UPDATE FROM THE CUTTING EDGE (July−September 2010)
The abstracts of the recent research information appearing in Vol.10 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. |
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 A new type of Li-metal air fuel cell
- Large capacity and low cost lithium air fuel cell using corrosion phenomenon - |
Environment and Energy |
| Look up, and you will find the way from the sky
- Remote synchronization system loaded on the first quasi-zenith satellite "MICHIBIKI" - |
| Tumor growth suppression activity by circadian clock molecule
- Novel function of circadian clock gene, Period2 - |
Life Science and Biotechnology |
| Mask pattern optimization technology that extends life of current optical lithography
- Improving the accuracy of lithography for LSI by approximately 20 % - |
Information Technology and Electronics |
| Visualization of chemical reactions at atomic level
- High-resolution transmission electron microscopy reveals the mechanism of chemical reactions between two fullerene molecules - |
Nanotechnology, Materials and Manufacturing |
| Development of new rolling technology for commercial magnesium alloy sheet
- Start of sample shipments for wide-width commercial magnesium alloy sheet with high room temperature formability - |
| Simple method for high-purity separation of metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes
- An automated, continuous, and repeatable process would realize cost-efficient separation - |
| Monitoring system for safety management of structures using elastico-luminescent materials
- Real-time visualization of the shape distribution and propagation of cracks using elastico-luminescent sensors - |
Metrology and Measurement Science |
| Precise distribution system for frequency standard through optical fiber
- Expectation for application to many areas as calibration, measurement, particle physics, and radio astronomy - |
| Quantitative measurement of unsteady gas flow rate
- Towards the sophisticated measurements of exhaust gas and medical application - |
| Development of high performance concentric nebulizer for plasma spectrometry
- Semi-demountable triple tube concentric nebulizer - |
| Precise morphology measurement of nanostructures
- Reference material for atomic force microscope (AFM) and precise morphometry - |
No.38 2010-4 
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