Prof. Takashi Kato (A01, The Univ. of Tokyo) and Prof. Chikara Ohtsuki (A02, Nagoya University) have published a review paper on the project "Fusion Materials: Creative Development of Materials and Exploration of Their Function through Molecular Control", Funded by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), in Expected Materials for the Future (in Japanese).
"Fusion Materials: Creative Development of Materials and Exploration of Their Function through Molecular Control",
T. Kato and C. Ohtsuki,
Expected Materials for the Future, 12 [3], 49-53 (2012). (in Japanese) (8 May 2012)
"Fusion Materials: Creative Development of Materials and Exploration of Their Function through Molecular Control",
T. Kato and C. Ohtsuki,
Expected Materials for the Future, 12 [3], 49-53 (2012). (in Japanese) (8 May 2012)
Lecturer Sota Sato (A01, The Univ. of Tokyo) and coworkers have published a paper on the template synthesis of PdO and Pd clusters in Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
"Incarceration of (PdO)n and Pdn Clusters by Cage-Templated Synthesis of Hollow Silica Nanoparticles",
K. Takao, K. Suzuki, T. Ichijo, S. Sato, H. Asakura, K. Teramura, K. Kato, T. Ohba, T. Morita, M. Fujita,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, published online (2012).
Link to Abstract (2 May 2012)
"Incarceration of (PdO)n and Pdn Clusters by Cage-Templated Synthesis of Hollow Silica Nanoparticles",
K. Takao, K. Suzuki, T. Ichijo, S. Sato, H. Asakura, K. Teramura, K. Kato, T. Ohba, T. Morita, M. Fujita,
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, published online (2012).
Link to Abstract (2 May 2012)
The 5th Symposium on Fusion Materials will take place on 8 June 2012 at the Keio Collaboration Complex, Hiyoshi Campus, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan.
[check here for program details and a link to the registration form]
(23 Apr. 2012)
[check here for program details and a link to the registration form]
(23 Apr. 2012)
Assist. Prof. Yuya Oaki (A03, Keio Univ.) was promoted to Junior Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University. (19 Apr. 2012)
Assoc. Prof. Kotaro Satoh (A02, Nagoya Univ.) and coworkers have published a paper on controlling the monomer-sequence via step-growth radical polymerization in ACS Symposium Series.
[more] (5 Apr. 2012)
[more] (5 Apr. 2012)
Assoc. Prof. Kazunori Matsuura (A01, Kyushu Univ.) moved to the position of Professor,
Graduate School of Engineering , Tottori University. (4 Apr. 2012)
Assoc. Prof. Gen Sazaki (A01, Hokkaido Univ.) was promoted to Professor,
Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University. (4 Apr. 2012)
Assist. Prof. Kenji Higashiguchi (A01, Kyoto Univ.) and coworkers have published a paper on the solvent responsiveness of structurally colored balloons in Langmuir.
[more] (26 Mar. 2012)
[more] (26 Mar. 2012)
8 Mar, 2012. Prof. Hirotomo Nishihara (Tohoku Univ.) received the Prize of the Tokin Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology, for "Synthesis and Applications of Nanocarbon-based Materials". (21 Mar. 2012)
Prof. Takashi Kato (A01, The Univ. of Tokyo) and Prof. Miki Hasegawa (A03, Aoyama-Gakuin University) have published a paper on photoluminescent ionic liquid crystalline materials in Journal of the American Chemical Society.
"Full-color Tunable Photoluminescent Ionic Liquid Crystals Based on Tripodal Pyridinium, Pyrimidinium, and Quinolinium Salts",
K. Tanabe, Y. Suzui, M. Hasegawa, T. Kato,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., in press. DOI: 10.1021/ja3001979.
Link to Abstract
(9 Mar. 2012)
"Full-color Tunable Photoluminescent Ionic Liquid Crystals Based on Tripodal Pyridinium, Pyrimidinium, and Quinolinium Salts",
K. Tanabe, Y. Suzui, M. Hasegawa, T. Kato,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., in press. DOI: 10.1021/ja3001979.
Link to Abstract
(9 Mar. 2012)
23 Dec, 2011. Prof. Takashi Kato (A01 The Univ. of Tokyo) give a special lecture to high school students in the University of Tokyo open campus. Details. (9 Mar. 2012)
22 Dec, 2011. Students of high school attached to Hiroshima university visited Prof. Takashi Kato (A01 The Univ. of Tokyo).
(9 Mar. 2012)
(9 Mar. 2012)
“Fusion Materials: Creative Development of Materials and Exploration of Their Function through Molecular Control”
Funded by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
Project Leader
Takashi KATO
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
This project focuses on an innovative new research area for synthesis of futuristic materials. We aim to create a sustainable society where materials are in harmony with environment. Highly functional, environmentally friendly materials will be produced through processes with efficient use of energy and resources. This new approach will involve fusion of organic molecules and inorganic substances.
Biomineralization is used to produce minerals found in nature, and is an attractive strategy for materials synthesis. Sophisticated organic-inorganic hybrid materials, such as teeth, bones, seashells and exoskeletons are produced by biomineralization and have excellent properties. Molecular control is key in this process, and biomolecules precisely control the crystallization of inorganic substances. In this project, environmentally friendly hybrid materials that are comparable to biotic materials will be synthesized by mimicking biomineralization. We will also attempt to synthesize new materials that overcome the limitations of biotic materials. This will be realized by fusing functional inorganic materials with state-of-the-art organic materials, which will be developed by leading Japanese scientists in the fields of supramolecular, self-assembled molecular, and polymer chemistries.
Expertise from many scientific fields, including organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering will be used to create this new area of materials science.
Biomineralization is used to produce minerals found in nature, and is an attractive strategy for materials synthesis. Sophisticated organic-inorganic hybrid materials, such as teeth, bones, seashells and exoskeletons are produced by biomineralization and have excellent properties. Molecular control is key in this process, and biomolecules precisely control the crystallization of inorganic substances. In this project, environmentally friendly hybrid materials that are comparable to biotic materials will be synthesized by mimicking biomineralization. We will also attempt to synthesize new materials that overcome the limitations of biotic materials. This will be realized by fusing functional inorganic materials with state-of-the-art organic materials, which will be developed by leading Japanese scientists in the fields of supramolecular, self-assembled molecular, and polymer chemistries.
Expertise from many scientific fields, including organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, inorganic chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering will be used to create this new area of materials science.