[Press Release]“Molecules” Themselves as Bionano Quantum Sensors Suppressing performance variability through chemical synthesis to visualize microscopic temperature distributions inside living c…

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April 30, 2026
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology(QST)
The University of Tokyo
Chiba University
Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)

Abstract

​A joint research group led by Team Leader ISHIWATA Hitoshi of the Institute for Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) , who also serves as a Designated Associate Professor at Chiba University, together with Professor YANAI Nobuhiro of The University of Tokyo, has successfully measured microscopic temperature temperature distribution inside living cells using a molecular quantum nanosensors. 

The study findings were published in the journal Science Advances on April 29, 2026(UTC).

EurekAlert! 

The results were also featured on EurekAlert! on April 29, 2026(UTC).
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1125493