Vol.18 No.3 <2020 May-June>

Versatile CLAY
From functional products to the search for extraterrestrial life

2020.07.14 Published


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The surprising world of clay

[Research1]
Efficient decaffeination of coffee and tea without compromising taste

Kenji Tamura
Group Leader,
Functional Clay Materials Group,
Research Center for Functional Materials

Hiroshi Sakuma
Principal Researcher,
Functional Clay Materials Group,
Research Center for Functional Materials

[Research2]
Improving medical gas usability:
a “breathing” clay mineral with hot spring-like effects

Shinsuke Ishihara
Principal Researcher
Frontier Molecules Group
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA)

Nobuo Iyi
NIMS Special Researcher
Soft Chemistry Group
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA)

[Research3]
Cost-efficient synthesis of chemical product raw materials:
Synergic combination of a clay mineral and a photocatalyst

Yusuke Ide
Principal Researcher and Acting Group Leader
Mesoscale Materials Chemistry Group
International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA)

[NIMS NEWS] *NIMS sets a new Guinness World Record for the longest-running material creep test *NIMS scientist chosen as a Mission Innovation Champion

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