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1. 2012.6.25
   Received the Award for Excellence in Presentation at the Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices.
2. 2012.6.22
   Our paper was published in the electronic version of Philosophical Magagine.
3. 2012.4.23
   The paper co-authored with Prof. Takano of Keio University, published in the Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering (JBSE), was selected for the 2011 JBSE Papers of the Year Award and the Graphics of the Year Award.
4. 2012.4.1
   The commentary, "Recent Research," written by three researchers selected for the Funding Program for World-Leading and Next-Generation R&D, was published in the April issue of the Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals.
5. 2012.3.29
   Eiji Fukuda received The 18th Japan Institute of Metals and Materials The Metals Best Poster Award at the 150th Spring Meeting of the Japan Institute of Metals.
6. 2012.3.28
   We participated and gave presentations at 2012 spring meeting of The Japan Institute of Metals.
7. 2012.3.27
   A new book, "Interface Oral Health Science 2011" is available today.
8. 2012.3.23
   Our findings will be published as a textbook.
9. 2012.3.14
   Prof. Nakano participated and gave an invited lecture at TMS 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition.
10. 2012.3.7
    A paper was published in "Materials Transactions".
11. 2012.3.2
    Assistant prof. Ishimoto and a graduate student won the poster award at a symposium for accomplishment report on G-COE program.
12. 2012.3.2
    Assistant Prof. Ishimoto won the Grand Prize and Dr. Ike'o (D2) won the Excellence Award at the G-COE Achievement Report Meeting.
13. 2012.2.27
    Prof. Nakano attended the awards ceremony of JSPS prize.
14. 2012.2.24
    Our findings have been published in Acta Biomaterialia.
15. 2012.2.24
    Our collaborative research results with Prof. Shinya's group at Tohoku University have been accepted and published in Acta Biomaterialia.
16. 2012.2.14
    One of our manuscripts has been accepted for Materials Transactions.
17. 2012.2.14
    Five papers were selected as a paper award for Global COE Program: Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design Program.
18. 2012.2.2
    Two papers were selected as one of highlighted papers in "Engineering" category of Annual Report of Osaka University Academic Achievement 2010-2011.
19. 2012.2.2
    One of our manuscripts has been accepted for Journal of Alloys and Compounds.
20. 2012.2.2
    Two papers were selected as one of highlighted papers in "Engineering" category of Annual Report of Osaka University Academic Achievement 2010-2011.
21. 2012.1.20
    Prof. Nakano won JSPS prize for his study titled "Novel Materials Scientific Study on Bone Microstructure and Biomaterials for Bone Replacement".
22. 2012.1.17
    Prof. Nakano gave a lecture at 11th Osaka University Medical Engineering and Informatics Symposium.
23. 2012.1.16
    A graduate student won the poster award at a symposium.

1. 2012.6.25

   Received the Award for Excellence in Presentation at the Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices.

   The following presentation at the 59th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices was selected for the Best Presentation Award at the Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices.

   Takayoshi Nakano, Wataru Fujitani, Chieko Aramaki:
   Elucidation of the Controlling Factors of Apatite Orientation in the Mandible

   
2. 2012.6.22

   Our paper was published in the electronic version of Philosophical Magagine.

   Our paper has been published in the electronic version of Philosophical Magagine.
   The paper is about the development of long-period regular phases in Al-Ga-Ti.

   T. Nakano, K. Hagihara, S. Hata, H. Shigyo, H. Nakashima, Y. Umakoshi, A. Arya and U. D. Kulkarni:
   Long-period ordered superstructures that appear in an (Al,Ga)-rich (Al,Ga)Ti system,
   Philosophical Magazine, (2012), DOI:10.1080/14786435.2012. 699691.

   Click here for this paper.

   
3. 2012.4.23

   The paper co-authored with Prof. Takano of Keio University, published in the Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering (JBSE), was selected for the 2011 JBSE Papers of the Year Award and the Graphics of the Year Award.

