Atomic Chain Consisting of Two Types of Atom Aligned Alternately Synthesized for the First Time

- A new step in the development of next-generation nano-materials -

The Ability of the Symbiotic Bacterium Wolbachia to Synthesize Vitamin B7 Supports Survival of the Bedbug

- Vitamin synthesis gene cluster acquired via lateral gene transfer -

Drastic Reduction in the Use of Synthetic Surfactants with Power from Microorganisms

- Small amount of cyclic peptide produced by Bacillus subtilis reinforces the activity of surfactants -

Development of Polymer Reference Material without Molecular Weight Distribution

- Contributes to high-precision measurement with a synthetic polymer of uniform molecular length -

Detection of Water Leakage from Water Pipes Using a Learning-type Sound Anomaly Analysis Technology

– Reduces labor required for water leakage inspection by skilled workers to one-fifth –

High-performance Computing Crossing the Barriers between Clouds Achieved

- Development of a technology to form a high-performance computer in various clouds with ease -

Development of a Method for High-accuracy Measurement of Impurity Concentration Distribution of Microscopic Transistors

- Contributes to development of next-generation semiconductor transistors -

New X-ray non-destructive inspection for industry [ PDF:230KB ]

- Investigation for effectiveness of X-ray Talbot interferometry -

Mass production technology for single-wall carbon nanotubes [ PDF:230KB ]

- Returns the fruits of AIST's research in nanotechnology to society -

Demonstration of the effective decontamination technique for radioactive cesium [ PDF:315KB ]

- Extraction of 60-90 % of radioactive cesium from ash, and immobilization by an adsorbent -

Film type dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) fabricated at room temperature [ PDF:315KB ]

- The energy conversion efficiency of 8 % was achieved on film type DSC. -

Universal medium-range order of amorphous metal oxides [ PDF:388KB ]

- Expected contribution to the rational design of insulation films, transparent electrodes, etc. -

A microfluidic channel for detection of low-concentration biological substances [ PDF:388KB ]

- Simple mechanism and easy operation realized by integrating a microfluidic channel and optical systems -

Development of highly sensitive spin torque diode [ PDF:195KB ]

- Accelerating the applications of spintronics devices to IC tags or car radars -

Development of high-density capacitor embedded interposer [ PDF:195KB ]

- It contributes to realizing miniaturization and reducing power consumption of a high performance electronic information device. -

Simple and accurate liver fibrosis measurement system with a glyco-diagnostic agent [ PDF:260KB ]

- Evaluating the degree of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B/C using a fully automated immunochemistry analyzer. -

Powder raw material for SiC bulk single crystal growth developed to realize high sublimation rate [ PDF:260KB ]

- Possible to significantly improve the growth rate to about twice the current rate -

Artificially designed and created luciferase [ PDF:224KB ]

- Approximately 100 times brighter than existing world-bests -

High-output Heater to Heat Molten Aluminum

- Heater output quintupled by high-density packing of high-thermal-conductivity ceramic filler -

Effectively Synthesizing a Key Raw Material of the Silicon Chemical Industry from Silica, a Primary Constituent of Sand

- A new path to the energy-efficient, low-cost manufacture of organic silicon raw materials -