Press
2026
- 2026/03/03
- We use white and black particles to create a coating that is both brightly colored and hard to peel off! ~Expected as a new environmentally friendly coloring material inspired by living things that does not use heavy metals~ Takeoka
2025
- 2025/07/15
- Tenfold Longer Fuel Cell Membranes: Nagoya University Develops Breakthrough Durability Technology to Accelerate Clean Hydrogen Adoption Professor Yutaka Matsuo, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
- 2025/06/13
- Nagoya University Wins Two NEDO Projects to Advance Hydrogen Infrastructure and Decarbonization Goals Professor Yutaka Matsuo and Lecturer Atsushi Noro, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
- 2025/04/02
- Perovskite Solar Cells Using Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Electrodes – Demonstration Experiment at Nagoya University Professor Yutaka Matsuo, Project Professor Hisazumi Oshima, and Assistant Professor Naoki Kamioka, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
- 2025/01/31
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World-First: Transparent, Flexible Perovskite Solar Cells Demonstrated in Train Windows – Towards Greener Public Transportation Professor Yutaka Matsuo, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
( Osaka Metro / The Nikkei ) - 2025/01/31
- Fluorine-Enhanced Carbon Nanotube Electrodes Greatly Improve Solar Cell Durability for Long-Term Sustainable Power Generation Professor Yutaka Matsuo and Assistant Professor Naoki Kamioka, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
2024
- 2024/12/12
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Next-Generation Fuel Cell Electrolytes Deliver High Performance at 100 °C Under Low Humidity – A PFAS-Free Path Toward Global Decarbonization Lecturer Atsushi Noro, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation / Center for Creation of a Decarbonized Society
( The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Yahoo! JAPAN News / The Nikkei / Nikkei Online Edition ) - 2024/09/25
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Impact-Resistant Structural Adhesives to Enable Lighter, Safer, and More Energy-Efficient Vehicles Lecturer Atsushi Noro, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation / Center for Creation of a Decarbonized Society
( The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / The Chemical Daily / Yahoo! JAPAN News ) - 2024/02/28
- Successfully developed and demonstrated the performance of a sensing mold made of cemented carbide using a metal 3D printer! Professor Makoto Kobashi, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
- 2024/01/30
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Paper that changes color when pressed and returns to its original color: Cellulose nanofiber paper containing mechanochromic materials Graduate School of Engineering (and Institute of Materials Innovation) Professor Matsuo Professor Yutaka Matsuo, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
( The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun )
2023
- 2023/12/20
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Highly durable perovskite solar cells using fullerene derivatives that can be vacuum-deposited – Progress towards practical application of next-generation solar cells Professor Yutaka Matsuo, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
( Nikkei Online Edition ) - 2023/05/12
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Nagoya University and Nippon Zeon receive awards from two academic societies for “development of tough functional styrenic thermoplastic elastomer” Lecturer Atsushi Noro, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation / Center for Creation of a Decarbonized Society
( The Chemical Daily ) - 2023/04/20
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Developing a highly conductive polymer electrolyte membrane with a high density of acid groups – Decarbonization technology contributing to the development of next-generation fuel cells and water electrolysis devices – Lecturer Atsushi Noro, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation / Center for Creation of a Decarbonized Society
( Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun / Nikkei Online Edition / Yahoo! JAPAN News )
2022
- 2022/09/08
- Selected for NEDO’s “Common problem-solving industry-academia-government collaborative research and development project/Common problem-solving basic technology development project”
- 2022/07/20
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Development of high-resolution and reversible mechanical pressure measurement film using mechanochromic molecules ~ Quantitative study of mechanochromism in thin films ~ Professor Yutaka Matsuo, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
( The Nikkei ) - 2022/06/28
- Controlling the time structure of synchrotron radiation with attosecond precision Professor Keishi Takashima, Synchrotron Light Research Center / Institute of Materials Innovation
- 2022/06/17
- Ultra-efficient prediction of therapeutic drugs based on “cell shape” – Succeeded in developing analytical technology for advanced selection using AI judgment – Associate Professor Ryuji Kato, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences / Institute of Materials Innovation
- 2022/03/14
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Developed organic thin-film solar cells using carbon nanotube transparent electrodes that can be mass-produced domestically Professor Yutaka Matsuo, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
( The Nikkei① / ② )
2021
- 2021/12/20
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New rubber material’s impact resistance surpasses that of glass-fiber reinforced plastic Lecturer Atsushi Noro, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
( The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun / The Chemical Daily ) - 2021/12/15
- Successful production of millimeter-scale magic angle twisted two-layer graphene and direct observation of flat bands Associate Professor Wataru Norimatsu, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
- 2021/10/14
- Developing an inexpensive and high-performance cobalt-based ammonia synthesis catalyst – Contributing to the realization and spread of green ammonia – Professor Katsutoshi Nagaoka, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
- 2021/07/29
- Joint research agreement concluded for the development of fullerene derivatives that can be vacuum deposited – Aiming to revitalize the industrial application field of fullerene (C60) – Professor Yutaka Matsuo, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
- 2021/05/26
- Developing a “fullerene derivative” that can be vacuum-deposited ~ Contributing to improving the performance of stable organic solar cells and electronic devices ~ Professor Yutaka Matsuo, Graduate School of Engineering / Institute of Materials Innovation
2020
- 2020/07/06
- All colors can be produced by combining three pigments made only of safe silica. Takeoka
2019
- 2019/05/29
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Creation of a new fuel cell membrane – Demonstrates higher performance than conventional membranes even without humidification – Noro
( The Daily Automotive News / The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / The Chunichi Shimbun / Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun )
2018
- 2018/11/13
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Ceremony to commemorate the establishment of the Institute for Materials Innovation, Institute for Future Society Creation
( About the I-mi / The Nikkei ) - 2018/11/13
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Ceremony to commemorate the establishment of the Institute for Materials Innovation, Institute for Future Society Creation
( About the I-mi / The Nikkei )