AIST:AIST Today 2012-4 No.46

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AIST as a Platform for Full Research

AIST as a Platform for Full Research
– From investigation and discovery of seed technologies to standardization –

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Lithium-Ion Battery Research at AIST

Research and Development of Lithium-Ion Batteries at AIST
Challenges for Elucidation of the Degradation Mechanisms of Lithium-Ion Secondary Batteries for Vehicles
Development of a Lithium-Ion Battery with a High-Capacity Silicon-Based Negative Electrode
Using Computational Science to Investigate the Interface between the Electrolyte and Electrode in a Lithium-Ion Secondary Battery
– First-principles calculations of the interface between an ionic liquid and metallic lithium –
Development of Rechargeable Batteries with Organic Substances
– Aiming for a rare-metal-free battery by replacing inorganic electrode materials with organic materials –
Lithium Redox Flow Batteries
Development of a New Titanium Oxide Negative Electrode Material for Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Batteries
Challenging the Development of an All-Solid-State Thin-Film Lithium-Ion Battery by the Aerosol Deposition Method
Ceramic Electrolyte Sheet for Next-Generation Rechargeable Batteries
Establishment of Evaluation Technologies Applicable to Lithium-Ion Battery Materials

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Research Hotline

UPDATE FROM THE CUTTING EDGE (July−September 2012) The abstracts of the recent research information appearing in Vol.12 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.
Novel function of elongation factors of protein synthesis [ PDF:364KB ] - Translational elongation factors as replication factors -	Life Science and Biotechnology
A factor that maintains the resting phase of hair growth cycles [ PDF:387KB ] - Suppression of the factor shortens resting phases, causing rapid succession of hair cycles. -	Life Science and Biotechnology
Finding the primary factor causing variability of scaled transistors [ PDF:387KB ] - Contribution to yield improvement of integrated circuits such as SRAM -	Information Technology and Electronics
Novel ferroelectric resistive switching memory [ PDF:478KB ] - A solution to the issues of data retention and endurance for ReRAM -
Fabrication of a UHF-RFID antenna on a flexible substrate by printing [ PDF:478KB ] - Inexpensive RFID tags can be supplied in large quantities. -
A technique for direct optical coupling of an optical integrated circuit to optical fibers [ PDF:356KB ] - Development of a high-performance micro-optical converter to scale transmitted signal light -
A system to integrate radiation data from various regions [ PDF:356KB ] - Creating big data by easy normalization of data in many formats -
New evaluation method for grain boundaries of organic transistors [ PDF:565KB ] - Promoting the researches of flexible electronic devices -
Cesium adsorption by Prussian blue nanoparticles [ PDF:565KB ] -Utilized for decontamination of radioactive Cs contaminated ash -	Nanotechnology, Materials and Manufacturing
Materials able to be repeatedly liquefied and solidified at room temperature by light irradiation [ PDF:342KB ] - Reusable by fluidizing and hardening without the application of heat -	Nanotechnology, Materials and Manufacturing
Development of small radiation dosimeter [ PDF:342KB ] - Long battery life of more than 1 year on a button cell battery -	Metrology and Measurement Science

In Brief

AIST Concludes MOU with Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Participates in High Level Forum in Grenoble
Conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding on Research Cooperation among the World's Three Leading Institutes for Solar Energy Research

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