{"id":370,"date":"2018-02-02T11:36:22","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T02:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/?page_id=370"},"modified":"2018-02-02T11:36:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T02:36:22","slug":"resources-and-energy-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/organization\/sciencetechnology\/resources-and-energy-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources and Energy System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.res.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/English\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To laboratory site<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-42\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/open_page.png\" alt=\"Open link\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Nanocomposites and nanoporous metals<\/h3>\n<p>Nowadays, metal\/carbon nanocomposites (with carbon nanotubes) and nanoporous metals draw much interest. We investigate synthesis strategy and various properties (including catalytic, magnetic, electrochemical and mechanical ones) of these functional materials to tackle the issues of resources and energy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_01-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_01-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_01-768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_01-1024x982.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_01.jpg 1544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Fig. 1. Biofuel cell with nanostructured metallic electrodes for production of clean energy.<\/p>\n<h3>Magnesium alloys<\/h3>\n<p>Magnesium (Mg) alloys are promising lightweight structural materials. However, their hexagonal close-packed crystalline structure, which critically lowers workability, limits the structural application of Mg alloys. We are currently designing the electronic and crystalline structures of Mg alloys to improve workability, using atomistic computer simulations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_02-267x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_02-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_02-768x862.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_02-913x1024.jpg 913w, https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_02.jpg 1207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a>Fig. 2. Highly-workable Mg alloys for transportation and energy applications.<\/p>\n<h3>Studies on pores and cracks in rocks<\/h3>\n<p>Evaluations on characteristics and progress mechanisms of pores and cracks in rocks are conducted for the sustainable supplies of energy and resources, since many energy resources such as oil and natural gas are actually reserved in pore spaces in underground rocks (Fig. 3).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/resources_and_energy_system_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"153\" \/>Fig. 3. Micropores and microcracks in an oil reservoir rock (white parts).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To laboratory site Nanocomposites and nanoporous metals Nowadays, metal\/carbon nanocomposites (with carbon nanotubes) and nanoporous metals draw much interest. We investigate synthesis strategy and various properties (including catalytic, magnetic, electrochemical and mechanical ones) of these functional materials to tackle the issues of resources and energy. Fig. 1. 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