Research Strengths
At YNU, some 600 researchers conduct research in various fields and create and apply knowledge as an “international focal point of practical scholarship” that can contribute to the welfare of people in Japan and beyond, as well as to the sustainable development of society.
In addition to individual research, to promote collaborative research between researchers at YNU and at other institutions inside and outside Japan, centers or units for focused researches have been formed at the Institute of Advanced Sciences and Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences and outstanding research projects have been recognized by the Research Initiative and Promotion Organization as YNU Research Centers. Through this framework, focus is being placed on research in fields with high societal demand, academic fields, fields that are highly ranked socially or academically, and pioneering fields.
Furthermore, YNU has signed academic exchange agreements with over 140 universities around the world and about 300 researchers are accepted to YNU from universities outside of Japan every year.
1Dominant fields
YNU is in the top ten in Japan in the following fields for total number of selected projects of “Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)”*1 in FY2018-2022.*2
*1 “Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)” are competitive research funds that are intended to significantly develop all scientific research (research based on the free ideas of the researcher), from basic to applied research in all fields, ranging from the humanities and the social sciences to the natural sciences. The grants provide financial support for creative and pioneering research after peer review.
*2 Limited only to fields with a total number of projects newly selected for “Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)”, “Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)” and “Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists” is five or more.
Research Field | Rank | Number of newly selected projects | Total allocated budget (in thousand yen) |
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Japanese language education-related | 7 | 6 | 33,410 |
Economic statistics-related | 3 | 5 | 23,660 |
Business administration-related | 7 | 18 | 133,640 |
Accounting-related | 7 | 7 | 24,830 |
Special needs education-related | 6 | 8 | 46,540 |
Basic mathematics-related | 2 | 5 | 25,090 |
Mechanics of materials and materials-related | 5 | 8 | 100,880 |
Power engineering-related | 7 | 6 | 52,260 |
Electron device and electronic equipment-related | 9 | 6 | 51,610 |
Structure engineering and earthquake engineering-related | 6 | 5 | 41,860 |
Aerospace engineering-related | 7 | 6 | 52,000 |
Marine engineering-related | 7 | 11 | 129,090 |
Safety engineering-related | 2 | 8 | 81,510 |
Material processing and microstructure control-related | 7 | 6 | 53,040 |
Optical engineering and photon science-related | 7 | 7 | 97,110 |
Environmental policy and social systems-related | 9 | 5 | 32,760 |
2Distinguished research
At YNU, the following fields and programs were selected for “Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)”* and “Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)” in the past five years.
* “Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)” are research projects in the area of basic research, which is the primary type of research project for “Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research”, that are set to significantly develop creative and pioneering research even further based on past research findings by having the research period required to conduct stable research and securing adequate research funds needed for carrying out the research. In principle, it consists of large-scale research funds ranging from about 50 million yen to 200 million yen per project. Only about 90 new projects are selected in all of Japan each year.
Research Categories | Research Field | Name | Position and Affiliation of the time | Program / Contents |
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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) | Nano/micro science-related | TAKEDA Jun | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Development of Phase-Controlled Near Field Spectroscopy with Extremely High Spatiotemporal Resolution |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) | Nano/micro science-related | KOSAKA Hideo | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Universal quantum media conversion in diamond quantum storage |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) | Electrical and electronic engineering-related | TAKEMURA Yasushi | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Elucidation of magnetic particle dynamics for diagnostic and therapeutic applications |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) | Electrical and electronic engineering-related | YOSHIKAWA Nobuyuki | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Creation of extremely energy-efficient integrated circuit technology beyond the thermodynamic limit based on reversible quantum flux circuits |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Human informatics-related | OKAJIMA Katsunori | Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences | Formulation of contributions of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells and rods to color perception and construction of five-dimensional colorimetry |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Inorganic materials chemistry, energy-related chemistry-related | DOKKO Kaoru | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Development of polymer electrolyte membranes exhibiting Li-ion-hopping conduction |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Applied physics and engineering-related | BABA Toshihiko | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Ultimate photonic integration of LiDAR |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | TATAMI Junichi | Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences | High transparency of rare earth-doped alpha-SiAlON ceramics and their application to laser materials | |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Information science, computer engineering-related | OCHIAI Hideki | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | A Coding Design Paradigm for IoT Network with Scalable Realization of High Reliability and Low Latency |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Inorganic materials chemistry, energy-related chemistry-related | YABUUCHI Naoaki | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Study on Factors Affecting Reversibility of Anionic Redox Reaction for Rechargeable Battery Applications |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Electrical and electronic engineering-related | FUJIMOTO Yasutaka | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Highly energy-regenerative bilateral actuators |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Electrical and electronic engineering-related | MIZUNO Yosuke | Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering | 光ファイバ型相関領域反射計による歪・温度の高速分布測定:極限性能の追究と実用化 (Provisional translation: High-speed distributed strain and temperature sensing based on fiber-optic correlation-domain reflectometry: demonstration of ultimate performance and practical applications) |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Applied condensed matter physics-related | ICHIYANAGI Yuko | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Preparation of super spinglass magnetic nanoparticles for nano theranostics |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Social systems engineering, safety engineering, disaster prevention engineering-related | MIYAKE Atsumi | Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences | Creation of innovative energetic materials and precise control of ignition and burning based on ultra high speed reaction theory |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Civil engineering-related | MAEKAWA Koichi | Professor, Faculty of Urban Innovation | Durability Mechanics of Cementitious Composites and Structural Performance under Broadband Environments |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Mechanics of materials, production engineering, design engineering-related | OTA Hiroki | Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering | ストレッチャブルシステムの社会実装に向けた超柔軟材料のR2R加工プロセスの開発 (Provisional translation: R2R fabrication process of ultra-flexible materials for stretchable systems) |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Applied condensed matter physics-related | SEKIGUCHI Koji | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | マグノニック機能創発のための電圧効果と凝縮効果の研究 (Provisional translation: Development of magnonic functionality using magnon voltage control method and magnon condensation) |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Civil engineering-related | KIKUMOTO Mamoru | Associate Professor, Faculty of Urban Innovation | Simulation of the life of embankments from the construction process through the long-term in-service period to deformation and failure |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) | Applied physics and engineering-related | HONG Feng-Lei | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | 狭線幅かつ高安定な周波数安定化レーザーに関する研究 (Provisional translation: Study on frequency-stabilized lasers with a narrow linewidth and high frequency stability)(Provisional translation: Study on frequency-stabilized lasers with a narrow linewidth and high frequency stability) |
※The Moonshot Research and Development Program promotes challenging research and development projects for ambitious government-set “moonshot” goals to attract people with the aim of resolving important social issues, such as super-aging populations and climate change. For each goal, a program director (PD) is appointed to oversee multiple projects, and under the PD, top-class researchers in Japan and abroad are selected as project managers (PM) in charge of proposing and promoting R&D projects.
Moonshot Goal | R&D Project | PM | Position and Affiliation | |
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#6 | Realization of a fault-tolerant universal quantum computer that will revolutionize economy, industry, and security by 2050. | Development of Quantum Interfaces for Building Quantum Computer Networks | KOSAKA Hideo | Professor, Faculty of Engineering |
#8 | Realization of a society safe from the threat of extreme winds and rains by controlling and modifying the weather by 2050. | Typhoon control research aiming for a safe and prosperous society | FUDEYASU Hironori | Professor, College of Education |
3Research papers that impact the world
According to the “Web of Science”*1, papers of YNU published in the past five years have been highly cited around the world in the following fields.
*1 “Web of Science” is one of the world's leading scientific citation databases. With more than 21,000 journals from around the world dating back to 1900 (as of November 2019), it enables one to carry out cross-discipline searches on influential scientific journals and important publications and assess citation patterns.
Research Field | “Web of Science” Documents | CNCI*2 | Times Cited | % Documents in Top 1% | % Documents in Top 10% |
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Ecology | 89 | 1.79 | 1,642 | 2.25% | 17.98% |
Instruments & Instrumentation | 83 | 1.58 | 484 | 3.61% | 8.43% |
Physics, Multidisciplinary | 89 | 1.55 | 1,244 | 3.37% | 15.73% |
Physics, Particles & Fields | 83 | 1.45 | 1,135 | 4.82% | 12.05% |
Astronomy & Astrophysics | 91 | 1.42 | 1,006 | 4.40% | 13.19% |
Optics | 167 | 1.31 | 810 | 2.40% | 7.19% |
Environmental Sciences | 112 | 1.09 | 1,532 | 0.89% | 6.25% |
*2 “CNCI” stands for Category Normalized Citation Impact. Fields with a CNCI of 1 or higher are considered higher than the global average.
4Recipients of YNU Outstanding Researcher Awards
To raise the motivation to carry out research in each researcher, raise the university's research capacity, and foster outstanding researchers who will be responsible for the future's scientific research, YNU established the “Yokohama National University Outstanding Researcher Awards” in AY 2011 to honor researchers who have achieved outstanding research results. The following are the award recipients for AY 2021.
