{"id":248,"date":"2025-10-02T20:19:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T08:35:07","slug":"featured","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 query_featured wp-block-post-template has-background has-theme-lightgray-background-color is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-125c70a0 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-465 featured_post type-featured_post status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-electrolysis tag-hydrogen tag-plasma content_type-projects content_issue-vol0002-2026 content_field-264 content_year-347\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post_block is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover post_thumb has-aspect-ratio\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#445860\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2008\" height=\"1818\" src=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_20260327_img.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_20260327_img.jpg 2008w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_20260327_img-800x724.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_20260327_img-1600x1449.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_20260327_img-768x695.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_20260327_img-1536x1391.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2008px) 100vw, 2008px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202604fp001\/\" target=\"_self\">more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Development of hydrogen production technology using plasma-assisted water electrolysis<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202604fp001\/\" target=\"_self\" >Development of hydrogen production technology using plasma-assisted water electrolysis<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In \u201ccontact glow discharge,\u201d an electrolytic reaction where plasma and water come into contact, phenomena where the Faraday efficiency exceeds 1 have been reported, but the reaction mechanism remains unclear. We aim to develop a plasma-driven electrolysis method that generates stable direct-current plasma in water, elucidate the mechanism behind the phenomenon where hydrogen production increases significantly compared to conventional electrolysis, and establish a highly efficient hydrogen production technology. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content_data is-style-group-contentinfo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"content_person\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content_info\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-466 featured_post type-featured_post status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-analytical-chemistry tag-geochemistry tag-soil-chemistry content_type-articles content_issue-vol0002-2026 content_field-environmental-engineering content_year-347\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post_block is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover post_thumb has-aspect-ratio\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#445860\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_04_01.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_04_01.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_04_01-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_04_01-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_04_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_04_01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202604fa003\/\" target=\"_self\">more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Solid-phase fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectroscopy of soil, fulvic acid fractions, and clay mineral complexes: Evidence from red shift of fluorescence maxima associated with aggregation<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202604fa003\/\" target=\"_self\" >Solid-phase fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectroscopy of soil, fulvic acid fractions, and clay mineral complexes: Evidence from red shift of fluorescence maxima associated with aggregation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Most of the analysis of natural organic matter (humic substances) in soil is carried out in a solution state by an alkali extraction operation. However, this approach addresses concerns regarding the potential alteration of humic substances during alkaline extraction, which may cause these substances to lose their original structure. In this study, as a non-extraction and non-destructive method, solid-phase fluorescence (excitation-emission matrix) spectroscopy (SPF-EEM) was applied for the first time to a standard humic substance and its complex with clay. It was found that the excitation-emission wavelength could shift according to the state of solution, complex, aggregate, etc. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content_data is-style-group-contentinfo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"content_person\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content_info\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-467 featured_post type-featured_post status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-combustion tag-fire-safety tag-flame-retardant content_type-articles content_issue-vol0002-2026 content_field-mechanical-and-aerospace-engineering content_year-347\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post_block is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover post_thumb has-aspect-ratio\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#445860\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_02_03.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_02_03.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_02_03-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_02_03-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_02_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_02_03-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202604fa002\/\" target=\"_self\">more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Effect of flow residence time on the flame-retardant performance of fluorine-based flame retardant: Comparison of blowoff limits of CH\u2082F\u2082 and CH\u2084<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202604fa002\/\" target=\"_self\" >Effect of flow residence time on the flame-retardant performance of fluorine-based flame retardant: Comparison of blowoff limits of CH\u2082F\u2082 and CH\u2084<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The article investigates the combustion characteristics of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) and hydrocarbon (HC) fuels to understand the increased flammability of fluoropolymers like ETFE under microgravity. Key findings: CH\u2082F\u2082 exhibits minimal sensitivity of blowoff limit to oxygen, unlike CH\u2084. CH\u2082F\u2082 flames have lower temperatures and suppressed H and OH radical formation, due to dominant HF-producing pathways inhibiting radical chain reactions. Despite susceptibility to blowoff, CH\u2082F\u2082 maintains high adiabatic flame temperature, allowing combustion at low oxygen if sufficient residence time is provided. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content_data is-style-group-contentinfo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"content_person\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content_info\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-468 featured_post type-featured_post status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-ai tag-concrete-engineering tag-non-destructive-inspection content_type-articles content_issue-vol0002-2026 content_field-civil-engineering content_year-347\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post_block is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover post_thumb has-aspect-ratio\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#445860\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_01_07.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_01_07.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_01_07-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_01_07-1600x1066.