Eisai Co. Ltd. (TYO:4523) is increasingly tapping into AI for its drug discovery research. This past June, the company began using an AI system developed in partnership with the University...
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Kishida Applies Materials Informatics for Next-Gen Electrolyte Development
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,...
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....
Consortium Develops NOx Purification Catalyst for Better Fuel Efficiency
The Japan Fine Ceramics Center (JFCC), the University of Tokyo, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. have collaborated to develop a temperature-resistant...
Ube Industries Develops New TSU With up to 40% Greater Wear Resistance
Ube Industries Ltd. (TYO:4208) has developed a new thermoset polyurethane elastomer (TSU) with improved resistance to wear and distortion. By combining polyurethane raw material with a special polymer able to...
Research Team Discovers New Glycolytic Enzyme From Bifidobacteria
An international joint research team comprised of scientists from the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Agricultural Life Sciences, the Technical University of Denmark, the University of Copenhagen and other...
NIMS and University of Tokyo Discover That Power-Generating Bacteria Ferments During Electric Production
A research team from the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and the University of Tokyo recently discovered that for power-generating bacteria, which are being studied as a microbial fuel...
Japanese Chemical Giants to Leverage AI, Big Data for Joint Research Into Polymer Materials
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005), Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) and Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) plan to work with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) on basic...
Nippon Paper Opens World-Leading CNF Production Line
Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. (TYO:3863) announced on April 25 that the cellulose nanofiber (CNF) production line at its Ishinomaki mill in Miyagi Prefecture has gone online. The 1.6 billion...
Tokyo University, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Begin Research to Create iPSC-Derived White Blood Cells
Professor Mineo Kurokawa of the University of Tokyo’s Department of Hematology and Oncology has begun working with a research group from Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd. (TYO:4151) on a study...
Tokyo University Develops Rice Plant That Blossoms With Chemical Spray
A research group at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Agricultural Life Sciences has developed a rice plant that blossoms 40 to 45 days after being sprayed with commercially...
Abi Moves Into Medical Sector With Cell-Freezing Technology
Abi Co. Ltd. aims to expand into the medical and industrial sectors with its Cells Alive System (CAS) technology, which uses magnetism to align water molecules. The Chiba Prefecture firm...
Tokyo University: GM Crop Imports Bring 1.8 Trillion Yen in Economic Benefit to Japanese Market
A research team led by Professor Masayoshi Honma and Associate Professor Katsuhiro Saito of the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Agricultural & Life Sciences has compiled the results of...
Tokyo University Launches Genomic Medicine Research Targeting Cancer, Intractable Diseases
The University of Tokyo is embarking on a major research program aimed at applying genomic medicine to cancer and intractable diseases. A clinical sequencing laboratory will open at the university...
Tokyo University Develops Translucent Membrane with Designable Surface Colors
The University of Tokyo’s Institute of Industrial Science announced on Dec. 8 that it has developed a translucent film on which different front and back surface colors can be generated....
Tokyo University Rapidly Reduces Zeolite Synthesis Time, Production Cost
The University of Tokyo has announced that it has developed a technology for low-cost, high-efficiency synthesis of zeolite, widely used as a petrochemical catalyst in applications such as the isomerization...
Industry and Academia Join Forces, Look to Develop Stable Operation Technology for Petrochemical Plants
Some 20 Japanese companies are coming together in the joint development of soft-sensor technology as a new stable operation technology for petrochemical plants. Involving Japanese petrochemical manufacturers and engineering companies...
Sumitomo Chemical, University Research Group Develops Mosquito-mimicking Human Sensor
A university–industry research group has developed an odor sensor based on mosquito olfactory receptors that react to the odor elements in human perspiration. Involved in the project were researchers from...
