The “Open Seminar” is a forum for dialogue between researchers and citizens on themes such as disaster prevention and recovery. Organized once a month by the Kobe University Research Center for Urban Safety and Security, its 300th session will be held in November 2024. The series started in May 1997, about two years after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. It was initiated by Professor Emeritus MUROSAKI Yoshiteru (then a professor at the Faculty of Engineering), who deeply felt the importance of disseminating information to the public after the disaster claimed the lives of over 6,000 people. As we approach the 30th anniversary of the disaster in January next year, starting this September, researchers from various fields will be invited each month to discuss the theme “30 years since the earthquake and the future.”

With the increasing impact of climate change becoming more and more tangible, achieving carbon neutrality—net-zero greenhouse gas emissions—has become an urgent priority.

The key is hydrogen, often referred to as the ultimate energy medium. Hydrogen does not emit carbon dioxide (CO₂) when burned and can be obtained from a variety of sources. In November 2023, Kobe University established the Research Center for Hydrogen Energy Technology (HyTec), which is engaged in research with an eye toward the future.

In today’s healthcare environment, there is an increasing focus on improving the efficiency of rehabilitation processes, given the rising number of injuries and the need to return to active life more quickly. In response to the need for innovation, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania researchers, together with Inosport company, are developing an advanced adaptive rehabilitation system to improve the efficiency of rehabilitation and training processes.

Michigan Medicine will mark its history over the coming year, through a wide range of activities meant to celebrate and examine the legacy of its past, and connect its history to its present and future. 

A collaborative dinosaur survey by Okayama University of Science and the Institute of Paleontology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences has revealed one of the largest bipedal dinosaur footprints ever recorded, attributed to a giant Saurolophus exceeding 15 meters in length. Among the findings is a remarkable 24-meter-long trackway of 13 fossilized footprints, offering valuable insights into the posture, locomotion, speed, and group behavior of these herbivorous dinosaurs. This landmark discovery in Mongolia's Gobi Desert not only highlights the area's rich paleontological heritage but also raises the potential for uncovering similarly massive skeletal remains.

WASHINGTON, D.C – Typically, summer internships are about gaining work experience and networking. But for Midshipman Olivia Rae Achenbach, her summer internship at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) helped reveal surprising properties of our distant galaxies. 

"While Los Angeles is struggling to contain fires, it also faces the high risk of post-fire ground failures such as debris flows and landslides,” said Farshid Vahedifard, professor of engineering at Tufts University School of Engineeinr, citing the recent case where a landslide split a house in two.