Award | Name | Position and Affiliation of the time | Research Field |
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YNU Distinguished Researcher Award | NISHIZAWA Ryue | Professor, Faculty of Urban Innovation | Architectural history and design |
Best Research Award | KITAMURA Keiichi | Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Aerospace engineering, Fluid engineering |
OKAJIMA Katsunori | Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences | Kansei informatics, Rehabilitation science, Perceptual information processing | |
Technological Progress Award | YABUUCHI Naoaki | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Nanotechnology, Materials, Inorganic compounds, materials chemistry |
Young Researcher Award | INOUE Fumihiro | Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Unit processes for 3D integration, advanced packaging |
Society Contribution Award | FUKUDA Junji | Professor, Faculty of Engineering | Biofunction and bioprocess engineering, Biomedical engineering, Biomaterials, Nano/micro-systems |
KIKUMOTO Mamoru | Professor, Faculty of Urban Innovation | Civil engineering, Geotechnical engineering, Disaster prevention engineering, Cultural assets study |
- List of past recipients
- www.ripo.ynu.ac.jp/about/ynu_research/award/ (in Japanese)
5Notable award recipients
YNU faculty have received the following notable awards in the past five years.
Award | Awarding Body | Recipient | Affiliation of the time |
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Fellow | IEEE | OCHIAI Hideki | Faculty of Engineering |
2022 METI Minister’s Award for Industrial Standardization Contribution | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | SANADA Kazushi | Faculty of Engineering |
2022 METI Minister’s Award for Industrial Standardization Contribution | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | TATAMI Junichi | Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences |
Prime Minister’s Commendations to Contributors for Disaster Prevention | Cabinet's Office | KIKUMOTO Mamoru | Faculty of Urban Innovation |
Fellow | OPTICA | BABA Toshihiko | Faculty of Engineering |
Spring 2022 Japanese Medal with Purple Ribbon | WATANABE Masayoshi | Director of IAS Advanced Chemical Energy Research Center, Professor Emeritus | |
AY 2022 Award for Science and Technology (Research Category) of the Commendation for Science and Technology | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Sciences and Technology | KITAMURA Keiichi | Faculty of Engineering |
Fellow | IEEE | BABA Toshihiko | Faculty of Engineering |
18th (FY2021) JSPS Prize | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science | MORI Akira | Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences |
AY2021 Person of Cultural Merit | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Sciences and Technology | KARA Juro | Former Professor of the College of Education and Human Sciences |
2021 METI Minister’s Award for Industrial Standardization Contribution | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry | SAKAI Shinsuke | IAS Center for Creation of Symbiosis Society with Risk |
AY2021 Young Scientists' Prize of the Commendation for Science and Technology | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Sciences and Technology | KEBUKAWA Yoko | Faculty of Engineering |
AY2021 Young Scientists' Prize of the Commendation for Science and Technology | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Sciences and Technology | SHIMA Keisuke | Faculty of Engineering |
AY2021 Young Scientists' Prize of the Commendation for Science and Technology | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Sciences and Technology | NISHIJIMA Yoshiaki | Faculty of Engineering |
AY2021 Young Scientists' Prize of the Commendation for Science and Technology | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Sciences and Technology | MIZUNO Yosuke | Faculty of Engineering |
AY2021 Young Scientists' Prize of the Commendation for Science and Technology | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Sciences and Technology | TAKEUCHI Naoki | |
AY2020 Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award | Agency of Cultural Affairs | KADOKURA Masami | Professor Emeritus |
AY2020 Commissioner for Cultural Affairs Award | Agency of Cultural Affairs | MIYASAKA Motohiro | Professor Emeritus |
AY2020 Young Scientists' Prize of the Commendation for Science and Technology | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Sciences and Technology | OTA Hiroki | Faculty of Engineering |
AY2020 Young Scientists' Prize of the Commendation for Science and Technology | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Sciences and Technology | UENO Kazuhide | Faculty of Engineering |
AY2019 Minister of Land, Infrastrucure, Transport and Tourism Hamaguchi Award (Research on Tsunamis and Storm Surges) | Minitry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | SHIBAYAMA Tomoya | Professor Emeritus |
Congress of the Senate Commendation | Congress of the Senate of the Republic of Paraguay | FUJIKAKE Yoko | Faculty of Urban Innovation |
AY2019 Young Scientists' Prize of the Commendation for Science and Technology | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | KITAMURA Keiichi | Faculty of Engineering |
AY2019 Minister of Environment Commendation for Contributors to Environmental Conservation | Minister of the Environment | FUJIE Koichi | The Institute of Advanced Sciences |
Japan Academy Prize | Japan Academy | FUJINO Yozo | Institute of Advanced Sciences |
67th Yokohama Cultural Award Culture and Arts Encouragement Award | City of Yokohama | FUJIWARA Teppei | Faculty of Urban Innovation |
AY2017 Industrial Standardization Award, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award | Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry | KOMEYA Katsutoshi | Professor Emeritus |
AY 2017 Foreign Minister's Award | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | CANNON Tara | International Strategy Organization |
AY 2017 Science and Technology Prize for Research, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | WATANABE Masayoshi | Faculty of Engineering |
Notable International Press Releases
This section highlights 10 notable news released by YNU on an international scientific news site “EurekAlert!” in FY2019-2021. You can also see other news released by YNU in “International Press Releases” on the university’s website.
