UPDATE FROM THE CUTTING EDGE (Apr.-Jun. 2011)
The abstracts of the recent research information appearing in Vol.11 No.4-6 of "AIST TODAY" are introduced here, classified by research area.
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 The membrane separation technology for refining biobutanol
- High concentration butanol recovered from 1 wt% butanol solution - |
Environment and Energy |
Discovery of a novel endosymbiotic bacterium inducing body color change of insect
- Symbiotic bacterium modifies aphid body color - |
Life Science and Biotechnology |
Novel concept of organic photovoltaic cell
- Demonstration of photoelectric conversion at near-infrared region (wavelength > 1 µm) - |
Information Technology and Electronics |
Organic materials that liquefy upon irradiation by light
- Novel reusable photoresponsive materials - |
Development of a new oxide material for the negative electrode of lithium-ion batteries
- High capacity hydrogen titanium oxide prepared by soft chemical synthesis - |
Nanotechnology, Materials and Manufacturing |
Fabrication method for submicrometer spherical particles
- Utilizing instantaneous high temperature generated by laser irradiation - |
Diamond high voltage Schottky barrier diode (SBD) for next generation power electronics
- High speed switching of diamond SBD achieved at 200 °C - |
Development of a silicon nitride ceramic material which maintains strength even under large thermal changes
- Dispersion of boron nitride fine particles results in dramatic improvement in resistance to thermal shocks - |
An ultrasonic flowmeter for accurate measurement of micro-flow rates
- Improving-the performance of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and reducing running costs - |
Development of AC Josephson voltage standards
- Approaches for realization of the next-generation quantum AC voltage standards - |
Metrology and Measurement Science |
Aiming at an ultimate clock
- Development of a Sr/Yb optical lattice clock - |
A compact system generating high-precision electric field
- Electric field standards using a waveguide - |
No.41 2011-3 [ PDF:6MB ]
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