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2012-0312-03
Environment
posted:2014/05/21
Evaluating the amount of carbon storage in natural and artificial forests
MORIKAWA, Yasushi Professor (Faculty of Human Sciences School of Human Sciences) (retired)
Results have already been obtained in estimating the carbon storage capacity of domestic forests in Japan and tropical rain forests abroad, and a methodology has been established for simple estimation of the biomass of plantations in tropical regions. Use of this knowledge ena...
2012-0313-02
Energy
posted:2014/05/21
Heat extraction rate maximized by the use of nanofluid in heat exchangers
MOROOKA, Shinichi Professor (Faculty of Science and Engineering Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering) (retired)
Mixing TiO2 nanoparticles into the media (water) inside a heat exchanger and conducting several hours of preliminary steam generator operation, causes the nanofluid to adsorb onto the inside of the heat transfer tube and a nanostructure to be formed. So doing increases the hea...
2012-0313-03
Energy
posted:2014/05/21
Design, production, and performance evaluation of environment-conscious electric vehicles
KAMIYA, Yushi Professor (Faculty of Science and Engineering Graduate School of Environment and Energy Engineering)
This research laboratory has been developing electric buses and different types of electric vehicles up to this point. Research has progressed to the level of commercial use for electric buses in particular. Based on such findings, it is possible to conduct evaluations on the ...
2012-0313-01
Environment
posted:2014/05/21
Environmental impact and policy evaluation centering on Asian countries
MATSUOKA, Shunji Professor (Faculty of International Research and Education Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies)
There is a need to grasp each situation from every angle and develop solutions that will allow for the creation of sustainable societies in developing countries while safeguarding the environment. This project will propose methods from among those solutions that utilize the sp...
2012-0315-01
Environment
posted:2014/05/21
Evaluation of the global warming reduction functionality of forests
AMANO, Masahiro Professor (Faculty of Human Sciences School of Human Sciences) (retired)
This project will evaluate the global warming reduction functionality of forests within developing countries. The project will investigate the cause of deforestation and forest degradation and the impact of global warming, and implement measures aimed at realizing a low-carbon...
2012-0319-01
Life sciences
posted:2014/05/21
Development of hemiplegic gait simulation tools for educational purposes
UESUGI, Shigeru Professor (Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Creative Science and Engineering)
This project is drawing attention to the gaps between movement and sensation experienced by those with hemiplegia, such as the feeling of being unable to move even though the patient wants to move the body parts, or the feeling that body parts are moving on their own. The proj...
2012-0321-01
Environment
posted:2014/05/21
Micro heat pipes to turn nano fluid into hydraulic fluid
KATSUTA, Masafumi Professor (Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Creative Science and Engineering) (retired)
This project will improve heat conductivity by using a hydraulic fluid containing silver nano-particles in a micro heat pipe.
2012-0614-01
Environment
posted:2014/05/21
Environmentally-conscious product and waste product business management
NAGASAWA, Shinya Professor (Faculty of Commerce Graduate School of Commerce)
This project proposes methodology to scientifically develop market analysis and product management methods for environmentally-conscious products, as well as the creation of new waste product processing businesses.
2012-0618-01
Manufacturing Technology
posted:2014/05/21
Life-cycle simulation technology for the realization of recycling-oriented production
TAKATA, Shozo Professor (Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Creative Science and Engineering) (retired)
This project creates life-cycle planning and life-cycle simulation technology in order to plan and evaluate entire product lifecycles, from design, production, specification, collection, and recycling, all in order to build in measures to reduce environmental burdens from the ...
2012-0619-01
Environment
posted:2014/05/21
A latent heat storage system
HIRASAWA, Izumi Professor (Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Advanced Science and Engineering) (retired)
This project is for the creation of a latent heat storage system using thermal energy (heat in particular) set in motion along with transfers between liquid and solid states.
2012-0619-02
Environment
posted:2014/05/21
System for the elimination and collection of substances in wastewater
HIRASAWA, Izumi Professor (Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Advanced Science and Engineering) (retired)
This project uses crystallization phenomena for a system that disposes of and collects the targeted substances in a discriminating and safe way while making considerations for the characteristics of waste water, in that it has a low concentration of many materials.
2012-0619-03
Environment
posted:2014/05/21
Technology for evaluation, exploration, and collection at final disposal of waste sites for urban mines
KAMURA, Kazuo Professor (Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Creative Science and Engineering) (retired)
This technology elucidates the types and quantity of metals buried within final disposal of waste sites, as well as the presence of minerals, and specifies which metals would be beneficial to collect. The technology makes it possible to use electric detection to measure zones ...
2012-0619-04
Environment
posted:2014/05/21
Energy-saving and low-cost purification material development using high-quality regional soil
KAMURA, Kazuo Professor (Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Creative Science and Engineering) (retired)
Usage of volcanic soil as environmental purification materials.
2012-0625-01
Environment
posted:2014/05/21
Self-filling concrete using sea water and sea sand
KIYOMIYA, Osamu Professor (Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Creative Science and Engineering) (retired)
This project developed self-filling concrete using sea water as mixing water, sand as aggregate, and a new admixture that can provide these materials with superior fluidity and appropriate viscosity (A high-performance AE water reducing agent with a one-pack type thickener con...
2012-0627-01
Environment
posted:2014/05/21
Proposal for an innovative problem solving method for the creation of product value
SAWAGUCHI, Manabu Part-time Lecturer (Faculty of Science and Engineering Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering)
This project proposes a method for valuable new product development plans and new business plans (through the theory of inventive problem solving [TRIZ]). This project proposes a new product development methodology that aims for radical innovation for the improvement of added-...
2012-0629-01
Environment
posted:2014/05/21
Development of new coast defense structures resistant to tsunamis and high tide
SHIBAYAMA, Tomoya Professor (Faculty of Science and Engineering School of Creative Science and Engineering) (retired)
In line with the rebuilding of coastline defense structures across the country as each location reaches its scheduled upgrade period, there is a need to shift the structural format used for coastal defense. This project proposes a new structural format that considers knowledge...
2012-0712-01
Energy
posted:2014/05/21
Long-life negative silicon anode synthesis for next-generation lithium-ion batteries
OSAKA, Tetsuya Senior Research Professor (retired)
This technology has successfully produced composite products merging silicon and organo-mineral complex substances at the micro-level through the simultaneous reductive decomposition of organic solvents and reduction of silicon. The resulting silicon electrodes are composed of...
2012-0712-02
Energy
posted:2014/05/21
Evaluating lithium-ion battery (LIB) cell degradation using an impedance measurement
OSAKA, Tetsuya Senior Research Professor (retired)
This technology aims to establish a “usable” battery evaluation method for currently marketed LIBs using impedance analysis. While thinking about the structural aspects of the battery leading to such issues as electrolyte resistance, interface reactions between the batteries n...
2012-0712-03
Energy
posted:2014/05/21
Production technology development for the creation of a next-generation laminated lithium-ion battery
OSAKA, Tetsuya Senior Research Professor (retired)
This technology makes it possible to supply 50 to 1,000 mAh next-generation laminated lithium-ion batteries. The laminated cells are constructed under laboratory conditions within a dry-air environment (supplied air – dew point at <-95 Celsius, room dew point when non-opera...
2012-0712-04
Nanotechnology / Materials
posted:2014/05/21
All Wet ULSI manufacturing process
OSAKA, Tetsuya Senior Research Professor (retired)
This project proposes the creation of a barrier layer structure on top of a silicon substrate, low-k substrate, and polyimide substrate and then cooper wiring after that. The project aims to confirm that it is possible to shrink barrier film made with electroless plating to a ...