   The paper co-authored with Prof. Takano of Keio University, published in the Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering (JBSE), was selected for the 2011 JBSE Papers of the Year Award and the Graphics of the Year Award.

   
4. 2012.4.1

   The commentary, "Recent Research," written by three researchers selected for the Funding Program for World-Leading and Next-Generation R&D, was published in the April issue of the Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals.

   Kyosuke Yoshimi, Hideki Hosoda, and Takayoshi Nakano:
   Various New Research Developments Derived from Structural Intermetallic Compounds Research: From New Structural Materials to Biomaterials and Biotissue Research,
   Matelia, 51 [4] (2012), pp.168-178.

   
5. 2012.3.29

   Eiji Fukuda received The 18th Japan Institute of Metals and Materials The Metals Best Poster Award at the 150th Spring Meeting of the Japan Institute of Metals.

   Eiji Fukuda, Takuya Ishimoto, Wataru Fujitani, and Takayoshi Nakano:
   Bone Regeneration Behavior of Novel Directional Porous Implants Fabricated by Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing

   
6. 2012.3.28

   We participated and gave presentations at 2012 spring meeting of The Japan Institute of Metals.

   Prof. Nakano, Assistant Profs. Ishimoto, Todai and Serizawa, Research Associate Matsugaki, Technician Fujitani and doctor course students N. Ikeo and E. Fukuda participated and gave oral and/or poster presentations at 2012 spring meeting of The Japan Institute of Metals.

    

   E. Fukuda (D1) won the 18th poster award of The Japan Institute of Metals.

    

   Y. Umakochi, a professor emeritus at Osaka University, was awarded The Japan Institute of Metals Gold Medal which is the most honorable award of The Japan Institute of Metals. He gave an award lecture. 

   
7. 2012.3.27

   A new book, "Interface Oral Health Science 2011" is available today.

   Springer started selling a new book entitled "Interface Oral Health Science 2011" on March 27th, 2012. Prof. Nakano and Assistant Prof. Ishimoto co-authored it.

   
   T. Nakano and T. Ishimoto:

   "Interface Oral Health Science 2011", Design of biomaterials for bone replacement based on parameters determining bone quality, Springer, (2011), pp.55-65.

   http://www.springer.com/medicine/dentistry/book/978-4-431-54069-4

    

   
8. 2012.3.23

   Our findings will be published as a textbook.

   The achievements of Global COE Program: Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design will be published as a textbook.

   Prof. Nakano, Assistant Prof. Ishimoto, Research Associate Matsugaki and a doctor course student N. Ikeo wrote a part of the textbook.

    

   Title: Progress in Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design

   Editor: Kakeshita, Tomoyuki (Program Leader)

   Publisher: Springer

   http://www.springer.com/materials/structural+materials/book/978-4-431-54063-2

   ISBN-10 4431540636
   ISBN-13 978-4431540632
   
    

   
9. 2012.3.14

   Prof. Nakano participated and gave an invited lecture at TMS 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition.

   Prof. Nakano participated and gave an invited lecture at TMS 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition held in Orlando, USA.

   The title of the lecture was "Some long-period superstructures and the related motion of dislocations in Al-rich TiAl single crystals"

   
10. 2012.3.7

    A paper was published in "Materials Transactions".

    Y. Noyama, T. Miura, T. Ishimoto, T. Itaya, M. Niinomi, and T. Nakano:
    Bone loss and reduced bone quality of the human femur after total hip arthroplasty under stress-shielding effects by titanium-based implant,
    Materials Transactions, 53 [3] (2012), pp.565-570.

    
11. 2012.3.2

    Assistant prof. Ishimoto and a graduate student won the poster award at a symposium for accomplishment report on G-COE program.

    Assistant prof. Ishimoto and a doctor course student, N. Ikeo, won the excellent poster award and the poster award, respectively at the 5th symposium of Global COE Program: Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design Program.

