Scientists quiet in Japan

U.S.-Japan Young Scientists Symposium on BioNanotechnology

Atom Manipulation at Room Temperature Using Atomic Force Microscopy Masayuki Abe, Osaka University [email protected] Creation of artificial atomic structure formed on a surface by scanning tunneling microscopy has given us possibilities in future nanoengineering. These experiments of lateral atom manipulation, however, have been demonstrated only at low temperature. So far, at room tem...

Maximizing the potential of scientists in Japan: promoting equal participation for women scientists through leadership development.

In order to examine the current status of gender equality in academic societies in Japan, we inquired about the number of women involved in leadership activities at society conferences and annual meetings, as these activities are critical in shaping scientific careers. Our findings show a clear bias against female scientists, and a need to raise consciousness and awareness in order to move clos...

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Science linkages focused on star scientists in the life and medical sciences: The case of Japan

We analyze the distributions of paper-paper and paper-patent citations and estimate the relationship between them, based on a sample of 4,763 published papers for which the corresponding authors were among the top 100 researchers in the life and medical sciences in Japan. We find that paper-paper citations peak at an average of 4 years after the publication of a paper, while the corresponding l...

Quiet revolution in Scotland.

Change is part of life. Some changes are much discussed or even feared, with predictions that they will bring an end to the world as we know it. They seldom do. Contrary to these generalizations, however, there have been two major changes in Scotland in the past couple of years, arriving at the same time only by chance, as they are not linked in any way. They are both likely to have significant...