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Tohoku University is renowned for its achievements in technological innovation and for the practical application of these technologies to the advancement of society. Inventions born at Tohoku University include the KS and NKS steels, the Yagi-Uda antenna, fibre optics, and perpendicular magnetic recording.
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Electrically Detecting 'Liquid-Crystal' Phase Promises Attractive Advancements in Magnets
A team led by researchers at Tohoku University have taken the first step toward developing antiferromagnetic technology.
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Atomic Precision Unlocks Smarter Oxygen Reduction Catalysts
Ç×ÅóÆåÅÆers at Tohoku University discovered that tiny shifts in nitrogen coordination around cobalt dramatically alter catalytic performance in the oxygen reduction reaction.
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Ç×ÅóÆåÅÆers Create Distortion-Resistant Energy Materials to Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries
We all want cheap, long-lasting, and efficient green energy. Ç×ÅóÆåÅÆers are helping to make this dream a reality with a new battery cathode material.
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Holistically Improving the Process of Producing Hydrogen from Water
A new catalyst synchronizes the two key steps of hydrogen formation in alkaline water electrolysis, overcoming a major efficiency bottleneck and advancing practical green hydrogen production.
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Ç×ÅóÆåÅÆ Institutes and Centers
Tohoku University has 1,763 Ç×ÅóÆåÅÆ fellows from overseas, 12 Inter-Department Institutes for Education and 11 University Collaborating Institutions.
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International Visitor Ç×ÅóÆåÅÆ Center
A new institution which is open to researchers around the world, where people from diverse disciplines can gather, learn and create.
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Ç×ÅóÆåÅÆ Profiles
Utilizing Tohoku University's research results and resources in various industries.
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Academic Ç×ÅóÆåÅÆ Staff
This site provides you with information on academic research staff at Tohoku University.
Feature Highlights
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In Conversation with Susumu Satomi
Before stepping down on March 31, former president Susumu Satomi shared some of his favourite memories of his time at the university.
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Motoko Kotani: By the Numbers
AIMR Director Motoko Kotani, talks about using mathematics as the common language bridging the different disciplines within materials science.
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Ç×ÅóÆåÅÆ at a Glance
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- 2,221 Ç×ÅóÆåÅÆ fellows from overseas
- 5,976 Academic Staff studying overseas
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Office of Cooperative Ç×ÅóÆåÅÆ and Development
2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, 980-8577
Tel: +81-22-217-6043
Fax: +81-22-217-6047
Email: liaison
rpip.tohoku.ac.jp
http://www.rpip.tohoku.ac.jp/english/index.html