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2010/12/28

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Anomalous Rattling Vibration observed by Terahertz Light - An important key for the development of thermoelectric materials that would produce green energy -
2010/12/22

News

Academic Exchange Agreement with the University of Kwazulu-Natal
2010/12/21

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Tohoku University Professor Genkuro Fujino Award
2010/12/21

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Development and Practical Application of "Micro Flowreactor," a fuel characterization device, in collaboration with IHI - Easier measurement of knocking characteristics of fuels for automotive engines -
2010/12/16

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A Mechanism of Hangover Effect caused by Drugs - The first molecular imaging of the effect -
2010/12/15

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New Approach to Skin Lightening - Prevention of transport and accumulation of melanin to Keratinocytes by blocking melanosome transport -
2010/12/13

Events

1st CSIS International Symposium on Spintronics-based VLSIs and 7th RIEC International Workshop on Spintronics(Held on Feb 3, 4)
2010/12/10

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Visualization of Rotational Motion of Actin Polymerizing Molecules - Toward the elucidation of functions of the force generated by cytoskeletal filaments -
2010/12/08

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The Evolution of Left-handed Snails Driven by Snakes - A gene for speciation acts for adaption
2010/12/08

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Certificate of Appreciation to "Hayabusa" Contributors from The Cabinet Office
2010/12/07

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A Research Group led Professor Tetsuya Terasaki at Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University received 2010 AAPS Pharmaceutical Research Meritorious Manuscript Award
2010/12/07

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The Japanese Society of Hypertension Award
2010/12/03

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Discovery of a New Gene associated with Neurodegeneration in Early-onset Parkinson's Disease - Possible New Therapeutic Target -
2010/12/03

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Promotion of Blood Donation was praised by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
2010/12/01

Press Release

Exhibition "Space Planet Science supported by Tohoku"
2010/12/01

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Tohoku University Professor Genkuro Fujino Award
2010/12/01

Achievement

Direct observation of local atomic order in a metallic glass
2010/11/29

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Masahiro Ishigaki, Lecturer, at Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University received the Distinguished Service Award for supporting raising children and youths from Cabinet Office
2010/11/26

News

Research Results Exhibition at SC10
2010/11/24

Achievement

Professor Kweon Ki-Chul and Associate Professor Michi Fukushima received 5th Tadao Kiyonari's JASVE Awards
2010/11/24

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Professor Teruo Miyazawa at Graduate School of Agriculture, Tohoku University received Prize for Attracting and Holding International Conferences from Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)
2010/11/24

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Development of Materials for Phase-change Random Access Memory with　Low-power Consumption and Long-term Reliability　- Toward application for involatile phase-change random access memory -
2010/11/19

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2010 Japan Student Services Organization's Student of the Year
2010/11/19

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Reduction of Thyroid Function is a Key for Colonization of Fish into Streams, discovered by Assistant Professor Jun Kitano
2010/11/17

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Capture a moment that the light melts electron crystals - Ultrafast snapshots of a moment that the light changes materials -
2010/11/12

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Discovery of a Protein Regulating Chromosome Segregation - Possible involvement with cancer development caused by chromosomal abnormality
2010/11/12

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The Best Paper Award, Kojima Kiyoshi Prize from The Japan Society of International Economics
2010/11/10

News

"Tohoku University Day" events held in China
2010/11/05

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The Fabrication of Economical Nano-Lattice Antireflection Surface at the Tip of Optical Fibers using Nanotechnologies
2010/11/04

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Professors Y. Ikuhara and M. Kawasaki -- Clarification of Insulator-Metal Transition Mechanism in Oxides --
2010/11/04

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Identification of Moyamoya Disease Gene
2010/11/03

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Professor Eiji Ohtani received the Medal with Purple Ribbon
2010/10/22

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Universality of Superconducting Mechanism in Iron-based High-temperature Superconductors - Determination of the symmetry of superconducting-electron pairs -
2010/10/21

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Revision of Campus Bus Time Schedule
2010/10/18

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The First Observation of the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect in high quality Oxide heterointerface　- Toward the elucidation of new electron's quantum behavior -
2010/10/15

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Discovery of a gene circuit to regulate antibody production - Toward the development of treatment strategies of autoimmune diseases and allergies
2010/10/15

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Youthful Essay - Winners of the 4th Abe Jiro Memorial Prize selected-
2010/10/13

