JAPAN NANONET BULLETIN Past Issues : 10th ~ 19th


NANONET INTERVIEW Fabrication of patterned film by self-organization —Utilization of the bottom-up approach dependent on natural phenomena—: Masatsugu SHIMOMURA
Director/Professor, Nanotechnology Research Center, Research Institute of Electronic Science, Hokkaido University
Team Leader, Frontier Research System, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN); (Issued in Japanese: April 22, 2003)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Surface structure determination and development of low-energy electron diffraction for small surface regions: Seigi MIZUNO
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Material Sciences, Kyushu University
Researcher, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); (Issued in Japanese: June 10, 2003)


NANONET INTERVIEW Exploring new nanoscale materials —The world's smallest thermometer brought by serendipity and an inquisitive spirit—: Yoshio BANDO
Director, Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS); (Issued in Japanese: May 27, 2003)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Design and application of materials with hierarchical pore structure via liquid phase process: Kazuki NAKANISHI
Associate Professor, Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Researcher, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); (Issued in Japanese: June 3, 2003)


NANONET INTERVIEW Four suggestions for developing nanotechnology as a key industry in Japan —Based on experience conducting atom technology project—: Kazunobu TANAKA
Board Trustee, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); (Issued in Japanese: May 20, 2003)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Sheet plasmon and electron dynamics in low-dimensional matter: Tadaaki NAGAO
Associate Professor, Surface/Interface Science Division, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University; (Issued in Japanese: May 27, 2003)


NANONET INTERVIEW Creating next generation industry based on ‘NEMS technology’ —Combining micromachining with nanomachining—: Masayoshi ESASHI
Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University; (Issued in Japanese: May 13, 2003)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Nanofabrication process for semiconductors using atomic force microscope: Akira YAMADA
Associate Professor, Research Center for Quantum Effect Electronics, Tokyo Institute of Technology; (Issued in Japanese: May 20, 2003)


NANONET INTERVIEW Beyond the diffraction limit —Photonics explores the nano world—: Satoshi Kawata
Professor, Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Chief Scientist, Nanophotonics Laboratory, RIKEN
Project Leader, CREST (Core research for Evolution Science and Technology)
Nonlinear Nanophotonics Project, Japan Science and Technology Corporation; (Issued in Japanese: May 6, 2003)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Control and applications of novel spin properties found in semiconducting nano structures: Takaaki KOGA
Researcher, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University; (Issued in Japanese: May 6, 2003)


NANONET INTERVIEW “Metallic Glass” opens a new field in materials science —Development of new light-weight, high-strength materials—: Akihisa INOUE
Director/Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University; (Issued in Japanese: April 15, 2003)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Quantum mechanical control of quantum dots by using coherently controlled light: Yasunori TODA
Associate professor, Department of Applied Physics, Hokkaido University; (Issued in Japanese: April 22, 2003)


NANONET INTERVIEW Quest for quantum computing —The world of physics demonstrated by artificial atoms—: Seigo Tarucha
Professor, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo; (Issued in Japanese: April 8, 2003)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Organic electronics and photonics: Chihaya ADACHI
Associate Professor, Department of Photonics Materials Science, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Leader, “Construction of organic semiconductor laser and clarification of device physics”,CREST Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); (Issued in Japanese: April 15, 2003)


NANONET INTERVIEW Creation of new functional materials utilizing nanotechnology —Heading for higher-value-added material—: Toshio Kimura
Fellow and General Manager, Central Research Institute, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation; (Issued in Japanese: April 1, 2003)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Construction of strongly correlated electron devices by nanoscopic, functionally-harmonized artificial lattices: Hidekazu TANAKA
Associate Professor, Atom Scale Science Division, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University
Researcher, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); (Issued in Japanese: April 8, 2003)


NANONET INTERVIEW Revealing the mystery of the bacterial flagellum —A self-assembling nanomachine with fine switching capability—: Keiichi NAMBA
Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University; (Issued in Japanese: March 25, 2003)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Molecular nanoelectronics and photonics — Research on organic semiconductor laser and single-molecular switching device —: Hisao YANAGI
Research Associate, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kobe University; (Issued in Japanese: March 25, 2003)


NANONET INTERVIEW New optical world realized by optical near-field —“Nanophotonics” opens a new era of optics—: Motoichi OHTSU,
Professor, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology; (Issued in Japanese: March 18, 2003)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Nanoparticles, nanoclusters and nanoscale metal complexes —preparation, structure and applications: Tetsu YONEZAWA,
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Researcher, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); (Issued in Japanese: March 18, 2003)