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Hiroshi YabuPrincipal Investigator, Ph.D.

Research Interests

• Preparation of nanostructured polymer particles by self-organization process (2005-)
• Fabrication and application of honeycomb films by using condensed water droplets (2003-)
• Preparation of organic-inorganic composites (2009-)
• Synthesis and application of biomimetic polymer materials (2012-)
• Synthesis of metal-complex catalysts for energy and chemical conversion systems (2017-)

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• September 29, 2026 Press Releases A green future powered by blue pigments
• August 4, 2026 Press Releases Inexpensive blue pigment enables efficient one-step conversion of carbon dioxide to methane
• February 17, 2026 News Delegates from University of Victoria visited AIMR
• December 25, 2025 Media & Award Prof. Hiroshi Yabu received The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work for 2025
• October 15, 2025 Press Releases Pyridinic-N Incorporated Phthalocyanine for Efficient and Durable CO2 Electroreduction
• September 1, 2025 Press Releases Layered Cobalt Catalyst Reimagines Pigment as a Pathway for Carbon Dioxide Recycling
• April 8, 2025 Press Releases Turning Pollution into Fuel with Record-Breaking CO2-to-CO Conversion Rates
• January 27, 2025 Research Highlights Biomass-derived electrocatalysts: A leap towards sustainable energy conversion
• August 29, 2024 Press Releases New Testing System Using Janus Particles Rapidly and Accurately Detects COVID-19
• June 25, 2024 Press Releases Achieving a Supercapacitor through the 'Molecular Coating' Approach
• March 28, 2024 Press Releases Benchmarking Theory with Experiments for Oxygen Reduction Catalysts
• March 19, 2024 Press Releases Drawing Inspiration from Plants: A Metal-Air Paper Battery for Wearable Devices
• February 1, 2024 Press Releases Good as Gold - Improving Infectious Disease Testing with Gold Nanoparticles
• December 25, 2023 Research Highlights Perforated honeycomb thin films: A new approach to oil–water separation
• April 27, 2023 Press Releases Boosting the Capacity and Voltage of Zinc-Air Batteries
• February 27, 2023 Research Highlights Thermal biomass upgrading: Synthesizing new multifunctional catalysts
• November 24, 2022 News Chief Investment Officer visited AIMR for inspection of AIMR-launched startups
• August 18, 2022 Press Releases Researchers invent a new hybrid electrolyte for high performance Li-ion batteries
• February 28, 2022 Research Highlights Oxygen reduction reaction catalysts: Deciphering new catalyst-design principles
• January 19, 2022 Press Releases Harnessing Sea Pineapples and Blood Waste for Metal-air-battery Catalysts
• October 4, 2021 Media & Award Dr. Hiroshi Yabu received the 3rd Materials and Devices Joint Research Award
• May 20, 2021 Media & Award Dr. Hiroshi Yabu won the 12th Bridgestone Soft Materials Frontier Award: Encouragement Award
• December 21, 2020 Research Highlights Thermoelectric materials: Porous structure captures heat more efficiently
• July 22, 2020 Media & Award Prof. Shunsuke Fukami, Dr. Hiroshi Yabu, Dr. Akichika Kumatani and Dr. Katsuaki Sugawara bestowed the title of Tohoku University Distinguished Researcher
• November 25, 2019 Research Highlights Fuel-cell catalysts: Surpassing platinum
• July 29, 2019 In the Spotlight Promoting interaction between material scientists in Europe and Japan
• December 25, 2018 In the Spotlight Transcending research boundaries
• September 25, 2018 Research Highlights Block copolymers: How to make virus-like nanoparticles
• September 25, 2018 In the Spotlight Deepening existing connections with Europe and Asia
• August 10, 2018 Press Releases Creation and Selective Functionalization of Virus-Like Polymer Particles
• July 30, 2018 Research Highlights Block copolymers: Mussels inspire magneto-optical film
• August 29, 2017 Research Highlights Block copolymers: Mimicking viruses
• April 25, 2016 Media & Award Dr. Yabu won the Ichimura Prize in Science for Distinguished Achievement