Tohoku University is renowned for its achievements in technological innovation and for the practical application of these technologies to the advancement of society. Inventions born at Tohoku University include the KS and NKS steels, the Yagi-Uda antenna, fibre optics, and perpendicular magnetic recording.
Before stepping down on March 31, former president Susumu Satomi shared some of his favourite memories of his time at the university.
AIMR Director Motoko Kotani, talks about using mathematics as the common language bridging the different disciplines within materials science.
A research team has engineered a new waveguide which will prolong battery life in electronics and allow for further advancements in quantum computing.
A research group has brought about a metastable structure of lithium-iron oxide, achieving its theoretical storage capacity.
A research group has created the first microelectronic fiber with microscopic parameters that is capable of analyzing electrolytes and metabolites in sweat.
The new mechanism will lead to new guidelines for producing high-performance thermoelectric materials.
Tohoku University has 1,763 Research fellows from overseas, 12 Inter-Department Institutes for Education and 11 University Collaborating Institutions.
A new institution which is open to researchers around the world, where people from diverse disciplines can gather, learn and create.
Utilizing Tohoku University's research results and resources in various industries.
This site provides you with information on academic research staff at Tohoku University.