Nanotechnology and Materials

FY2021

Contributing to the prevention of global warmingSucceeded in mass production of “solid-solution alloy nanoparticles" in which elements are mixed at atomic level

Kitagawa Hiroshi(Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University)

CREST / ACCEL
Significant energy savings in motors and transformers expectedDevelopment of mass production equipment for thin magnetic ribbon, minimizing energy-loss

Company leading the development: Tohoku Magnet Institute Co., Ltd. ／
Makino Akihiro (Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University)

Adaptable and Seamless Technology Transfer Program through Target-driven R&D (A-STEP)

FY2020

Creating New Organic Electroluminescent Materials and DeviceGroups with a New Light Emission Principle

Chihaya Adachi(Professor/Director, Center for Organic Photonics and Electronics Research (OPERA), Kyushu University)

CREST / ERATO
The application of “structural coloration” from Japanese gold beetlesUltra-High-Definition Printing Achieved by “Cracks” and “Light”

Easan Silvaniah(Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Science(iCeMS), Kyoto University)

START / A-STEP / JST-Mirai Program
Expected to contribute to speed improvement, power saving, and cost reduction for optical communication equipment in the era of data explosionAchievement of the world’s fastest data transmission by a “polymer optical modulator”

Yokoyama Shiyoshi(Professor, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University)

Sugihara Okihiro(Professor, Department of Optical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University)

S-Innovation
The Key to a Low Carbon SocietyStrong, light weight, and inexpensive “magnesium alloy”

Shigeharu Kamado(Professor, Nagaoka University of Technology)

ALCA

FY2019

Heat resistance and high power conversion efficiencyOrganic solar cells that can be washed and ironed

Kenjiro Fukuda(RIKEN Thin-Film Device Laboratory, Senior Research Scientist)

PRESTO
Development of medical devices with highly workable super-elastic alloysCorrection of hallux valgus with copper-based super-elastic alloys

Kouji Ishikawa(Executive Director, Special Metals Division, Furukawa Techno Material Co., Ltd.)
Ryosuke Kainuma(Professor, Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University)
Masahito Hatori(Vice-President, MD, Tohoku Kosai Hospital)

A-STEP
Semiconductor with nanostructureDeveloping terahertz light sources

Masahiro Asada(Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Institute of Innovative Research, Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research of Science and Technology)

Industry-Academia Collaborative R&D Programs / ACCEL

FY2018

Template for Carbon Nanotube ManufactureWorld First! Success in Synthesis of Carbon Nanobelts

Kenichiro Itami(Professor, Nagoya University, Graduate School of Science / Director, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules)

ERATO
A once-in-a-century technological innovationNew developments in ammonia synthesis

Hideo Hosono(Professor, Laboratory for Materials & Structures , Institute of Innovative Research, Director, Materials Research Center for Element Strategy Tokyo Institute of Technology)

ERATO / SORST / ACCEL

FY2017

New media that can project informationDeveloping transparent film for screens

Masatoshi Tokita(Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

S-Innovation
Pipelining innovation developed around quantum dotsPutting quantum dot lasers to practical use

Yasuhiko Arakawa(Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo)

Creation of Innovation Centers for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Areas Program
Technology that improves functionality and designNew welding method for spectacle frames

Affiliation of project leader: CHARMANT Inc. / Researcher: Seiji Katayama(Osaka University)

A-STEP
Meeting the challenge of "impossible" technologySucceeded in the practical implementation of blue light-emitting diode!

Isamu Akasaki(Professor at Meijo University, Professor Emeritus andDistinguished Professor at Nagoya University) / Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd

Development of Creative Technology Seeds, Contract Development

Hiroshi Amano(Professor at Nagoya University) /EL-Seed Corp.

Development of Creative Technology Seeds, Contract Development

Shuji Nakamura(Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara)

ERATO
Triggered by the transparent oxide semiconductors IGZO-TFTA Revolution in Flat Panel Displays

Hideo Hosono(Professor, Materials and Structures Laboratory / Director, Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

ERATO / SORST / ACCEL
Control magnets by electricity!Multiferroics Research

Yoshinori Tokura(Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

ERATO
Verification of the theory of relativity to the estimation of underground resourcesOptical lattice clock changes our concept of time

Hidetoshi Katori(Professor, The University of Tokyo/Senior Research Engineer, RIKEN)

PRESTO / CREST / ERATO
Molecular structure analysis without crystallization on the microgram scaleCrystalline sponge can solve the 100-year-old problem!

