Access to MANA and Contact Information Local Map of Tsukuba City Map of Japan and Kanto area Sakura Site ● Tsuchiura- SAPPORO Gakuen Line Tsukuba Center Tsukuba Stn. Namiki Site Kenkyu-Gakuen Stn. Higashi Odori JAPAN Sengen Site Nishi Odori Sakura- Tsuchiura IC Route 408 TSUKUBA WPI Research Center Banpaku- Kinen-Koen Stn. TOKYO ● ●NARITA Tsukuba Express Line Express Tsukuba Route 354 ● JR Joban Line OSAKA Tsukuba JCT Arakawaoki ●FUKUOKA Stn. Joban Expressway Tsukuba-Ushiku IC Route 6 Yatabe IC Midorino Stn. Hitachino- Highway Bus Route Ushiku Stn. MANA International Center for Detailed Map around NIMS Materials Nanoarchitectonics Tsukuba Center Tsuchiura- Tsukuba MANA Gakuen Line (NIMS) Stn. Okura Frontier Hotel Tsukuba Stn. Higashi Odori Airport Liner NATT’s Okura Frontier Hotel Epochal Tsukuba International Highway Bus Line Congress Center Tsukuba Express Keisei Line Tsukuba Center Narita MANA International Airport for Institutes Sengen Ueno Stn. Nishi Odori Tokyo Stn. Akihabara Stn. Site Hamamatsu- cho Stn. Namiki Tokyo Monorail Haneda Site Airport JAXA Access to Namiki site: ● By Tsukuba Express Line Get o at Tsukuba Station. Take the bus for "Arakawaoki Station" and get o at "Busshitsu Kenkyujo mae". 1 minute walk. ● By Highway Bus Take the Highway bus from JR Tokyo Station for "Tsukuba Center" and get o at "Namiki 1-chome". 1 minute walk. ● By Airport Liner NATT's Take the Airport Liner NATT's from Narita Airport for "Tsuchiura Station" and get o at "Tsukuba Center". Take the bus for "Arakawaoki Station" and get o at "Busshitsu Kenkyujo mae". 1 minute walk. WPI Research Center International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) National Institute for Materials Science International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044 TEL : +81-(0)29-860-4709 FAX : +81-(0)29-860-4706 E-mail：[email protected] National Institute for Materials Science http://www.nims.go.jp/mana/ MANA Building 2009-04 International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics Towards a World-top Level Fundamental Research Institute in What is WPI Program? Nanotechnology and Materials Science The WPI Program (World Premier International Research Center Initiative Program) by MEXT provides priority support for projects creating world-top level research centers with “global visibility” that attract top researchers from all over the world. NIMS is one of five Japanese institutions selected in FY 2007. WPI program supports the five institutions for 10-15 years to achieve Today, the world demands problem-solving research that focuses on numerous • a critical mass of outstanding researchers (top-level researchers) problems associated with the global environment, energy, and resources. Here, • an attractive research environment the development of innovative materials will be essential if the sustainable so- ciety that such research envisions is to be realized. Nanotechnology (nanotech) Host institution WPI research center Research fields Advanced Institute for Materials is an innovative technology that is advancing with increasing speed as the early Tohoku University Materials Science 21st century moves forward. Nanotech is building new integrated scientific Research (AIMR) Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of and technical frameworks and establishing base technologies for new indus- University of Tokyo Astrophysics tries by tearing down boundaries that separate physics, chemistry, biology, and the Universe (IPMU) Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences other existing academic fields. Even so, it cannot be said that nanotech has Kyoto University Meso-Control Stem Cells (iCeMS) Prof. Teruo Kishi progressed as originally anticipated. Nanotech, as a field, must undergo a para- NIMS President digm shift if it is to get back on track. We believe that the application of a new Osaka University Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) Immunology National Institute for International Center for Materials nanotech framework known as “materials nanoarchitectonics” will trigger this Nanotechnology & Materials Science paradigm shift. We also believe that materials nanoarchitectonics will deliver a Materials Science Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) continuing series of new materials and devices with hitherto unimagined func- tions that will create innovations which will inject new life into industry. Goal of MANA The goal of the MANA concept is not only to develop MANA into a world-top-level research center in the field of nanotechnology/nanomaterials within 10 years, but also to ensure that NIMS itself evolves into the world’s top materials research institute with MANA. MANA and NIMS will develop innovative materials that contribute to realize a sustainable