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07/08/2026

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04/08/2026

[Article] Charles University, Palacky University Olomouc, KEK and UTokyo Sign MoU to Promote Hyper-Kamiokande Project

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04/08/2026

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The secret to hydrogen’s quantum behavior lies in symmetry
https://magazine.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en_article/p_7755

Researchers from discovered that hydrogen behaves either as a quantum wave or as a classical particle inside vanadium, depending on its concentration and the crystal structure of the material. By combining hydrogen diffusion measurements with theoretical calculations, crystal symmetry was identified as a key factor controlling hydrogen tunneling. The findings provide a new framework for designing materials for future energy technologies.

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04/08/2026

[Article] UTokyo MOOC Course on Medical Ethics Now Available Free of Charge

This is an announcement regarding the launch of the University of Tokyo’s MOOC course, “Biomedical Ethics and Public Health Ethics.”

03/08/2026

We will be visiting Nara and Wakayama to introduce UTokyo College of Design, scheduled to open in 2027. Please join the session to learn more about the program. We look forward to seeing you there! https://design.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp/events/ #東京大学 #東大

31/07/2026

Researchers including those from the University of Tokyo found a way to optimize how cells bind to small packages they release called extracellular vesicles. By coating the vesicles with metal ions, they made cells and their corresponding vesicles stick together more strongly than they would naturally. This reduced the time needed for cells to capture their own vesicles, even in mixtures containing billions of other vesicles. The team demonstrated an application of this by improving two kinds of blood tests for cancer cells, and it could have downstream applications in drug delivery, rejuvenation and more. https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00467.html

31/07/2026

[Notice] Statement on the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake (Message from the President)

I wish to express my deepest condolences for the lives lost in the earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture. I also offer my heartfelt sympathies to all those affected, to their families, and to everyone connected with them.

31/07/2026

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31/07/2026

[Article] The 8th Advisory Board Meeting of the UTokyo Compass Initiative (UCI) held

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30/07/2026

Archaic human parents also had a hard time raising kids: Deformed head shapes in fossilized humans show their infants were probably just as helpless as modern human babies, requiring constant parental care.

Archaic human parents had to look after helpless infants like modern day parents do, according to new research. Human babies are born less developed than those of other great apes, and so are unable to move as freely. A common result of this is deformational plagiocephaly, also called flat head syndrome. Professor Yousuke Kaifu at the University of Tokyo led a team which studied head shapes from scans of living infants, historical Japanese skeletal remains, fossilized specimens of Homo erectus and Homo floresiensis, and compared these to measurements of dry skulls from other great apes. Human head shapes across the ages, as well as the fossilized samples, exhibited a far wider range of deformation. The team sees this as evidence that archaic humans birthed helpless infants, with implications for childcare practices and potentially cooperative social behaviors dating back hundreds of thousands of years.

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