Innovation

Sony Develops Sustainable Paper Material From Bamboo, Sugarcane and Recycled Paper

Sony Group Corp. (TYO:6758) has developed a sustainable paper material made from bamboo, sugarcane and post-consumer recycled paper of specified…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Daiichi Sankyo Sees Pillar of Growth in Next-Gen Biopharmaceuticals

Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (TYO:4568) is making antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) and other next-generation biopharmaceuticals a pillar for medium- and…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Yokohama Rubber Cuts Weight of Automotive Air Conditioning Hoses by 50%

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has succeeded in greatly reducing the weight of automotive air conditioning hoses by using a…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Toray Executive VP Koichi Abe Talks R&D Processes, New Technologies

The Chemical Daily recently conducted a round of interviews with the heads of R&D divisions of major Japanese chemical companies. For this installment, we talked with Koichi Abe, executive VP, representative member of the board and chief technology officer of…

MoE Moves to Launch Four-Year Demonstration Testing Project for Tidal Power

Japan’s Ministry of the Environment (MoE) is setting out on demonstration testing for tidal power, which is garnering attention as…… Please subscribe to read the full story.  

Asahi Kasei Brings Engineers Onto Factory Floor to Pursue Digital Production Innovation

Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is moving forward with plans to transform production in its factories by leveraging IoT, AI and…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Materials Companies Delve Into Food Industry With New Tech for Tastier Plant-Based Meat

Plant-based meats derived from the likes of soybeans are showing rapid growth in their popularity of late, both in supermarkets…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

KIT, JAIST Discover Method for Creating Piezoelectric Elements from General-Purpose Plastic

A research group from the Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Green Science Alliance Develops Wood-Derived Thermoplastic

Green Science Alliance Co. Ltd. (GS Alliance) has developed a 100 percent biomass-based biodegradable plastic that is created using a…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Japanese Biotech Venture Develops Bioplastic With Hemicellulose

Biotech venture Business Innovation Partners Co. Ltd. has developed a bioplastic composite that incorporates hemicellulose. The goal here is to…… Please subscribe to read the full story.