Pub Date : 2024-01-22DOI: 10.21820/23987073.2024.1.54
Kanetaka Maki
Star scientists are an essential driver of innovation. Studies into the concept of star scientists were first carried out by Professor Lynne Zucker and Professor Michael Darby from the University of California. They identified that in science research fields a very small number of scientists are responsible for the notable discoveries, and that the brightest scientists in the world produce more publications, attract more citations and lodge more patents than other scientists. An international collaboration led by the Waseda Business School and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Japan has expanded on the concept of star scientists. Their novel JST-RISTEX project, entitled ‘Star Scientists and Innovation in Japan’ focuses on understanding innovation and entrepreneurship, and the role star scientists play in this in Japan. Associate Professor Kanetaka Maki is the Principal Investigator. Building a list of star scientists in Japan and constructing data sets that can be used for star scientist research were the two main project outputs. Key activities for the team were evaluating an initiative the Government of Japan introduced in 1998 promoting university-industry technology transfer and providing scientific evidence regarding the allocation of research funds from the perspective of a star scientist, in order to ensure that Japan remains competitive in the world, in terms of scientific innovation with real-world applications for industry. The project is the first to conduct science and technology innovation and related policy evaluation in Japan from the perspective of a star scientist using quantitative analysis.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-22DOI: 10.21820/23987073.2024.1.19
Susumu Saito
Biorenewable energy and chemicals hold great promise for a greener, more sustainable future. Biomass is organic materials that can be used to generate electricity and gas in the form of bioenergy. Catalysis is required to convert the biomass into a useful form. At the Saito Research Group in the Noyori Laboratory at the Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Japan, Professor Susumu Saito and the team are engaged in the design and development of catalysts for exactly this. In one line of research, the team is developing upcycling catalysts for highly oxidised chemical compounds (HOCs). The idea is that these catalysts can be used to quickly and efficiently synthesise high-value-added organic molecules from carbon resources. In another project, the researchers are exploring organic synthesis based on one electron transfer from H2 or H2O using molecular and semiconductor photocatalysis. One electron (radical) species (OES) such as hydrogen atom (H•) can be produced from the homolytic cleavage of chemical bonds of H2 or H2O, occurring by visible/near-UV light energy inducing photo-excited states of tailored homogeneous and heterogeneous (semiconductor) catalysts. These OESs can be used in addition reactions and H-abstraction reactions to generate carbon-centred radical species and achieve artificial photosynthesis directed toward selective organic synthesis (APOS). A key focus for the team is on molecular metal catalysis. They designed novel (PNNP)M catalysts, with the PNNP representing two-phosphine and two-nitrogen coordinative atoms and the M representing metals, from which they derived robust reduction/dehydration catalysts with catalytic activity that can be sustained for a long period of time under visible light, electric and heat energy.
{"title":"Exploring and Leveraging the basic principle for molecular reduction catalysis of biorenewables, CO2, and plastics using light, electric and heat energy","authors":"Susumu Saito","doi":"10.21820/23987073.2024.1.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21820/23987073.2024.1.19","url":null,"abstract":"Biorenewable energy and chemicals hold great promise for a greener, more sustainable future. Biomass is organic materials that can be used to generate electricity and gas in the form of bioenergy. Catalysis is required to convert the biomass into a useful form. At the Saito Research\u0000 Group in the Noyori Laboratory at the Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Japan, Professor Susumu Saito and the team are engaged in the design and development of catalysts for exactly this. In one line of research, the team is developing upcycling catalysts for highly oxidised chemical\u0000 compounds (HOCs). The idea is that these catalysts can be used to quickly and efficiently synthesise high-value-added organic molecules from carbon resources. In another project, the researchers are exploring organic synthesis based on one electron transfer from H2 or H2O using molecular and\u0000 semiconductor photocatalysis. One electron (radical) species (OES) such as hydrogen atom (H•) can be produced from the homolytic cleavage of chemical bonds of H2 or H2O, occurring by visible/near-UV light energy inducing photo-excited states of tailored homogeneous and heterogeneous (semiconductor)\u0000 catalysts. These OESs can be used in addition reactions and H-abstraction reactions to generate carbon-centred radical species and achieve artificial photosynthesis directed toward selective organic synthesis (APOS). A key focus for the team is on molecular metal catalysis. They designed novel\u0000 (PNNP)M catalysts, with the PNNP representing two-phosphine and two-nitrogen coordinative atoms and the M representing metals, from which they derived robust reduction/dehydration catalysts with catalytic activity that can be sustained for a long period of time under visible light, electric\u0000 and heat energy.","PeriodicalId":13517,"journal":{"name":"Impact","volume":"34 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139523469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-22DOI: 10.21820/23987073.2024.1.4
Priscilla Midgley
