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.

2022.04.06 Update

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MANA is the one of the thirteen 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. In 2007, along with the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Tohoku University and Osaka University, NIMS became the sole independent administrative institution to be selected as a WPI center. As well as achieving the goal of WPI program, we have tried to develop materials for innovation towards realizing sustainable society in 21st century.

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News

: 2022.03.10 Update Press Release

Development of an Organic Transistor Enabling Higher Density Circuit Integration

—Construction of Multiple Logic Circuits Using Only a Single Transistor—

2022.03.08 Update Press Release: Keeping Apples Fresh Using Clay Films

—Long-term Food Storage Technology May Help Address Potential Food Crises—
2022.02.21 Update Press Release: New Strategy for Designing Thermoelectric Materials

—Electronic Structure Parameter Database Can Be Useful in Developing Higher Performance Materials—

Index

MANA's Mission and Vision

Nanoarchitectonics

Environment of MANA

Attractive research environment

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Research Organization

Nano-Materials Field	Thermal Energy Materials Group
	Soft Chemistry Group
	Mesoscale Materials Chemistry Group
	Supermolecules Group
	Photocatalytic Materials Group
	Nanostructured Semiconducting Materials Group
	Functional Nanomaterials Group
	Frontier Molecules Group
	Functional Chromophores Group
	Nanoparticle Group
	Quantum Solid State Materials Group
Nano-System Field	Nanoionic Devices Group
	Thin Film Electronics Group
	Nano-System Theoretical Physics Group
	Nano Frontier Superconducting Materials Group
	Photonics Nano-Engineering Group
	Surface Quantum Phase Materials Group
	Quantum Device Engineering Group
	Quantum Material-Properties Group
	Electrochemical Nanobiotechnology Group
Nano-Theory Field	Computational Nanoscience Group
	Emergent Materials Property Theory Group
	First-Principles Simulation Group
ElectroActive Materials Team

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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