Test spares animal subjects, identifies chemicals that may cause birth defects in humans
Results published online in iScience on February 18, 2022
Prof. Junji Fukuda (Faculty of Engineering), Dr. Yusuke Okubo (a senior researcher at the National Institute of Health Sciences), and their team established human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) reporter cell system capable of continuously monitoring fibroblast growth factor signal disruptions. Using the system, the team successfully detected developmental toxicants such as thalidomide and its derivatives with higher accuracy.
EurekAlert!
Shining a light on synthetic dimensions
Results published online in Science Advances on January 28, 2022
Prof. Toshihiko Baba (Faculty of Engineering) and Dr. Armandas Balčytis (currently at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), in collaboration with Tohoku University, Keio University, and the University of Tokyo, have successfully demonstrated for the first time a unique optical phenomenon in a frequency sequence called a “synthetic dimension” by using the global-standard photonic integration platform “silicon photonics.” This is an important first step toward creating a topological phenomenon using synthetic dimensions, and suggests that topological photonics can go beyond mere physics research to become a new element applied to various optical components. The pioneering work on the new concept of electrical conductivity in topological insulators was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics. The concept can also be applied to light propagation in periodic structures, and may even be applicable to the behavior of light frequency sequences as shown in this research.
EurekAlert!
Flawed diamonds may provide perfect interface for quantum computers
Results published online in Communications Physics on December 15, 2021
Paving the Way to a Noise-Resilient Quantum Internet
Prof. Hideo Kosaka (Faculty of Engineering), Assistant Prof. Yuhei Sekiguchi (Institute of Advanced Sciences) and their team have successfully generated the world’s first geometric quantum entanglement between electrons and spontaneously emitted photons by controlling electrons in diamonds in a zero magnetic field environment. The group demonstrated the formation of quantum entanglement by spontaneous emission between the geometric degrees of freedom of electrons in a diamond nitrogen-vacancy center (NV center) formed in a zero magnetic field and the polarization degrees of freedom of photons with similar geometric properties. This achievement will enable quantum entanglement between remote quantum memories serving as the key to quantum relays generated by transferring emitted photons to nucleons in remote diamonds based on quantum teleportation. This approach offers high noise resilience, with precise mode matching of photons in time, frequency, and space no longer required; it also provides excellent compatibility with quantum devices made from dissimilar materials, such as superconductors, because no magnetic field is applied. The group’s achievement will open up new possibilities as a key technology for the quantum internet serving as communication infrastructure connecting quantum devices, including quantum computers, simulators, and sensors.
EurekAlert!
Waste hop stem in the beer industry upcycled into cellulose nanofibers
Results published online in ACS Agricultural Science & Technology on June 10, 2021
Upcycling Agricultural Waste into High Value-added Eco-friendly Materials
Associate Prof. Izuru Kawamura (Faculty of Engineering), Ms. Noriko Kanai (a first-year doctoral student at the Department of Chemistry and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science and a research fellow (DC1) of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science), Kosuke Nishimura, manager of Tono Mirai Zukuri College, and their team have successfully isolated TEMPO (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical)-mediated oxidation fibrillated cellulose nanofibers from waste hop stems. The group also clarified the structure of hop stem-derived cellulose nanofibers by utilizing advanced precision analytical equipment at YNU’s Instrumental Analysis Center. This upcycling approach enables high value-added eco-friendly materials to be extracted from discarded hop stems, and shows potential as a new cellulose nanofiber resource. The research group’s efforts to address waste management issues are also contributing to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
EurekAlert!
