National Institute for Materials Science

Overturning a 200-Year Belief: New Surface Design Enabling Two Distinct Wetting States on a Single Substrate

— Opening a Path to Development of PFAS-Free Water-Repellent Materials. Presenting New Design Guidance for Wettability Control. —

TEGNet: AI That Freely Designs Thermoelectric Devices

— Innovating the Development Process by Only Requiring About 1/10,000 of the Time Conventionally Needed for Predicting Performance —

Discovery of Catalysts That Prevent Boil-Off Losses in Liquid Hydrogen Production

— Promoting Stabilization of Hydrogen Molecules (= Exothermic Reaction) Before Liquefaction and Contributing to the Realization of a Hydrogen Society —