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2012

  • Recruitment of new WPI-AIMR staff (December 12, 2012)
  • Orimo Laboratory 10th Anniversary Memorial Symposium “Frontier of Hydride Research” was held. (Nov. 30, 2012, Sendai (Sendai Shozankan), Japan)
  • Prof. Bjørn Hauback (IFE) and Prof. Andreas Züttel (EMPA) visited our laboratory.
    (Nov. 29, 2012)
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  • Dr. Hagemann (University of Geneva) and Dr. Book (University of Birmingham) visited our laboratory. (Nov. 1, 2012)
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  • M. Matsuo
    Challenging Spirits Poster Award ; International Symposium on Metal‐Hydrogen Systems (MH2012)
    (Nov. 25, 2011, 2012, Kyoto, Japan)
    Title: Sodium Fast Ionic Conduction in Complex Hydrides
  • G. Li
    Excellent Poster Award ; International Symposium on Metal‐Hydrogen Systems (MH2012)
    (Nov. 25, 2011, 2012, Kyoto, Japan)
    Title: Synthesis and Characterizations of Complex Hydride YMn2H6
  • S. Orimo
    Invited Lecture in International Symposium on Metal‐Hydrogen Systems (MH2012)
    (Oct. 21-26, 2012, Kyoto, Japan)
    Title: Ionics in Complex Hydrides
  • S. Takagi
    Lecture in International Symposium on Metal‐Hydrogen Systems (MH2012)
    (Oct. 21-26, 2012, Kyoto, Japan)
    Title: Synthesis and Compositional Modifications of YMn2H6
  • T. Sato
    New position (Assistant Professor, Metal Physics with Quantum Beam Spectroscopy) Congratulations!
  • Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Mr. Hirofumi HIRANO, visited our laboratory. (Aug. 19, 2012)
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  • M. Matsuo
    52th Harada Young Research Award. Congratulations! (Jul. 6, 2012)
    Title: Research on Ionic Conductivity in Complex Hydride
  • Our research activities were introduced in a newspaper feature. (Jun. 30, 2012)
  • S. Orimo
    Invited Lecture in Conference on Materials for Hydrogen Storage - Future Perspectives?
    (Jun. 14-18, 2012，Kirkenes-Trondheim, Norway)
    Title: Transition between Bonding States of Hydrogen in Hydrides
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  • Two of our papers were awarded as a Scripta Materialia Top Cited Article 2007-2011.
    (May. 23, 2012)
    "Tetrahydroborates as new hydrogen storage materials",
    A. Züttel, A. Borgschulte, S. Orimo; Scripta Materialia, 56, 823, 2007.
    “Effects of ball milling and additives on dehydriding behaviors of well-crystallized Mg(BH4)2”, H.-W. Li, K. Kikuchi, Y. Nakamori, K. Miwa, S. Towata, S. Orimo; Scripta Materialia, 57, 8, 2007.
  • Press release on New complex hydride with both sodium fast-ionic conductivity and high electrochemical stability was issued. (May. 15, 2012)
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  • Minister of State for National Policy, Mr. Motohisa FURUKAWA, visited our laboratory.
    (May. 13, 2012)
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  • S. Orimo
    Lecure in The 2nd Asian Symposium on Hydrogen Storage Materials 2012
    (Apr. 22-25, 2012, Jeju, Korea)
    Title: Transition between Bonding States of Hydrogen in Hydrides
  • S. Orimo

    Attended the Ceremony of The Commendation for Science and Technology
    by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
    (Apr. 17, 2012, Tokyo, Japan)
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  • S. Orimo
    Invited Lecture in 2012 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Symposium P:
    “Advanced Materials and Nanoframeworks for Hydrogen Storage and Carbon Capture”
    Title: Transition between Bonding States of Hydrogen in Hydride
    (Apr. 9-13, 2012, San Francisco, USA)
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  • S. Orimo

    The Commendation for Science and Technology
    by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

    "Prizes for Science and Technology (Research Category)."
    Congratulations! (Apr. 9, 2012)
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  • One new member joined our lab. (Apr. 1, 2012)
  • S. Orimo
    Appeared in video clip for Recovery from Great East Japan Earthquake
    directed by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
    "Japan : Fascinating Diversity / Mirai : Technology for Better Future." (Mar. 7, 2012)
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  • M. Matsuo
    New position (Lecturer, Orimo lab.) Congratulations!
    One new member also joined our lab. (Mar. 1, 2012)
  • S. Orimo
    Lecture in Second Japan-France Frontiers of Engineering Symposium.
    (Feb. 25-28, 2012, Kyoto (Kyoto International Conference Center), Japan)
    Title : Complex Hydrides for Energy Applications
  • S. Orimo
    Invited Lecture in Workshop on Physics of Hydrogen in Materials.
    (Jan. 30-31. 2012, Osaka (Osaka University), Japan)
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