Basic information of the Research Area

[Trans-Scale]Trans-Scale Approach toward Materials Innovation

Strategic Objective

Innovation in measurement and analysis processes aimed at solving social issues
Precision control of bonding and decomposition for resource recycling
Opening up of unexplored exploration space of materials with multi-element, composite, and metastable phases based on elements strategy
Precise arrangement toward functionality
Information carriers and innovative devices
Elucidation of mechanical properties based on an understanding of nanoscale dynamics
The creation of innovative materials and devices based on the creation of topological materials science（Japanese only）

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Overview

The purpose of this Research Area is to develop a trans-scale approach toward materials innovation, with the goal of building a better society. Materials innovation, a highlight of industry-academia cooperation in Japan, constitutes vital core technology that can contribute to all aspects of the national growth strategy under the Japanese government’s agenda to forge a New Form of Capitalism. The key to materials innovation is to transcend scale—to straddle the nano, meso, and macro scales. Crucially, such a trans-scale approach can address a critical problem in functionalizing materials: understanding at the nanoscale is not always directly related to understanding at the macroscale. In this Research Area, we will promote approaches that transcend spatiotemporal scales, while remaining rooted in basic research, to realize materials innovation that creates truly functional and innovative materials in various research fields such as structure, computation, measurement, and data.
In this Research Area, “materials” include, besides substances and raw materials, processes, nanotechnology, and devices. The “nano-scale” covered in this Research Area include atoms, molecules, crystals, supramolecules, particles, transmission electron microscopes, atomic force microscopes, X-rays, ab initio calculations, molecular dynamics, and materials informatics. The “macro-scale” covered in this Research Area include polymers, metallography, composite materials, optical microscopes, the finite element method, materials informatics, and process informatics.
In facilitating such research, we will prioritize talent development. In other words, we will provide opportunities for young researchers in disparate fields to engage with one another with a view to cultivating a body of researchers who contribute to advanced technology and to building a researcher network that will enable collaborative research in the future.

Research Area Advisors

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Schedule of Selection Process

Deadline for application	2024/05/28 at 12:00 noon, Japan time
Document-based review	2024/06/30
JST will contact to the interviewees no later than	2024/07/08
Interview-based review（ONLINE） ※Interview date and time will be assigned by JST.	2024/07/18, 2024/07/21

Research Supervisor's Policy

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