名古屋大学マテリアルイノベーション研究所

Press・Project

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ceremony to commemorate the establishment of the Institute for Materials Innovation, Institute for Future Society Creation
( About the I-mi / The Nikkei )

Project

Large project selected as representative (including institutional representative)

National Research and Development Corporation New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Common problem-solving industry-academia-government collaborative research and development project aimed at dramatically expanding the use of fuel cells, etc.
Joint problem-solving basic technology development
Fullerene derivatives for improving the durability of fuel cells Research and development of radical quenchers

Research period: July 2022 to March 2024

Representative name: Yutaka Matsuo

Moonshot R&D project/Sustainability towards regeneration of the global environment by 2050

Representing resource circulation
Research and development of Cryo-DAC (direct capture of atmospheric CO2 using cold energy)

Research period: 2020-2029

Representative name: Yukiyoshi Norinaga

National Research and Development Corporation New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Industry-academia-government collaborative research and development project to solve common problems aimed at dramatically expanding the use of fuel cells, etc.
Development of advanced technologies such as hydrogen utilization/Research and development of highly conductive anhydrous electrolyte membranes

Research period: July 31, 2020 to February 28, 2025 (maximum 5 years)

Representative name: Atsushi Noro

National Research and Development Corporation New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Industry-academia-government collaborative research and development project to solve common problems aimed at dramatically expanding the use of fuel cells, etc. /
Development of advanced technologies such as hydrogen utilization / Research and development of carbon fiber that combines low cost and high performance

Research period: October 2020 to June 2022 (maximum 5 years)

Representative name: Juhei Irisawa

National Research and Development Corporation New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Industry-academia-government collaborative research and development project to solve common problems aimed at dramatically expanding the use of fuel cells, etc.
Development of advanced cutting-edge technologies such as hydrogen utilization
High performance, high durability, and low cost MEA Research and development of cutting-edge elemental technologies for

Research period: October 2020 to March 2024 (maximum 5 years)

Representative name: Masaya Kawazumi

JST Industrial Co-Creation Platform Joint Research Promotion Program (OPERA)

Creation of fundamental technology to build an energy ecosystem that utilizes local resources

Research period: November 1, 2018 to March 31, 2022

Representative name: Hideki Kita

National Research and Development Corporation New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

“Next-generation thermal power generation technology development / Next-generation thermal power generation basic technology development / CO2 effective utilization development” ・Evaluation

Research period: 2017-2020

Representative name: Yukiyoshi Norinaga

Companies with a track record of joint research

(From October 2018)

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Bio Fine Research Institute
Ichimaru Falcos Co., Ltd.
M&A Food Technology Research Institute, General Incorporated Foundation
Osaka Fuji Industries Co., Ltd.
Kagome Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Riko Co., Ltd.
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Cho Rinkai Technology Center Co., Ltd.
Denso Corporation
Toyo Hakko Co., Ltd.
Toyota Motor Corporation
Nippon Thermostat Co., Ltd.
Zeon Corporation
FANCL Co., Ltd.
Hokuriku Techno Co., Ltd.
Yazaki Sogyo Co., Ltd.
Yamato Co., Ltd.
Snow Brand Beanstark Co., Ltd.
Refine Holdings Co., Ltd.