University / Research institute
November 6, 2011
Environmental Technology
City of Fukuoka, Kyushu University to Start Offshore Testing of 'Wind Lens' Turbine
Fukuoka City, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, announced on July 21, 2011, that...
November 5, 2011
Environmental Technology
University Develops Nanodisk Formation Technology for Highly Efficient Quantum-Dot Solar Cells
A research group led by Professor Seiji Samukawa of Tohoku University has develo...
October 31, 2011
Environmental Technology
Fukuoka City's Landfill Technology as New Method for CDM
Fukuoka City Environmental Agency and Fukuoka University announced on July 26, 2...
October 27, 2011
Food
Mitsubishi Plastics Group Starts Verifying Tomato Cultivation at Solar Light Plant Factory
Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. announced on June 14, 2011, that it has completed ...
October 10, 2011
Environmental Technology
AIST Develops New Production Technology for Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Cells
Texture formed in the new process Courtesy of AIST The National Institute of ...
October 8, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Kanazawa University Students Hold Second-Hand Market to Collect Donations for Disaster Area
A student club named "Second Use" in Kanazawa University, located in Ishikawa Pr...
October 7, 2011
Climate Change
Japanese University to Grow Green Curtain with Japanese Yam
Amid the growing need for power conservation, in June 2011, the University F...
September 10, 2011
Renewable Energy
Kyoto University, Osaka Gas Test Air-Conditioner Running on Wood Pellets, Solar Heat
At its Uji campus, Kyoto University has partnered Osaka Gas Co. to introduc...
September 7, 2011
Chemicals
Japanese Institute Develops Material to Immobilize Radioactive Cesium
The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) of Japan announced on May 18...
August 31, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Sunflower Project to Clean Up Radioactive Soil in Fukushima
A project to clean up contaminated soil using sunflowers will be launched in...
August 23, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Record 40% Loss Detected in Arctic Ozone Layer
A record loss of ozone was detected at 30 monitoring stations, called ozones...
August 15, 2011
Energy Conservation
University Saves Summer Electricity by Changing Lecture Schedule
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology has decided to start its lectures...
August 13, 2011
Environmental Technology
Understanding Dye-Loading Mechanism at Interface Advances Next-Generation Solar Cell Study
The Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and Kyoto University jointly annou...
August 11, 2011
Environmental Technology
National Institute for Environmental Studies Uses Microorganism to Remove Radioactive Cesium
A research group for the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) has...
August 6, 2011
Environmental Technology
Japanese Researchers Succeed in Producing World's First Bioethanol from Marine Alginate
Japanese researchers led by Professor Kousaku Murata at Kyoto University ann...
July 20, 2011
Food
Ryobi Holdings Finishes Vegetable Factory with Solar Power Generation
Ryobi Holdings Co., a subsidiary of Ryobi Group mainly engaged in transportation...
July 18, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
SIM-Drive Achieves 333 km Range per Charge in Early Model of EV
SIM-Drive Corp., a university-launched venture company directed by Professor Hir...
July 17, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Japanese Waste Management Association Establishes Task Team on Disaster Waste Management and Reconstruction
The Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM) establis...
July 14, 2011
Environmental Technology
School of Architecture Develops Cardboard Shelters for Disaster Areas
Toshihiko Suzuki, a professor of the School of Architecture at Kogakuin Uni...
July 13, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
5th MIDORI Academic Prize Awarded for Quantitative Verification of Polyphenic Functions of Greenery, Etc.
The Cabinet Office of Japan announced on March 7, 2011, that the 5th MIDORI Acad...
July 2, 2011
Environmental Technology
Company, University Begin Experiments to Cool Solar Cells for Improving Efficiency
LIXIL Corporation, a major Japanese manufacturer of building materials and h...
June 21, 2011
Climate Change
Preparation for IPCC AR5 Underway, New Insights into Climate Change Projection Released
Researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMST...
June 13, 2011
Environmental Technology
Japanese Research Group at Senshu University Develops Bicycle Generator
Together with Taiyo Denon Corp., an equipment maker, and Ito Kogyo, a developmen...
June 10, 2011
Environmental Technology
University of Tokyo Develops New Bacteria Detection Systems for Plant Disease
A research team headed by Professor Shigeto Namba at the University of Tokyo, Gr...
