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May

  • NEW
    Realization of Controlled n-Type Doping of β-Ga₂O₃ Homoepitaxial Layers via a Proprietary MOVPE
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    A research group led by Prof. Yoshinao Kumagai of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, in collaboration with Mr. Junya Yoshinaga of TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION, Assistant Prof. Shogo Sasaki of Nara Women’s University, Prof. Takeyoshi Onuma of Kogakuin University, Prof. Masataka Higashiwaki of Osaka Metropolitan University / National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, and Dr. Yuzaburo Ban of TAIYO NIPPON SANSO ATI CORPORATION, has successfully developed a technique for precise control of n-type conductivity in high-speed growth of β-Ga2O3 homoepitaxial layers using their proprietary low-pressure hot-wall MOVPE method.
    May 20, 2025
  • VR Flight Experience Reduces Fear of Heights by Action-Based Prediction of Safety
    Press Release
    A research group led by FUJINO Misako and HARUNO Masahiko at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: TOKUDA Hideyuki Ph.D.), has demonstrated that experiencing active flight in VR allows individuals to predict that they can transition to a safe state even if they fall from a height, thereby reducing fear responses. This discovery challenges the traditional understanding that fear extinction necessarily requires repeated exposure to fear-inducing stimuli.
    May 14, 2025

April

  • Facial Expressions of Avatars Promote Risky Decision-Making
    Press Release
    A research team led by Dr. TANAKA Toshiko and Dr. HARUNO Masahiko at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: TOKUDA Hideyuki Ph.D.), investigated how avatar-mediated communication affects human decision-making. They discovered that participants were more likely to take risks when facial expressions (such as admiration or contempt) were displayed by avatars than when the same expressions were shown on real human faces. This increase in risk-taking was found to result from a more favorable valuation of the "uncertainty" of facial feedback in the avatar condition.
    April 23, 2025

March

  • NICT and Fraunhofer Unveil Groundbreaking International Optical Testbed Data Space to Enable AI/ML-Driven Networks
    Press Release
    Tokyo, 31.3.2025 - In a bold step toward revolutionizing network technologies, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI) in Germany launch the Optical Testbed Dataspace (OTDS). OTDS is a pioneering platform designed to accelerate the development and testing of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) models for optical networks. It fosters global collaboration by enabling international partners to securely share and aggregate testbed data from diverse environments, pushing the boundaries of network optimization and automation.
    March 31, 2025
  • Uncovering the Brain’s Flexible Mechanisms for Representing Diverse Numbers
    Press Release
    The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT, President: TOKUDA Hideyuki, Ph.D.) has revealed, through fMRI-based brain activity analysis, that multiple regions in the human cerebral cortex flexibly represent numerical quantity. This finding comes from research by HAYASHI Masamichi (Researcher (Tenure-Track)) at Center for Information and Neural Networks (CiNet), part of NICT’s Advanced ICT Research Institute, in collaboration with the University of Tokyo’s graduate student KIDO Teruaki (NICT cooperative visiting researcher), and Prof. YOTSUMOTO Yuko.
    March 25, 2025

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