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  What's Going on Inside Quantum Computers?: New Method Simplifies Process Tomography

  An international research team developed a method to pull back the veil on the unknown processes going on inside quantum computers.

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  Electrically Detecting 'Liquid-Crystal' Phase Promises Attractive Advancements in Magnets

  A team led by researchers at Tohoku University have taken the first step toward developing antiferromagnetic technology.

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  Atomic Precision Unlocks Smarter Oxygen Reduction Catalysts

  Researchers at Tohoku University discovered that tiny shifts in nitrogen coordination around cobalt dramatically alter catalytic performance in the oxygen reduction reaction.

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  Researchers Create Distortion-Resistant Energy Materials to Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries

  We all want cheap, long-lasting, and efficient green energy. Researchers are helping to make this dream a reality with a new battery cathode material.

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  Research Institutes and Centers

  Tohoku University has 1,763 Research fellows from overseas, 12 Inter-Department Institutes for Education and 11 University Collaborating Institutions.

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  International Visitor Research Center

  A new institution which is open to researchers around the world, where people from diverse disciplines can gather, learn and create.

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  Research Profiles

  Utilizing Tohoku University's research results and resources in various industries.

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  Academic Research Staff

  This site provides you with information on academic research staff at Tohoku University.

Feature Highlights

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  In Conversation with Susumu Satomi

  Before stepping down on March 31, former president Susumu Satomi shared some of his favourite memories of his time at the university.

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  Motoko Kotani: By the Numbers

  AIMR Director Motoko Kotani, talks about using mathematics as the common language bridging the different disciplines within materials science.