NIMS-DENKA Center of Excellence for Next Generation Materials
Building on their longstanding partnership, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and Denka engage in collaborative technological development leveraging a combination of the two entities' expertise and ideas. The unique products created and delivered to markets worldwide include DENKA LaB6 Cathode, which incorporates a LaB6 single crystal and is widely used in electron guns for electron microscopes, and ALONBRIGHT, a phosphor for the white LEDs used for LCD TV backlighting and other LEDs.
With the aim of stepping up joint research initiatives aimed at achieving ¡°open innovation,¡± in June 2013 NIMS and Denka established the NIMS-DENKA Center of Excellence for Next Generation Materials. Since then, the center has been working to become a world-leading research organization in the field of material science, exploring cutting-edge R&D fields as it seeks to discover and incubate innovative seed technologies. While staying in tune with industry needs, it will seek to contribute to the development of an environment-friendly society by utilizing the fruits of its research in the creation of next-generation environment- and energy-related materials.
