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Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) presents a
One-Day Seminar in the Santa Clara Valley:
IT and Materials Technologies: Bio Nano Process, Sound Separation, Solar-Cell Inspection and Other Technologies from Japan
  • Tuesday, August 21, 2007     -- 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Held at UCSC Extension, Moffett Business Park, 1180 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale (MAP)

There is no charge for this special seminar.   Includes coffee breaks, lunch and handouts. Register by August 14 to assure a seat.

Information and Registration for the the NAIST Seminar; circulate to interested co-workers.

Presentations by the NAIST Staff:
Morning Topics: (9:30 AM – Noon) Afternoon Topics: (1:00 PM – 5:00 PM)

"Development and Properties of Luminescent Chalcogenide Nanocrystals"
Professor T. Kawai
Cd-Te nanocrystals showing high emission quantum yield with no protecting layer – they act as efficient emitting and photo-sensitive material in a photo-polymerization system. These nanocrystals have potential as an efficient high-density optical recording medium and as the basis for solar cells.


"A Versatile Tool for the Diagnosis of Crystalline-Silicon Solar Cells Using Electroluminescence"
Professor T. Fuyuki
Forward bias electro-luminescence intensity is related to minority carriers. Defects, grain boundaries, cracks are detected as dark spots, lines, and areas. Versatile tool to evaluate cell fabrication process and performance.

Lunch is served at Noon

Register as soon as possible (and before August 7) to guarantee a place; seating is limited.

Cost: there is no charge for this Seminar.

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"Pocket-Size Real-Time Blind Source Separation (BSS) Module for Hands-Free Speech Acquisition"
Associate Professor H. Saruwatari
BSS estimates original sound sources using mixed signals detected by multiple microphones. This algorithm uses independent component analysis and binary masking, imitating human brain and ears. Potential for clear reception of cell-phone call amid noise. Portable, with a delay time of less than 50msec.

"Tactile Sensors for Advanced Robotics"
Assistant Professor J. Ueda
Vision-based tactile sensor and slip prediction method; Fingerprint pointing device for mobile application; Teaching playback of dextrous robot manip-ulation; MRI compatible force sensor. Tactile information processing for robotic manipulation and human-machine interfaces.


"CMOS Technologies for Biological and Medical Applications"
Professor J. Ohta
Highly functional/versatile biomedical devices: retinal prosthesis, brain implantation, and future issues for bionic human uses of implantable CMOS technologies.

"Bio Nano Process – Fabrication of Inorganic Nanostructures by Protein Supramolecules"
Professors I. Yamashita and T. Fuyuki
Self-organization and biomineralization of bio-supramolecules for fabricating inorganic structures for nano-electronic devices. Memory nanodot array in a floating gate memory; a proposed biological path to nano-electronics.

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