2019/10/11

Development of a Stretchable Vibration-Powered Device Using a Liquid Electret
– Towards Healthcare-Applicable Heartbeat and Pulse Sensors – (NIMS site)

2019/10/10

Development of Low-melting Glass That is Shapeable like Plastics at Low Temperatures from the Liquid Phase
– Practical glass with high light and heat resistance that can be shaped by users –

2019/10/08

Bacterial Symbiont Responsible for Weevils’ Hardness
– Discovery of symbiotic bacteria specialized for tyrosine synthesis and essential for hardening and coloring of host’s exoskeleton –

2019/10/04

Technology for Selection and Collection of Spermatozoa Advantageous for Conception Based on Swimming Pattern
– Selecting healthy spermatozoa based on their swimming pattern and fertility evaluation of cattle –

2019/10/03

Development of Technology to Analyze Antibiotic Resistance Mutations in Ribosomal RNAs
– For the construction of a resistance mutation database useful for early detection of resistant bacteria –

2019/10/02

Discovery That a Blue Pigment Is a High-Performance Ammonia Adsorbent
– Expected to be used for malodor removal, PM 2.5 countermeasures, and hydrogen purification for fuel cells –

2019/09/25

Creating a 3D Nanoporous Alloy with an Environmentally Friendly Vapor Phase Dealloying Technique
– A new recycling-compatible method that does not use chemical etching –

2019/09/10

A Readout Circuit That Drastically Increases the Number of Pixels in Superconducting Detectors for Photons, Particles, and Electromagnetic Waves
– For realizing compact, low-power-consumption, low-cost general-purpose high-performance measurement instruments –

2019/09/05

Development of a Sensor Film to Measure Wind Pressure Distribution at High Density
– Visualization of wind pressure distribution inspired by bird wings –

2019/09/02

Ion exchange discovered in solid-state semiconducting polymers (The University of Tokyo site)

2019/08/28

Confirmation of the Biodegradability of Super Growth Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
– A technique for measurement of carbon nanotube biodegradation in macrophages –

2019/08/21

Elucidation of the Mechanism of Action of Anti-Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Drug and the Mechanism of Drug Resistance Using HBV Reverse Transcriptase (RT)-Chimeric Human Immunodeficiency Virus RT

2019/08/08

Rapid Development of Insecticide Resistance in Pests via Symbiotic Bacteria

2019/08/02

Development of a High-Power Flexible Thermoelectric Module
Output power of 87 mW/cm² generated at a temperature difference of 70 °C on a curved heat source

2019/07/31

Drastically Improving the Sensitivity and Inspection Area of a Thin Film Transistor (TFT) Array Inspection Technology
– Enabling nondestructive inline inspection of drive circuits for displays manufactured with printing methods –

2019/07/16

NEC and AIST use AI to improve production processes
– Shortening the design and evaluation period of the "multi-product mixed production process – (NEC site)

2019/07/08

Development of a 1200-V-class SiC Transistor with a Built-in Schottky Barrier Diode (SBD)
– For development of a high-efficiency, high-reliability power module for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and electric vehicles (EVs) –

2019/07/05

Development of a Novel Material for Highly Efficient Spin Control by Voltage
– One step toward practical application of voltage-controlled magnetic memory with ultra-low power consumption –

2019/07/03

Development of a simpler, faster and more accurate method of measuring the Seebeck coefficient of thermoelectric materials
– Measurement time cut by 90 % and accuracy improved five-fold –

2019/06/25

Determination of the Planck constant that is to be used as the new definition of the unit of mass, the kilogram
– The Planck constant was measured with world’s highest-level precision –