Advanced Institute for Materials Research,Tohoku University

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To all members of AIMR;
Prevention of new corona virus

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30 Aug, 2021

Graphene mesosponge: Redesigning a fabrication method around a better template

How to make a proof-of-concept experiment scalable

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26 Jul, 2021

Calcium batteries: A step toward a high-energy density battery using an abundant, non-toxic alkali-earth metal

A designer electrolyte from concept to testing

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28 Jun, 2021

Grain-boundary structure: When microscopy and theory stretch beyond two dimensions

A synergistic approach that can elucidate complex interfacial structures

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31 May, 2021

Magnetic materials: Hydrodynamics explore a soft material’s magnetic handle

Tracing the nanoscale origins using mesoscale observations of a magnetic liquid

The Movie 11 May, 2021

Words of women in mathematics in the time of Corona

Follow up of the video project "Faces of Women in Mathematics" start at 5pm (JST), May 12 2021. This project is a video produced by an international project team involving Assistant Professor Eriko Shinkawa of AIMR Kotani Laboratory and Research Assistant Sonia Mahmoudi.

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Updates

08/30/2021: Graphene mesosponge: Redesigning a fabri...
08/26/2021: Dr. Kudo’s research proposal selected fo...
07/26/2021: Calcium batteries: A step toward a high-...
07/20/2021: Prof. Adschiri conferred the title of To...
07/07/2021: The mathematics of repulsion for new gra...

Open Positions

Recruitment of specially appointed assistant professor (NEDO Project “Development of supercapacitors based on azaphthalocyanine modified electrodes”), AIMR, Tohoku University

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About AIMR

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.

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