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Aerospace materials: Rotating expansion process extends fatigue life of superalloy hole structures
Interrupted fatigue tests reveal that compressive residual stress relaxation governs fatigue life improvement in HCR-EP-strengthened Inconel 718 components

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Neural networks: Directional wiring shapes biologically relevant activity patterns in engineered networks
Microfluidic brain-on-a-chip platform reveals how hierarchical modularity and axon-to-dendrite connectivity regulate the balance between integration and segregation

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(6,5) Carbon nanotubes: Ultrahigh-purity synthesis achieved through trimetallic catalyst innovation
NiSnFe catalyst enables 95.8% purity synthesis of semiconductor carbon nanotubes with ideal bandgap properties

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Materials chemistry: Uncovering the low-temperature oxygen storage and release mechanism of Mn–CeO₂ nanoparticles
Precise continuous-flow synthesis reveals how Mn valence and local structure control lattice oxygen storage and release in ultrasmall ceria-based nanoparticles

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The Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) was established in 2007, aiming to contribute to society through the creation of new and innovative materials by gathering researchers from around the world in the fields of materials science, physics, chemistry, and engineering - fields in which Tohoku University holds a leading position in the world in its research.