The European Innovation Council (EIC) was launched in March 2021 and aims to help advance breakthrough innovations. To do so it has a funding budget of over €10 billion between 2021 and 2027. The EIC Board comprises entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, company representatives, along with other members of the innovation community, and is responsible for the EIC’s strategy, work programme and its implementation. Available funding is overseen by EIC Programme Managers who are experts in their field and aim to make innovations a reality by nurturing an environment where breakthroughs can truly blossom. The 2023 work programme includes three funding schemes; each designed to fit a particular project idea. Through the EIC Pathfinder scheme, €343 million is available to multifaceted research groups to facilitate innovative research. Candidates for this scheme are typically visionary scientists, entrepreneurial researchers, research performing organisations, start-ups, high-tech SMEs and groups and individuals with an interest in technology research and development. For research teams grants of up to €4 million are available to support technologies in the early stages of development. New technologies are supported and prepared for market by the EIC Transition scheme. Providing they can demonstrate that research results arising from Pathfinder and European Research Council Proof of Concept projects can be transformed into pioneering technologies and new businesses, applicants can access funding worth €128.3 million. If successful, applicants gain the opportunity to further develop their idea, produce a business plan and bring their innovation to market.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-22DOI: 10.21820/23987073.2024.1.43
Jun Koyanagi
Materials at the quantum scale are highly unpredictable, making it impossible to predict certain measurements. There are also limitations to numerical simulations and modelling techniques for understanding advanced materials at the molecular scale. Professor Jun Koyanagi, Koyanagi Laboratory, Tokyo University of Science, Japan, is working to establish a quantitative link that connects the nanoscale simulations to the metre scale. This involves developing methods and techniques that accurately relate the behaviour observed at the molecular level to the macroscopic properties of the material. In order to do this, a comprehensive understanding of the underlying physics and mechanics at each scale is required. Koyanagiâ–™s team is hoping to apply multiscale numerical simulations that will help to ensure the long-term reliability of a range of advanced materials. A key focus of the research is carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) and Koyanagi wants to pave the way for the widespread use of CFRP in aerovehicles in the near future. The team will conduct multiscale numerical simulations and advanced material development to ensure the reliability and long-term durability of CFRP. This will allow them to confidently incorporate CFRP into the construction of aerovehicles and these will be more sustainable and environmentally friendly as the lightweight nature of CFRP will significantly contribute to enhancing fuel efficiency and reducing emissions. The researchers are using analytical and experimental methods to evaluate the thermal and mechanical properties of composite materials.
{"title":"Overview of the research work of Prof. Koyanagi and the composite materials laboratory","authors":"Jun Koyanagi","doi":"10.21820/23987073.2024.1.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21820/23987073.2024.1.43","url":null,"abstract":"Materials at the quantum scale are highly unpredictable, making it impossible to predict certain measurements. There are also limitations to numerical simulations and modelling techniques for understanding advanced materials at the molecular scale. Professor Jun Koyanagi, Koyanagi Laboratory,\u0000 Tokyo University of Science, Japan, is working to establish a quantitative link that connects the nanoscale simulations to the metre scale. This involves developing methods and techniques that accurately relate the behaviour observed at the molecular level to the macroscopic properties of\u0000 the material. In order to do this, a comprehensive understanding of the underlying physics and mechanics at each scale is required. Koyanagiâ–™s team is hoping to apply multiscale numerical simulations that will help to ensure the long-term reliability of a range of advanced\u0000 materials. A key focus of the research is carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) and Koyanagi wants to pave the way for the widespread use of CFRP in aerovehicles in the near future. The team will conduct multiscale numerical simulations and advanced material development to ensure the reliability\u0000 and long-term durability of CFRP. This will allow them to confidently incorporate CFRP into the construction of aerovehicles and these will be more sustainable and environmentally friendly as the lightweight nature of CFRP will significantly contribute to enhancing fuel efficiency and reducing\u0000 emissions. The researchers are using analytical and experimental methods to evaluate the thermal and mechanical properties of composite materials.","PeriodicalId":13517,"journal":{"name":"Impact","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139523456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eelgrass (Zostera marina) beds are important sites of marine biodiversity. Professor Masataka Kusube, National Institute of Technology, Wakayama College, Japan, has extensive experience in this area of research. He focuses on the development of bio-cements created from locally sourced sea sand and bacteria and collaborates with chemicals and plastics manufacturers and local governments in his research on eelgrass meadows. Hydrogen sulfide interferes with cellular respiration and is therefore toxic to humans and animals. Recent research has suggested toxicity to plants, and it could be linked with a recent widespread decline in eelgrass meadows. Kusube has been developing bio-cements and utilises scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to visually examine its surface structure, as well as using PCR (polymerase chain reaction), 16S multigenomic sequencing, SYBR green staining and cell counts to further investigate and gather data on the growth and germination rates of eelgrass with and without his interventions. In the creation of bio-cements, Kusube and his team used urea-degrading bacteria isolating strains of bacteria that were able to provide the functions required. Using urea-degrading bacteria meant that the researchers could easily isolate them with phenol red staining as these colonies break down urea to produce ammonia, generating a distinct red colouration around colonies when using this indicator. So far, the team has found that water temperature and oxygen concentration can significantly affect germination rates, while Eelgrass growth can be promoted in the presence of organic matter and iron. This suggests the potential to enhance growth by manipulating these elements.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-22DOI: 10.21820/23987073.2024.1.31
