Morinaga’s Aloe Sterol Drink Yogurt may be labelled by “keeping skin moisture”. The functional components are aloe-derived rophenol and cycloalananol. Results of clinical trials that confirmed the function of “keeping moisture on the skin” were announced in a paper of June 2016 (Skin Pharmacol Physiol 2016, 29: 309-317). Morinaga Milk news release, June 29, 2018
RIKEN’s supercomputer “Kyo” achieves world’s highest level in graph analysis
In the international performance ranking Graph 500, Kyo won the first place for the seventh consecutive term. Large-scale graph analysis is important in the analysis of big data requiring large-scale and complicated data processing. RIKEN news release, June 29, 2018
Cira’s Makoto IKEYA receives Gottfried Wagener Award 2018 by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tokyo
The prize, created in 2008 by a number of technology-oriented German companies and the AHK Tokyo, was awarded for Ikeya’s work on “Research on drug discovery for progressive ossification fibrosis dysplasia (FOP) utilizing disease-specific iPS cells”. CiRA news release, June 29, 2018
Kawasaki holds “Solar Car Workshop” for school children aged 9 – 12
In a “Solar Car Workshop Class” with 10 participating children, after conducting classes on the structure of energy and solar power generation, solar cars have been made and a race competition will be organized in August. The program is supported by NEDO. NEDO news release, June 28, 2018
Wind power generation in Japan is slowly increasing
By the end of FY 2017 (March 31, 2018), 2253 units were installed which produced about 3.5 GWatt. This was an increase of 2.5 % in number from FY 2016. NEDO news release, June 28, 2018
Meiji Seika Pharma and Hiroshima’s TwoCells Co. team up on osteoarthritis cell medicine
In a project limited to one year, the two companies will attempt to use bone marrow-derived mesenchymal cells (gMSC1) – a technology established by TwoCells – for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Meiji Seika Pharma is a producer of purified sodium hyaluronate for injections. TwoCells Co. news release, June 26, 2018
Nihon University develops low-cost technology for shallow geothermal heat utilization
Under support of NEDO, Nihon University’s College of Engineering and Nissho Techno Co. have found a new construction method digging into depth of less than 20 m. The two features of this procedure are a rotary burial construction method, where steel pipes used as underground heat exchanger penetrate the underground while rotating; unlike in ordinary […]
Sumitomo Chemical develops improved PMMA material for car front windows
The light and sturdy resin is based on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) which has high transparency but also high rigidity and toughness. The fracture behavior of this material was elucidated at the molecular level, and a higher order structure design was achieved. As a result, the flexural modulus was about 1.6 times and the Charpy impact strength […]
Bridgestone develops rubber composite with improved performance and fuel economy
The composite is based on a double network structure developed by Hokkaido University ‘s GUN Cheng Ping. It is prepared by tough polymerization of rubber materials and improves fuel economy and strength. Bridgestone claims to have achieved a completely new rubber material that improves the tire’s fuel economy characteristics by 15%, and the strength about […]
NAIST devvelops compact camera for self-diagnosis of retina
The group of Professor Atsushi OTA of the Advanced Science and Technology has presented a compact ocular fundus camaer that allows laymen to take a retina image using NIR light. It is expected to be used as a home healthcare device that can check not only one’s eyes but also detects lifestyle diseases such as […]