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No.35 2010-1

Message:President's Message: Thoughts for the New Year

Feature:Rare Metals 2

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President’s Message: Thoughts for the New Year

Message:President’s Message: Thoughts for the New Year

Rare Metals 2

Trends in Rare Metal Issues and Efforts of the Rare Metal Task Force	[ PDF:1.5MB ]
Exploration of Rare Metal Resources
Types and Characteristics of Rare Earth Deposits
Reduction of Platinum Usage by a Core-Shell Structure
Development of Iron-based Thermoelectric Material as an Alternative to Bismuth Telluride Alloy
Development of Highly Effective Extractant for Platinum Group Metals

Research Hotline

UPDATE FROM THE CUTTING EDGE (Oct.-Dec. 2009) The abstracts of the recent research information appearing in Vol.9 No.10-12 of "AIST TODAY" are introduced here, classified by research area. For inquiry about the full article, please contact the author via e-mail.
Universal quenching probe system: flexible, specific, and cost-effective real-time polymerase chain reaction method - Application expected to quantitative detection of viruses -	Life Science and Biotechnology
Discovery of early rising effect of a ketogenic diet on mice - A low-carbohydrate diet affects the circadian clock -
An invisible-light-entrainment mechanism of the Drosophila circadian rhythm - Re-entrainment of Drosophila rhodopsin mutants to red-LED light -
Multimedia content retrieval using automatic speech recognition - Sub-word based realization of speech search without any restriction of vocabulary, grammar, or language -	Information Technology and Electronics
Imaging of single calcium atoms using electron energy-loss spectroscopy - Low voltage microscope enables structure analysis without destruction -	Nanotechnology, Materials and Manufacturing
Successful formation of fine and high aspect ratio patterning with laser assisted ink-jet printing - Industrial ink-jet printing for low resistance wiring on various kinds of substrates -
Electrical measuring method for quantum states - Applications in quantum information processing are expected -
Development of cobalt-free oxide positive electrode material for lithium-ion batteries - Realization of high discharge voltage close to that of existing positive electrode material -	Environment and Energy
A black coating developed using structured carbon nanotubes - An excellent light absorber and thermal radiator like a black body -	Metrology and Measurement Science
Simultaneous emission of infrared free electron laser light and a quasi-monochromatic X-ray beam - Development of a two-color light source of infrared light and X-ray with variable energy -
High-precision frequency measurement using an optical fiber link - Remote absolute frequency measurement of a strontium optical lattice clock -
Precise characterization of nanomaterials by pulsed field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance method - Accurate size determination and observation of diffusion phenomena of nanomaterials in solution -

In Brief

President Nomakuchi’s Visit to the Republic of South Africa - Workshop Held by four Research Organizations -	[ PDF: 848KB ]
Thai Minister of Science and Technology Visits AIST Tsukuba - Ceremony for the Renewal of Comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding -
Third Workshop between AIST and Department of Biotechnology of India

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