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Starting the demonstration experiment of telemedicine systems called Electronic Doctor's Bag in Miyako Island
2010/10/07

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Development of an Online Message Board that Remains Available even in the Event of a Natural Disaster
2010/10/05

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2010 Embedded Technology Software Design Robot Contest
2010/10/05

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Professor Kazuo Akutagawa received Geometry Prize from the Mathematical Society of Japan
2010/09/28

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Professor Seiji Samukawa received Plasma Prize from American Vacuum Society
2010/09/27

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Thermoelectric Generation from Insulators - Pave the way for the development of green and energy-saving devices -
2010/09/24

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Elucidation of Mechanism for Metallic Conductivity in Superconducting Cements - Direct observation of free electrons in a cage -
2010/09/24

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Waking Up Cortical Neurons by the Wave of Green Light - A basic study for the optical communication between brain and machine -
2010/09/17

News

Resumption of Campus Bus Trial Driving
2010/09/17

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Discovery of a New Topological Insulator - Significant step toward the development of next-generation low-power consumption devices
2010/09/09

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Tohoku University appears in Science's Sept 3 issue
2010/09/09

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Conducting Polymer Electrodes Printed on Hydrogel - Safe, soft and flexible electrodes in cells and tissues -
2010/09/07

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Discovery of a New Type of Petit-Spot Volcano in Chile Trench
2010/09/06

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Development of the World-Highest Resolution Spin-Resolved Photoemission Spectrometer - Direct Observation of Spins of Electrons in Materials -
2010/08/30

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Professor Seiji Samukawa received 2010 STARC Joint Research Prize
2010/08/30

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Development of Low-Melting Rare-Earth Free Glasses with High Photoluminescent Efficiency
2010/08/20

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2010 The Japanese Society for the Study of Xenobiotics Award for Young Scientists
2010/08/20

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Visual Motion Learned by Sounds
2010/08/19

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New Molecular Mechanism in Mendel's Laws of Heredity
2010/08/09

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Enzyme Evolution Scenario that produces Grapes' Functional Diversity as Food
2010/08/06

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2010 JCOMM Design Award from Japanese Conference on Mobility Management
2010/08/05

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International Comparative Research on Reading Comprehension - National Year of Reading (NYR) and Reading -
2010/08/05

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Microsoft Research Japan Information Science Research Award
2010/08/02

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Identification of the Biomarkers for Progression in Diabetes Complications
2010/07/29

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The relation between the Japanese space probe "Hayabusa" and Tohoku University
2010/07/27

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Cryogenics Best Paper Award 2009
2010/07/23

News

Continuation of Campus Bus Trial Driving
2010/07/23

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Associate Prof. Hitosugi at WPI-AIMR was introduced in Nature.
2010/07/20

Achievement

Joint development of the world's first blue-violet ultrafast pulsed semiconductor laser with 100 watt output
2010/07/15

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Development of the Highly-efficient Production Technology of Ethanol from Sea Algae - A use of nonfood biomass will resolve energy issues -
2010/07/12

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The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) Outstanding Paper Award
2010/07/12

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The Integrated Materials Research Center for a Low-Carbon Society (LC-IMR)
2010/07/12

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Development of a High-Performance Perpendicular Magnetic TMR Device for Logic Integrated Circuits
2010/07/09

News

Inoue Plan 2007 (Tohoku University Action Plan Revised for 2010)
2010/07/08

Events

A University Education Beyond Borders: Student Exchange Security Policy
2010/06/30

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Realization of Super Luminosity Zinc Oxide Ultraviolet Light-emitting Diodes using General-purpose Manufacture Method - Expectation for Application as Economical Solid-state Illumination Source -
2010/06/25

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Receiving the SJWS Promising Science Award (Masae TAKAHASHI: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University)
2010/06/24

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51st Fujihara Award from the Fujihara Foundation of Science
2010/06/24

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Gefinitib vs Chemotherapy: Individualized Molecular Targeted-Therapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Based on Identification of EGF Receptor (EGFR) Kinase Activating Mutation
2010/06/23

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Professor Shin-ichiro Umemura received Fry Award from International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound
2010/06/23

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Young Investor's Award from NO Society of Japan (NOSJ)
2010/06/21