Chun-Chen Yang
New, green technologies are better for the environment and this is increasingly important in the context of worsening global warming and climate change. With the prevalence of battery powered devices, an important part of this is improved battery technology with improved performance and enhanced energy efficiency. Professor Chun-Chen Yang, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taiwan is also a director of the Battery Research Centre of Green Energy (BRCGE), Taiwan, which is conducting R&D on new, revolutionary battery technologies. A focus for Yang and his team is lithium (Li) batteries and new versions that incorporate different elements, with a view to improving energy storage capacity and green sustainable energy practices. He recognises the need to increase the energy density and safety of these batteries in order to meet the requirements of future applications and is exploring the benefits of using a full solid-state Li metal battery (ASSLMB). The researchers are conducting studies using a Taylor flow reactor to prepare Ni-rich oxide and LLZO ceramic Li+ ion conductors and have already yielded advantages and they hope, in the future, the method can be adopted on a wide scale and lead to the development of new and improved batteries. First, the team is keen to overcome issues associated with the difficulty of controlling uniformity and quality.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-22DOI: 10.21820/23987073.2024.1.57
Kohei Inoue
Clustering algorithms can help scientists gain valuable insights from data. Thereâ–™s a variety of clustering methods in use, which means there are gaps between the methods used in different fields. Associate Professor Kohei Inoue, Department of Media Design, Kyushu University, Japan, wants to bridge these gaps by investigating the relationships among various clustering methods developed in different fields, in order to systematise the world of clustering. He is bringing two decades of research activities in pattern recognition and image processing to this work. In order to clarify the relationships between different clustering methods, Inoue and the team are conducting an interdisciplinary survey. First, the researchers are working to clarify the relationship between the technologies used across different fields. So far, they have successfully clarified the relationship between the rolling guidance filter and the local mode filter. In a previous study, Inoue and his collaborators proposed a robust K-means clustering al-algorithm. The researchers demonstrated the effectiveness of their technique utilising a BBC dataset originating from BBC News. In their work, the team is collaborating with a laboratory at a university in Japan that is studying non-photorealistic rendering. They have so far published several co-authored papers, as well as having obtained results from their joint research. Ultimately, by systemising clustering technology, Inoue believes that the characteristics of each method, as well as the interrelationships between each method, can be explained and clustering technology enhanced, as well as new clustering techniques developed.
聚类算法可以帮助科学家从数据中获得有价值的见解。目前使用的聚类方法多种多样，这意味着不同领域使用的方法之间存在差距。日本九州大学媒体设计系副教授 Kohei Inoue 希望通过研究不同领域开发的各种聚类方法之间的关系来弥补这些差距，从而使聚类世界系统化。他将自己二十年来在模式识别和图像处理领域的研究成果带到了这项工作中。为了理清不同聚类方法之间的关系，Inoue 和团队正在进行一项跨学科调查。首先，研究人员正在努力厘清不同领域所用技术之间的关系。到目前为止，他们已经成功阐明了滚动引导滤波器和局部模式滤波器之间的关系。在之前的一项研究中，Inoue 和他的合作者提出了一种稳健的 K-means 聚类算法。研究人员利用源自 BBC News 的 BBC 数据集展示了其技术的有效性。在工作中，该团队与日本一所大学的实验室合作，研究非逼真渲染。迄今为止，他们已经发表了多篇合著论文，并在联合研究中取得了成果。井上认为，通过将聚类技术系统化，最终可以解释每种方法的特点以及每种方法之间的相互关系，从而提高聚类技术，并开发出新的聚类技术。
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Pub Date : 2024-01-22DOI: 10.21820/23987073.2024.1.70
Priscilla Midgley
Through the Horizon Europe programme, the European Commission is investing €13.5 billion throughout 2023-24 to support researchers and innovators in Europe in developing novel solutions to key challenges. These include environmental, energy, digital and geopolitical issues. Representing the EU’s main funding programme for research and innovation, Horizon Europe has a budget of €95.5 billion until 2027. The 2023-2024 work programme has around €13.5 billion funding available to help the EU attain its climate, energy and technological goals. The funding will also be used to assist Ukraine, enhance economic sustainability and aid in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also expected to help secure a strengthened research and innovation environment across Europe, with a greater number of researchers and innovators, improved flexibility and funding for selected research facilities. In terms of the allocation of funding, €5.67 billion is earmarked to help achieve crucial climate action targets such as developing ways to lower greenhouse gas emissions and climate change adaptation, while an additional €1.67 billion is allocated to protecting biodiversity. More than €4.5 billion is available to support digital transformation across the EU, supporting the ongoing development of innovations in digital technologies. Nearly â,¬970 million from the EU’s NextGenerationEU programme is dedicated to accelerate the shift to clean energy, including measures to help end the EU’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels in accordance with the European Commission’s REPowerEUPlan.
