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) –

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 –

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 –

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 –

Leaf Beetles Digest Food Leaves by Enzymes from a Bacterial Symbiont

– Discovery of a genome-reduced symbiont specialized for pectin degradation –

A Long-term Follow-up Study of Individual Differences in Arterial Stiffening

New JIS as Safety Standards for Robot Services Established

– Effort for dissemination of robot services in a safe and secure manner –

Real-time Observation of Atomic Motion at Solid-Liquid Interfaces

– Expected to elucidate solid-liquid interfacial phenomena related to the performance of fuel cells and secondary batteries –

Control of Mesochannels in Graphene-Mesoporous Silica Nanocomposite

– Control of depth and diameter of perpendicularly-oriented mesochannels –

Synthesis of Diverse Mesoporous Materials by Controlling the Reactivity of Starting Chemicals

– Potential as a mesoscale vessel, with surface property modified pores, for chemical reactions –

A Platform that Can Control Various Devices in Synchronization with Music Has Been Opened to the Public

– “Songle Sync” enables large-scale, music-driven multimedia performance via the Internet –

Actual Operation of New Optical Network Using Silicon Photonics Has Begun

– Potential includes realizing practical use of ultra-high-definition, ultra-low-latency video services –

Development of Technology to Easily Detect Defects in Crystals from Transmission Electron Microscope Images

– Promote improvement of next-generation semiconductor device process technology by visualizing defect distribution –

Real Time Measurements of the State of Charges in OLED Devices

– New technology that can reveal the charging state during a short period before light emissions –

Experimental Verification of the Evolutionary Neutrality of the 16S rRNA Gene, an Indicator for Evolutionary Taxonomy

– Another important finding is also relevant to consideration of the gene's fitness as an indicator –

Elucidating the Cause of Chromosomal Abnormalities Induced by Calcium Ion Deficiency

– Contributing to elucidation of the mechanism by which organisms maintain their genome stably –

Development of a Humanoid Robot Prototype, HRP-5P, Capable of Heavy Labor

– Targeting practical use at assembly sites of large-scale structures such as construction sites, aircraft facilities, and shipyards –

Manufacturing Functional Materials from Incineration Residue of Burnable Garbage

– Converting molten slag discharged from municipal garbage disposal plants into high specific surface area silica –

Release of a “Dialogic Design Synthesis Environments” Prototype for Capturing User-experience-value

– Accelerate collaboration among various design and development teams with both verbal and non-verbal communication –

Significant Reduction in Writing Error Rate of a Voltage-controlled Magnetic Memory

– Accelerating the development of a writing technique of a voltage-controlled non-volatile magnetic memory with ultra-low power consumption –