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March 14, 2011
MESSAGE
We would like to extend our sincere condolences to those who have been affected by the Tohoku Earthquake on March 11.
February 3, 2011
Associate Professor Tomotaka TAKAHASHI is featured by WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) as an inventor creating humanoid robots, making use of patent.
January 20, 2011
JOURNAL
Academic paper by Professor Kenjiro Miyano et.al appeared in Nature Materials ("Transient photoinduced ‘hidden’ phase in a manganite").
January 12, 2011
announcement
Arizona State University and the University of Tokyo Partner to Advance PV Technology
November 4, 2010
Academic Paper
Article by Professor Robert Kneller has appeared in the Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. "The importance of new companies for drug discovery: origins of a decade of new drugs"
October 22, 2010
EVENT
"Thoughts for Culture Day-Surviving Cancer in Asia: Asian lifestyles, culture and culture" will be held on November 3. Professor Hideyuki Akaza(M.D.), Researcher Norie Kawahara at RCAST, Professor Kang Sang-jung, Director of the Center for Contemporary Korean Studies and many honourable guests from Korea and Japan will give thoughtful presentations and discussions on the issue of cancer and its unique cultural background in Asia. Simultaneous interpretation in English is available.
October 20, 2010
NEWS
RCAST has contributed to Clare Hall, Cambridge University to build a new building. RCAST and Clare Hall has signed "Memorandum Of Understanding" in 2005, to establish an International Study and Research Centre at Clare Hall and to be provided certain services that was agreed on.
August 24, 2010
JOURNAL
Academic paper "Highly sensitive and selective odorant sensor using living cells expressing insect olfactory receptors" by Professor Ryohei Kanzaki et.al was published on the recent PNAS(Proceedings of the National Academy of Science).
August 2, 2010
MEDIA
A project conducted by Associate Professor Mamoru IWABUCHI (Nakamura Lab.)to develop Nepali screen reader for the blind in Nepal was mentioned in the major local newspaper.
May 21, 2010
EVENT
Professor Mitsutsune Yamaguchi will give a lecture on "Current situation and Japan's reaction after Copenhagen" in Paris, France.
(Maison de la culture du Japon a Paris)
April 27, 2010
EVENT
The insect-brain-controlled robot(Mothborg) of Kanzaki Lab. will be displayed at the EXPO 2010 Shanghai, which is going to start on May 1. It was selected as one of the leading 100 innovations that will make our life different in the future.
March 10, 2010
PRESS RELEASE
RCAST and IBM has announced to start a new collaborative research to explore an open, common user interface platform for mobile devices, to make them easier to use for disadvantaged populations around the world. This research will be conducted with the National Institute of Design (NID) of India.
February 26, 2010
NEWS
Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between AIRE(Arizona Institute for Renewable Energy) and RCAST.
January 23, 2010
MEDIA
Professor Shohei Yonemoto has contributed an article to IHT/Asahi on January 23, 2010("Point of View:Useless research whaling should be abolished).
December 1, 2009
AWARD
Visiting Professor Hiroaki Kitano has received 2009 Nature Awards for Mentoring in Science(Mid-career Award) for his encouragement of students towards continual personal and scientific development and to broadening the scope of their scientific knowledge.