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Pave the Way for Function Control and Application Development of Fullerene - First Quantity Synthesis and Single-Crystal Structural Determination of C60 Fullerene that Encapsulates a Lithium Ion -
2010/06/14

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11th Incentive Award from the Japan Society of Ultrasonic in Medicine
2010/06/11

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2009 Incentive Award from Heat Transfer Society of Japan
2010/06/08

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Dietary patterns associated with fall-related fracture in elderly Japanese: A population based prospective study
2010/06/08

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First observation of very long-lived spins in superconductors
2010/06/03

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Technology to Figure Error Correction of Soft X-ray Multilayer Mirrors with an Accuracy of 0.1 nm - Accelerating the development of an ultra-high definition imaging system with a resolution of 10 nm -
2010/05/28

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Receiving the 2nd Showa Women's University Prizes for Studies of Women's Culture (Bando Fund) (TSUJIMURA Miyoko: Professor, School of Law)
2010/05/27

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Development of Nanohybrid Catalysts with a Minimum Use of Noble Metals - Expected to be used for economical catalysts and materials for biosensor -
2010/05/25

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The 8th Person of Merit Award in Industry-University-Government Collaboration - Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award -
2010/05/19

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The Development of High-performance Catalyst that Helps Production of High-polymer Materials from Glycerin
2010/05/19

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Passive Smoking raises Blood Pressure - The World First Result from the Ohasama Study - Expected to promote the strengthening of anti-passive smoking measures
2010/05/14

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The 3rd Japan Association of Regional and Community Studies Award
2010/05/11

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2010 Incentive Award of Comprehensive Research from Foundation for the Promotion of Engineering Research
2010/05/11

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2009 Encouragement Award of Lecture by the Japan Society of Applied Physics
2010/05/11

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2009 Best Paper Award from Japan Society of Civil Engineers
2010/05/07

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Impaired Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Vascular Formation in Ephrin-A5 Deficient Mice.
2010/05/06

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Quince - New Urban Search Robot in Confined Spaces -
2010/05/04

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Discovery of Candidate Genes associated with Down Syndrome by the Study on Evolutionary Patterns of Genes
2010/04/30

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2010 Medal with Purple Ribbon, the Spring Decoration
2010/04/30

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Magnetic Shape-Memory Effect Unveiled - Bright Outlook for High-Performance Actuators -
2010/04/28

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The 8th Outstanding Research Award from Japan NPO Research Association
2010/04/28

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2010 The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
2010/04/27

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A new approach for promotion of plant fertility and maintenance of crop yields under global warming conditions. Auxins reverse plant male sterility caused by high temperatures
2010/04/20

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The Iijima Memorial Foundation for the Promotion of Food Science and Technology Prize
2010/04/20

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Double-Helical Silicon Microtubes
2010/04/19

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A key gene that Darwin's Hypothesis of the Evolution of Selfing is a mutation of pollen S deteminant gene on self-incompatibility.
2010/04/16

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A New Treatment for Chronic Kidney Disease and Dialysis
2010/04/16

Press Release

The mechanism was disclosed as to how a muscle unique to males forms under the neural instruction - Neuronal Synaptic Outputs Determine the Sexual Fate of Postsynaptic Targets -
2010/04/12

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2010 President's Education Award
2010/04/09

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Gender Equality Index Rankings among 47 Prefectures in Japan
2010/04/06

Press Release

Excellence Initiative for New Group IV Semiconductor Materials & Processing
2010/04/06

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Tohoku University Library received the 2010 Publication Prize from Mathematical Society of Japan
2010/04/06

Press Release

The development of Friction Stir Welding Tool that enables to weld metals with high melting points including Steels and Titanium Alloys
2010/04/01

Press Release

Direct Observation of Dirac-electron Behavior in Iron-based High-temperature Superconductors - A Path for Ultrafast Superconducting Devices
2010/04/01

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President Akihisa Inoue has received Acta Materialia Gold Medal
2010/04/01

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The 8th Plasma Electronics Prize from The Japan Society of Applied Physics
2010/04/01

Press Release

Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of Okunoyama Tumulus in Saitama Prefecture
2010/03/30

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The First Visualization of Deformation Behavior of Endothelial Cells in the Simulated Blood Stream - Elucidation of Cellular Response Mechanism to Mechanical Stimulation -
2010/03/26

