2024/3/11

Assessment of Seafloor Methane Dynamics in Gas Hydrate Area
– Coexistence of aerobic and anaerobic methanotrophs is key to methane consumption –

2024/2/8

Development of New Thermoelectric Materials that Generate Electricity Perpendicular to Heat Flow
– Expectations for new maintenance-free thermoelectric modules that do not degrade the electrode interface –

2023/10/17

Demonstrating Performance of Organic Liquid Fertilizer Made by Microorganisms in Hydroponic Tomato Cultivation
– Contributing to resource recycling by upcycling nitrogen in waste –

2023/05/16

Development of a New Treatment Process for Ironworks Wastewater Containing High Concentrations of Nitrate
– New membrane separation activated sludge process using factory infrastructure –

2023/04/06

Development of an Efficient and Stable Catalyst for Ammonia Synthesis even under Fluctuating Hydrogen Supply Conditions
– Oriented to high performance ammonia synthesis integrated with electrolytic hydrogen production using renewable energy –

2023/03/16

Development of Technology to Produce Synthetic Gas from Atmospheric Concentration CO₂ Using a Transition-metal-free Catalyst
– A big step towards realization of liquid fuel and chemical production using CO₂ as a raw material –

2023/01/19

World’s First Demonstration of a Hybrid Transistor Integrating GaN and SiC
– Addressing the overvoltage vulnerability of GaN transistors –

2022/10/07

A mutual cooperation mechanism whereby symbiotic bacteria make pest insects resistant to insecticides
– Host insects help symbiotic bacteria to detoxify insecticide –

2022/07/20

Treatment of Heavy Metal Containing Wastewater Using Microbes, Rice Husk, and Rice Bran
– Optimization of wastewater treatment conditions by identifying key microbes –

2022/06/02

Development of High-speed Polishing Technology for Large Diameter SiC Wafers for Power Semiconductors
– The faster lapping process of multiple wafers –

2022/04/20

Development of High-performance Electrode for Nanostructure-controlled Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)
– Achievement of world top-level power generation performance –

2022/04/04

Discovery of “a Bacterial Partnership” that Helps Restore Seabed Ecosystems
– Useful for Environmental Conservation of the Coastal Seabed –

2022/03/25

Development of an SiC Monolithic Power IC
– World's first integration of an SiC vertical MOSFET and an SiC CMOS onto a single chip! –

2022/02/25

Detection of Water Flow Available for Geothermal Power Generation from Component Analysis of Unfelt Microtremors
– New monitoring technology for deep subsurface development such as geothermal development –

2022/02/21

Conversion of Organic Waste into Fertilizer with the Power of Microorganisms!
– Efficient production of liquid fertilizer by microorganism recently discovered –

2022/01/21

Integration of Single-crystal Tunnel Junction Elements in LSI by 300 mm Wafer Bonding
– A path to advancement of non-volatile memory MRAM –

2021/12/10

Development of a Catalyst Capable of Synthesizing Methanol from Carbon Dioxide at Low Temperature
– Fundamental catalyst technology for carbon recycling –

2021/11/19

Development of a High-Concentration Methane Production Process from Atmospheric CO₂
– Direct synthesis of methane without pretreatment of CO₂ capture and separation process –

2021/10/26

IoT-compatible Radiation Dosimeter for real-time and on-site monitoring
– A system capable of monitoring large numbers of dosimeters and maintaining accuracy over long periods –

2021/03/12

Development of Technology to Spread High-efficiency Multijunction Solar Cells
– Enables aluminum-containing materials to be utilized in solar cells, which was a challenge for low-cost growth methods –

2021/03/02

Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Energy-Saving Due to Restrictions with the COVID-19 Pandemic
– Could promoting a teleworking style be an effective urban climate change adaptation strategy? –

2021/01/13

Microorganisms That Survived in Rock Stop Heavy Metalloid Contamination from Rock Mass
– A step forward in development of selenium insolubilization technology that prevents environmental outflow of the pollutant selenium –

2020/12/23

Development of a Thermoelectric Conversion Material Using Silver Selenide that Exhibits High Performance at Near-Room Temperature
– Realization of thermoelectric figure of merit ZT = 1.0 by controlling the crystal structure in the nanometer range –

2020/12/03

Measurement of Soot Particles Deposited on the Ground Over the Past 20 Years
– Newly acquired long-term records for the evaluation of a snow-darkening effect in climate-change models –

2020/11/05

Publication of Documents on Safety Assessment Methods for Cellulose Nanofibers
– Support for related companies in self-management of safety and helping to promote practical applications of cellulose nanofibers –

2020/09/04

Demonstration of a Hydrogen Supply Chain and a Hydrogen Co-firing Engine Generator System
– Promoting the use of renewable energy and hydrogen in Fukushima Prefecture –

2020/08/31

Development of Standard Reference Module with High Durability and Reliability for Thermoelectric Power Generation Tests
– Promotion of higher reliability of measurement technology, and use in international standardization activities of power generation performance tests –

2020/08/14

World's First Measurement of Strength and Stiffness of Natural Gas Hydrate Deposits in Shallow Surface Layers of the Deep Seafloor
– Acquisition of key physical properties related to the development of recovery technology of massive gas hydrates –

2020/02/05

Small Minority Microbes in Activated Sludge Influence the Overall Wastewater Treatment Performance
– New analysis approach for understanding reaction mechanisms in the environment based on the microbial genetic diversity –

01/08/2020

Development of SiC-based Next Generation Transistor Structures
– Significant reduction of on-resistance, which is an index of transistor efficiency –

12/23/2019

Development of Oxide Cathode Materials for 4 V Class Potassium-Ion Batteries
– Towards a new low-cost storage battery system using abundant potassium –

12/12/2019

Highly Selective Synthesis of a Raw Material of Nylon by Oxidation of Cyclohexane at Room Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure
– Realizing highly difficult C-H bond cleavage and a selective reaction with a semiconductor photoelectrode that uses sunlight –

12/04/2019

Diverse Types of Microorganisms Work Together to Stably Degrade 1,4-dioxane, a Recalcitrant Pollutant in Industrial Wastewater
– The roles of unknown microorganisms in the natural environment identified by using a new high-sensitivity stable isotope tracing technique –