From earthquake fault lines to web monitoring - Tokyo Institute of Technology Bulletin 30 November 2011

The Tokyo Institute of Technology Bulletin highlights cutting edge research projects being conducted at the University.

This week the Tokyo Institute of Technology publishes the November issue of its online Bulletin (http://www.titech.ac.jp/bulletin/).

The issue includes ‘Recent Research’ — a compilation of easy-to-understand summaries of some of the top papers published by the University’s researchers— as well as an update of news and events from one of Japan’s top science and technology based universities.

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In this issue’s Topics and Recent Research

Oiled with water? Understanding low friction fault line movements
http://www.titech.ac.jp/bulletin/topics.html

Tokyo Institute of Technology researchers uncover the physical interactions between water and minerals that might explain why some fault lines slip without causing catastrophic earthquakes.

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A solution with a moving singularity for the Fujita equation
http://www.titech.ac.jp/bulletin/research.html#a01

The Fujita equation is a type of nonlinear diffusion equation. It is known to exhibit various interesting phenomena, such as ‘blow-up’ where the maximum of a solution can tend to infinity in a finite time. Now Eiji Yanagida from the Department of Mathematics at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Shota Sato from the Mathematical Institute at Tohoku University have found a new solution that is particularly unusual for nonlinear diffusion equations.

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Factors affecting growth in Thai automotive parts companies
http://www.titech.ac.jp/bulletin/research.html#a02

The Thai automotive industry has grown rapidly. Aspects of the industry such as automotive spare parts are experiencing strengthened competition. As a result Thai domestic automotive parts companies need to improve their level of technology effectively in accordance with the demands of assemblers.

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Thermoresponsive extraction of cadmium(II) ions by poly(TPEN-NIPA) gels
http://www.titech.ac.jp/bulletin/research.html#a03

We have recently shown that poly(TPEN)–NIPA gel effectively extracts soft metal ions such as CdII and f-block metals such as minor actinides from high-level radioactive waste.

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Into the Fast Stream: Real-time Web Monitoring with StreamWeb
http://www.titech.ac.jp/bulletin/research.html#a04

Web services such as Twitter work by using streaming Web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) – a set of codes that software programs follow in order to communicate with each other. APIs enable users to send and retrieve streaming data, meaning it is now possible to follow the current status or trends of the world in real-time, such as tracking of infectious disease, crime prediction, or marketing. Various innovative business services are therefore possible if streaming can be monitored successfully. However, for such services to be implemented into a system at present, the performance and scalability of the services will depend on the skills of the computer engineers.

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In this month’s Innovators and Innovations

Natural vibrations excite entrepreneurs of start-up Resonic GmbH
http://www.titech.ac.jp/bulletin/innovation.html

Entrepreneurs at Tokyo Institute of Technology venture company Resonic GmbH offer innovative approach to measuring the mass, center of mass (gravity location), and inertia tensor of mechanical structures.

Other features of the Tokyo Institute of Technology Bulletin include updates of news and events:

130 years of excellence: Tokyo Institute of Technology’s anniversary celebrations
http://www.titech.ac.jp/bulletin/news.html#a01

Happy Birthday! 130 years of Tokyo Institute of Technology
http://www.titech.ac.jp/bulletin/news.html#a02

Study visit to Thailand motivates and inspires students from Tokyo Institute of Technology
http://www.titech.ac.jp/bulletin/news.html#a03

Through Student Eyes
The Importance of Art
http://www.titech.ac.jp/bulletin/vistas.html

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Hidekazu Ueda and Yukiko Tokida
Center for Public Information

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