Sumitomo Rubber will open a new research base, the Sumitomo Rubber Innovation Base Sendai, in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, as a base for utilizing Nanoterrace, a next-generation synchrotron radiation facility that will start operation in 2024. The number of researchers will be increased in the future. The company wants the center to become a hub for innovation in academia and...
Yokohama Rubber has developed a chemical reaction visualization technology to elucidate the mechanism of adhesive aging reaction between rubber and steel cords in tires. The technology combines advanced measurement and computational science based on the AI utilization concept HAICoLab. The research was conducted in collaboration with Tada Laboratory at Nagoya University, Riken, DAM Laboratory at Japan Advanced Institute of Science...
Hayakawa Rubber, in collaboration with Kinki University School of Medicine and Okayama Central Hospital, has developed a Surgical Skin Marker that does not contain carcinogenic substances and is used to mark the skin of patients during radiotherapy and surgery. During these occasions, it is necessary to mark the skin with a marker or the like in order to accurately ascertain...
Using tire rubber as a sample, a joint industry-academia research group has succeeded in measuring the movement of carbon particles, one of the fillers used in tire rubber, and polymers with a time resolution of 890 nanoseconds (one billionth of a second), the fastest in the world. The group includes Hiroyuki Kishimoto, Director of the Analysis Center, Research and Development...
Toyoda Gosei has developed a system that uses AI to automate the calculation of truck loading capacity in order to improve transportation efficiency during product delivery, and has begun operating the system at its Miyoshi Distribution Center in Miyoshi City, Aichi Prefecture. The system is expected to reduce the number of truck trips by approximately 4,400 per year, leading to...
Riken Technos and Waseda University will begin developing an effective method of utilizing chlorine-containing plastics, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In recent years, the development of recycling methods for waste plastics has been actively pursued from the perspective of resource recycling. Chemical recycling methods, which involve decomposition reactions and other processes, basically return plastics to chemical raw materials, allowing them...
