An antifouling coating film with superhydrophobic and superoleophobic properties was fabricated. The film cannot be soiled by liquids with various surface energies and viscosities, including cooking oil, soy source, mayonnaise, and ketchup. Further, the transparency and durability of the coating film was improved for practical use.

We focus on wet chemical synthesis and applications of the fluorescent nanoparticles, i.e., nanophosphors. Our nanophosphors have unique physicochemical properties in comparison to micron-sized phosphors, and in the near future, the former can be applied as novel wavelength conversion materials in the fields of solar cells, lighting, and bioimaging.

Several metals, alloys, and compounds exhibit a superconducting phase at low temperatures. Our primary and secondary purposes are, respectively, the discovery of new high-Tc superconducting materials and the development of superconducting cables using a powder-in-tube process.

Making small structures with silicon is investigated. Very narrow silicon wires are produced and their applications are being explored.

A nitrogen-vacancy center in a diamond is an attractive candidate for high-sensitive nanoscale magnetometry, i.e., nanoscale imaging of living cells and magnetic materials. We show the investigation in collaboration with AIST for realizing high-sensitive nanoscale magnetometry using a high-quality diamond ultrathin film.

Red light emission, which may have the potential for use in new medical tools, was investigated by mimicking firefly emission. Further, new luciferin derivatives were produced by means of an organic synthetic procedure.

We have developed the functional material of “electro-adhesive sheet” whose adhesive property of the surface can be changed according to applied electric field. The EA sheet is possible to be applied to the brake, clutch, fixture mechanism and so on. We will exhibit the practical application devices in our booth.

Many surface-modification treatments are performed on metal surfaces used in machines and constructions, with the aim to functionalize and improve the metal properties, including fatigue strength, corrosion resistance, and wear resistance. Herein, we discuss some of the surface-modification processes developed recently to improve such properties.

To create new products with high added value, we are conducting research and development on high-accuracy, high-efficiency, and resource-saving manufacturing technologies throughmicro/nanometer level material removal, deformation and property control. Our recent research focuses include ultraprecision mechanical fabrication, micro-nano forming/imprinting, electricalmachining, laser machining, laser Raman spectroscopy, and laser defect-repairing.