NIMS News http://www.nims.go.jp/ You can read NIMS' news at a glant. [News Archive] "NIMS-IMS VAST Workshop was held in Hanoi, Vietnam" http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/news/archive/2012/02/hdfqf1000000no6i.html?rss (Feb. 3-4, 2012) – The 1st NIMS-IMS VAST workshop on Materials for Human Society was held at Institute for Materials Science IMS in Hanoi, Vietnam. News Archive 2012-02-14T18:00:00+09:00 [News Archive] "NIMS Signed a Comprehensive Collaborative Agreement with National Taiwan University" http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/news/archive/2012/02/hdfqf1000000nnkg.html?rss (February 7th, 2012) NIMS concluded a Comprehensive Collaborative Agreement (a sister institute agreement) with National Taiwan University (NTU) in Republic of China (Taiwan). News Archive 2012-02-14T18:00:00+09:00 [Press Release] "Announcement of 10th International Symposium on Nanotechnology (JAPAN NANO 2012)" MEXT User Facility Innovation Support Project – Nanotechnology Network Japan http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/news/press/2012/01/p201201240.html?rss The Nanotechnology Network is sponsoring the 10th International Symposium on Nanotechnology (JAPAN NANO 2010). Press Release 2012-02-06T14:00:00+09:00 [Press Release] "GRANTA TO PROVIDE NIMS CREEP AND FATIGUE DATA FOR ENERGY AND PROCESSING PLANT APPLICATIONS" http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/news/press/2012/01/p201201300.html?rss Granta Design today announced an agreement with Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) to provide searchable access to metals property data from NIMS. Press Release 2012-02-03T14:00:00+09:00 [Press Release] "Development of High Performance Filtration Membranes Enabling Oil Purification" World's First Demonstration of Ultrafast Viscous Permeation in Nanoporous Membranes http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/news/press/2012/01/p201201270.html?rss NIMS researchers in the Polymer Materials Unit, Advanced Key Technologies Division developed extremely thin porous carbon membranes with resistance to organic solvents and succeeded in increasing the impurity removal speed by approximately 3 orders in comparison with conventional filtration membranes. Press Release 2012-02-01T14:00:00+09:00 [Press Release] "To Save the World’s Drinking Water" Development of Material for Quick, Simple Removal of Toxic Arsenic in Drinking Water http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/news/press/2012/01/p201201060.html?rss Prof. Dr. Sherif A. El-Safty, a Principal Researcher of the Materials Recycling Design Group, Research Center for Strategic Materials, National Institute for Materials Science developed a nanomaterial which enables simple detection and removal of arsenic from drinking water. Press Release 2012-01-17T18:00:00+09:00 [Press Release] "Development of a Simple Manufacturing Process for Thermoelectric Particles to Produce Electricity from Waste Heat" Low Cost Power Generation Technology with Dramatically Reduced Energy Waste http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/news/press/2011/12/p201112160.html?rss Thermoelectric generation is a technology in which electricity is generated directly from waste heat discharged by automobile engines and factory furnaces, enabling effective utilization of this large untapped energy source. A simple, low cost method of manufacturing particles for use in this process was developed as a result of a collaborative research effort. Press Release 2012-01-13T18:00:00+09:00 [Press Release] "Creation of Database for Promising Adsorbents for Decontamination of Radioactive Substances from Nuclear Power Plants" An Important Contribution to Decontamination using Natural Minerals and Inorganic Materials http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/news/press/2011/12/p201112070.html?rss NIMS is collecting basic data on natural minerals produced in various regions and inorganic materials with different chemical compositions as a tool for selecting suitable materials, and will make this information available in a NIMS Materials database (MatNavi). Press Release 2012-01-12T18:00:00+09:00 [Press Release] "Success in Realizing Superconductivity in Fullerene Nanowhiskers" A Giant Step toward the Birth of Lightweight, Flexible Superconducting Materials http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/news/press/2011/12/p201112270.html?rss The National Institute for Materials Science succeeded in realizing superconductivity in fullerene nanowhiskers, which are a nanosized carbon material that is lightweight and has a fine fibrous shape. Press Release 2012-01-05T14:01:00+09:00 [Press Release] "Development of World’s First Functional Polymer Nanowire Fabrication Technology by Pulsed Laser Irradiation" Potential for Dramatic Progress in the Development of Molecular Devices http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/news/press/2011/12/p201112210.html?rss The Nano Electronic Materials Unit, MANA, NIMS selectively grew polymer nanowires using only irradiation with a pulsed laser, in a region limited to the area of irradiation. They also succeeded in imparting diverse functionalities to the nanowires by doping with various species of nanomaterials. Press Release 2012-01-05T14:00:00+09:00