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Feb 24, 2026
How Body Vibrations Influence Cognitive Performance via Brain and Cardiorespiratory Dynamics
Feb 5, 2026
Real-time Observation of Electron Transfer Mediators in Artificial Photosynthesis
Feb 4, 2026
How Electrolyte Conductivity Governs Lithium-Ion Battery Performance
Feb 3, 2026
Recovering Lithium from Soil Using Plants: A Harvest-Free Approach
Jan 30, 2026
How Does Pore Size Control Fuel Cell Performance? Insights from Mesoporous Carbon
Jan 27, 2026
Continuation Method for Nonsmooth Model Predictive Control Using Proximal Technique
Jan 27, 2026
Contraction Analysis of Continuation Method for Reliability Evaluation of Suboptimal Model Predictive Control
Jan 23, 2026
Paper Awards from the IEEE Industry Applications Society
Nov 11, 2025
Understanding How Heat Treatment Enhances the Oxygen Evolution Fe-based Catalyst “β-FeOOH(Cl)” Activity
Oct 28, 2025
Expanding Electrochemical Simulations with Machine-Learning Force Fields
Oct 20, 2025
Ultrasonic Separation of Battery Electrodes in Water for Sustainable Recycling
Oct 15, 2025
Designing Trade-off Properties with Mono Material by 3D Curving Lattice Structures
Oct 15, 2025
Innovative Carbon Fibre Production Process Using an Ecofriendly Water-soluble Precursor with Low CO2 Emissions.
Oct 10, 2025
Complementary Mechanical–Chemical Virucidal Actions of Nanocolumnar Copper Thin Films
Oct 7, 2025
DAIHATSU, TCRDL, and TOYOTA KYUSHU Collaborate to Start Field-test for a Microgrid System Utilizing Renewable Energy
Sep 25, 2025
A MEMS Topological Coupler with Tunable-Transfer Coefficient by frequency
Sep 11, 2025
Real-Time Simulator for Remote Vehicle Control with Multi-Network Support
Sep 9, 2025
A new method for identifying key AI rationales linked to accuracy
Sep 4, 2025
Mechanism of special friction characteristics revealed by synchrotron radiation
Aug 28, 2025
High-Efficiency Fermentation Process for Ethanol Production from Non-Edible Plant Biomass — Contributing to a Decarbonized Society with World-Leading Conversion Efficiency —
Aug 22, 2025
The Impact of AI’s Explanation Tone on Human Decision-Making
Aug 20, 2025
How BEV Charging Strategies Contribute to Decarbonization
Jul 30, 2025
A Novel Method for High-Frequency Battery Impedance Measurement
Jul 22, 2025
A Method for Classifying Impressions of Indoor Plants Based on Leaf Shape
Jul 18, 2025
Submillisecond measuring with high synchronism of change in Practical DC microgrids
Jul 9, 2025
Technology Breakthrough: Duplex-Driven SiC Quantum Sensor Doubles Sensitivity at room temperature
Jun 10, 2025
Travel Itinerary Recommendation Using Interaction-based Augmented Data
Jun 4, 2025
An Uncertainty-aware, Mesh-free Computational Method for Partial Differential Equations
May 30, 2025
Quantitative Analysis of Wide-Area Surface Microstructure & Elemental Distribution
May 28, 2025
Progress in the Development of Electrocatalysts in Fuel Cells and Water Electrolyzers
May 16, 2025
Forklift automation using a digital twin
May 13, 2025
Dynamic Operation of Two-stage CO2 Methanation Reactor
May 8, 2025
An Approach to Maximize the Performance of Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts by Controlling Feedstock Supply
May 8, 2025
Effect of Support Morphology of Ammonia Synthesis Catalysts
Apr 23, 2025
Toward Realizing a Circular Economy for Automotive Batteries — Proposing Elemental Technologies and Evaluation Methods for a “Battery Circulation System” —
Apr 22, 2025
Electrochemical CO2 Fixation and Release Cycle for Direct Air Capture
Apr 21, 2025
