TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
CREATING GLOBAL EXCELLENCE
CREATING GLOBAL EXCELLENCE
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.
Researchers have succeeded in inducing arm movements in Japanese macaque monkeys using optogenetic stimulation.
Mixing PSS-Na and PEDOT:PSS improves neuromorphic device response time.
Researchers have successfully developed a Magnetic Tunnel Junction that can write at high speeds without suffering performance issues.
Researchers at Tohoku University have revealed more about Saccadic Suppression of Displacement - a method by which our brain blocks visual processes during eye movements to maintain stability in our vision.
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.
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