Robotics
Researchers at Tohoku University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, with the support of the Human Frontier Science Program, have decoded the flexible motor control mechanisms underlying salamander ...
Jul 30, 2021
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Computer Sciences
Room-scale virtual reality (VR) is one where users explore a VR environment by physically walking through it. The technology provides many benefits, given its highly immersive experience. Yet the drawback is that it requires ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A research group from Tohoku University led by current president Hideo Ohno has developed the world's smallest (2.3 nm) high-performance magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs). This work is expected to accelerate the advancement ...
Dec 8, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A research group has announced a new iPMA-type Hexa-technology in Magnetic Tunnel Junctions (MTJ) that unlocks the door to improving ultra-low power in IoT edge-devices, mobile, automotive, consumer electronics, and applications ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Computer Sciences
The human brain efficiently executes highly sophisticated tasks, such as image and speech recognition, with an exceptionally lower energy budget than today's computers can. The development of energy-efficient and tunable ...
Aug 17, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Sea pineapples, an edible ascidian, are a delicacy in Japan. The Tohoku region is famed for its sea pineapple production—known as hoya in Japanese. Now, a research group has established a new use for the scores of sea pineapple ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Engineering
A research group has created an analysis method to predict wear and seizure locations in the sliding parts of engine piston pins. The breakthrough will help limit wear and tear on transportation and industrial machinery components ...
Oct 5, 2022
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Telecom
A method to analytically express the performance of wireless communication systems when using reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) has been successfully developed by researchers at Tohoku University, the University of ...
Jul 10, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
New, easily fabricated, high performance carbon microlattice electrodes could soon be used to make cheaper batteries powered by readily available sodium ions. The approach was published by Tohoku University researchers and ...
Aug 4, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
With potential high density, low cost and a nature-friendly makeup, zinc-air batteries are touted to be the future of many energy devices.
May 9, 2023
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