News

2006
June	The paper of Prof. Ogata et al. "Novel Charge Order and Superconductivity in Two-Dimensional Frustrated Lattice at Quarter Filling (Abstract)" was selected as Editor's Choice in JPSJ
June	The study of massless dirac particles by Prof. Suzumura et. al. was featured on The Science News (Photo).
May	The challenge 21 award was given to Dr. Kawamoto, Dr. Kondo, Dr. Shirahata and Dr. Fujiwara (Photo).
May	The paper of Prof. Tajima et al. about phthalocyanine was featured on The Science News (Photo).
May	The paper of Dr. Hanasaki et al. "Giant Negative Magnetoresistance Reflecting Molecular Symmetry in Dicyano(phthalocyaninato)iron Compounds (Abstract)" was selected as Editor's Choice in JPSJ
May	The paper of Dr. A. Kobayashi et al. "Pressure-Induced Zero-Gap Semiconducting State in Organic Conductor α-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 Salt (Abstract)" was selected as Editor's Choice in JPSJ
May	Prof. Taniguchi recieved the 11th JPS paper award for the paper " Superconductivity at 14.2 K in Layered Organics under Extreme Pressure (Abstract)"
May	JPSJ Special Issue "Organic Conductors" was published
March 10	Professor Fukuyama gave his valedictory lecture at Tohoku Univsersity at Sendai
January	The paper of Prof. Kawamoto et al. "Infrared and Raman Studies of θ-(BEDT-TTF)2CsZn(SCN)4: Comparison with the Frozen State of θ-(BEDT-TTF)2RbZn(SCN)4 (Abstract)" was selected as Editor's Choice in JPSJ
January	The paper of Prof. Kajita et al. "Out-of-Plane Resistance of Quasi-Two Dimensional Metal (BEDT-TTF)3Cl(DFBIB) in Transverse Magnetic Fields (Abstract)" was selected as Editor's Choice in JPSJ
January 9-11	The 4th Symposium at the University of Tokyo
2005
November	Prof. M. Ogata awarded the IBM Japan scientific award
November	The electronic artificial skin developed by Prof. T. Someya et al. was selected as the Best Invensions of the year by TIME magazine and made the cover of the magazine. The detail of the technology was published in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America), 30 August (PDF).
September	The paper of Prof. H. Tajima et al. about BIODE (PDF) was selected as the Award Article of Bullutin of the Chemical Science of Japan
September	The paper of Prof. T. Mori et al. was reviewed in C&EN
September 22	The paper of Prof. I. Terasaki et al. about the organic thyristor was published in Nature, Vol. 437, 522 (PDF)
September	Prof. M. Tokumoto won the Jack E. Crow Prize (PDF) at ISCOM 2005
September	The paper of Prof. T. Sasaki et al. about κ-(BEDT-TTF)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br (Abstract) was selected as Editor's Choice in JPSJ
September	The paper of Prof. K. Yakushi et al. about θ-(BEDT-TTF)2CsZn(SCN)4 (Abstract) was selected as Editor's Choice in JPSJ
August	The paper of Prof. T. Someya et al. about the electronic skin for robot was reviewed in C&EN, August 28, 38 (2005)
August	The study of Prof. T. Someya about the artificial skin sensoring pressure and temperature was appeared in Japanese newspapers, The Daily Yomiuri and The Nikkan-Kogyo.
July 28	The paper of Prof. K. Kanoda et al. about the critical behavior in κ-salts was published in Nature, Vol. 436, 534 (PDF)
July 15	The paper of Prof. M. Watanabe et al. about θ-(BEDT-TTF)2RbCo(SCN)4 (Abstract) was selected as the Editors' Choice in JPSJ
July	The Challenger 21 Award went to 4 young scientists, Dr. Hisashi Tanaka, Dr. Naoya Tajima, Dr. Hiromi Taniguchi and Dr. Akito Kobayashi
July 17-21	"ISMC 2005" (International Symposium on Molecular Conductors) was held at Shonan Village Center
May 15	The paper of Prof. H. Taniguchi et al. about &beta'-(BEDT-TTF)2AuCl2 (Abstract) was selected as Editor's Choice in JPSJ
April	Prof. Takao Someya was commended the first young scientist prize by the ministry of MEXT (the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)
February 15	The paper of Dr. N. Tajima et al. about α-(BEDT-TTF)2I3 (Abstract) was selected as Editor's Choice in JPSJ
February	Prof. T. Someya awarded the IEEE/ISSCC Takuo Sugano Outstanding Paper Award
January 7	The study of Prof. H. Yamochi about light-induced phase transition was appeared in the Kyoto News paper
January 7-8	The 3rd Symposium at Kyoto University (Katsura campus)
2004
December 15	"Nonlinear Conductivity of θ-(BEDT-TTF)2CsZn(SCN)4" appeared in "News and Comments" in JPSJ
November 30	One-day Symposium on Hybrid Systems at Tokyo Institute of Technology
November 17-18	Mini Symposium on New Materials at Hiroshima
November 1-2	Theory group meeting at Nagoya University
Augest	News Letter Vol.2 is published.
Augest 3	One-day Symposium on Charge Order at Gakushuin University
June	Dr. S. Uji (A01) won Superconductivity Technology Award.
June 1-2	The 2nd Symposium at the University of Tokyo
May	TTF Chemistry is published.
April	Seven postdoctoral fellows are employed by the Priority Area.
March	"Experimental Chemistry (in Japanese), 5th Ed. Vol. 7, Electric and Magnetic Properties, Maruzen, 2004" is published.
March	Dr. H. Fujisawa (A04) won the Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists.
March	Prof. T. Inabe (A02) won the Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work.
March	Prof. S. Saito won the Chemical Society of Japan Award.
February	News Letter Vol.1 is published.
January	Prof. T. Takahashi(Area Chairman) and Prof. K. Kajita appear as "Selected 50 Professors" in AERA February 2, 2004 issue.
January19-20	The 1st Symposium at Tokyo Institute of Technology.
2003
December	14.2 K superconductivity in β'-(BEDT-TTF)2ICl2 and filed induced superconductivity in alloyed 1-(BETS)2FexGa1-xCl4 appear in "This Year's Physics", PARITY January issue.
December 11-12	Sasaki Symposium at Riken.