2014/03/27

Renewal of AIST official website 

2014/03/18

Discovery of Glycosyltransferase-like Gene that Causes Asthenozoospermia
- Essential gene related to spermatogenesis -

2014/03/13

Simulation of the Theoretical Limit of the Photoelectric Conversion Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells
- Guides for increasing the efficiency of organic solar cells -

2014/03/11

Technology for Forming Low-resistance Source/Drain with Significantly Increased Reliability
- Heated ion implantation technology realizes low resistance of an ultra-thin fin -

2014/03/07

V-shaped Microfluidic Channel Able to Detect Trace Amounts of Biological Substances
- Highly sensitive detection of biological substances with simple mechanism and easy operation -

2014/02/13

Artificially Designed and Synthesized Luciferase (ALuc)
- Superluminescent marker applicable for medical and environmental diagnoses -

2014/02/05

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 -

2014/02/03

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 -

2014/01/24

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 -

2014/01/10

Dramatic Improvement in the Heat Resistance of Transparent Oil-repelling Coatings
- Environmentally friendly surface treatment technology that uses non-fluorinated organic compounds -

2014/01/08

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 -

2013/11/20

Discovery of Volcanic Activity Area West of Tokuno-shima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture
- Hydrothermal activity accompanied by gas bubbles was confirmed -

2011/03/30

Formulation of the Phase One Medium-Term (FY2010-2014) Plan of Tsukuba Innovation Arena for Nanotechnology (TIA-nano)
- Creation of a global nanotechnology research complex to contribute to the prosperity of Japan as a nation based on advanced manufacturing and to resolving global issues -

2010/12/14

AIST and imec Conclude a Memorandum of Understanding on Comprehensive Research Cooperation

2010/11/15

AIST and State University of New York Conclude Memorandum of Understanding on Comprehensive Research Cooperation

2008/06/19

The Iwate-Miyagi Inland Earthquake 2008

2005/06/14

AIST-NSG Joint Research to Develop Glass for Automatic Control of Solar heat
- Toward Creation of Epoch-Making Energy-Saving Windowpane -

2005/06/14

Health Technology Research Center Newly Installed at the AIST Shikoku
- Toward the Creation of Health Technology Industry -

2004/06/09

Operation Started with "AIST Super Cluster" of Top Performance Computing System in Japan
- Grid Computing Infrastructure System which has the top aggregate performance among cluster computers in Japan -

2003/12/19

Joint Japanese-French Robotics Laboratory (ISI/AIST-DSTIC/CNRS JRL) Established
- Humanoid Robot HRP-2 "Promet" introduced as a common experimental platform -