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Contents List Feature:Optical Information Technology Research Hotline In Brief

Front Cover
Front Cover [ PDF:225KB ]

Optical Information Technology
— Optical Technology that Supports the Rapidly Growing Information Society
Overview—Science & Technology, Information, Light [ PDF:1.6MB ]
Concept of Optical Path Network
Ultrafast Optical Semiconductor Switch
Optical Signal Processing Technology
Super-RENS Optical Disc
Flexible Device

Research Hotline
UPDATE FROM THE CUTTING EDGE (Jul.-Sep. 2008)
The abstracts of the recent research information appearing in Vol.8 No.7-9 of "AIST TODAY" are introduced here, classified by research area.
For inquiry about the full article, please contact the author via e-mail.
Development of ultrasensitive analytical method for cell surface proteins
 - Surface enhanced Raman scattering measurement of one single protein on a living cell wall -

Life Science and Biotechnology
Novel reaction mechanism to remove reactive oxygen species
- The first hypervalent compound from natural sources -
Robot simulator "OpenHRP3"
- A common software platform for efficient development of the next-generation robots -		 Information Technology and Electronics
PodCastle: A speech information retrieval system in which its performance can be improved by users' contribution
- Launching an on-line speech recognition system that can handle recent words and grow on a daily basis -
Development of indoor autonomous positioning system for mobile information devices
 - Measuring indoor position and moving trajectory only by radio beacon and mobile information devices -
Novel ferroelectric NAND flash memory cell
- Realization of more than 100 million program/erase cycles at less than 6 volts -
Observation of first acid dissociation at a H2SO4 aqueous solution surface
 - Towards clarification of the heterogeneous reactions on/in sulfate aerosols -		 Nanotechnology, Materials and Manufacturing
Development of a cleaning system for transmission electron microscope
- For nanoscale imaging and chemical analysis with high performance and reliability -
Development of a highly effective electrochemical reactor for decomposition of NOx
- A practical low-temperature operation is achieved -
Development of a clay-plastic composite material with high hydrogen gas barrier property
- Applicable to hydrogen tanks for aircraft, spacecraft, and cars -		 Environment and Energy
An accurate protein quantification based on amino acid analysis
- Development of protein quantification method applied to the certification of C-reactive protein standard solution. -		 Metrology and Measurement Science
Proton diffusion measurement of a solid electrolyte for fuel cells with infrared spectroscopy
- Correlation between hydrogen bonding and proton diffusion in solid acids -
New mechanism of electron conduction in genomic DNA
- Development of observation technique for a conduction electron with attoseconds delocalization time -

In Brief
CAS-AIST-NEDO Workshop on Biomass Gasification [ PDF: 486KB ]
Beginning of Collaborative Relationship with Federative Republic of Brazil on Bioethanol Production from Biomass Residue without Any Competition with Food
Exhibition at ASEAN Science and Technology Week

Back Cover
Back Cover [ PDF:291KB ]

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