AIST:AIST Today 2007-No.24

Offering an optimal solution through prediction and assessment	[ PDF:1MB ]
The Future of Risk Management of Chemical Substances
Progress from Product-Oriented LCA to Social LCA
Consideration of Global Warming Assessment Indices
Technologies for Earth Observation and Measures to Counter the Problem of Global Warming

UPDATE FROM THE CUTTING EDGE (Jan.-Mar. 2007) The abstracts of the recent research information appearing in the Vol.7 No.1-3 of "AIST TODAY" are introduced, classified by research area. For inquiry about the full article, please contact the author via e-mail.
A micro immuno-sensing chip for cardiac marker detection	Life Science and Biotechnology
Microbial resolution of DL-homoserine for the production of D-homoserine	Life Science and Biotechnology
Development of an intelligent electric wheelchair equipped with an omni-directional stereo camera system	Information Technology and Electronics
Fabrication of stable ceramic slurries to produce green high-density bodies	Nanotechnology, Materials and Manufacturing
Simple fabrication of hollow microspheres using microbubbles as templates	Environment and Energy
A highly-collimated solar simulator for photovoltaics calibration	Environment and Energy
Development of a precise method for the quantitative analysis of volatile organic compounds	Metrology and Measurement Science
Crystal structure determination of solid oxygen ε phase - Discovery of an O₈ cluster in a red solid state -
Precise mass measurement of mass standards under vacuum condition
A new ion beam source using a metal cluster complex
Development of optical fiber power standard - High-accuracy measurements of optical fiber power and its international comparison -

Signing of Comprehensive Agreement of Research Collaboration with The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)and Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), Norway	[ PDF: 450KB ]
AIST presented the results of Grid Technology at SC06
International Council on Nanotechnology, Asian Workshop
Workshop with Chinese Academy of Sciences - CAS-AIST-NEDO Workshop 2006 on Energy and Environment-Related Nanotechnology -

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