{"id":76222,"date":"2022-07-08T08:37:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T23:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=76222"},"modified":"2022-07-19T13:52:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T04:52:02","slug":"new-chemistry-and-new-applications-polymer-research-at-waseda-university-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/76222","title":{"rendered":"Breakthrough innovations in functional polymers research at Waseda University! (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238504448 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238504448 BCX8\">The polymer chemistry laboratory under <a href=\"https:\/\/w-rdb.waseda.jp\/html\/100000399_en.html\">Professor Kenichi Oyaizu<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tgu-enm.sci.waseda.ac.jp\/\">The Unit for Energy and Nanomaterials<\/a> at <\/span><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW238504448 BCX8\">Waseda<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238504448 BCX8\"> University has been making breakthrough innovations in functional polymers research. Take a look at the Unit&#8217;s newest video detailing their efforts and thought process behind their research.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New Chemistry and New Applications: Polymer Research at Waseda University\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HCYlPXlaYEQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Unit for Energy and Nanomaterials is one of seven research units at the University that belong to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/en\/\">Waseda Goes Global<\/a>, a\u00a0Top Global University Project by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Each research unit strives to become a global research hub for the University, creating a wide-reaching, international network for their students, faculty, and researchers.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW238504448 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW238504448 BCX8\">In the above video, Professor Oyaizu details the versatility of functional polymers, and outline their recent breakthroughs in using the material to create flexible\/<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW203098831 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW203098831 BCX8\">bendable organic batteries and battery materials that change color depending on the amount of charge they contain.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW203098831 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment-610x343.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment2-610x343.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW173323472 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW173323472 BCX8\">In addition to their battery innovations, the lab has also found interesting polymers that can store hydrogen safely and reversibly. This is a big step towards solving complex global energy issues as hydrogen is expected to be a next-generation clean energy source but requires safe storage technology.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment3-610x343.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment4.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment4-610x343.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/07\/New_Chemistry_and_New_Applications-MPEG-4_1080-15000Kbps_Moment4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW107005005 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107005005 BCX8\">By unlocking the capabilities of functional polymers, the Unit is making strides towards solving global-scale issues through new applications of new chemistry!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The polymer chemistry laboratory under Professor Kenichi Oyaizu at The Unit for Energy and Nanomaterials at Wa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":76226,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,117],"tags":[168,169,178,187,189],"class_list":["post-76222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-topic","tag-education-en","tag-green-en","tag-research-en","tag-tech-en","tag-movie-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76222"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76255,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76222\/revisions\/76255"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}