IRAGO Conference 2017 was held in University of Electro-Communications (Tokyo) dated of November 1-2, 2017. Tokai University acted as one of the Organizers.
http://www.iragoconference.jp/
According to the key word “materials” in this year, more than 100 participants from inside and outside attended in the conference. Not only undergraduate and graduate students but also high school students presented in the poster session. The conference leads to lots of fruitful discussions which expands collaborations driving further developments of science and technology. Note that the evening session was supported by AAAS Science which is for sure contribute to deeper understandings of interdisciplinary research fields.

Tokai University research: Nanomaterial wrap for improved tissue imaging
Researchers at Tokai University describe in Advanced Materials how wrapping biological tissue in a nanosheet of a particular organic material results in high-quality microscopy images. Application of the wrap prevents the sample from drying out, and hence from shrinking, enabling larger image-recording times.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/08/prweb14606522.htm

“Functional mutations in spike glycoprotein of Zaire ebolavirus associated with an increase in infection efficiency”
by Ueda, M. T., Kurosaki, Y., Izumi, T., Nakano, Y., Oloniniyi, O. K., Yasuda, J., Koyanagi, Y., Sato, K. and Nakagawa, S.,
Genes to Cells, in press. WEB PDF (Open Access)

The article (in Japanese) related to this finding appeared in newspaper “Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun” dated of Jan. 19, 2017.

Ir. Dr. M. Danial Ibrahim
University Malaysia Sarawak
“Innovating Research in Academia with Industrial Research”
Jan. 17, 2017

Dr. Alex Rozhin
Aston University, UK
“Functionalized carbon-based nanomaterials as nano-ink for printable photonic applications”
November 17, 2016

Dr. John Bosco Balaguru Rayappan
ASTRA University, India
“Nano-Bio-Sensors for Food & Water Quality Applications”
November 14, 2016