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japantimes.co.jp > news > 02/08/2026 > japan > science-health > japan-nobel-winner-gas-container

Gas container using Nobel Prize winner’s technology draws attention

Gas container using Nobel Prize winner’s technology draws attention3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (288+ words) A gas container using a technology developed by Japanese Nobel Prize winner Susumu Kitagawa is drawing attention, with demonstration tests underway. The container, seen as a promising new means of transporting gas, uses metal-organic frameworks, for which Kitagawa won the…...

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japantimes.co.jp > news > 12/08/2025 > japan > science-health > japan-nobel-winners-speech-in-sweden

Nobel co-winner Susumu Kitagawa calls for funds for basic research

Nobel co-winner Susumu Kitagawa calls for funds for basic research1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (136+ words) It takes around 25 years for basic research to produce results and put them to practical use, says the Kyoto University professor. Nobel co-winner Susumu Kitagawa calls for funds for basic research Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, one of the three…...

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japantimes.co.jp > environment > 09/07/2025 > sustainability > blighted-us-cities

Polluted and poor: Blighted U.S. cities tackle 'toxic soup"

Polluted and poor: Blighted U.S. cities tackle 'toxic soup"5+ mon, 20+ hour ago   (887+ words) The path to Minnesota's groundbreaking, new anti-pollution law began at a metal-shredding facility in Minneapolis before spreading its "toxic soup" along the banks of the Mississippi. The factory, now shut, was once recognized as a source of lead, chromium and…...