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Unveiling Polymeric Interactions Critical for Future Drug Nanocarriers | CHIBADAI NEXT Detailed experiments provide new insights into the forces and mechanisms that influence polymer micelle formation and gelling behavior Micelle-forming polymers such as poloxamer 407 (P407) are promisi...

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Unveiling Polymeric Interactions Critical for Future Drug Nanocarriers

Takeshi MORITA, Associate Professor
Graduate School of Science, #ChibaUniversity

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#MaterialsScience #Colloids #Micelles #PhysicalChemistry #Polymers #DrugDelivery #Research

Clinical Relevance of Brain Functional Connectome Uniqueness in Major Depressive Disorder | CHIBADAI NEXT Study highlights the uniqueness of individual brain functional connectomes as a promising approach to identify biomarkers for major depressive disorder A team of researchers, through a collaborative s...

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Clinical Relevance of Brain Functional Connectome Uniqueness in Major Depressive Disorder

Yoshiyuki HIRANO, Professor / Vice Director
Research Center for Child Mental Development, #ChibaUniversity

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#Depression #BrainDamage #NeurologicalDisorders

Chiba University J-PEAKS

【#News】
We’ve launched the J-PEAKS special site!
Explore how Chiba University is advancing innovation from discovery to global research impact.

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#JPEAKS #ChibaUniversity #Innovation

Oxygen-Modified Graphene Filters Boost Natural Gas Purification | CHIBADAI NEXT Adding oxygen to ultrathin graphene enables efficient carbon dioxide removal from methane while maintaining high permeability Graphene is a promising material for gas separation. However, identifying ...

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Oxygen-Modified #Graphene Filters Boost Natural Gas Purification

Tomonori OHBA, Associate Professor
Graduate School of Science, #ChibaUniversity

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#NaturalGas #GasSeparation #SeparationMembranes #ChemicalSeparation #Research

Visualizing the Sky Shaken by Earthquakes and Tsunamis:Three-dimensional Observation of Ionospheric Disturbances | CHIBADAI NEXT

【InfoGraphic】Visualizing the Sky Shaken by #Earthquakes and #Tsunamis:
Three-dimensional Observation of Ionospheric Disturbances

Katsumi HATTORI, Vice President/Professor/Center Director
Graduate School of Science, #ChibaUniversity

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“Visible Agriculture” based on Remote Sensing Technology | CHIBADAI NEXT

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“Visible Agriculture” based on Remote Sensing Technology

Akira HAMA, Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Horticulture, #ChibaUniversity

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#Drone #Agriculture #RemoteSensing #Terroir #Sustainability #Research

Understanding How Smart Polymer SolutionsTransition to Gels Around Body Temperature | CHIBADAI NEXT Researchers dive deep into the gelation mechanisms of widely used thermoresponsive materials, paving the way for smart medicines and cosmetics. Thermoresponsive mixtures made from poloxamers are widel...

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Understanding How Smart Polymer SolutionsTransition to Gels Around Body Temperature

Kenjirou HIGASHI, Associate Professor
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, #ChibaUniversity

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#MaterialsScience #Materials #Polymers #BlockCopolymers

Towards Efficient Self-Powered Screens Using Organic Semiconductors | CHIBADAI NEXT Researchers have overcome a major technical challenge to creating organic multifunctional devices that both light up and power themselves Organic semiconductors are useful materials for both electroni...

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Towards Efficient Self-Powered Screens Using Organic Semiconductors

Hirohiko FUKAGAWA, Professor
Center for Frontier Science, #ChibaUniversity

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#OpticalMaterials #Optoelectronics #Photovoltaics #PlasticSolarCells #Photonics #Research

Making Blockchain Fast Enough for IoT Networks | CHIBADAI NEXT Researchers develop a lightweight algorithm that reorganizes network connections to enable secure, low-latency data sharing Blockchain is a promising solution for secure data sharing in the Internet o...

