Faculty

September 18, 2024

Exploring Ternary Metal Sulfides as Electrocatalyst for Carbon Dioxide Reduction Reactions

September 9, 2024

Turning Glycerol into Gold: A New Process Makes Biodiesel More Profitable

September 2, 2024

Breakthrough in Semiconductor Patterning: New Block Copolymer Achieves 7.6 nm Line Width

August 29, 2024

Enhancing Electron Transfer for Highly Efficient Upconversion OLEDs

August 20, 2024

Novel Machine Learning-based Cluster Analysis Method that Leverages Target Material Property

August 16, 2024

Sustainable Catalysts: Crystal Phase-controlled Cobalt Nanoparticles for Hydrogenation

August 15, 2024

Improving the Design of mRNA-loaded Nanocarriers for Targeted Therapies

July 29, 2024

Aluminum Scandium Nitride Films: Enabling Next-Gen Ferroelectric Memory Devices

July 12, 2024

Understanding Why Carbon Nanotube Bundles Become Mechanically Weak When Twisted

June 4, 2024

Novel Au-BiFeO₃ Nanostructures for Efficient and Sustainable Degradation of Pollutants

May 29, 2024

Revolutionizing Memory Technology: Multiferroic Nanodots for Low-Power Magnetic Storage

May 24, 2024

Exploring Interface Phenomena for More Durable and Effective Nickel–Tungsten Alloys

April 25, 2024

From Defects to Order: Spontaneously Emerging Crystal Arrangements in Perovskite Halides

April 17, 2024

A Novel Machine Learning Model for the Characterization of Material Surfaces

February 2, 2024

Development of a Ferroelectric Dimeric Liquid Crystal with Huge Spontaneous Polarization and Dielectric Constant at Low Temperatures

December 7, 2023

Developing a Superbase-Comparable BaTiO₃-xNy Oxynitride Catalyst

July 18, 2023

Honorary Professor Hideo Hosono and Professor Toshio Kamiya received the Karl Ferdinand Braun Prize

May 18, 2023

Record Ammonia Production Achieved with Inexpensive Cobalt Catalyst at Low Temperatures

April 27, 2023

Breaking the Barrier: Low-Temp Ammonia Synthesis with Iron Catalysts and Barium Hydride

April 20, 2023

Opening a New Frontier: PdMo Intermetallic Catalyst for Promoting CO₂ Utilization

January 16, 2023

Towards Polymer Informatics: Open-source Library for Creating Polymer Property Databases

December 28, 2022

Mitigating corrosion by liquid tin could lead to better cooling in fusion reactors

November 18, 2022

High-Power Electrostatic Actuators to Realize Artificial Muscles

November 10, 2022

Novel Nanowire Fabrication Technique Paves Way for Next Generation Spintronics

November 9, 2022

Durable, Inexpensive Catalyst Reduces Carbon Footprint of Ammonia Production

October 12, 2022

Inexpensive, Reusable Mn Catalysts Make for Efficient Alkylation of Ketones With Alcohols

June 8, 2022

Yolk-Shell Nanocrystals with Movable Gold Yolk: Next Generation of Photocatalysts

May 10, 2022

Scientists Develop Indoor-active Photocatalyst for Antiviral Coating Against Various Variant Types of Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2

February 28, 2022

Making Metal–Halide Perovskites Useful in Planar Devices Through a New Hybrid Structure

February 21, 2022

Reusable Catalyst Makes C–H Bond Oxidation Using Oxygen Easier and More Efficient

February 10, 2022

Development of mass production for a non-precious metal catalyst to be used in large-scale ammonia plants has begun

February 2, 2022

Scientists Observe Record High Hydride Ion Conductivity Using Modified Lanthanum Trihydride

December 17, 2021

Fabricating Stable, High-mobility Transistors for Next-generation Display Technologies

December 10, 2021

Boosting Thermopower of Oxides via Artificially laminated Metal/Insulator Heterostructure

October 27, 2021

Breaking Trade-Off Problem That Limits Thermoelectric Conversion Efficiency of Waste Heat

October 13, 2021

Study Explores Remarkable Negative Thermal Expansion Seen in Layered Ruthenates

October 13, 2021

Ruling Electrons and Vibrations in a Crystal with Polarized Light

September 2, 2021

Breaking Ammonia: A New Catalyst to Generate Hydrogen from Ammonia at Low Temperatures

July 21, 2021

ASUNARO Grant established, 5 researchers including Assist. Prof. Chiu Wan-Ting awarded in first call

