NIMS NOW International 2010.Vol.8 No.10<December>

Contents

• Rare Earths
  The Potential of NIMS

  Research at NIMS in Search of Solutions to the Rare Earth Problem

  Kohmei Halada,
  Managing Director,
  Center for Strategic Natural Resources

  Element Strategy in Permanent Magnets
  A Strategy for Dysprosium-free Neodymium-based Magnets

  Kazuhiro Hono
  NIMS Fellow and Managing Director,
  Magnetic Materials Center

  Phosphors Emitting Light Using Trace Amounts of Rare Earths

  Takashi Takeda
  Nitride Particle Group,
  Nano Ceramics Center
  
  Naoto Hirosaki
  Group Leader,
  Nitride Particle Group,
  Nano Ceramics Center

  Development of Electrode Material for Fuel Cells Using Cerium Oxide (Ceria)

  Toshiyuki Mori
  Deputy-Managing Director,
  Fuel Cell Materials Center
  Group Leader,
  Nano Ionics Material Group
  
  Hirotaka Togasaki
  Nano Ionics Material Group,
  Fuel Cell Materials Center
  Joint Graduate School Program of Hokkaido University, Doctor Course Student
  
  Keisuke Fugane
  Nano Ionics Material Group,
  Fuel Cell Materials Center
  Joint Graduate School Program of Hokkaido University, Doctor Course Student
  
  Akira Suzuki
  Senior Researcher
  Fuel Cell Materials Center

  Next-Generation Refrigeration
  "Magnetic Refrigeration" and the Rare Earths

  Takenori Numazawa
  Lattice Atomistic Research Group
  Exploratory Materials Research Laboratory for Energy and Environment

  Material Developments and Effects on the Global Environment from the Viewpoint of the Center for Strategic Natural Resources

  Kohmei Halada
  Managing Director,
  Center for Strategic Natural Resources

• Research Highlights

  High-Field Magneto-Spectroscopy in Carbon Nanotubes
  First Observation of the Large Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility in Metallic Carbon Nanotubes

  Thomas Searles
  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rice University (USA)
  
  Yasutaka Imanaka
  Nano Physics Group,
  Quantum Dot Research Center,
  and Tsukuba Magnet Laboratory
  
  Tadashi Takamasu
  Group Leader,
  Nano Physics Group,
  Quantum Dot Research Center,
  and Tsukuba Magnet Laboratory
  
  Junichiro Kono
  Professor,
  Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Rice University(USA)
  

  Dence Array of Nanometer-Scale Light Sources on a Large Area Substrate Toward Application to High Efficiency Sensors

  Kazushi Miki Group Leader Nano Architecture Group, Organic Nanomaterials Center Katsuhiro Isozaki Postdoctoral Research Fellow Nano Architecture Group, Organic Nanomaterials Center Takao Ochiai Graduate School of University of Tsukuba Tomoya Taguchi Graduate School of University of Tsukuba Ko-Ichi Nittoh Research Assistant Nano Architecture Group, Organic Nanomaterials Center

• NIMS NEWS

  NEWS: NIMS Exhibits at the APEC JAPAN Exhibition

  NEWS: NIMS New Partnership

  Hello from NIMS

  Vaishali Shinde