MANA (International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics) - Research Centers

Aiming to become the one of the world’s largest research center for nanoarchitectonics and materials fields.

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MANA is the one of the five research centers conducting the world's biggest research programs (known as the WPI Program), under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan. Along with the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Tohoku University and Osaka University, NIMS in 2007 became the sole independent administrative institution to be chosen (In 2010, the 6th WPI center was established in Kyushu University). As well as achieving the goal of WPI program, we have tried to develop materials for innovation towards realizing sustainable society in 21st century.

Homepage: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)

News

: 2020.03.24 Update News Archive

NIMS Researcher Awarded the "JSAP Outstanding Achievement Award"

2020.01.24 Update Press Release: Development of a Solid Material Capable of Slowly Releasing H₂S and NO

—Controlled Release Technology Will Facilitate Medical Use of Physiologically Active Gases—
2019.12.17 Update Press Release: Discovery of a New Lasing Phenomenon in Honeycomb Structure

—Topology Induces Wave Confinement, Shining Light to the Development of Groundbreaking Microlaser Technologies—

About MANA

                                MANA's Mission and Vision
                                    
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                                Nanoarchitectonics
                                    
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                                Environment of MANA
                                    
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                                Attractive research environment
                            
                                Research Support
                                    
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Nano-Materials Field　-　Research Group

                                Thermal Energy Materials Group
                                    
                                Soft Chemistry Group
                                    
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                                Functional Nanomaterials Group
                                    
                                Mesoscale Materials Chemistry Group
                                    
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                                Nanotubes Group
                                    
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                                Supermolecules Group
                                    
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                                Nano Electronics Device Materials Group
                                    
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                                Photocatalytic Materials Group
                                    
                                Nanostructured Semiconducting Materials Group
                                    
                                Frontier Molecules Group
                                    
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Nano-System Field　-　Research Group

                                Nanoionic Devices Group
                                    
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                                Nano Functionality Integration Group
                                    
                                Thin Film Electronics Group
                                    
                                Nano-System Theoretical Physics Group
                                    
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                                Nano Frontier Superconducting Materials Group
                                    
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                                Nano-System Photonics Group
                                    
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                                Quantum Device Engineering Group
                                    
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                                Surface Quantum Materials Group
                                    
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                                Nanomechanical Sensing Group
                                    
                                Mechanobiology Group
                                    
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                                Medical Soft Matter Group
                                    
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Nano-Theory Field　-　Research Group

                                First-Principles Simulation Group
                                    
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                                Computational Nanoscience Group
                                    
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                                Emergent Materials Property Theory Group

WPI Program

We aim to become a "globally visible research center"

The WPI Program is for increasing the scientific and technological level in Japan and promoting the development of innovations for the future. We aim to become a “globally visible" research center where every world’s highest-level researcher who wants to work there gathers from around the world because of our high level of research activities and research environment.

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MANA International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics

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Thermal Energy Materials Group

Functional Nanomaterials Group

Photocatalytic Materials Group

Nanostructured Semiconducting Materials Group

Nano Functionality Integration Group

Thin Film Electronics Group

Nanomechanical Sensing Group

Emergent Materials Property Theory Group

WPI Program

We aim to become a "globally visible research center"

Director

(*Open in new window) Takayoshi SASAKI

Deputy Director/Administrative Director

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Deputy Director

(*Open in new window) Yutaka WAKAYAMA

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