Development of High-performance Lead-free Piezoelectric Ceramic

Expected to enable practical safe piezoelectric sensors without harmful lead

Development of Quick and Precise Measurement Technique for Evaluation of Fracture Resistance of Ceramics

– Reproducible crack length measurement for the indentation fracture method by visualizing the tips of the cracks –

Development of Particle Size Control Technology for Titanium Oxide (HTO) Negative-electrode Material

– Achievement of higher capacity through particle size control –

Discovery of Glycosyltransferase-like Gene that Causes Asthenozoospermia

- Essential gene related to spermatogenesis -

Simulation of the Theoretical Limit of the Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells

- Guides for increasing the efficiency of organic solar cells -

Technology for Forming Low-resistance Source/Drain with Significantly Increased Reliability

- Heated ion implantation technology realizes low resistance of an ultra-thin fin -

V-shaped Microfluidic Channel Able to Detect Trace Amounts of Biological Substances

- Highly sensitive detection of biological substances with simple mechanism and easy operation -

Artificially Designed and Synthesized Luciferase (ALuc)

- Superluminescent marker applicable for medical and environmental diagnoses -

The Key Regulatory Genes in the Formation of Cuticle Covering Plant Surface

- Elucidation of the mechanism protecting plants from water, drought, ultraviolet rays and disease -

Easy Development of Image Analysis Systems on the Cloud

- Lavatube2 has been developed to promote the analysis, use, and application of massive amounts of satellite data -

A CIGS Photovoltaic Sub-module with Conversion Efficiency of 18.34 %

- It is expected that the efficiency and functionality of CIGS photovoltaic modules will be improved toward mass-production -

Droplet Simulation Technology for Printed Electronics

- Rapid, precise, and easy simulation of droplet shapes on hydrophilic/hydrophobic patterned surfaces -

Dramatic Improvement in the Heat Resistance of Transparent Oil-repelling Coatings

- Environmentally friendly surface treatment technology that uses non-fluorinated organic compounds -

Development of a Device Capable of Accurately Measuring Thermal Expansion up to Approximately 2400 ℃

- Measurement technology for thermal expansion even at ultra-high temperatures that simultaneously utilizes a contact method and a non-contact method -

Underground permeation of seawater in the 2011 Tsunami disaster areas [ PDF:287KB ]

- Estimation by a helicopter-borne electromagnetic survey -

Monitoring of the concentration of radioactive cesium in river water of Abukuma River [ PDF:287KB ]

Improvement of metal/plastic adhesion by photo-irradiation [ PDF:234KB ]

- New patterning method for fine metal patterns -

Formation of a random laser using submicrometer sized zinc oxide spheres [ PDF:234KB ]

- New application technology using submicrometer sized spheres -

Easy-dispersible core-shell type nanoparticles [ PDF:590KB ]

- Expectation for optical film applications -

Significant improvement of room-temperature formability of a damping magnesium alloy [ PDF:590KB ]

- Expansion of application range of a magnesium alloy as damping components -