Development of materials that lighten the environmental load, conserve resources, save energy and cleanse the environment, etc.
Cordinating Director's Greeting
- Cordinating Director
- Kotobu NAGAI
In order to contribute to the construction of a sustainable society based upon the Japanese prowess involving materials science, it is necessary to develop materials that can make maximum utilization of available resources and energy through application of nanotechnology. We promote the development of materials that lighten the environmental load, conserve resources, save energy and cleanse the environment, etc. – like next-generation highly heat-resistant materials, fuel-cell materials featuring high-efficiency operations at conventional or low temperatures, high-capacity superconducting materials toward practical applications, photocatalytic materials responding effectively to visible light and highly-functional structural materials.
Research Centers and Overview of Research Thereto
High Temperature Materials Center
We design and develop highly heat-resistant materials, in order to contribute to reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and realization of energy savings
Fuel Cell Materials Center
We aim to develop innovative materials that will be key to realization and diffusion of fuel cells
Superconducting Materials Center
We seek to establish the base for realization of superconducting wires by conducting – among other efforts – research as to wire production, based upon the concept of controlling structures at the nanometer levels
Photocatalytic Materials Center
We aim to develop and realize high-function, high-activity photocatalytic materials that are responsive to visible light
Structural Materials Center
We aim to realize corrosion-resistant materials that are free of maintenance, heat-resistant materials that can be used over long periods of time and materials having high-specific strengths
Advenced Photovoltaics Center
Opening the way to high performance of next generation solar cells by elucidation of the principle and mechanism
Exploratory Materials Research Laboratory for Energy and Environment
We prepare the development of a innovative material technology by a long-term vision, and build the base of the future.
