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2024.6.6	Newly Developed Material Logs and Stores Stress Information of Infrastructure
2024.5.15	Creating a Green Composite Material from Japanese Washi Paper
2024.1.4	Piezo Composites with Carbon Fibers for Motion Sensors
2023.7.10	New Material Shows Promise for Next-Generation Memory Technology
2023.6.13	A New Magnetizable Shape Memory Alloy with Low Energy Loss, Even at Low Temperatures
2022.11.28	New Bulk Metal Alloy Shows a Large Elastic Limiting Strain Greater Than 4.3%
2022.5.27	New Flexible and Tough Superelastic Metal Alloy Shows Promise in Biomedical Applications
2022.4.25	Researchers Unveil a Highly Efficient Means to Reverse Magnetization with Spin Currents
2021.2.26	Changing the Silkworm's Diet to Spin Stronger Silk
2020.11.26	Grabbing Viruses Out of Thin Air
2020.9.25	PLUS Takes 3D Ultrasound Images of Solids
2020.8.20	A New Iron Based Superelastic Alloy Capable of Withstanding Extreme Temperatures
2020.7.29	Spin, spin, spin: Researchers enhance electron spin longevity
2019.2.14	A Method Developed for Efficient Spin Manipulation in Semiconductors: a new method for controlling the rotation of electron spin by using the property of spin-momentum locking
2018.12.10	Controlled sign change in the spin-orbit interaction: Quest for extra degrees of freedom in the electric-field control of spins
2018.9.21	Development of a black coating material that largely and constantly absorbs all colors: To make black appear richer and darker on LCD and OLED panels
2018.7.13	Development of a new molybdenum alloy with ultra-high temperature strength: demonstrated at 1600°C
2018.4.20	Long-lived nuclear spin polarization observed: taking a big step towards the development of spin current devices with semiconductor channels
2014.03.07	Successful fortyfold increase of spin detection sensitivity within semiconductors
2014.03.05	The development of new zinc recovery method from electric arc furnace dust through selective chlorination
2014.01.21	Development of copper alloy with superelastic properties at cryogenic temperatures
2013.09.27	Discovery of abnormal crystal grain growth phenomenon with new heat treatment process: Possible application of shape-memory alloys into large-scale components
2013.09.26	Direct observation of Berry phase of electron spin -Towards the development of a quantum device with geometrically protected spin information-
2013.09.05	Joint development of free-cutting electromagnetic stainless steel for use in fuel cells by Tohoku University and Tohoku Steel Co. Ltd.
2013.04.15	Application of friction stir spot welding (FSSW) to electrical transmission line parts: new technology to ensure stable electricity supply
2013.04.11	Cobalt alloy friction stir welding (FSW) tool made for practical use -Realization of new, practical use technology for steel and titanium alloys-
2013.03.18	World's first demonstration of the arbitrary control of the electron spin orientation without the use of a magnetic field: Discovery of new phenomenon "mobile spin resonance", applications toward a quantum computer
2012.10.05	THz visualization of Cu conductor wire inside the invisible insulator
2012.09.26	World's first successful electron spin polarization without use of ferromagnetic materials or external magnetic field: Stern-Gerlach spin separation experiment achieved in semiconductor
2012.09.07	Successful electrical control of electron spin into a persistent spin state -A step toward next generation low power high-speed semiconductor devices-
2012.05.09	Development of 800°C class forging materials for coal-fired power plants -Expectation for considerable energy-saving and CO2 reduction-
2012.02.27	Electrical detection of spin geometric phase -Progress toward spin phase control-
2011.07.06	Development of superelastic alloys with small temperature dependence - Available over 2-4 times as wide as a temperature range of existing ones -
2011.05.30	Control of electron spin direction in semiconductors by ultrasonic waves
2011.01.17	Successful Reduction of Dysprosium used for High-efficiency Magnet by 40%
2010.11.24	Development of Materials for Phase-change Random Access Memory with　Low-power Consumption and Long-term Reliability　- Toward application for involatile phase-change random access memory -
2010.04.06	The development of Friction Stir Welding Tool that enables to weld metals with high melting points including Steels and Titanium Alloys
2010.03.26	The Development of Ferrous High-strength Alloy showing Huge Superelasticity
2010.01.05	Striving for better hydrogen efficiency production, the development of an oxygen extraction ceramic coating that produces 300 times more durability.