A Unified Framework for Two Quantum Approaches to Combinatorial Optimization
Apr 17, 2025
Robust Vehicle State Estimation from Urban Driving to the Limits of Handling
Apr 15, 2025
Uniaxially Aligned Nanoporous Polymer Films Synthesized through Molecular Self-assembly
Apr 9, 2025
Damage-Resistant Electronic Skin with Autonomous Self-Rerouting Sensor Network
Apr 4, 2025
Frequency Dependent Localization Wave in Topological Waveguide by Geometry Engineering
Mar 27, 2025
First-principles Prediction of the Absolute Standard Hydrogen Electrode Potential
Mar 25, 2025
An Algorithm to Generate a Disassembly Model of a Complex Product
Mar 3, 2025
Energy Level of Color Centers at Insulator/SiC Interfaces
Feb 25, 2025
Stiff and Deployable Structures by Thick Miura-ori Tubes
Feb 17, 2025
Gas Adsorption Analysis for Quantifying the Edge Sites of Graphite
Jan 31, 2025
Ammonia Mono-fueled Engine System
Jan 27, 2025
Path Planning for High-Density Conveyance Areas in Warehouses / Factories
Jan 27, 2025
Optimizing Item Allocation to Transport Robots in Warehouses and Factories
Jan 22, 2025
Elucidation of Proton Conduction Mechanisms in COFs Using Machine-learning Molecular Dynamics
Jan 17, 2025
Highly Efficient CO2 Electrolysis Using Abundant Resources
Nov 27, 2024
A Theory of Controller Design for Distributionally Uncertain Systems
Nov 27, 2024
A Theory of Controller Design for Stochastic Systems
Nov 22, 2024
New Actuator Design and Fabrication for Soft Robotics using Turing Patterns
Nov 18, 2024
A Variational Quantum Circuit for First-Quantized Simulation of Electronic States
Nov 13, 2024
Computationally Synthesized Soft Robots Walk/Climb Like Biological Organisms
Nov 8, 2024
Estimating Brain Atrophy with Olfactory Testing
Oct 15, 2024
Estimation method to minimize mixing of virgin plastic and maximize recycling of plastic waste
Oct 9, 2024
Our paper was cited in the scientific background section of the Nobel Prize in Physics
Sep 30, 2024
A Wettability Evaluation Method for Fuel Cell Materials
Aug 7, 2024
Effective method to evaluate the reliability of AI without compromising accuracy
Aug 2, 2024
Flight Demonstration of an Ultra-Lightweight Insect-Scale Robot Featuring an Integrated Battery
Jul 29, 2024
Language to Map: Create Maps from Natural Language
Jul 24, 2024
Material Design Utilizing Solubility for Enhancing the Functionality of Composite Materials
Jul 17, 2024
Macroscopic Alignment of Nanostructured Molecular Assemblies for Next-Generation Manufacturing
Jul 8, 2024
Improved Conductivity of Porous Silicon Electrodes for Rapid Charging of Lithium-ion Batteries
Jul 3, 2024
Machine learning-aided first principles predictions of redox potentials
Jun 26, 2024
Reducing Risks in Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling with “iSleep™” Battery Deactivation Technology
Jun 17, 2024
Toyota Central R&D Labs. Announces Executive Changes
Jun 12, 2024
Elucidation of the unique characteristics of yielding in glass arising from its random structure
Jun 5, 2024
Effects of Molecular Structure on the Reaction of Graphene Oxide
May 22, 2024
A computer-driven design of green lubricant additives for lubricating oils to lengthen the lifespan of mechanical systems
May 10, 2024
Novel Metal-Organic Frameworks Gels and their Formation Factors through High-Throughput Experiments and Statistical Modeling
Apr 26, 2024
Antiviral 3D coated polypropylene
Apr 24, 2024
Mesoporous SnO2 catalyst supports for fuel cells improving its performance and durability
Apr 19, 2024
Does battery electric vehicle always help to reduce CO2 emission?
