Cell Engineering Pioneering the Future
From Science to Industry

Current State and Future Prospects of Stem Cell Research
A Trailblazer in Stem Cell Engineering Research
– Fabrication of bone tissues from stem cells and transplanting them to patients –
Discovery of New iPS Cell Inducing Factor, Glis1
Glycans and Stem Cells
Development of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Production Technology Supporting Regenerative Medicine
Quantification of Stemness
Approach to Technical Development of Stem Cell Evaluation Infrastructure
Creating Stem Cells: Generation of High-Quality Human iPS Cells by Using RNA Virus Vector
Application of Neural Stem Cells Originating in the Olfactory Bulb to Drug Discovery and Regenerative Medicine

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Research Hotline

UPDATE FROM THE CUTTING EDGE (October−December 2012) The abstracts of the recent research information appearing in Vol.12 No.10-12 of "AIST TODAY" are introduced here, classified by research area. For inquiry about the full article, please contact the author via e-mail.
Recovery of specific kinds of electronic devices from waste printed circuit boards [ PDF:410KB ] - Advanced physical separation process to realize strategic metal recycling -	Environment and Energy
High yield synthesis of terpene oxide [ PDF:442KB ] - Environmentally benign oxidation using hydrogen peroxide -	Environment and Energy
Technology for production of targeted functional molecules in the body [ PDF:442KB ] - Control of gene expression by light and heat energy -	Life Science and Biotechnology
Discovery of a functional RNA that has opposed regulatory functions [ PDF:412KB ] - The RNA responsible for both up- and down-regulation of specific gene expression -
Discovery of symbiotic bacteria mediating insecticide resistance to pest insects [ PDF:412KB ] - Overturns conventional understanding that insecticide resistance is determined only by the pest insect's own genome -
Antifreeze protein of high activity produced from a snow mold fungus, Typhula ishikariensis [ PDF:600KB ] - Crystal structure of antifreeze protein from a snow mold fungus -
Mott transistor: a novel field effect transistor based on an electronic phase transition [ PDF:600KB ] - Electrostatic controls of the metal-insulator transition of strongly correlated materials -	Information Technology and Electronics
Storing spin information in germanium at room temperature [ PDF:453KB ] - Development toward a novel transistor with ultra-low power consumption -	Information Technology and Electronics
Novel preparation technique enhancing oxidation activity of Pt catalysts [ PDF:453KB ] - Formation of efficient contacts between Pt and promoter that enables CO oxidation below room temperature -	Nanotechnology, Materials and Manufacturing
X-ray spectroscopy captures signals from single atoms [ PDF:425KB ] - Improved sensitivity realized single atom identification -	Nanotechnology, Materials and Manufacturing
Utilization of slow positrons under atmospheric conditions based on a microbeam technique [ PDF:425KB ] - To realize in-situ evaluation of intermolecular spaces in functional thin films -	Metrology and Measurement Science