Qdai-mail Tsushin #049
The e-mail magazine "Qdai-mail Tsushin" delivers campus news
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Friday, February 25, 2022
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**Research Close-Up
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*Investigating the relay of life with Prof. Katsuhiko Hayashi
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At the forefront of reproductive biology, Kyushu U Prof. Katsuhiko Hayashi is
revealing and replicating the conditions for creating egg cells, the
starting point of a new life.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/research/close-up/katsuhiko-hayashi
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**Topics
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*6 Kyushu U joint research projects selected for MIRAI2.0 seed funding of Japan-
Sweden inter-university consortium
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Six new joint projects led by researchers at Kyushu U and in Sweden were
selected for seed funding by MIRAI2.0, with topics ranging from AI, water
purification, and semiconductors to food waste, economics, and aging.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/440
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*Kyushu U and Sojitz conclude memorandum for technology solutions to directly
capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
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Kyushu U and Sojitz seek to promote carbon neutral initiatives and provide
solutions to social issues through the practical application of cutting-edge
technologies towards the realization of a sustainable society.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/topics/view/441
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**Research
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*Getting more power from renewable-based microgrids
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Using fuzzy logic to control renewable resources in a small-scale, local power
grid, Kyushu U researchers estimate they could increase yearly power production
on Chikushi Campus by 2%.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/225
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**Events
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*Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar #40: Climate change caused by PM2.5
Date: 2022.03.02 [Wed] 12:10 – 12:50
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At the next Q-AOS Brown Bag Seminar, learn how Kyushu U researchers are
simulating the distribution of tiny air pollution particles in the air and their
effects on climate change.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/269
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* Invitation to the German-speaking conference of the JSPS research project
Date: 2022.03.04 [Fri] 13:30 – 17:30
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For our German speakers out there, consider joining this conference on
"The Third Reich" in modern German-language literature and philosophy.
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/events/view/270
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