Apr 12, 2024
Realization of a Fluorine-Ion Battery Using Graphite Fluoride as a Positive Electrode Active Material
Apr 8, 2024
Facile room-temperature synthesis of electrocatalyst using the negative electrode of spent Li-ion batteries
Apr 3, 2024
Directional control of diffusion phenomena using topological insulators
Apr 1, 2024
Toyota Central R&D Labs. Announces Executive Changes
Mar 29, 2024
Co/Ni Free High-Performance Lithium-ion Battery Cathode Materials – Demonstration of Long-life and High-capacity by Introducing Nonmetallic Elements into Mn-based Materials –
Mar 25, 2024
Operando Li-metal plating diagnostics of Lithium-Ion Batteries – A novel approach for non-destructive and real-time SOH estimation –
Mar 14, 2024
World's First Observation of Water Freezing Process Inside Automotive Fuel Cells Using Neutrons ~Significant Contribution to Performance Improvement in Sub-Zero Environments~
Mar 12, 2024
Clarifying the migration behavior of components during drying of Li-ion battery electrodes
Feb 22, 2024
A novel molecular catalyst system for the electrolysis of CO2 to CO with high efficiency and durability
Feb 16, 2024
3D image sensor using a solid-state scanner based on a photonic integrated circuit
Jan 18, 2024
Integration of the Human Gesture Instructions and Autonomous Systems
Nov 29, 2023
Highly selective CO2 to CO conversion by water-soluble molecular catalysts
Nov 15, 2023
Solvent-free dry electrode fabrication for carbon neutrality and high-performance lithium-ion batteries
Nov 8, 2023
Novel guideline for performance-optimized design of fuel cellcatalyst layers derived from small-angle neutron scattering
Oct 25, 2023
Improving the catalytic activity of cobalt-based oxides for water electrolyzers by surface functionalization
Oct 18, 2023
A new metal complex responsible for the capture of dilute CO2 in the atmosphere
Oct 11, 2023
Algorithm that directly generates crystal structures from X-ray diffraction without database
Oct 11, 2023
Clarifying Water Behavior Inside Automotive Fuel Cells: The World's First Successful Observation Using Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation X-rays
Oct 4, 2023
A novel optimization method to simultaneously design the structure and dynamic motion of soft robots
Sep 29, 2023
A computer-aided technique for the molecular design of machine friendly and environmentally friendly oil additives
Sep 20, 2023
A solution for collective object transport using air-ground multirobot teams
Sep 15, 2023
Origami-based metamaterials for head protection from impact
Sep 13, 2023
Quantification of side reactions in lithium-ion batteries by synchrotron operando measurements
Sep 8, 2023
Prediction of airbag behavior using tensor decomposition
Sep 6, 2023
Successful mass synthesis of cage-shaped porous silicon for high-capacity lithium-ion batteries
Sep 1, 2023
Elucidation of anhydrous proton conduction mechanism using machine-learning Molecular Dynamics
Aug 25, 2023
More than 99% CO2 recovery ratio with low energy consumption in CO2 recovery and methanation system (C-LOOPⓇ) was achieved.
Aug 10, 2023
Visualization of the effects of body vibrations on human brain and cardio-respiratory system
Aug 4, 2023
Identifying brain areas responsible for food odor processing
Aug 2, 2023
Topological states in a kagome lattice have been observed in resonant circuits
Jul 28, 2023
Prototyping soft robots using a design method based on Turing patterns
Jul 21, 2023
Architectural design of a 3D battery using machine learning
Jul 14, 2023
Thermochromic composite based on a ternary polymer blend for temperature-adaptive solar-heat management
Jul 7, 2023
Elucidation of the effects of Young’s modulus and functional groups of polymer on the adhesive strength of polymer–metal joints
Jun 23, 2023
World’s First Demonstration of Structural Adhesion with MOF/CPs
Jun 16, 2023
Development of MOF anode material for improved fast-charging for Li-ion batteries
Jun 9, 2023
Antiviral nano-columnar Cu thin films inspired by cicada wings
Jun 2, 2023
Demonstration of the world’s most durable dye-sensitized solar cells with an outdoor lifetime of over 12 years
May 26, 2023
A general control theory for uncertain systems with various objectives
May 19, 2023
Clarifying the origin of dominant gas transport resistance in fuel cells
May 9, 2023
High-Impact Bio-based Polymer Alloys Jointly Developed by Toyota Boshoku and Toyota Central R&D Labs Receives MEXT Award for Science and Technology
Apr 27, 2023
Machine-Learning-Based Downscaling of Climate Prediction Data (Published in Scientific Reports)
Apr 25, 2023
Published in Transportation Research Part B: Methodological
Apr 19, 2023
Published in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Apr 5, 2023
Published in Scientific Reports
Mar 29, 2023
Published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Mar 22, 2023
Presented at 2023 TRB Annual Meeting
Mar 16, 2023
Published in Materials & Design
Jan 23, 2023
Published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Jan 17, 2023
Presented at IROS 2022
Jan 17, 2023
Presented at IROS 2022
Dec 23, 2022
Published in Scientific Reports
Dec 21, 2022
Presented at ITSC 2022
Dec 19, 2022
Published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Dec 16, 2022
Presented at ITSC 2022
Dec 14, 2022
Published in Applied Surface Science
Dec 12, 2022
Published in ACS Applied Energy Materials
Nov 25, 2022
Published in Applied Energy
Nov 16, 2022
Published in Materials & Design
Nov 8, 2022
Presented at International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
Oct 12, 2022
Published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Oct 5, 2022
Published in Advanced Functional Materials
Sep 30, 2022
