A national research hub to pursue fundamental researches on structural materials for national resilience and industrial competitiveness
On October 1st, 2014, Research Center for Structural Materials (RCSM) was inaugurated as a national research hub to pursue fundamental structural materials research with the aim of strengthening national resilience and industrial competitiveness through collaborations among industries, universities and government sectors.
Within the RCSM, Tsukuba Open Plaza for Advanced Structural Materials (TOPAS) was established as a platform to form the most effective research teams to pursue collaborative researches, standardization, information exchange and human resource development in the field of advanced structural materials.
Director's Greeting
Kazuhiro Kimura, Director
Research Center for Structural Materials
News
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2020.11.30
Update
Press Release
Achieving Cost-Efficient Superalloy Powder Manufacturing Using Machine Learning
—Technique Efficiently Optimizes Complex Manufacturing Processes and May Reduce Aircraft Engine Component Production Costs—
- 2020.09.30 Update Press Release
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Increasing the Deliverable Capacity of Magnesium Metal Batteries through Anode Design
—Techniques Used to Develop Structural Materials Prove Useful in the Development of Low-Cost, Large-Capacity Rechargeable Batteries—
- 2020.06.11 Update Press Release
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Low-Cost, Fly Footpad-Like Adhesive Structure Capable of Repeated Attachment/Detachment
—Recycle-Compatible, Environmentally Friendly Technology Inspired by Footpad Formation Mechanism during Fly’s Pupal Metamorphosis—
Deputy Director

(*Open in new window) OHMURA Takahito
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- Administrative Office, RCSM
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