The hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) method is expected to be a low-cost growth method for III-V compound solar cells because of its high-speed growth using inexpensive raw materials. AIST and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation have developed a reactor that enable us to form high-quality layers of aluminum containing materials in HVPE.

AIST determined the genome and analyzed the biological functions of the symbiotic bacterium found in leaf beetles. This study revealed for the first time that one species of symbiotic bacteria can perform different functions in larvae and adults of the same host insect.

AIST has developed a thermo-projection shaping method that enables easy high-speed 3D shaping without damage to electronic circuits fabricated on a flat resin sheet. The heat applied to the sheet during shaping is partially blocked to create non-deforming areas, thus avoiding damage to the circuits.

In collaboration with Kyushu University, the researchers at AIST have developed a novel analysis method that combines molecular simulation and artificial intelligence to observe the process of the formation of characteristic nanostructures in quenched liquid crystals.

AIST has developed a technology that fabricates anti-reflective nanostructures with world top-level low-reflection characteristics over a wide incident angle range by injection molding. In addition, a newly developed self-forming column formation technology is used to form column-shaped structures to achieve anti-fogging effects.

In collaboration with JEOL Ltd. and Marine Works Japan Ltd., the researchers in AIST succeeded in culturing strain RT761, a bacterium that plays an important role in methane production in deep subsurface environments such as natural gas fields.

AIST constructed an original rotor rotation mechanism that enables both sealing and high-speed rotation. The mechanism was introduced in a novel centrifugal field-flow fractionation system. The system can classify particles of a wide size range from 10 nm to 40 µm.