Presented at IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Sep 28, 2022
Published in Communications Physics
Sep 12, 2022
Published in Journal of Power Sources
Aug 31, 2022
Published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
Aug 29, 2022
Published in Journal of Power Sources
Aug 24, 2022
Presented at IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Aug 22, 2022
Published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Aug 10, 2022
Published in Small
Aug 8, 2022
Published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Aug 3, 2022
Published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
May 27, 2022
JSAP Paper Award（43rd） – The Japan Society of Applied Physics –
May 23, 2022
Published in Quantum
Apr 18, 2022
Published in ACS Catalysis
Mar 7, 2022
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
Jan 12, 2022
Published in Accounts of Chemical Research
Jan 12, 2022
Published online in Energy Storage Materials
Nov 26, 2021
Published in Nature Electronics
Sep 22, 2021
Published in Nature Communications
Jul 9, 2021
The Outstanding Technical Paper Awards (71th) – Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan –
Apr 21, 2021
Solar-Driven CO2 Recycling Technology! Dramatic Breakthrough in Artificial Photosynthesis
Apr 16, 2021
The work at MIT was published online in Joule
Apr 2, 2021
Newly Appointed Senior Fellows
Mar 19, 2021
Published online in Nature Nanotechnology
Feb 10, 2021
Development of Optimization Technology for Controlling Large-Scale Traffic Signal Networks Using Quantum Computers (Published in Scientific Reports)
Jul 14, 2020
Toyota CRDL Donates V-CAT®-based Compact Air Purifiers to Nursing Care Facilities, etc. – Providing Pure, Clean Air –
Jun 17, 2020
Company profile updated.
Jun 16, 2020
Toyota Offers Free Access to THUMS Virtual Human Body Model Software
May 29, 2020
IEEJ Technical Development Award and Distinguished Paper Award (76th) – The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan –
May 13, 2020
Published online in Nature Communications
Apr 9, 2020
Dr. Takeshi Morikawa, Senior Fellow of Our Company, Honored with Prize for Science and Technology (Research Category ) – The 2020 Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology –
Dec 20, 2019
Development of World’s First Measurement Technique for 3D Stress Distribution inside Crystalline Material Grains
Dec 19, 2019
High Impact Polymer Resin Jointly Developed by Toyota Boshoku and Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. Wins “2019 R&D 100 Award”
Nov 12, 2019
Published online in Nature Catalysis
May 30, 2019
IEEJ Distinguished Paper Award (75th) – The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan –
May 22, 2019
Outstanding Technical Paper Awards (69th) – Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan –
Mar 6, 2019
Published online in Nature Communications
Feb 28, 2019
Accepted to Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS)
Feb 8, 2019
Updated THUMS virtual crash dummy software
Oct 12, 2018
The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials Technical Development Award – The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials –
May 25, 2018
Published online in Nature Communications
May 24, 2018
Outstanding Technical Paper Award (68th) – Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan –
May 23, 2018
2017th JSME Medal for Outstanding Paper– The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers –
Dec 4, 2017
2017 Environment Minister’s Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity （Technological Development and Commercialization Category) -Japan‘s Ministry of the Environment-
Jun 23, 2017
Published online in Nature Communications
May 25, 2017
Outstanding Technical Paper Award (67th) – Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan –
May 25, 2017
Outstanding Technical Paper Award (67th) – Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan –
Feb 16, 2017
Dr. Noboru Kikuchi elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering
Jul 28, 2016
Published online in Nature Communications
Jun 22, 2016
Outstanding Technical Paper Award (66th) – Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan –
Jun 1, 2016
2015th JSME Medal for Outstanding Paper– The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers –
Feb 5, 2016
Growth of air stable bilayer silicene – A promising building block for electronic devices and electrodes of batteries –
Sep 22, 2015
Published online in Nature Communications
May 29, 2015
IEEJ Technical Development Award (71th)– The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan –
May 21, 2015
Outstanding Technical Paper Award (65th) – Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan –
Apr 17, 2015
2014th JSME Medal for Outstanding Paper – The Japan Sociey of Mechanical Engineers –
Mar 28, 2015
The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Technical Development for 2014
Jun 17, 2014
QR Code Development Team Become First Japanese Winner of European Inventor Award (Popular Prize)
Jun 17, 2014
European Inventor Award 2014 Popular Prize
May 30, 2014
IEEJ Distinguished Paper Award (70th)– The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan –
May 23, 2014
Outstanding Technical Paper Award (64th) – Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan –
Nov 20, 2013
Novel bio-based plastic with top-level impact strength
Jun 13, 2013
“Solar Fuels – Direct Photoconversion of CO2 and H2O into Organic Compounds” introduced on TV.
May 23, 2013
Outstanding Technical Paper Award (63rd) – Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan –
Apr 15, 2013
Published online in Nature Materials
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