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• Kobe University Engineers Develop Non-Fading Structural Color Ink Compatible With Standard Inkjet Printing Technology

  Published: Apr 6, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A research team in Japan has successfully created a silicon nanosphere suspension that allows for full-color printing without the use of traditional pigments or dyes. This breakthr...

• Kobe University Researchers Develop Mirror-Image Protein Fragments to Intercept and Disable Alzheimer’s-Linked Amyloid-Beta

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Health

  Biochemical engineers at Kobe University have successfully designed a synthetic "right-handed" protein fragment that binds to the "left-handed" amyloid-beta proteins responsible fo...

• Submerged Kikai Supervolcano Recharging With Fresh Magma Following Most Powerful Eruption Of The Holocene

  Published: Mar 30, 2026

  Section: Research

  Scientists at Kobe University have identified a massive, growing magma reservoir beneath the underwater Kikai caldera in Japan. Using advanced seismic imaging, the research team co...

• Kobe University Research Reveals New Magma Re-injection Model for Refilling Giant Caldera Supervolcanoes

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Geophysicists at Kobe University have identified a massive, newly refilling magma reservoir beneath Japan’s underwater Kikai caldera. The findings suggest that supervolcanoes like...

• Kobe University Study Reveals Small Aquatic Beetles Survive Catfish Attacks by Triggering Mouth Rejection Responses

  Published: Mar 12, 2026

  Section: Research

  Ecologist Sugiura Shinji has identified a size-dependent survival strategy where small aquatic beetles escape death after being captured by predatory catfish. Unlike other species...