REPRESENTATIVE RESEARCH RESULTS

1970s

• Mass-Production Technology of Semiconductor Strain Gauges
• Thermo-Reactive Deposition and Diffusion Process (TRD Process)
• Field Study of Air Pollution in Nagoya City
• Exhaust Gas Purification System
• Oxygen Sensor

1980s

• Weft Insertion System for Air-Jet Loom
• T-10 Robot
• Noise Level Predicting and Reducing Computer Code (ACOUST/BOOM)
• Injection Molding Technology for Ceramics
• Sound Quality of Car Interior Engine Noise

1990s

• Nylon-Clay Hybrid (NCH)
• New Mesoporous Material (Folded Sheets Mesoporous Material : FSM®)
• NOx Storage-Reduction Type 3-Way Catalyst and Rh-Free Catalyst
• QR Code
• Slip Control Method for AT Lock-Up Clutch
• Vehicle Antenna System for Mobile Satellite Communication
• High-Performance and Cost-Effective TiB Reinforced P/M Titanium Matrix Composite
• Reaction Control Technology under Shear Flow (Rubber Recycling)
• Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) and Diode for Hybrid Vehicles
• Development of Novel Combustion System for Direct Injection Gasoline Engine

2000s

• Toyota Unveils Cyber Humanoid Body for Research of Accident Injuries (THUMS®)
• GUM ＭETAL

  Published in Science 2003

• Visible-Light Active Photocatalyst

  Published in Science 2001

• Ultrahigh Density Powder Compaction
• Technology of Oxygen Storage Material with High Thermal Resistance (ACZ)
• An Ordered Mesoporous Organosilica Hybrid Material with a Crystal-Like Wall Structure

  Published in Nature 2002

• Estimation and Control Technology for Vehicle Dynamics Management
• Ultrahigh Quality Silicon Carbide Single Crystals

  Published in Nature 2004

• High Performance Lead-Free Piezoelectric Materials

  Published in Nature 2004

• DLC-Si Coating Process
• Inertial Force Sensing System for Mobility Robots
• Facial Image Processing Technology - Detection of Facial Direction -
• A Unified Theory on Tooth Geometry and Applications of Hypoid Gear
• Pedestrian Detection for Night View System

2010s

• Noble Metal Sintering Suppression Technology in Exhaust Catalyst
• Solar Fuels -CO₂ Photoconversion into Organic Compounds
• Three-dimensional Periodically Ordered Inorganic Nanocomposites
• Discovery of “Memory Effect” in Li-ion Battery

  Published in Nature Material 2013

• Bio-Based Plastic Alloy with High Impact Strength
• Detecting Kizashi, or Indications, of Future Innovative Technologies on the Basis of Technical Literature Analysis