Press Release
Source: Kanagawa University, Japan, Organization of Frontier Science and Innovation
For immediate release: 4 January 2013
Kanazawa University, Japan publishes the inaugural issue of its online newsletter, Kanazawa University Research Bulletin: http://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/research_bulletin/index
Kanazawa University Research Bulletin highlights the latest research from one of Japan's leading comprehensive universities with its three colleges and 16 schools offering courses in subjects that include medicine, computer engineering, and humanities.
(Kanazawa, Japan, 4 January 2013) From high-speed atomic force microscopy for moving biomolecules; to the motion of titanium in the mantle; removing heavy metal toxins the eco-friendly way; a method for drastically enhancing enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose; and atomically controlled diamond surfaces for next-generation high-power electronic devices— Kanazawa University Research Bulletin offers up to date overview of the unique research being conducted at Kanazawa University.
Research highlights in the December 2012 issue of Kanazawa University Research Bulletin include:
The guide to biomolecular movie-making : http://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/research_bulletin/highlights_001.html
High-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) is providing the means to produce dramatic footage of moving biomolecules.
Hydrocarbons help for travelling titanium in the mantle: http://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/research_bulletin/highlights_002.html
The presence of hydrocarbons in rocks at tectonic plate boundaries could explain the movement of titanium (Ti) through the fluid above subducting plates, according to researchers at Japan’s Kanazawa University.
Removing heavy metal toxins the eco-friendly way: http://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/research_bulletin/highlights_003.html
The best biodegradable chemicals for removing heavy metals such as lead from contaminated soils.
Ultrasound and ionic liquid: Synergies enhance pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials: http://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/research_bulletin/highlights_004html
Method for drastically enhancing enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose using an ultrasonic pretreatment of the lignocellulosic material in so-called ionic liquids—organic salts with a melting temperature below 100°C.
Atomically controlled diamond surfaces for next-generation high-power electronic devices: http://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/research_bulletin/highlights_005.html
Norio Tokuda and colleagues at Kanazawa University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) identify the conditions for growing flat diamond films suitable for high-performance devices.
Further information:
Organization of Frontier Science and Innovation
Kanazawa University
Kakuma, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.o-fsi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en
About Kanazawa University
As the leading comprehensive university on the Sea of Japan coast, Kanazawa University has contributed greatly to higher education and academic research in Japan since it was founded in 1949. The University has three colleges and 16 schools offering courses in subjects that include medicine, computer engineering, and humanities.
The University is located on the coast of the Sea of Japan in Kanazawa—a city rich in history and culture. The city of Kanazawa has cultivated a highly respected intellectual profile since the time of the Kaga fiefdom (1598–1867). Kanazawa University is divided into two main campuses: Kakuma and Takaramachi for its approximately 12,200 students including 500 from overseas.
Kanazawa University website: http://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/e/index.html
