Muroran Materia［The Center for Rare Earths Research］

The Center for
Rare Earths Research

Material research with
an eye on 10 and 100 years ahead

About the Center

Look at the future
from the aspect of materials.
Look at materials
from the aspect of the future.

The Center for Rare Earths Research (Muroran Materia) is Japan’s only research institute that was founded to address urgent issues common to all of humankind from the viewpoint of materials engineering.

Development and research for improving the performance of rare-earth-based superconducting wires

Principal Investigator
Assoc Professor Shintetsu Kanazawa

Project01
Stabilities and Hydrogen Storage Capacities of Face-Centered Cubic Rare-Erath Hydrides

Principal Investigator
Professor Atsunori Kamegawa

Project02
Synthesis and application of rare earth organic hybrid molecules with unique temperature phase transitions

Principal Investigator
Assoc Professor Yasuteru, Mawatari

Project03
Development of high-performance thermoelectric materials using quantum chemical calculationsand and classical molecular dynamics simulations

Principal Investigator
Assoc Professor Keiki Takeda

Project04
Creation of various SDGs glass crafts made from automobile waste glass

Principal Investigator
Assoc Professor Toshihiro Kuzuya

Project05

News

2020.09.17 News The first Muroran Materia lecture meeting held.
2020.04.10 News Assistant Professor Shintetsu Kanazawa received the 2019 Outstanding Reviewer for Superconductor Science and Technology award.
2019.12.16 News Science school (December 21 (Sat.)) (closed)
2019.12.05 News The Muroran Material workshop will be held.
2019.09.17 News The Muroran Material workshop held.

About the Center

Look at the future from the aspect of materials. Look at materials from the aspect of the future.

Research Projects

Development and research for improving the performance of rare-earth-based superconducting wires

Stabilities and Hydrogen Storage Capacities of Face-Centered Cubic Rare-Erath Hydrides

Synthesis and application of rare earth organic hybrid molecules with unique temperature phase transitions

Development of high-performance thermoelectric materials using quantum chemical calculationsand and classical molecular dynamics simulations

Creation of various SDGs glass crafts made from automobile waste glass

News

Look at the future
from the aspect of materials.
Look at materials
from the aspect of the future.