Closing November 28, applications will be accepted for research projects that will bring about innovative evolution in new technologies and product development in the area of precious metals and contribute to the creation of a sustainable future

Ichiro Tanaka Awards Presented to Assistant Professor Akihiro Ishii of Tohoku University for New Developments in Half-Heusler Compounds as Highly Refractive Transparent Materials, and Professor Yu Matsuda of Waseda University for Establishment of a Temperature Measurement Technique for Highly Efficient Operation of Cryogenic Fluids Using Ruthenium Complexes

Applications for Research Projects Open on September 2

Closing November 30, applications will be accepted for research projects that will bring about innovative evolution in new technologies and product development in the area of precious metals and contribute to the creation of a sustainable future

The TANAKA Memorial Foundation's Representative Director, Hideya Okamoto, announced the recipients of the FY2023 Precious...

- This year, the new "Umekichi Tanaka Award" of 10 million yen will be offered to Japanese educational institutions and public research institutes
- Closing November 30, applications will be accepted for research projects that will bring about innovative evolution in new technology and product development in the area of precious metals

- This year, the new "Umekichi Tanaka Award" of 10 million yen will be offered to Japanese educational institutions and public research institutes
- Closing November 30, applications will be accepted for research projects that will bring about innovative evolution in new technology and product development in the area of precious metals

- Associate Professor Masashi Kaneko of Osaka University presented Gold Award for modeling of precious metal extraction and separation using Moessbauer spectroscopy parameters and computational chemistry. Also receiving a Gold Award is Professor Seiji Miura of Hokkaido University for experiments to achieve microstructure control of precious metal-based high-entropy alloys.
- Development of precious metal extraction and separation technologies using computational chemistry and development of microstructure-controlled precious metal-based high-entropy alloys received awards.

- Associate Professor Masashi Kaneko of Osaka University presented Gold Award for modeling of precious metal extraction and separation using Moessbauer spectroscopy parameters and computational chemistry. Also receiving a Gold Award is Professor Seiji Miura of Hokkaido University for experiments to achieve microstructure control of precious metal-based high-entropy alloys.
- Development of precious metal extraction and separation technologies using computational chemistry and development of microstructure-controlled precious metal-based high-entropy alloys received awards.

Applications for research projects are open from September 1 to November 30 for research and development themes related to the use of precious metals in new technologies

- Applications for research and development themes related to new technologies to which precious metals can contribute to and the practical application of products close on November 29

- Yoshiho Ikeuchi, a Lecturer at The University of Tokyo, wins Gold Award for the development of a platinum electrode device for manipulating artificial nerve tissues produced from human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and Katsunori Tanaka, a Chief Scientist at RIKEN, wins Gold Award for in vivo precious metal catalysis in mammals for treatment of disease
- Prizes won for developing technology for a device using platinum for efficient analysis of neurological disorders such as ALS, and next-generation drug development technology using precious metals catalysis to contribute to future treatments for cancer