     

    T. Ishimoto and T. Nakano:

    「生体微量金属元素による骨力学機能化」

    
    N. Ikeo and T. Nakano:

    「マクロ・ミクロ構造制御によるインプラント材料の力学機能生体模倣化」 

    
12. 2012.3.2

    Assistant Prof. Ishimoto won the Grand Prize and Dr. Ike'o (D2) won the Excellence Award at the G-COE Achievement Report Meeting.

    Takuya Ishimoto, Takayoshi Nakano:
    The 5th Symposium of the Global COE Program "Education and Research Center for Advanced Materials Design for Structure and Function,
    Best Poster Award,
    For "Functionalization of Bone Mechanics by Biological Trace Metal Elements,
    March 2, 2012.

    Naoko Ikeo and Takayoshi Nakano:
    Global COE Program "Education and Research Center for Advanced Materials Design for Structures and Functions" 5th Symposium,
    Best Poster Award,
    For "Biomimicry of Mechanical Function of Implant Materials by Controlling Macro and Micro Structures,
    March 2, 2012.

    
13. 2012.2.27

    Prof. Nakano attended the awards ceremony of JSPS prize.

    Prof. Nakano won JSPS prize from the Japanese Applied Physics Society for his study about "Novel Materials Scientific Study on Bone Microstructure and Biomaterials for Bone Replacement".

    The 8the award ceremony of JSPS prize was held in the presence of Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino and The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hirano, on February 27th 2012.

    
14. 2012.2.24

    Our findings have been published in Acta Biomaterialia.

    One of cooperative works with Prof. Niinomi's group (Tohoku University) has been published in Acta Biomaterialia.

     

    X. Zhao, M. Niinomi, M. Nakai, J. Hieda, T. Ishimoto and T. Nakano:
    Optimization of Cr content of metastable β-type Ti–Cr alloys with changeable Young's modulus for spinal fixation applications, Acta Biomaterialia, (2012), DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2012.02.010.

     

    
15. 2012.2.24

    Our collaborative research results with Prof. Shinya's group at Tohoku University have been accepted and published in Acta Biomaterialia.

    X. Zhao, M. Niinomi, M. Nakai, J. Hieda, T. Ishimoto and T. Nakano:
    Optimization of Cr content of metastable β-type Ti–Cr alloys with changeable Young’s modulus for spinal fixation applications,
    Acta Biomaterialia, (2012).
    DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2012.02.010.

    
16. 2012.2.14

    One of our manuscripts has been accepted for Materials Transactions.

    One of our manuscripts has been accepted for Materials Transactions.

     

    H. Furuya, S. Matsunaga, Y. Tamatsu, T. Nakano, M. Yoshinari, S. Abe and Y. Ide:
    Analysis of biological apatite crystal orientation in the anterior cortical bone of the human mandible using microbeam X-ray diffractometry, Materials Transactions, (2012) in press.

    
17. 2012.2.14

    Five papers were selected as a paper award for Global COE Program: Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design Program.

    Five papers below were selected as a paper award for Global COE Program: Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design Program. Awarded papers are as follows.

     

    N. Ikeo and T. Nakano:

    Design and fabrication of porous metal implants with a through-hole aligned along bone axis for bone replacement from the perspective of preferential arrangement of apatite crystallites as a bone quality parameter

    Japanese Journal of Clinical Biomechanics, 32 (2011), pp.1-8.

     

    T. Ishimoto, T. Nakano, M. Yamamoto and Y. Tabata:

    Biomechanical Evaluation of Regenerated Long Bone by Nanoindentation

    Journal of Materials Science: in Medicine, 22 [4] (2011), pp.969-976.

     

    M. Tane, T. Nakano, S. Kuramoto, M. Hata, M. Niinomi, N. Takesue, T. Yano and H. Nakajima:

    Low Young's Modulus in Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr Alloys: Cold Working and Oxygen Effects

    Acta Materialia, 59 [18] (2011), pp.6975-6988.

