2015.03.17
Ten Big News 2014

Our research focuses on three major areas to ensure the sustainable development of society:
(1) utilization of the geosphere to establish a sustainable and stable energy cycle,
(2) protection of the geosphere for the safety and health of the nation, and
(3) security of a stable supply of natural resources for industrial activities and society at large. In order to disseminate the research results, Ten Big News Items of 2014 were selected from various activities carried out at our institute over the past year as having the most potential to contribute to the achievement of sustainable development, based on the following factors:

• Noteworthy research results
• Launch, promotion, or completion of important projects or joint research
• Important initiatives that lead to advances in the institute’s research
• Contribution to society through publication of research results or technology transfer
• Events, awards, and other recognitions that bring honor to the institute
• Creation of important intellectual infrastructures or results of fundamental research

In 2014, as the last fiscal year of the third term of AIST’s medium-term plan, we energetically mapped out research results related to our strategic research issue, “Creation of important intellectual infrastructures”.
I hope that this brochure will help you understand the activities and contributions of our institute.

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March 2015

Dr. Shinsuke Nakao, Director