News2017

Nov.21

The 28th Tsukuba Prize prize-giving ceremony held at Tsukuba International Congress Center (Epochal Tsukuba)

The 28th Tsukuba Prize honorable certificate and medal were awarded by Leo Esaki, the Chairman of The Science and Technology Promotion Foundation of Ibaraki, and the cash prize was given by Mr. Kazuhiko Oigawa, Ibaraki prefectural governor to Dr. Kazuya Terabe (NIMS/MANA), Prof. Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (Waseda University) and Prof. Masakazu Aono (NIMS/MANA). Dr. Terabe gave a commemorative lecture titled ‘Invention of Atomic Switch and Research for Practical Use’.

The Tsukuba Prize, founded in 1989, is awarded annually to those carrying out research in the field of science and technology in Ibaraki prefecture, and who have achieved significant research results. The prize is given by the Science and Technology Promotion Foundation of the Ibaraki Science Academy of Tsukuba, with the aim of contributing to the promotion of science and technology.

Nov.14

Article appears in the NIKKEI online edition and the NIKKEI SANGYO SHIMBUN print edition – ranked as the most-read technology-related article of the day

Sep.7

Dr. Terabe, mana pi, Dr. Aono, executive advisor and prof. hasegawa of waseda university to win the tsukuba prize 2017

The Science and Technology Promotion Foundation of Ibaraki (Director: Leo Esaki) announced that it will award the Tsukuba Prize 2017 to Dr. Terabe, MANA Principal Investigator, Dr. Masakazu Aono, Executive Advisor of MANA, and Prof. Tsuyoshi Hasegawa of the Waseda University. The invention of the Atomic Switch and research on its practical application have been highly valued, leading to winning the Tsukuba Prize 2017. The Award Ceremony will be held on November 21, 2017 in Tsukuba, Ibaraki.

Sep.7

Paper titled “Magnetic Control of Magneto-Electrochemical Cell and Electric Double Layer Transistor” was published online in Scientific Reports.

Aug.25

Professor FREDRIK LAURELL, KTH ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY paid a visit to our laboratories

Nanoionic Devices Group was visited by Prof. Fredrik Laurell from KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Dr. Terabe hosted a lab tour.

Jun.30

Farewell party given for NIMS Special researcher Dr. song-ju kim

A farewell party was held for Dr. Kim, who spent 4 years in our group. Dr. Kim will assume a position at Keio University from July 1.

Jun.20

The 21st International Conference on Solid State Ionics (SSI-21)

Dr. Tsuchiya gave an invited talk titled “Searching for novel functions and applications of solid state ionics” at the 21st International Conference on Solid State Ionics (SSI-21), Italy.

Jun.1

The 17th International Workshop on Junction Technology 2017 (IWJT2017)

Dr. Terabe gave an invited talk titled “Current Progress of Solid State Ionics on Information and Communication Device Technology” at the 17th International Workshop on Junction Technology (IWJT2017), Kyoto, Japan.

Jun.1

The work of Chief Researcher Yuji Okawa et al. was introduced in the Research Highlights section of NIMS NOW International 

The work of Chief Researcher Yuji Okawa et al. was introduced in the Research Highlights section of NIMS NOW International (Vol. 17 No. 3 – April/May, 2017), in an article entitled ‘Developing single organic molecular devices using chemical domino effect and soldering.’. The article introduces the challenges of realizing single organic molecular devices through the development of a novel wiring technology using chain polymerization of molecules.

Mar.28

An international symposium was held to celebrate the practical use of the ‘Atomic Switch’, which fundamentally reverses the concept of computer electronics.

The Atomic Switch is expected to exceed the technical limitations of semiconductor devices. We gave an introduction to the transitional process the ‘Atomic Switch’ has followed over the past dozen years, from its invention to its practical application, and presented the future perspective for the realization of brain-like computers.

Mar.22

The 10th Anniversary of Protein & Peptide Conference (PepCon-2017)

Dr. Sakurai gave an invited talk, on the method of controlling the peptide self- assembling process, at the 10th Anniversary of Protein & Peptide Conference (PepCon-2017) held in Fukuoka, Japan.

Feb.1

An article on the Atomic Switch (footsteps from invention to practical use) appeared in the ‘MANA’s Notable Research Achievements’ section of the periodical *CONVERGENCE

An article on the Atomic Switch (footsteps from invention to practical use) appeared in the ‘MANA’s Notable Research Achievements’ section of the periodical *CONVERGENCE (No. 25/February 2017).

Published in the article was a photograph of an FPGA (field-programmable gate array), a type of programmable logic device that uses the atomic switch, which has just recently been put into practical use.

*CONVERGANCE is a periodical publication issued by the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA).

Jan.18

Professor Mitsuhiro Katayama, Osaka University paid a visit to our laboratories.

MANA was visited by Prof. Katayama from the Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Osaka University. Dr. Terabe, Dr. Tsuruoka and Dr. Tsuchiya hosted a lab tour.

Jan.17

Ad Hoc Workshop

Dr. Tsuchiya gave an invited talk, about nanoionic devices, at an Ad Hoc Workshop held at Tokyo University.

Jan.17

Paper published in Advanced Functional Materials Online

A paper on the quantized conductance of polymer-based atomic switches was published online in Advanced Functional Materials.

Jan.15

Review paper published in the Journal of Electroceramics online