     

    M. Todai, T. Fukuda, T. Kakeshita:

    Relation between incommensurate satellites and phonon softening in Ti-Ni-based shape memory alloys

    Scripta Materialia, 64 [6] (2011), pp. 541-543.

     

    K. Hagihara and T. Nakano:

    Fracture behavior and toughness of NbSi2-based single-crystals and MoSi2(C11b)/NbSi2(C40) duplex crystals with a single set of lamellae

    Acta Materialia, 59 (2011), pp.4168-4176.

    
18. 2012.2.2

    Two papers were selected as one of highlighted papers in "Engineering" category of Annual Report of Osaka University Academic Achievement 2010-2011.

    Two papers below were selected as one of highlighted papers in "Engineering" category of Annual Report of Osaka University Academic Achievement 2010-2011.

    K. Hagihara and T. Nakano:

    Fracture Behavior and Toughness of NbSi2-based Single Crystals and MoSi2 (C11b)/NbSi2(C40) Duplex Crystals with a Single Set of Lamellae, Acta Materialia, 59 (2011) pp.4168-4176.

    M. Tane ,S. Akita, T. Nakano, K. Hagihara, Y. Umakoshi, M. Niinomi, H. Mori and H. Nakajima:

    Low Young’s Modulus of Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr alloys Caused by Softening in Shear Moduli c’ and c 44 near Lower Limit of Body-centered Cubic Phase Stability, Acta Materialia, 58 (2010) pp.6970-6978. 

    

     

    

    

    
19. 2012.2.2

    One of our manuscripts has been accepted for Journal of Alloys and Compounds.

    A paper about our findings of the collaborative research with Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd has been accepted for Journal of Alloys and Compounds.

    K. Hayashi, K. Miyata, F. Katsuki, T. Ishimoto and T. Nakano:
    Individual mechanical properties of ferrite and martensite in Fe-0.16 mass% C-1.0mass% Si-1.5 mass% Mn steel

     

    
20. 2012.2.2

    Two papers were selected as one of highlighted papers in "Engineering" category of Annual Report of Osaka University Academic Achievement 2010-2011.

    Two papers below were selected as one of highlighted papers in "Engineering" category of Annual Report of Osaka University Academic Achievement 2010-2011.

    K. Hagihara and T. Nakano:
    Fracture Behavior and Toughness of NbSi2-based Single Crystals and MoSi2 (C11b)/NbSi2(C40) Duplex Crystals with a Single Set of Lamellae, Acta Materialia, 59 (2011) pp.4168-4176.

     M. Tane, S. Akita, T. Nakano, K. Hagihara, Y. Umakoshi, M. Niinomi, H. Mori and H. Nakajima:
    Low Young’s Modulus of Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr alloys Caused by Softening in Shear Moduli c’ and c44 near Lower Limit of Body-centered Cubic Phase Stability, Acta Materialia, 58 (2010) pp.6970-6978.

    
21. 2012.1.20

    Prof. Nakano won JSPS prize for his study titled "Novel Materials Scientific Study on Bone Microstructure and Biomaterials for Bone Replacement".

    Prof. Nakano was awarded for his study titled "Novel Materials Scientific Study on Bone Microstructure and Biomaterials for Bone Replacement" by JSPS. The award ceremony will be held on February 27th, 2012 at Japan Academy.

     

    
22. 2012.1.17

    Prof. Nakano gave a lecture at 11th Osaka University Medical Engineering and Informatics Symposium.

    Following the fusion of bio and mechatronics in medicine, engineering, and informatics, a kick-off symposium was held by in September 2011 in order to introduce what is happening now and what to expect in the future regarding the creation of hybrid body organs.

    This was the 11th symposium will focus attention on the introduction of advances in prosthetics, particularly on artificial joints and what to look for in the coming weeks and months. Prof. Nakano gave a lecture at the symposium. 

    
23. 2012.1.16

    A graduate student won the poster award at a symposium.

    A master course student, Gento Aramoto, won the poster award at 3rd symposium of Society for the Study of material properties.

    

    【At the awards ceremony】       

    

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