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Making #Blockchain Fast Enough for IoT Networks

KIEN NGUYEN, Associate Professor
Institute for Advanced Academic Research/Graduate School of Informatics, #ChibaUniversity

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#Internet #NetworkScience #NetworkAnalysis #NetworkModeling #NetworkTopology

A Novel Nasal Therapy for Cervical Cancer:Development of a Cationic Nanogel-based Nasal Therapeutic HPV Vaccine | CHIBADAI NEXT

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A Novel Nasal Therapy for Cervical Cancer:
Development of a Cationic Nanogel-based Nasal Therapeutic HPV Vaccine

Rika NAKAHASHI, Associate Professor
Chiba University Hospital

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#Vaccine #Cervicalcancer #Mucosal #Immunity #Research

Open Databases, More Freedom: From Failed Experiments to Data Science Associate Professor, Institute for Advanced Academic Research/Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University Tazro OHTA | CHIBADAI ... "My job is to collect and clean data," says Associate Professor Tazro Ohta of Chiba University's Institute for Advanced Academic Research, Graduate School of Medicine, and Data Science Core (DSC). As ...

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Open Databases, More Freedom: From Failed Experiments to Data Science

Tazro OHTA, Associate Professor
Institute for Advanced Academic Research / Graduate School of Medicine, #ChibaUniversity

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#AI #DataScience #Database #Genome #Research

【News】From Lab to Society: Senior Vice Minister Kobayashi Visits Chiba University

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Bis-Pseudoindoxyls: A New Class of Single Benzene-Based Fluorophores for Bioimaging Applications | CHIBADAI NEXT Researchers developed bis-pseudoindoxyls, compact fluorophores with red-shifted absorption and fluorescence, which can be utilized for time-resolved bioimaging Fluorescent dyes enable the visualizatio...

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Bis-Pseudoindoxyls: A New Class of Single Benzene-Based Fluorophores for #Bioimaging Applications

Tetsuhiro NEMOTO, Professor
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, #ChibaUniversity

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#Fluorophore #Biomaterial #Probes #Biomolecule

Chaperone＆Clearance receptorVascular Guardians: A Garbage-Clearing System in the Bloodstream | CHIBADAI NEXT

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Chaperone＆Clearance receptor
Vascular Guardians: A Garbage-Clearing System in the Bloodstream

Eisuke ITAKURA, Professor
Graduate School of Science, #ChibaUniversity

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#dementia #Aging #AgingSociety #NeurologicalDisorders #Proteins #Research

Artificial generation of upstream maritime heavy rains to govern intense-rain-induced disasters over land (AMAGOI) | CHIBADAI NEXT

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Artificial generation of upstream maritime #heavyRains to govern intense-rain-induced disasters over land (AMAGOI)

Shunji KOTSUKI, Professor
Institute for Advanced Academic Research / Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, #ChibaUniversity

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Building a Future Where Nursing and AI Coexist: Harnessing Data to Deliver Better Care Professor, Graduate School of Nursing, Chiba University Shinichiroh YOKOTA | CHIBADAI NEXT "I work with data, but what truly motivates me is knowing that it will ultimately be of use to someone. I'm not particularly good at taking on a leadership role, so I prefer to work alongside others, ...

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Building a Future Where Nursing and AI Coexist: Harnessing Data to Deliver Better Care

Shinichiroh YOKOTA, Professor
Graduate School of Nursing, #ChibaUniversity

www.cn.chiba-u.jp/en/story_e25...

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ElectronicMedicalRecord #Nursing #DataAnalysis

＊ Winter Holiday Closure Notice ＊

Please be advised that Chiba University will be closed for the winter holiday from
Saturday, December 27, 2025 to Sunday, January 4, 2026.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your kind understanding and cooperation.

User-friendly Ultrasound Diagnosis to Assess the Quality of DiseasesNext Generation Pathological Diagnosis Utilizing Ultrasound with Less Mental and Physical Damages | CHIBADAI NEXT

User-friendly Ultrasound Diagnosis to Assess the Quality of Diseases
Next Generation Pathological Diagnosis Utilizing Ultrasound with Less Mental and Physical Damages

Tadashi YAMAGUCHI, Professor
Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, #ChibaUniversity

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Detecting the Hidden Magnetism of Altermagnets | CHIBADAI NEXT The method uses circularly polarized light to reveal the unique magnetic structure of altermagnets, which is unobservable with conventional techniques Altermagnets, a promising new class of magnetic m...

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Detecting the Hidden Magnetism of Altermagnets

Peter KRÜGER, Professor
Graduate School of Engineering, #ChibaUniversity

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#Magnets #ThinFilms #MagneticFilms #MagneticProperties #Ferromagnetism #MagneticAnisotropy #Research

Optical Properties of Plants Reflect Ozone-Induced Damage | CHIBADAI NEXT A portable optical scanner non-invasively measures environmental-stress-induced changes in plants’ internal structures Environmental pollutants such as ozone can damage the internal structure of plant...