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Pub Date : 2024-01-22DOI: 10.21820/23987073.2024.1.46
Hui-Ping Chuang
Dr Hui-Ping Chuang, Sustainable Environment Research Laboratories, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, is investigating the ability of different environmental microorganisms to degrade pollutants and produce sustainable resources. A particular focus is on the microbes involved in the nitrogen cycle. She collaborates with Japanese researchers at DHS Technology, Hiroshima University and Tohoku University, among others, as well as communicating with Taiwan researchers based at National Taiwan University and National Chiayi University. Chuang is currently involved in five studies: exploring different types of sponge media for cultivating slow-growing functional microbes; investigating aerobic autotrophic microbes for the conversion of greenhouse potential (GHP) gases such as N2O and CO2 to mitigate global warming; investigating the application of different functional microbes for treating different types of wastewaters containing nitrogenous compounds or alkylphenol compounds or long-term alkanes; cultivating a chloroethane-degrading community used for remediation of soil and groundwater pollution; exploring the use of an anaerobic microbial community for the treatment of biological waste to produce the green energy as methane (CH4) and nitrogen fertiliser as resources; and developing a microbial monitoring platform integrating chemical and molecular analyses. This microbial monitoring platform can be used to detect and quantify nitrogen oxidising or reducing microorganisms, as well as other groups with some modifications and it has now been used in various fields to understand important relationships.
台湾国立成功大学可持续环境研究实验室的庄惠平博士正在研究不同环境微生物降解污染物和生产可持续资源的能力。她特别关注参与氮循环的微生物。她与 DHS Technology、广岛大学和东北大学等日本研究人员合作，并与国立台湾大学和国立嘉义大学的台湾研究人员交流。目前，Chuang 参与了五项研究：探索不同类型的海绵培养基，以培养生长缓慢的功能微生物；研究好氧自养微生物如何转化 N2O 和 CO2 等温室效应气体，以减缓全球变暖；研究不同功能微生物在处理含氮化合物或烷基酚化合物或长期烷烃的不同类型废水中的应用；培养用于修复土壤和地下水污染的氯乙烷降解群落；探索利用厌氧微生物群落处理生物废物，以产生甲烷（CH4）绿色能源和氮肥作为资源；以及开发集化学和分子分析于一体的微生物监测平台。该微生物监测平台可用于检测和量化氮氧化物或还原性微生物，也可用于检测和量化其他经改良的微生物群，目前已用于多个领域，以了解其中的重要关系。
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Pub Date : 2024-01-22DOI: 10.21820/23987073.2024.1.37
Shosuke Sato
A number of natural disasters have occurred in Japan, largely owing to where it is located. These include volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, as well as floods and cyclones. Due to the regularity of such incidents, there is much expertise around what to do in the event of such a disaster but there is always room for improvement. By learning about past natural disasters, researchers can apply this knowledge to implementing more effective and sustainable disaster response procedures. Professor Shosuke Sato and his team at the Tohoku University International Research Institute of Disaster Science in Japan are committed to developing effective and sustainable responses to natural disasters based on scientific evidence. The institute is interdisciplinary, with four departments: Risk Evaluation and Disaster Mitigation Research (Science and Engineering); Disaster Humanities and Social Science (Humanities and Social Sciences); Disaster Medical Science (Medicine); and Practical Research and Collaboration Division. Sato and his team are working to shed light on the mechanisms and factors behind disaster experiences and memories that have been successfully passed down over many years, and to build a system which can effectively and sustainably pass down disaster experiences and memories. They have developed a disaster storyteller training programme and tested the method using examples from people who had experienced war. By listening to narratives, it is possible to feel the reality of disaster response and to increase the options for disaster response.
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