Makoto Fujita(Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

CREST / ACCEL
Heat-release design crucial to SmartphonesHigh-quality graphite sheet

Susumu Yoshimura(Visiting Professor, Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science)

Risk-Taking Fund for Technology Development / ERATO
Versatile and economic polymerization methodPractical application of innovative, advanced color materials

Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Atsushi Goto(Associate professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

A-STEP Seeds development type

FY2016

Uncovering new functions hidden in as-yet unexplored materialsSpurring a New Boom in Iron-Based Superconductors!

Hideo Hosono(Professor, Materials and Structures Laboratory / Director, Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology)

ERATO / SORST / ACCEL
Increase the capacity of hard diskTunnel magnetoresistance (TMR)

Shinji Yuasa(Director, Spintronics Research Center, The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

PRESTO / SORST / CREST
Selective gas adsorption and separationDevelopment of porous coordination polymers (PCP)

Susumu Kitagawa(Director/Professor, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS), Kyoto University)

ERATO / ACT-C / ACCEL
High-speed full-automatic component analysis using supercritical fluidsApplication for pesticide residue analysis and disease diagnosis

Takeshi Bamba(Professor, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University)

Development of Advanced Measurement and Analysis Systems
Transcending the limitations of conventional X-ray imaging devicesContributing early diagnoses with a Super X-ray

Atsushi Momose(Professor,Tohoku University)
Konica Minolta,Inc.

Development of Advanced Measurement and Analysis Systems
Preventing the release of gas or water even in a high vacuumObserving organisms in a living state with nano-suits

Takahiko Hariyama(Professor, Department of biology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine)

CREST

Research Results

FY2021

Contributing to the prevention of global warmingSucceeded in mass production of “solid-solution alloy nanoparticles" in which elements are mixed at atomic level

Significant energy savings in motors and transformers expectedDevelopment of mass production equipment for thin magnetic ribbon, minimizing energy-loss

FY2020

Creating New Organic Electroluminescent Materials and DeviceGroups with a New Light Emission Principle

The application of “structural coloration” from Japanese gold beetlesUltra-High-Definition Printing Achieved by “Cracks” and “Light”

Expected to contribute to speed improvement, power saving, and cost reduction for optical communication equipment in the era of data explosionAchievement of the world’s fastest data transmission by a “polymer optical modulator”

The Key to a Low Carbon SocietyStrong, light weight, and inexpensive “magnesium alloy”

FY2019

Heat resistance and high power conversion efficiencyOrganic solar cells that can be washed and ironed

Development of medical devices with highly workable super-elastic alloysCorrection of hallux valgus with copper-based super-elastic alloys

Semiconductor with nanostructureDeveloping terahertz light sources

FY2018

Template for Carbon Nanotube ManufactureWorld First! Success in Synthesis of Carbon Nanobelts

A once-in-a-century technological innovationNew developments in ammonia synthesis

FY2017

New media that can project informationDeveloping transparent film for screens

Pipelining innovation developed around quantum dotsPutting quantum dot lasers to practical use

Technology that improves functionality and designNew welding method for spectacle frames

Meeting the challenge of "impossible" technologySucceeded in the practical implementation of blue light-emitting diode!

Triggered by the transparent oxide semiconductors IGZO-TFTA Revolution in Flat Panel Displays

Control magnets by electricity!Multiferroics Research

Verification of the theory of relativity to the estimation of underground resourcesOptical lattice clock changes our concept of time

Molecular structure analysis without crystallization on the microgram scaleCrystalline sponge can solve the 100-year-old problem!

Heat-release design crucial to SmartphonesHigh-quality graphite sheet

Versatile and economic polymerization methodPractical application of innovative, advanced color materials

FY2016

Uncovering new functions hidden in as-yet unexplored materialsSpurring a New Boom in Iron-Based Superconductors!

Increase the capacity of hard diskTunnel magnetoresistance (TMR)

Selective gas adsorption and separationDevelopment of porous coordination polymers (PCP)

High-speed full-automatic component analysis using supercritical fluidsApplication for pesticide residue analysis and disease diagnosis

Transcending the limitations of conventional X-ray imaging devicesContributing early diagnoses with a Super X-ray

Preventing the release of gas or water even in a high vacuumObserving organisms in a living state with nano-suits