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  New Technology Predicts Iron Ore Behavior for Lower-Carbon Steelmaking

  A new method predicts how iron ore pellets deform under extreme heat, offering insights for more efficient, lower-carbon steelmaking.

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  What Drives the Jets Fired from Hungry Supermassive Black Holes?

  A research team has solved an astrological puzzle, identifying the conditions that allow a rapidly feeding supermassive black hole to launch a powerful relativistic jet.

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  A New Way to Make Iridium Catalysts for Hydrogen Production Last Longer

  Researchers have designed a high-entropy perovskite that helps protect iridium nanoparticles from damage, improving the stability of catalysts used in water electrolysis.

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  Advanced Paternal Age Has Sex-Specific Effects on Fetal Brain Gene Expression

  A mouse study suggests that when older fathers have children, gene expression - a critical developmental process - is affected differently depending on the offspring's sex.

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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.