July 5, 2021

One "Ring" to Rule Them All: Curious Interlocked Molecules Show Dual Response

June 23, 2021

Mind the Nanogap: Fast and Sensitive Oxygen Gas Sensors

May 11, 2021

Standing Out: Unusual Magnetic Transition in Perovskite Oxide Can Help Boost Spintronics

April 22, 2021

Giant Electronic Conductivity Change Driven by Artificial Switch of Crystal Dimensionality

March 26, 2021

FY2020 STAR grant recipients selected

March 10, 2021

A materials science approach to combating coronavirus

March 3, 2021

Dethroning Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Production with Inexpensive Alternative Material

January 6, 2021

Novel Crystalline Oxide May Solve the Problem of Overheating in Composite Materials

January 4, 2021

Turning the Heat Down: Catalyzing Ammonia Formation at Lower Temperatures with Ruthenium

December 15, 2020

Multiple Semiconductor Type Switching To Boost Thermoelectric Conversion of Waste Heat

December 9, 2020

Having it Both Ways: A Combined Strategy in Catalyst Design for Suzuki Cross-Couplings

October 12, 2020

An enhanced ruthenium-based catalyst for primary amine synthesis

October 8, 2020

Four teams receive first DLab Challenge research grant

September 24, 2020

Shedding Light on the Development of Efficient Blue-Emitting Semiconductors

September 18, 2020

Squaring the Circle—Breaking the Symmetry of a Sphere to Control the Polarization of Light

September 1, 2020

A leap forward for biomaterials design using AI

August 25, 2020

Filling the Void in Ammonia Synthesis: The Role of Nitrogen Vacancies in Catalysts

August 12, 2020

Way, Shape and Form: Synthesis Conditions Define the Nanostructure of Manganese Dioxide

July 20, 2020

Running on Empty: New Affordable Catalyst Relies on Nitrogen Vacancies to Produce Ammonia

May 18, 2020

Fuelling the World Sustainably: Synthesizing Ammonia using Less Energy

March 3, 2020

An 'exceptionally stable' single-atom catalyst: Single platinum atoms stabilized in C12A7 crystals

February 10, 2020

A nanoscale lattice of palladium and yttrium makes for a superlative carbon-linking catalyst

December 4, 2019

Efficient bottom-up synthesis of new perovskite material for the production of ammonia

October 29, 2019

Hydrogen boride nanosheets: A promising material for hydrogen carrier

October 10, 2019

Single-particle spectroscopy of CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals reveals the origin low electroluminescence efficiency

September 5, 2019

A low-voltage high-luminance perovskite LED realized — press event held

August 20, 2019

New design strategy brightens up the future of perovskite-based light-emitting diodes

August 9, 2019

New synthesis method opens up possibilities for organic electronics

July 19, 2019

Could the heat of the Earth’s crust become the ultimate energy source?

May 28, 2019

A light matter: understanding the Raman dance of solids

March 4, 2019

Organic electronics: Scientists develop a high-performance unipolar n-type thin-film transistor

January 22, 2019

Electronics of the future: A new energy-efficient mechanism using the Rashba effect

November 15, 2018

Hideo Hosono wins Von Hippel Award from Materials Research Society

September 27, 2018

Professor Mori won Japan Society for Molecular Science Award.

September 21, 2018

Lighting it up: A new non-toxic, cheap, and stable blue photoluminescent material

August 31, 2018

All wired up: New molecular wires for single-molecule electronic devices

July 19, 2018

Barium ruthenate: A high-yield, easy-to-handle perovskite catalyst for the oxidation of sulfides

May 18, 2018

A micro-thermometer to record tiny temperature changes

February 28, 2018

New semiconducting polymers with record-setting electron mobility for future devices

May 26, 2017

New antiferromagnetic phase: Clue to design of iron-based superconductor with higher critical temperature

December 28, 2016

New material with ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism may lead to better computer memory

November 8, 2016

New protein bridges chemical divide for 'seamless' bioelectronics devices

October 21, 2016

Development of highly active and stable ammonia synthesis catalyst under low temperatures

October 17, 2016

Ultra-thin ferroelectric material for next-generation electronics

September 6, 2016

Finding new controlling method for properties of glass

June 24, 2016

Computational materials screening and high-pressure synthesis reveal a promising nitride semiconductor for optoelectronics

May 24, 2016

Professor Hosono receives 2016 Japan Prize, gives commemorative lecture

April 28, 2016

Thin iron-based insulator-like film found capable of superconductivity at a high temperature

April 1, 2016

Professor Hideo Hosono receives 2016 Japan Prize