JAPAN NANONET BULLETIN Past Issues : 60th ~ Latest


NANONET INTERVIEW Development of MRAM - next-generation memory device —Realization of tunnel magneto-resistance effect at room temperature—: Terunobu MIYAZAKI
Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University; (Issued in Japanese: August 4, 2004)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Synthesis of new polyhedral nanocarbon materials and their functional properties: Jun ONOE
Associate Professor, Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology and Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); (Issued in Japanese: March 23, 2005)
INTRODUCTION OF NANONET RESEARCH REPORT Nanobiotechnology research trend report (No. 1) — Nanotechnology-led biotechnology and its venture companies —: (Issued in Japanese: March 9, 2005)


SPECIAL TALK Nanomaterials —Their safety assessment—: Hiroyuki TSUDA
Professor, Department of Molecular Toxicology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University; Mineo TAKATSUKI
Director, Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute, Japan; Coordinator
Eiichi OZAWA, nanonet; (Issued in Japanese: February 22, 2006)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Imaging and manipulation of biological molecules in liquids by AFM: Takaharu OKAJIMA
Associate Professor, Nanotechnology Research Center, Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University; (Issued in Japanese: January 12, 2005)


NANONET INTERVIEW World of MEMS based on semiconductor microfabrication technology —From electrostatic micromotors to bio-nanoactuator—: Hiroyuki FUJITA
Director/Professor, Center for International Research on MicroMechatronics (CIRMM), Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo; (Issued in Japanese: July 7, 2004)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Electron field emission from self-organized micro emitters of new-type boron nitride films: Shojiro KOMATSU
Chief Researcher, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS); (Issued in Japanese: December 8, 2004)
NANO INFO The 4th Nanotechnology Symposium —JAPAN NANO 2006—(Feb. 20-21, 2006): (Issued in Japanese: February 22, 2006)


NANONET INTERVIEW Room-temperature continuous-wave lifetime exceeding 10,000 hours —A quantum-wire laser realized by a top-down fabrication method—: Shigehisa ARAI
Professor, Quantum Nanoelectronics Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology; (Issued in Japanese: June 23, 2004)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Realization of magnetization reversal by carrier-spin-injection into nano-scale ferromagnetic alloy semiconductors: Akira OIWA
Lecturer, Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo
Researcher, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); (Issued in Japanese: October 27, 2004)


NANONET INTERVIEW Quantum dots studied by optical spectroscopy —Quantum dots behaving like molecules—: Yasuaki MASUMOTO
Professor, Institute of Physics, University of Tsukuba; (Issued in Japanese: March 30, 2004)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Materials science using low energy synchrotron radiation: Shin-ichi KIMURA
Associate Professor, UVSOR Facility, Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes for National Sciences; (Issued in Japanese: October 13, 2004)


NANONET SPECIAL INTERVIEW Nanotechnology —The United Kingdom and Japan—: Ms. Philippa ROGERS
Former Counsellor, Science and Technology, British Embassy; (Issued in Japanese: February 8, 2006)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Electron transport in magnetic nanostructures: Gen TATARA
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University; (Issued in Japanese: September 29, 2004)


NANONET INTERVIEW Making a breakthrough in DNA analytical technology — Development of nano-biodevices —: Yoshinobu BABA
Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Director, Nanobio Research, Health Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); (Issued in Japanese: May 26, 2004)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Study of the optical and electronic properties of individual semiconductor nanostructures using scanning tunneling microscopy: Tohru TSURUOKA
Senior Researcher, Atomic Electronics Group, Nanomaterials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS); (Issued in Japanese: August 18, 2004)


NANONET INTERVIEW Cell sheets functionally connectable to organs — Nano tissue engineering leads to new medical treatments —: Teruo OKANO
Director/Professor, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
Professor, University of Utah; (Issued in Japanese: May 26, 2004)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Physics and applications of low-dimensional electron systems in semiconductors: Tomoki MACHIDA
Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
Researcher, Nanostructure and Material Property, PRESTO, Japan Science a Technology Agency (JST); (Issued in Japanese: August 4, 2004)


NANONET INTERVIEW Photonics polymers — Fundamental principles led to breakthrough —: Yasuhiro KOIKE
Professor, Department of Applied Physics and Physico-informatics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University; (Issued in Japanese: March 23, 2004)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION Single molecule measurements of bio-molecules: Akihiko ISHIJIMA
Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University; (Issued in Japanese: July 7, 2004)


NANONET INTERVIEW Expanding the potential of light and materials —Combining nanotechnology with optical technology —: Makoto GONOKAMI
Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo; (Issued in Japanese: April 13, 2004)

YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ INTRODUCTION New Approach to Functionalizing Aromatic Compounds Based on Designed Ate Complexes: Masanobu UCHIYAMA
Lecturer, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo; (Issued in Japanese: July 21, 2004)