Vice President/
General Manager
Junichi SONE

 In order to realize a low-carbon society, it is essential to develop innovative materials that can efficiently achieve the goals for “renewable energy” and “conservation of energy”. To support the satellite centers of the Low-Carbon Research Network Japan (LCnet), and moreover to support low-carbon research carried out (by researchers throughout) in Japan, a highly advanced facility cluster for materials development (fabrication) will be intensively equipped. Also, a hub center for materials design and fabrication will be established at NIMS. We will respond requests for support and cooperation with both inside and outside of the network. Furthermore, we will determine material design guidelines to build up principles which improve the properties of materials.

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　Creation of a low-carbon society is a challenge which the whole world should work on immediately. We consider “Green Nanotechnology” (nanotechnology for environment- and energy-technology) will play very important role to create the low-carbon society. This program has been started in the scope of “Challenge toward Environment and Energy Technology”, which is a part of the “Groundwork for Growth-strategy, through the 2009 supplementary budget of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology (MEXT). We will integrate research accomplishments and knowledge of “Green Nanotechnology” to accelerate application of environment technology in practical use through forming a goal-oriented research-network. In order to achieve innovative research through fusion of related research fields, we create two kinds of research centers; hub and satellite centers. Both the centers will be equipped with advanced systems and apparatus. At the same time, we will build up the network participated by all research centers.In addition, in order to facilitate the efficient utilization of the infrastructure, the facilities will be opened to all researchers inside and outside the network.