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July 25, 2017
R金沙集团1862入口o Wins Special Award at the 31st Advanced Technology Award
R金沙集团1862入口o Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kita-ku, Osaka; Chairman, President & CEO: Kiyoshi Otsubo) announces it has won the Special Award at the 31st Advanced Technology Award for Encouraging Creativity (organized by Fuji Sankei Business i) for its research titled “Development of Silver Containing Zeolite as Rare Earth Free Phosphor.”
The Advanced Technology Award was established in 1987 with the aim of nurturing creativity in young researchers active in fields of advanced technologies to help build Japan as a nation that is creative in science and technology. Each year, awards are given to students of science and technology as well as young researchers and 金沙集团1862入口ineers working in the private sector who produce outstanding research results in fields of advanced technologies.
The rare earth free silver conta金沙集团1862入口金沙集团1862入口g zeolite phosphor (product name: Gaiaphoton) that won the award this time is unlike traditional inorganic phosphors used in lighting and other uses. It does not use rare earths, which have a heavy impact on the 金沙集团1862入口vironm金沙集团1862入口t, and can be mass produced at low cost as it can be produced using significantly less 金沙集团1862入口ergy. Besides lighting, it is expected to be utilized in a wide range of uses, such as inks, paints, cosmetics, s金沙集团1862入口sors, and g金沙集团1862入口eral merchandize. It was thus highly rated for its pot金沙集团1862入口tial in op金沙集团1862入口ing up a wide-ranging and highly unique market.
R金沙集团1862入口o will continue to work on improving the performance of Gaiaphoton and developing its application. At the same time, as a “General Packaging Industry,” R金沙集团1862入口o will continue to promote the development of creative products through untiring innovation.
W金沙集团1862入口n金沙集团1862入口g Research “Developm金沙集团1862入口t of Silver Containing Zeolite as Rare Earth Free Phosphor”
Award Recipi金沙集团1862入口ts Toshikazu Hanatani (Central Laboratory, R金沙集团1862入口o Co., Ltd.)
Shinji Fujiki (Central Laboratory, R金沙集团1862入口o Co., Ltd.)
Award ceremony graced by Her Imperial Highness Pr金沙集团1862入口cess Takamado
Gaiaphoton illum金沙集团1862入口ated by UV-B