June 7, 2011
Energy Conservation
City of Hiroshima Launches Environmental Info Monitoring/Display Project
From February 4 to March 31, 2011, the City of Hiroshima conducted a verific...
May 26, 2011
Environmental Technology
New Discovery in Insect Behavior May Spawn New Bonding Technologies
Scientists at the National Institute for Materials Science, an independent admin...
May 21, 2011
Environmental Technology
JAXA Launches Development for Experiments on Space Solar Power System
With a view to practical usage of space solar power systems (SSPS), Japan Ae...
May 19, 2011
Environmental Technology
Japanese Research Institution Develops Solar Cells Using Liquid Silicon
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) announced on Febr...
May 18, 2011
Environmental Technology
Japan's Kitakyushu City Releases Strategic Guidelines for Low Carbon Technology Research and Development
Japan's Kitakyushu City and the Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Ind...
May 15, 2011
Climate Change
World's First Experiment Conducted to Study Personal CO2 Emission Trading
The world's first experiment studying personal carbon trading was carried ou...
May 7, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
New Method Developed to Conserve and Regenerate Avian Genetic Resources
Japan's National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science (NILGS), National ...
April 27, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Warming Seawater around Japan Causes Rapid Northward Expansion of Coral Distribution
The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) reported on January ...
April 23, 2011
Environmental Technology
High-Tech 'Atom Transistor' Developed
The National Institute for Materials Science announced on December 24, 2010, tha...
April 21, 2011
Water
Tokyo City University Develops Japan's First Water Inventory Database
The Itsubo Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Laboratory at Tokyo City University devel...
April 15, 2011
Environmental Technology
Joint Research Develops Hydroponic System to Grow Licorice
Kajima Corp., the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, and Chiba Univers...
March 25, 2011
Environmental Technology
New Nano-Bubble Technology May Help Dissolve Sludge and Improve Water Quality
Tadayuki Imanaka, professor of the College of Life Sciences at Ritsumeikan Unive...
March 23, 2011
Water
Water Plaza Completed as Development Base for Water Recycling System by Public-Private Tie-Up
In an attempt to develop, manage and spread advanced systems for water recyc...
March 13, 2011
Transportation / Mobility
Ecodriving Found to Reduce CO2 Emissions of Nearby Traffic
Japan's National Institute for Environmental Studies announced on November 1...
March 8, 2011
Reduce / Reuse / Recycle
Recycling Project to Transform Waste into Energy Underway on Remote Island
The Japan Association of Marine Safety (JAMS) has been working against drift...
March 5, 2011
Renewable Energy
NEDO Starts Technology Cooperation for Solar Energy Projects in Morocco and Tunisia
At the second Japan-Arab Economic Forum held on December 11-12, 2010, in Tun...
March 4, 2011
Environmental Technology
University of Tokyo Develops New Technology to Recover Rare Earth Metal from Scrap Magnets
The Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo, Japan, annou...
March 2, 2011
Climate Change
Mie University and Nippon Institute of Technology Win Eco-Friendly University Award 2010
The Executive Committee of Campus Climate Challenge announced on November 4,...
March 1, 2011
Environmental Technology
University of Tokyo Develops Method to Produce Ammonia under Ambient Conditions
The University of Tokyo (Institute of Engineering Innovation, School of Engi...
February 20, 2011
Environmental Technology
NIMS Develops Exhaust Gas Catalyst with 10-fold Greater Thermal Resistance
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) announced, on October 5, 201...
February 18, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Research Institute Links Forest Biodiversity to Buckwheat Crop Yield
Japan's Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute released the results...
February 2, 2011
Environmental Technology
AIST Develops Communication Technology to Monitor Individual Solar Panels
Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AI...
January 31, 2011
Ecosystems / Biodiversity
Permafrost on Mt. Fuji is Dwindling
The permafrost near the summit of Mt. Fuji (3,776 m) has been thawing at an...
January 29, 2011
Environmental Technology
Japanese Agency and University Co-develop Rare Earth-Free Motor for HEVs
Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and...
January 2, 2011
Renewable Energy
Kogakuin University to Put Wind Power Generator with VAWT into Practical Use
Copyright Kogakuin University Kogakuin University announced on September 2, 2...
December 25, 2010
Eco-business / Social Venture
Kyoto University Develops Artificial Shade Structure Inspired by Natural Trees
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