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| Improvements in solar energy | 
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| Hydrogen storage using aluminum-based materials | 
| Development of surface-controlled steel with high corrosion resistance | 
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| Observing the atomic and molecular dynamics at a rate of 1/10,000,000sec. | 
| Novel functional materials and understanding of life phenomena | 
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| More eco-friendly cars and higher efficiency wind-power generators | 
| Mechanisms of innovative superconductors | 
| Magnetic memory devices with ultra low-power consumption | 
| Domain wall driven by a magneto-electric effect | 
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| Highly efficient thermoelectric materials | 
| Discovery of novel design for the development of high-performance | 
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| Maintenance-free materials | 
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| Eco-friendly diatoms | 
| Thin film storing gas | 
| Developing fuel-efficient engines for eco-friendly vehicles | 
| Exhaust gas purification that does not require precious metals | 
| New cooling technology using solid refrigerants | 
| Damage-free analysis of catalysts | 
| Using hydrogen to reduce global warming | 
| Understanding how hydrogen is stored in materials | 
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| Lithium-ion battery development using machine learning and mathematics | 
| Effective use of hydrogen as a clean energy source | 
| Making batteries that are all-solid-state | 
| Storage hydrogen like noble metals | 
| Development of catalysts | 
| Information for the design of artificial enzymes | 
| Producing organic compounds from CO2 and H20 using sunlight energy | 
| Long-life and high-quality fuel cells for the future | 
| Visualizing the catalyst state during an electrochemical reaction | 
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| Synthesis of innovative hydrides | 
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| Exploring the universe with gamma rays | 
| Predicting the Earth's future based on global water cycling | 
| Fate of the sub ducted subducted ocean crust deep in the Earth's interior | 
| Origin of earthquakes deep within the Earth |