Zeon has developed new heat-resistant and pressure-resistant micro hollow particles. They come with a particle diameter of 2 to 20 micrometers and porosity that can be controlled to 60 to 80 percent. The shell of the hollow particles is composed of a polymer with a cross-linked structure and has the following features: (1) Shape retention: The polymer itself has heat...
Sumitomo Riko has signed a joint development agreement with LanzaTech, a U.S. biotechnology company with carbon capture and conversion technologies, for the transition to a circular economy for rubber, resin, and urethane wastes. Through this initiative, both parties will establish new technologies and accelerate efforts to realize a sustainable society, including carbon neutrality and circular economy. Sumitomo Riko provides a...
Mitsui Chemicals will open in its Sodegaura Center a new research building – named the Digital Science Lab – to accelerate R&D digital transformation (DX) based on digital science that integrates computational science, data science and high-performance computing. The investment will be approximately 5 billion yen ($35.35 million), with construction scheduled to begin in June 2023 and slated to be...
Koyo Sealing Techno, a JTEKT Group company, has developed the “JTEKT Ultra Compact Seal” (JUCS), a differential side seal with a shortened width that – in anticipation of the future expansion of the BEV electric vehicle market – contributes to the downsizing of eAxle. The company targets annual sales of approximately 500 million yen ($3.4 million). The differential side seal...
Nippon Mektron, a subsidiary of major seal manufacturer NOK, has worked with an Osaka University research group to develop its first conductive adhesive for biological use. The research group was led by Professor Tsuyoshi Sekitani and Assistant Professor Teppei Araki, both part of Osaka University’s Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (Sanken). To create the new material, a highly biocompatible...
Sumitomo Rubber has newly developed Japan’s first voicebot on golf advice, introducing a conversational AI platform provided by Enoki. The system has been released free of charge on Oct. 6 as a new feature of D-Golf, the company’s smartphone application to support golf life. A voicebot is a system that uses conversational AI, voice recognition, natural language processing, and other...