society in the 21st century. The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) has been selected to par- ticipate in the World Premier International (WPI) Research Center Initiative of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). NIMS MANA In October 2007, NIMS has launched a new center entitled “International Cen- R&D achievements Establishment of nanoarchitectonics Contribution to fundamental science, New paradigm for materials science ter for Materials Nanoarchitectonics” (MANA). Indeed, MANA was established development of practical materials with the aim of becoming a visible “world-class research center for nanotech Top-level facilities Convergence of 5 key technologies and nanomaterial research” that would bring together top researchers from Nano-foundries, dedicated synchrotron radiation beamline, etc. in nanoarchitectonics around the world and that leading researchers would aspire to visit as well as Extensive international collaborations Further strengthening of be a part of. Taking advantage of the autonomous qualities of multinational internationalization World Materials Research Institute Forum, etc. Prof. Masakazu Aono researchers gathered from around the world, MANA is creating innovation Establishment of overseas satellites and contributing to scientific and technical advancement by promoting bold, MANA Director-General Cultivation of young international Internationalized human resources leading-edge basic research that makes full use of nanotech, and inventing and human resources employment system International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS), discovering new materials and devices while simultaneously elucidating the Joint Graduate School Program with University of Tsukuba Measures to foster leading researchers basic principles behind them. Providing materials technologies responding to problems that humankind faces Environment, energy, resources, nanoelectronics, medical diagnosis and treatment, regenerative medicine Development of human resources for researchers, and vitalization of NIMS Fostering of research leaders, internationalization of NIMS, development of young researchers for NIMS In 10 Years… MANA will be the world’s core research institute in nanotechnology and nanomaterials research, and NIMS will evolve into the world’s top materials research institute. 1 2 Carbon nanotube Nano-Materials Mission and Research Target By utilizing various new synthetic methods, Exfoliation novel nanoscale materials such as nano- tubes/nanowires (1D), nanosheets (2D), Gallium(Ga) Ti0.91O2 nanoparticles (0D) and supermolecules in Nano-thermometer by injection of Re-stacking Ga atoms into carbon nanotubes. inorganic/organic/metal systems will be MnO2 What is MANA? explored and then artificially assembled to Free layer-stacking nanosheets Materials nanoarchitectonics is a new research paradigm of materials development which attempts to extract by chemical nanostructure produce new innovative functions for en- manipulation. Target and use the ultimate functions of materials based on a profound understanding of the mutual interaction be- ergy and environmental applications. tween individual nanostructures and arbitrary arrangement of those nanostructures. Release Capture Molecular machine at interface cap- tures and release a target molecule. Mission of MANA To achieve the goals of the WPI program, MANA aims to develop innovative materials by using nano-technolo- Molecular gy as a fundamental research center, especially for next-generation nano-science and technology. nanowiring to Nano-System single molecules In order to create novel functionality as a • Challenging research by materials nanoarchitectonics system through systematic organization • Creation of a “Melting Pot”, where top-level researchers gather from around the world of nanostructures, various novel methods for fabrication/organization, property mea- • Fostering and securing young scientists, who are rich in originality Atomic switch surement, and theoretical modeling will be 100 Tb/in2-class • Construction of a network, which links the world’s top-notch nano centers developed and utilized practically. ultradense nonvolatile memory Atomic-switch-based brain-type Research Target of MANA circuit As basic science and technologies for “nanoarchitectonics”, the five key-technology in the following chart will be converged to control the arrangement of individual nanostructures and extract ultimate functions. Utilizing outcome from the convergence, MANA will focus on the four research fields to develop novel materials and cre- Nano-Green ate epoch-making innovations for a sustainable society in the future. Highly efficient energy conversion systems from solar energy to electricity and chemical fuel, i.e., hydrogen,