
Research
Tohoku University is renowned for its achievements in technological innovation and for the practical application of these technologies to the advancement of society. Inventions born at Tohoku University include the KS and NKS steels, the Yagi-Uda antenna, fibre optics, and perpendicular magnetic recording.
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New Nanoreactor Design Rule Improves Catalysis by Balancing Transport and Kinetics
Optimization isn't always about maximization: researchers found a subtle rule where a bit of restraint actually speeds up chemical reactions in nanoreactors.
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New Models Reconstruct Fault Movement of the 2025 Kamchatka Earthquake
Researchers studied an earthquake that ranks as the sixth-largest ever recorded by modern instruments, to help us better understand tsunami risk.
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Simplifying Clean Hydrogen Production with a New All-in-One Photocatalytic Cocatalyst
Until now, researchers have struggled to find a single material that can drive the two key reactions needed to split water and prevent reverse reactions.
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Discovery of a Hidden Mechanism in DNA Damage: Singlet Oxygen Generates Abasic Sites
A groundbreaking discovery in DNA research uncovers hidden genetic damage that has been overlooked for decades. This new insight could revolutionize how we study aging and diseases like cancer.
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Research Institutes and Centers
Tohoku University has 1,763 Research fellows from overseas, 12 Inter-Department Institutes for Education and 11 University Collaborating Institutions.
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International Visitor Research Center
A new institution which is open to researchers around the world, where people from diverse disciplines can gather, learn and create.
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Utilizing Tohoku University's research results and resources in various industries.
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This site provides you with information on academic research staff at Tohoku University.
Feature Highlights
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In Conversation with Susumu Satomi
Before stepping down on March 31, former president Susumu Satomi shared some of his favourite memories of his time at the university.
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Motoko Kotani: By the Numbers
AIMR Director Motoko Kotani, talks about using mathematics as the common language bridging the different disciplines within materials science.
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Take a peek at some of the trailblazing research coming out of Tohoku University
University Research News
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Research at a Glance
Research
- 2,221 Research fellows from overseas
- 5,976 Academic Staff studying overseas
Research Institutes
Contact:
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Office of Cooperative Research and Development
2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, 980-8577
Tel: +81-22-217-6043
Fax: +81-22-217-6047
Email: liaison
rpip.tohoku.ac.jp