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_01_07-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/featured_01_07-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202604fa001\/\" target=\"_self\">more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Impact-echo for different level cracks detection in concrete with artificial intelligence based on un\/supervised deep learning<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202604fa001\/\" target=\"_self\" >Impact-echo for different level cracks detection in concrete with artificial intelligence based on un\/supervised deep learning<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Aging concrete infrastructure such as bridges and tunnels requires effective inspection to ensure safety and durability, particularly for detecting invisible internal cracks subjected to structural integrity. Impact-echo, which is one of non-destructive testing methods, is widely used but costly and time-consuming with relying on skilled and experienced analysis. This study integrates AI with impact-echo data to improve crack detection. Supervised deep learning using FFT-transformed signals enables accurate classification of multiple crack levels, including intact condition of concrete. However, data labeling for each existing structures is impractical, so an unsupervised approach using an auto-encoder is proposed to identify internal crack levels&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content_data is-style-group-contentinfo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"content_person\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content_info\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-257 featured_post type-featured_post status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-electron-temperature tag-euv-lithography tag-laser-produced-plasma tag-laser-thomson-scattering tag-plasma-diagnostics content_type-projects content_issue-vol0001-2025 content_field-264 content_year-347\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post_block is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover post_thumb has-aspect-ratio\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#445860\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1368\" src=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/kt_20251001_img01.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/kt_20251001_img01.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/kt_20251001_img01-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/kt_20251001_img01-1600x1069.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/kt_20251001_img01-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/kt_20251001_img01-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202510fp002\/\" target=\"_self\">more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Research and Development of Core Technologies for Next-Generation Semiconductor Microfabrication<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202510fp002\/\" target=\"_self\" >Research and Development of Core Technologies for Next-Generation Semiconductor Microfabrication<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In April 2025, an R&#038;D project for innovative fundamental technologies considered essential for the further development of next-generation semiconductor technologies has been launched, bringing together institutions and human resources with cutting-edge technologies related to EUV lithography (the overall principal investigator is Katsumi Midorikawa, special advisor to RIKEN). The research topics will mainly be the development of new lasers, mirrors for EUV, and laser microfabrication technology for back-end processing. In this project, Tomita will be responsible for the development of measurement and optimization techniques for the plasma for EUV light sources generated by the laser. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content_data is-style-group-contentinfo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"content_person\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content_info\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-256 featured_post type-featured_post status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-drinking-water-treatment tag-norovirus tag-virus-like-particle content_type-projects content_issue-vol0001-2025 content_field-environmental-engineering content_year-347\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post_block is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover post_thumb has-aspect-ratio\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#445860\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-project0001-01.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-project0001-01.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-project0001-01-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-project0001-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-project0001-01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202510fp001\/\" target=\"_self\">more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Creation of a Novel Evaluation Method for Assessing the Efficacy of Water Treatment Processes on Hard-to-Culture Viruses Without Relying on Conventional Cell Culture Approaches<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202510fp001\/\" target=\"_self\" >Creation of a Novel Evaluation Method for Assessing the Efficacy of Water Treatment Processes on Hard-to-Culture Viruses Without Relying on Conventional Cell Culture Approaches<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This study aims to elucidate the removability of &#8220;non-culturable&#8221; viruses, such as norovirus, in water treatment processes\u2014whose behavior in such treatments remains completely unknown. In this study, virus-like particles (VLPs) composed of viral capsid proteins will be produced using genetic engineering techniques. By incorporating foreign genes into these VLPs using non-viral vector construction methods and applying them to water treatment experiments, we seek to establish a novel evaluation method for viral removability that does not rely on cultivation. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content_data is-style-group-contentinfo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"content_person\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content_info\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-255 featured_post type-featured_post status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-mechanochemistry content_type-articles content_issue-vol0001-2025 content_field-applied-chemistry content_year-347\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post_block is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover post_thumb has-aspect-ratio\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#445860\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1069\" src=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-articles0002-01.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-articles0002-01.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-articles0002-01-800x535.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-articles0002-01-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-articles0002-01-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202510fa002\/\" target=\"_self\">more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Mechanochemical activation of metallic lithium for the generation and application of organolithium compounds in air<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202510fa002\/\" target=\"_self\" >Mechanochemical activation of metallic lithium for the generation and application of organolithium compounds in air<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Here we report a mechanochemical method for the direct generation of organolithium reagents from readily available organic halides and unactivated lithium metal (lithium wire) under bulk-solvent-free conditions. These reactions rapidly generate a diverse array of organolithium compounds at room temperature without special precautions against moisture and without temperature control. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group content_data is-style-group-contentinfo is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"content_person\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content_info\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-252 featured_post type-featured_post status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-solid-electrolytes tag-synthesis content_type-articles content_issue-vol0001-2025 content_field-applied-chemistry content_year-347\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post_block is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;min-height:unset;\" class=\"wp-block-cover post_thumb has-aspect-ratio\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#445860\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1069\" src=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-articlest0001-01.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-articlest0001-01.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-articlest0001-01-800x535.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-articlest0001-01-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/featured-articlest0001-01-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202510fa001\/\" target=\"_self\">more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Detail Matters: Unveiling Overlooked Parameters in the Mechanochemical Synthesis of Solid Electrolytes<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pr.eng.hokudai.ac.jp\/rc\/en\/featured\/202510fa001\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Detail Matters: Unveiling Overlooked Parameters in the Mechanochemical Synthesis of Solid Electrolytes<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">&#8220;Simply mixing the reagents by hand for a short time in a mortar and pestle before mechanochemical synthesis dramatically improves the performance of the solid electrolyte. 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