Kishida Chemical Co. Ltd. is putting materials informatics (MI) to use to speed up development for a range of next-generation electrolytes, including those for use in lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). Recently,...
R&D
Eco-Friendly Car Manufacturers See the Inevitable in All-Solid-State Batteries
Both safe and capable of high energy density, all-solid-state batteries are attracting attention as the optimal solution for eco-friendly cars. These batteries forgo the use of any combustible electrolyte solution,...
Mitsui Chemicals JV Speeds up Development of High-Performance Products
Mitsui Chemicals & SKC Polyurethanes Inc. (MCNS), a joint venture between Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) and South Korean-based SKC Co. Ltd., is working to boost its development of new high-performance...
Denka Angles to Solidify Leading Share of Global CR Market
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) has set about making wholesale adjustments to increase production of chloroprene rubber (CR), for which the company has over a 40 percent share in the global...
Toray Considers Seven Key Themes for New R&D Base
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is setting out to conduct R&D initiatives for a number of cutting-edge materials, including process materials used in the production of biopharmaceuticals. The company will be...
Idemitsu Kosan Targets Big Business With Oxide Semiconductor Materials for OLED Displays
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (TYO:5019) has been at work on the development of oxide semiconductor materials with superior electron mobility, aiming to bring these to early commercialization in the display...
Interview: NOF President Discusses Emphasis on New Products, Global Development Under New Management Plan
NOF Corp. (TYO:4403) is moving along smoothly at present, seemingly staying on course to reach numerous goals under its fiscal 2017–2019 medium-term management plan. President and CEO Akiharu Kobayashi took...
Interview: Pfizer Japan President Akihisa Harada Talks Business, New Drug Developments
Pfizer Japan Inc. last December saw a changing of the guard as Akihisa Harada, head of the Japanese branch’s Inflammation & Immunology unit, stepped in to take over from Ichiro...
Tosoh Develops PPS Compound With Improved Resistance to Temperature Changes
Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) has developed a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compound that has outstanding resistance to temperature change compared to conventional products. The new PPS compound’s heat cycle resistance has improved...
Kuraray to Deploy Micropatterned Film for Onboard AR-HUDs
Kuraray Co. Ltd. (TYO:3405) is set to deploy a micropatterned film for use in onboard augmented reality head-up displays (AR-HUDs). Used as an intermediate screen, the film will help display...
Chuetsu Teams With Universities to Develop CNF for Medical, Resin Applications
Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. (TYO:3877) is partnering with universities to augment research and development into cellulose nanofiber (CNF). As part of this, the company is working with the...
SoftBank, NIMS Look to Commercialize Lithium–Air “Dream Battery” by 2025
SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the establishment of a joint research center to develop advanced...
Consortium Aims to Develop Practical Applications for Cedar-Derived Bioplastic
A research consortium whose members include the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) is working on practical applications for lactyl segment, a bioplastic raw material derived from cedar....
NOF Develops Monodisperse PEG for Antibody Drug Delivery
NOF Corp. (TYO:4403) has developed a monodisperse polyethylene glycol (PEG) as a drug delivery system (DDS) material usable in antibody drugs. Sales of the PEG began in March. Unlike typical...
CMI Targets Further Improvements to Aircraft Manufacturing Technology
The Consortium for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI) is eyeing new efforts to improve technology for aircraft manufacturing as it approaches its second five-year period of activity, set to start this April....
Interview: Meiji Seika Pharma President Talks Drug Pricing Reform, Business Targets
Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd. is transitioning in more ways than one as of late, not only adjusting to new criteria under Japan’s drug pricing system but also getting ready...
Polyplastics President Talks Strong Business Performance, Outlook on New Technologies
Polyplastics Co. Ltd. has been performing strongly of late, bolstered by material demand in new technologies and the company’s strong global coverage of bases to meet this. President Toshio Shiwaku...
Sumitomo Chemical Develops New Resin for Comfortable Clothing
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is entering the market for comfortable clothing materials with the development of a new resin that can regulate temperature. Existing thermal clothing is made of...
Chuo Kaseihin to Offer New, Lightweight EMC Solution for Automobiles
Chuo Kaseihin Co. Inc. will begin promoting its solution for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) to the automotive industry. Called CSS, the technology uses a metallic spray on resin substrates to suppress...
AIST Develops Adhesive Able to Withstand Repeated Use
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has announced the development of an adhesive that can be used repeatedly. This long-awaited adhesive could prove a boon for...
