⚛️ How can atoms be sensors? What can they sense? Find out how scientists fabricate quantum sensors and what the sensors can do for you.

Press release: https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/info/8470/

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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi

Guest: Dr. Kento Sasaki

https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/people/sasaki_kento/

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🐦🔬 Have you ever wondered how bacteria and birds move collectively? Or how do principles from physics and biology come together to unravel the

💡 Discover the captivating world of Active Matter physics as Dr. Nishiguchi sheds light on the secrets of collective movements.

Bonus: living art created by collectively moving bacteria.

https://sites.google.com/site/daikinishiguchi/home-english?authuser=0

https://lab.kaztake.org/research/kpz/index.html

https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/press/2022/8213/

Guest: Dr. Daiki Nishiguchi (https://sites.google.com/site/daikinishiguchi/home-english?authuser=0)

Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi

Feature Article on Active Matter Physics:

https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/rigakuru/research/jInPTU4V/

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These Japanese algae have three sexes. If two sexes were enough to reproduce, why did they evolve the third sex? Find out the secrets that scientists revealed hidden in the sex chromosomes.

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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi

Guest: Kohei Takahashi

http://www.bs.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~tayousei/research.html

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Fossils are like nature’s puzzles that can reveal the evolution of life. In this episode, you will learn about the mystery of a prehistoric animal called the Tully Monster.

Press release: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00286.html

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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi

Guests: Prof. Wataru Iwasaki and Dr.Tomoyuki Mikami.

http://iwasakilab.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/eindex.html#members

Music: "Nowhere Land" Kevin McLeod, Incompetech.com

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Cover art image credit: Takahiro Sakono, 2022.

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How many legs do millipedes have? And how do they add new legs as they grow?

Find out in this episode.

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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi

Cover art image: Soma Chiyoda et al 2023. https://sites.google.com/view/miura-lab/english-home

On a hot summer day, you may seek air conditioning. How do other animals prevent overheating or even frying their heat-sensitive brain?

Press release: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/985277

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#dinosaurs #nose #summer #birds #research #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience

Music: "Dream Catcher" Incompetech.com

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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi

Find out how researchers study space biomolecules and what they learned about a likely

Music: Incompetech.com. “Ethernight Club”

Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi

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#astrochemistry #hydroxylamine #origins #life #space #interstellar #research #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo

Marimo algae are at risk of winter sunburn. Listen to find out why. 

Press release: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00269.html 

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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi

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#Marimo #VisitJapan #climatechange #globalwarming #pets #research #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience

What happened when researchers shone a light on an enzyme called Akt2, and what does it mean for diabetes treatment?

Press release: http://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/press/2023/8291/

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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi

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#health #insulin #metabolism#Diabetes #research #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience

You know solid, liquid, and gas. But scientists grew a crystal in the lab that contains a new state of matter called spin-orbital liquid. What does it mean?

Press release: http://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/press/2022/8153/ 

Music: "Upbeat Forever" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Host: Dr. Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi 

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#magnets #spin #orbitals #atoms #Nakatsuji #pyrochlore #quantumComputing #cryptography #quantumphysics  #research #scicomm #UniversityofTokyo #UTokyo #SchoolofScience