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.

2021.04.13 Update

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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

: 2021.03.05 Update Press Release

Discovery of a Mechanism for Making Superconductors More Resistant to Magnetic Fields

—Rotation of Electron Spins in Superconductors of Atomic-Scale Thickness May Be Used to Make Qubits for Quantum Computing—

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—
2020.10.21 Update Press Release: Accelerating Thin Film Fabrication Processes Using Machine Learning

—Technique May Be Used to Reduce Materials Development Cost by Greatly Shortening the Trial-and-Error Process without Relying on External Data—

About MANA

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

                                Thermal Energy Materials Group
                                    
                                Soft Chemistry Group
                                    
                                Functional Nanomaterials Group
                                    
                                Mesoscale Materials Chemistry Group
                                    
                                Nanotubes Group
                                    
                                Supermolecules Group
                                    
                                From Molecules to Materials: Creation of Nanostructures and Fumctional Materials by Bottom-Up, Self-assembly, and Supramolecular Processes
                            
                                Photocatalytic Materials Group
                                    
                                Nanostructured Semiconducting Materials Group
                                    
                                New functionalized nanostructures by constructing composite nanostructures
                            
                                Frontier Molecules Group
                                    
                                Functional Chromophores Group
                                    
                                Nanoparticle Group
                                    
                                Quantum Solid State Materials Group
                                    
Nano-System Field　-　Research Group

                                Nanoionic Devices Group
                                    
                                Development of Nanoionic Devices Enabling Diverse New Functions such as Artificial Intelligence
                            
                                Thin Film Electronics Group
                                    
                                Nano-System Theoretical Physics Group
                                    
                                Theory on topological physics and novel quantum functionality
                            
                                Nano Frontier Superconducting Materials Group
                                    
                                Photonics Nano-Engineering Group
                                    
                                Quantum Device Engineering Group
                                    
                                Surface Quantum Materials Group
                                    
                                Designing and Creating two-dimensional materials from atomic and molecular levels
                            
                                Quantum Material-Properties Group
                                    
Nano-Theory Field　-　Research Group

                                First-Principles Simulation Group
                                    
                                Computational Nanoscience Group
                                    
                                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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