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AIST TODAYNo.32 Spring 2009   PDF document  PDF document [ PDF:4.9MB ]


Front Cover

Front Cover [ PDF:536KB ]

My First Message as President

 Message:My First Message as President [ PDF:1MB ]

Neurotechnology
- Knowing the Brain, Using the Brain -

 Technologies for Measuring and Interfacing the Brain and Nervous System and their Application to Industry [ PDF:2.8MB ]
 Development of a Peripheral Nerve Interface Electrode
 Near Infrared Imaging of Brain Activity Using Scattered Light
 Development of a System for External Device Control by Cognitive Brain-Machine Interface (BMI)
 A Semi-Artificial Neural Network Made with Cultured Nerve Cells
 "Brain Information Map" Creation and Use
 Interest and Preference Measured by Gamma-Band Electroencephalogram (EEG)
 Functional MRI (fMRI) Provides a Look into the "Mind System"

Research Hotline

UPDATE FROM THE CUTTING EDGE (January−March 2009)
The abstracts of the recent research information appearing in Vol.9 No.1-3 of "AIST TODAY" are introduced here, classified by research area.
For inquiry about the full article, please contact the author via e-mail.


Daily circadian clock tells four seasons to seasonal clock
- Hypolipidemic drug, bezafibrate changes seasonal physiological clock of mice -

Life Science and Biotechnology

Photo-control of biomolecules and cells
- Triggering of reaction using caged peptides -
Development of RNA secondary structure prediction software
- A major tool to help RNA medicine development and novel functional RNA discovery -
Development of a novel enzymatic method for measuring levels of mizoribine, an immunosuppressive drug, in serum
- The method will be applied to high-throughput measurement of serum mizoribine -
Development of a technique for mass production of metal-containing organic nanotubes
- Expected to be used as catalysts, in DNA separation, and as templates of metallic nanomaterials -
Nanotechnology, Materials and Manufacturing
Microminiature super-fine ink-jet system
- Micrometer order manufacturing technology is miniaturized to palm size -
High sensitive sensor with good stability
- Encapsulation of enzymes into nanoporous materials by controlling their pore sizes and conditions -
Environment and Energy
A geological record of old tsunamis in southern Thailand
- An international collaboration revealed recurrent tsunami in Indian Ocean -
Geological Survey and Applied Geoscience
Development of elimination technique of isobaric interference in ICP-MS
- Mixed reaction gas technique has expanded application of high-sensitive ICP-MS -
Metrology and Measurement Science
Development of quantum Hall array resistance standards
- Toward the next generation quantum resistance standard -
First observation of natural circular dichroism in extreme ultraviolet region
- A polarizing undulator exceeds the wavelength coverage of natural circular dichroism measurement -

In Brief

Second Workshop of AIST and DBT of India [ PDF:1.7MB ]
CNRS-AIST Symposium in Celebration of 150 Years of Japan-France Relations
Fifth Biomass-Asia Workshop
Sixth Japan-Thailand Collaboration Workshop

Back Cover

Back Cover [ PDF:807KB ]


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