Tree diversity may save the forest: Advocating for biodiversity to mitigate climate change
Results published online in Nature Climate Change on June 4, 2021
An international research group led by Prof. Akira S. Mori (Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences) has found that conserving biodiversity to mitigate climate change can help absorb more carbon and further stabilize the climate. The group consisting of researchers from the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, the University of Tokyo, YNU, and ten overseas universities and research institutes published a study quantifying the interdependence of biodiversity and climate change. The researchers also assessed the economic benefits of promoting both climate stabilization and biodiversity conservation, and stressed the importance of focusing on their positive relationship (stabilization feedback) for future international policies.
EurekAlert!
Wearable accelerometer and vibrator 'thimble' could reduce falls amongst seniors
Results published online in Scientific Reports on April 1, 2021
Developing a Device that Improves Balance Control Using the Light-Touch Phenomenon
Associate Prof. Keisuke Shima (Faculty of Engineering) and his team, in collaboration with the Prefectural University of Hiroshima, has developed a new device that helps improve balance control using the phenomenon known as “light touch.” The light-touch phenomenon is characterized by a person’s ability to maintain a standing position with less risk of falling when lightly touching something like a curtain or piece of paper with one’s fingertip. First in the world to discover that the phenomenon can be reproduced by transmitting the reaction force of touching to the fingertips through vibration, the group proposed and developed a compact fall-prevention device as a completely new type of standing and walking aid. Experiments conducted by the group confirm that the device can reduce postural sway while standing, with the outcome expected to contribute to preventing falls in the everyday life of seniors, for example.
EurekAlert!
Augmented reality visor makes cake taste moister, more delicious
Results published in Scientific Reports on September 30, 2021
Prof. Katsunori Okajima (Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences) and his team has developed an augmented reality (AR) system that allows them to manipulate the standard deviation of luminance distribution, the way that light bounces off an object, of foods which can affect not only the expected moistness and deliciousness from the visual perception but also the actual texture and taste.
The appearance of foods is known to affect their texture and taste in a qualitative way, but this study demonstrates a method to quantify the effects and opens up the possibility of its use as a tool to pursue optimal visual designs. The team plans to advance image processing technologies capable of modulating the textures of various foods, while using its food modification system to clarify brain mechanisms related to cross-modal effects.
EurekAlert!
First wearable device can monitor jaundice-causing bilirubin and vitals in newborns
Results published online in Science Advances on March 3, 2021
Associate Prof. Hiroki Ohta (Faculty of Engineering), Mr. Tsuyoshi Inamori (Graduate School of Engineering Science) and their team, in collaboration with researchers of Yokohama City University, have developed the first wearable devices to precisely monitor jaundice, a yellowing of the skin caused by elevated bilirubin levels in the blood that can cause severe medical conditions in newborns. Held to the baby's forehead by a silicone interface, the device has a lens capable of efficiently transmitting lights to neonatal skin via battery-powered light-emitting diodes, commonly known as LEDs.
In the future, the researchers plan to develop a combined treatment approach that pairs a wearable bilirubinometer with a phototherapy device to optimize the amount and duration of light therapy based on continuous measurements of bilirubin levels.
EurekAlert!
Extremely energy efficient microprocessor developed using superconductors
Results published online in IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits on December 15, 2020
Associate Prof. Christopher Ayala and Prof. Nobuyuki Yoshikawa (Institute of Advanced Sciences) and their team have developed the world's first adiabatic superconductor microprocessor called MANA (Monolithic Adiabatic iNtegration Architecture), using superconductor devices called the adiabatic quantum-flux-parametron (AQFP) that are about 80 times more energy-efficient than the state-of-the-art semiconductor devices found in the microprocessors of today's high-performance computing systems.
Having proven the concept of this superconductor chip architecture, they plan to optimize the chip and determine the chip's scalability and speed post optimization as well as to examine how AQFPs could assist in other computing applications such as neuromorphic computing hardware for artificial intelligence as well as quantum computing applications.
EurekAlert!
New electrode material developed to increase charge capacity of lithium batteries
Results published online in Materials Today on March 25, 2020
Prof. Naoaki Yabuuchi (Faculty of Engineering) and his team have developed a new nano-sized electrode comprising manganese and titanium ions to make lithium batteries not only cheaper, but longer lasting with higher energy density. This finding is expected to contribute to the reduction of battery cost and an increase in the practical reality of such applications as electric vehicles and more.
EurekAlert!