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Optical Properties of Plants Reflect Ozone-Induced Damage

Tatsuo SHIINA, Associate Professor
Graduate School of Engineering, #ChibaUniversity

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#OpticalCoherenceTomography #Tomography #EnvironmentalImpactAssessments #EnvironmentalMonitoring #Research

Electrical insights into “Life Processes”From Cancer and Infection Detection to Drug Screening | CHIBADAI NEXT

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＃Electrical insights into “Life Processes”
From ＃Cancer and Infection Detection to Drug Screening

Daisuke KAWASHIMA, Assistant Professor
Songshi LI, Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University

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#Monitoring #Research

Predict, Classify, Treat: AI-Driven Therapeutic Science in Action Professor, Institute for Advanced Academic Research / Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University Eiryo KAWAKAMI | CHIBADAI NEXT On social media, Professor Eiryo Kawakami humorously introduces himself as a 'Triple Dr.' —a medical doctor (Dr.), a PhD holder (Dr.), and a drummer (Dr.). Behind this playful self-introduction lies a...

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Predict, Classify, Treat: AI-Driven Therapeutic Science in Action

Eiryo KAWAKAMI, Professor, Institute for Advanced Academic Research / Graduate School of Medicine, #ChibaUniversity

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#AI #DataScience #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning

Cooperative Intermolecular Interactions Regulate Supramolecular Polymer Assembly | CHIBADAI NEXT This study reports the concerted action of distinct noncovalent interactions in the cooperative self-assembly of higher-order supramolecular polymers Biological supramolecular structures exhibit both ...

【 #NewsRelease 】 Cooperative Intermolecular Interactions Regulate Supramolecular Polymer Assembly

Hiroki HANAYAMA, Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Engineering, #ChibaUniversity

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#SupramolecularChemistry #OrganicReactions #Polymerization #MolecularDynamics

Moths Detect Bat Attack Signals: Ultrasonic Pulse Rates Drive Distinct Escape Responses | CHIBADAI NEXT Playing specific bat-like ultrasounds can suppress moth reproduction, offering a smart way to protect crops with minimal pesticide use Nocturnal moths rely on hearing to escape predatory bats, yet how...

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Moths Detect Bat Attack Signals: Ultrasonic Pulse Rates Drive Distinct Escape Responses

Masashi NOMURA, Professor / Vice Dean
Graduate School of Horticulture, #ChibaUniversity

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#Predation #EcologicalStability #SpeciesInteraction #BehavioralEcology

【#News】
Chiba University’s Research-Owned Media “CHIBADAI NEXT” Wins Silver at University Public Relations Media Award 2025

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#Nikkei #UniversityPublicRelations

VisualizingFood Manufacturing Processes with Electrical Measurement ‘Only One’ to Everyone in the World | CHIBADAI NEXT

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Visualizing Food Manufacturing Processes with Electrical Measurement ‘Only One’ to Everyone in the World

Masahiro TAKEI, Professor
Graduate School of Engineering,
#ChibaUniversity

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#Foodmanufacturing #Ondemand #Research

The Taming of a ‘Wild Horse’ Carbene!: Driving Drug Discovery through Lowergy Pharmaceutical Synthesis Associate Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University Shingo HARADA |... Captivated by the extraordinary reactivity of carbenes—highly activated carbon species that exhibit remarkable chemical activity—Associate Professor Shingo Harada of the Graduate School of Pharmaceuti...

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The Taming of a ‘Wild Horse’ #Carbene!: Driving Drug Discovery through Low-energy #Pharmaceutical Synthesis

Shingo HARADA, Associate Professor
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, #ChibaUniversity

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#DrugDiscovery #Carbon #Research

Robot Carpenters: Heirs to the Craftsmanship Legacy— How Robotics is Passing Traditional Timber Architecture to the Next Generation — | CHIBADAI NEXT

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#Robot #Carpenters: Heirs to the Craftsmanship Legacy
— How Robotics is Passing #TraditionalTimberArchitecture to the Next Generation —

Gakuhito HIRASAWA, Professor
Graduate School of Engineering, #ChibaUniversity

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#ShrineCarpenter #Reserch