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Japan Seismic Isolation Laboratory Launches Seismic Isolation Dynamic Performance Certification System

on July 5, 2024 in Industry

The Japan Seismic Isolation Laboratory has on July 1 launched a Dynamic Performance Certification System for Seismic Isolation, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) said. This system evaluates the performance of seismic isolation devices using a full-scale seismic isolation tester (E-Isolation), which boasts the world’s top-class accuracy, and is expected to further enhance the reliability of seismic...

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Special Report: Synthetic Rubber Faces Increasingly Severe Environment

on July 1, 2024 in Industry

Although there are variations by region, manufacturer, and product type, demand for synthetic rubber is increasing amid a general recovery trend in automobile and tire production. Yet in spite of these signs of a turnaround in demand, which had been declining due to inventory adjustments by auto parts manufacturers in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, the environment surrounding synthetic...

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Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration Reveals Molecular-Level Bonding State of Rubber and Silica

on June 27, 2024 in Industry

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency, the Comprehensive Research Organization for Science and Society (CROSS), the J-PARC Center, Yamagata University, Mie University, Kyoto University, and Yokohama Rubber have elucidated the molecular-level bonding state of rubber and silica using spin contrast modulated neutron reflectometry that utilizes neutrons and hydrogen spins. The spin-contrast modulated neutron reflectometry is a method for structural analysis of...

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Sumitomo Rubber and Yamanashi Prefecture Collaborate to Go Carbon Neutral

on June 3, 2024 in Industry

Sumitomo Rubber and Yamanashi Prefecture have agreed to mutually cooperate in building a hydrogen energy society to achieve carbon neutrality. The two partners will use green hydrogen through the Yamanashi Model P2G System to decarbonize tire manufacturing and other processes. The Yamanashi Model P2G System is a technology to realize decarbonization by producing hydrogen from electricity derived from renewable energy...

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Bando Chemical Invests in Agricultural AI Startup

on May 23, 2024 in Industry

Bando Chemical has invested in Inaho, a company that provides services for manufacturers focusing on automated agricultural harvesting robots using AI. With the mission of making farming more sustainable with technology, Inaho is a startup company that supports the resolution of management issues in agriculture through the use of AI and Robotics. To this end, it is working on the...

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Bridgestone Begins R&D on Tire Materials Using Next-Gen Synchrotron Radiation Facility

on May 22, 2024 in Industry

Bridgestone has begun research and development of tire materials utilizing NanoTerasu, a 3GeV high-brilliance synchrotron radiation facility located on the new Aobayama Campus of Tohoku University. NanoTerasu utilizes soft X-rays, which are suitable for observing polymer materials such as rubber, to observe polymer materials widely used in tire products on a molecular scale. By understanding the characteristics of polymer materials...

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