News

Campus Bus Trial Driving
2010/03/26

Achievement

"A New Century for Tohoku University" Broadcast on 29th March
2010/03/26

Press Release

The Development of Ferrous High-strength Alloy showing Huge Superelasticity
2010/03/24

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2010 The Japanese Pharmacological Society Prize
2010/03/19

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"A New Century for Tohoku University" Broadcast on 22nd March
2010/03/17

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Japan Academy Prize and Duke of Edinburgh Prize from the Japan Academy
2010/03/17

Press Release

Successful Observation of Atomic Images under the World's Highest Magnetic Field - The development of the High-Field Scanning Tunneling Microscope -
2010/03/15

Press Release

Transmission of Electrical Signals in Insulators - new development of energy-saving devices
2010/03/12

Achievement

"A New Century for Tohoku University" Broadcast on 15th of March
2010/03/12

Press Release

The Asteroid Impact Theory settles a dispute over mass extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary - 41 researchers from 12 countries have reached the conclusion -
2010/03/05

Achievement

"A New Century for Tohoku University" Broadcast on 8th March
2010/03/01

Press Release

Elucidation of a novel mechanism for pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma.
2010/02/26

Achievement

Episode 133 of "A New Century for Tohoku University" Broadcast on March 1st
2010/02/26

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KONICA MINOLTA Imaging Science Incentive Award
2010/02/26

Events

Tohoku University Day in Bandung 2010 (Held on March 18, 19)
2010/02/22

Press Release

Development of A Repair/Coating Technology with no damage on heat- and pressure-resistant components - Realizing Extremely Dense Films with The Aid of Computational Science -
2010/02/19

Achievement

Episode132 of "A New Century for Tohoku University" Broadcast on February 22nd
2010/02/19

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2009 Sendai City Sports Award
2010/02/19

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2009 The Association for Earthquake Disaster Prevention Award
2010/02/19

Press Release

Clarification of the molecular shape of oxidative stress sensors in the body - Toward prevention and treatment of lifestyle-related diseases by understanding the biological defense mechanism -
2010/02/17

Achievement

2009 Second prize of the Gttfried Wagener prize, German Innovation Award
2010/02/17

Press Release

Discovery of Conduction Pathways through which Electrons hop to Adjacent Molecules - A Path for clarifying molecular device structures and properties -
2010/02/15

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Nano Level Mixing of Ceramics and Polymers - A Path for Highly-functional Materials -
2010/02/12

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Episode 131 of "A New Century for Tohoku University" Broadcast on February 15th
2010/02/05

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Episode 130 of "A New Century for Tohoku University" Broadcast on February 8th
2010/02/05

News

Opened Tohoku University Research Profile Search
2010/02/03

Achievement

Visualization of a cancer metastasis mechanism at nanometer level: Discovery of dramatic changes of membrane dynamics in cancer cells during metastasis
2010/02/01

Press Release

Universal magnetic structure of the half-magnetization phase in Cr-based spinels
2010/01/29

Achievement

Episode 129 of "A New Century for Tohoku University" Broadcast on February 1st
2010/01/29

Achievement

2010 Japan Prize Awarded to Professor Emeritus Shun-ichi Iwasaki
2010/01/22

Achievement

Episode 128 of "A New Century for Tohoku University" Broadcast on January 25
2010/01/20

Press Release

Discovery of Stellar Streams in the Halo of the Andromeda Galaxy - Remnants of Galaxy Formation through Dwarf Galaxy Mergers -
2010/01/19

Achievement

Professor Teruo Miyazawa at Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, was awarded the ANDO MOMOFUKU PRIZE
2010/01/18

Press Release

"Contractile" skeletal Muscle Cell change the Diabetes Research
2010/01/15

Press Release

Professor Ryuta Kawashima studies a function of breakfast that activates the brain
2010/01/15

Achievement

Episode 127 of "A New Century for Tohoku University" Broadcast on January 18
2010/01/10

Achievement

2009 Tohoku University Contribution Award for Education
2010/01/08

Press Release

Fly Love Songs are Tuned by Gustation - A Pheromone that Shapes Male Drosophila's Courtship -
2010/01/08

Press Release

Explanation for a mechanism of magnetization induced by light irradiation
2010/01/05

Achievement

Episode 126 of "A New Century for Tohoku University" Broadcast on January 11

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