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  Dual Torque from Electron Spins Drives Magnetic Domain Wall Displacement

  Researchers harnessed dual spin torques in a cobalt-iridium-platinum multilayer structure, paving the way for low-power spintronic memory devices.

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  Unmasking the Culprits of Battery Failure with a Graphene Mesosponge

  Researchers at Tohoku University synthesized a graphene mesosponge to pinpoint the cause of battery failure, so their instability can be improved.

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  Quantum Networks Bring New Precision to Dark Matter Searches

  Researchers developed a sensitive quantum device with the purpose of one day detecting elusive dark matter signals.

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  Extra Silver Atom Sparks Breakthrough in Photoluminescence of Silver Nanoclusters

  How much better could a nanocluster perform with the addition of just a single atom? Surprisingly, 77 times better!

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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.