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.
A new X-ray imaging technique could identify lesions and tumors before ultrasound or MRI can.
Screening is important for the early detection of cervical cancer, but rates were significantly affected, in some areas for years, following a devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Some trans fats enhance a pathway inside the cell that leads to cell death. Drugs targeting this mechanism could help address diseases associated with these fats.
Tiny crystals that luminesce with heat could be the internal thermometers of the future.
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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