
Research
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.
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Finding Hidden Catalytic Knowledge from Literature Data
Researchers detail a way to dig through mountains of literature data and condense disparate results into design rules for effective catalysts.
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DigMethpy: An AI-Driven Platform for Accelerating Methane Pyrolysis Catalyst Discovery
Researchers have combined scientific literature, experimental data, computational simulations, machine-learning models, and large language models into a single discovery framework to speed up the process of catalyst discovery.
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Visualizing Spatial Chirality with Terahertz Imaging
This remarkable method of distinguishing chiral (mirror-image) molecules could eventually detect distortions inside quantum and soft materials, find abnormal proteins linked to disease, and more.
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Spintronics P-Computer Ready for Scale-up
A probabilistic computer (p-computer) could be the key to harnessing the true power of AI. This new study shows how we could develop them on a larger scale.
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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.
University Research News
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Research at a Glance
Research
- 2,221 Research fellows from overseas
- 5,976 Academic Staff studying overseas
Research Institutes
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Office of Cooperative Research and Development
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