Vol.11 No.10 <December>

-NIMS Press Release 2013
-Success in Theory-Driven Development of Photocatalyst
  Naoto Umezawa (Senior Researcher, Environmental Remediation Materials Unit)
  Jinhua Ye (Unit Director, Environmental Remediation Materials Unit)
-Interview
  Naoto Umezawa (Senior Researcher, Environmental Remediation Materials Unit)

-Development of High Sensitivity Detection Method for Trace Amounts of Mercury in Water
  Tadaaki Nagao (Group Leader, Nano-System Photonics Group, Nano-System Organization Unit, Nano-System Field, MANA)
-Interview
  Tadaaki Nagao (Group Leader, Nano-System Photonics Group, Nano-System Organization Unit, Nano-System Field, MANA)

-Layered Crystal Expands and Shrinks Like Accordion in Aqueous Solution
  Takayoshi Sasaki (MANA Principal Investigator, MANA)
   Renzhi Ma (MANA)
   Fenzxia Geng (MANA)
-Interview
   Takayoshi Sasaki (MANA Principal Investigator, MANA)

-Development of Nanofiber Mesh Capable of Simultaneously Performing Thermotherapy and Chemotherapy
  Mitsuhiro Ebara (MANA Scientist, Smart Biomaterials Group, Biomaterials Unit, Nano-Life Field, MANA)

• NIMS Researchers Win Tsukuba Encouragement Prizes
• Yamazaki-Teiichi Prize Awarded for Development of Heat-Resistant Superalloy
• Hello from NIMS