Kyoto University and IBM's (NYSE: IBM) Tokyo Research Laboratory have jointly developed a system that can simulate a broad range of urban transport situations -- including millions of individual vehicles involved in complex traffic interactions -- to predict what will happen if a new office building, sports arena or...
Tokyo, Apr 2, 2007 - JCN - Kyoto University, NTT and others will renew the comprehensive alliance formed between the government and academia institutions after their 5-year contract plan terminated on March 31.
Tokyo, June 9, 2005 - JCN - Kyoto University announced on June 8 that its latest research has shed light on the mechanism of adult obesity and lifestyle-related diseases.
Tokyo, May 25, 2006 - JCN - Suntory made a presentation on its recent research with Kyoto University at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science.
SHANGHAI, China and MAINZ, Germany, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Japanese and one Chinese scientists, Prof. Kazuyuki Hirao (54), Kyoto University, Japan, Dr. Kiyotaka Miura (45), Kyoto University and Central Glass Co. Ltd., Japan as well as Prof. SHANGHAI, China and MAINZ,...
Based on quantitative and qualitative analyses of eight development projects, the present paper suggests that transferring organizational routines to a local development center to utilize home-country knowledge (i.e., exploitation) and the acquisition of local knowledge (i.e., exploration) are not necessarily mutually exclusive activities. Our hypothesis may be summarized as follows:...
The world fusion community mourns the untimely passing of Professor Masahiro Wakatani, Faculty of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Japan, who died of cerebral hemmorrhage on 9 January. Prof. Wakatani was well respected for his research on plasma phy The world fusion community mourns the untimely passing...
The Thermoplastic Materials & Foams 2002 Best Paper Award goes to "Visual Observations of Batch and Continuous Foaming Process," a paper presented by Kentaro Taki of Kyoto University during the Foams 2002 Conference. Professor Masahiro The Thermoplastic Materials & Foams 2002 Best Paper Award goes...
Tokyo, May 20, 2005 - JCNN - Kyoto University Professor Gozo Tsujimoto's research group announced on May 17 that it has identified casein kinase 2 (CK2) as a target molecule for nephritis in collaboration with Tokyo Women's Medical University. CK2 is a serine- threonine kinase widely distributed in tissue.
The calculation of expected-losses-reduction, adopted in practices of cost-benefit analysis of disaster mitigation investment, fails to capture the catastrophic features of disaster, most typically characterized by large magnitudes of collective damage. The paper claims that the cost-benefit evaluation of mitigation investment should reflect social applicability of risk financing technology to...
An industry-academia alliance initiated by Kyoto University, Pioneer (TSE: 6773), Mitsubishi Chemical (TSE: 4010), and Rohm (TSE: 6963)has developed two flexible display components: an organic light emitting transistor OLET and a flexible transparent substrate with a low thermal expansion coefficient.
Kyoto University and Kanagawa Dental College KDC in Japan have developed a procedure for reconstructing jaw bones using bio-absorbable materials. The technique uses a polymerized lactic acid woven plastic mesh which is formed to the shape of the jaw Kyoto University and Kanagawa Dental College KDC in...
TOKYO -- Investment allocation to private equity by Japanese companies is expected to rise over the next two to five years, according to a study completed by Adveq, the Swiss private equity fund of funds manager, together with Kyoto University. The survey, Adveq's first full-market survey on the attitudes of...
In our daily life, we generally expect the transport system to be efficient, safe, and reliable. However, there exist several sources of uncertainties in the transportation system both on demand and supply sides. With a constant growth in economic activities most urban transport networks currently operate at...
SINGAPORE, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Flextronics International Ltd. today announced that its Computing segment provided original design manufacturing ODM services for the Fujitsu HX600 high-performance computing HPC server, which is now in service at Kyoto University in an HPC cluster based system. This Fujitsu Limited relationship broadens...
LEADING ARTICLE THE ENVIRONMENT Taking part in a traditional Japanese Tanabata festival in Hokkaido this week, George Bush tied a piece of parchment to a bamboo tree. On the parchment, the President of the United States outlined his dearest...
KYOTO, Japan -- Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971)(ISIN:JP3249600002)(President: Makoto Kawamura) has decided to donate solar power generating systems to primary schools in the United Republic of Tanzania. Commemorating the contribution officially, Kazuo Inamori, the Kyocera Chairman Emeritus, today presented a donation certificate to His Excellency Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete,...
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