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University of Electro-Communications Research and Innovation: Transformable and Multipurpose robotics

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TOKYO, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The University of Electro-Communications (UEC) announces the release of the October 2024 issue of its Research and Innovation newsletter. This edition highlights cutting-edge research and innovation, featuring video profiles of faculty members Kohei Kimura (Innovation: Transformable and Multipurpose robotics) and Yuri Shinohara (Research: Advanced analysis of martensite microstructures). The newsletter also presents research by Yoshihiro Nakata on robotics and “food psychology,” and Hideo Isshiki on advancements in “Layer-by-Layer Copper Aluminum Oxide Films for Advanced P-Type Thin Film Transistors.”

The issue further details the successful 6th ASEAN-UEC Workshop on Informatics and Engineering 2024 and President Tano’s visit to VGISC (Vietnam), reflecting UEC’s commitment to fostering international collaboration.

For more information and to access the full newsletter, please visit the links below:

Video Profiles

Kohei Kimura (Innovation)

Transformable and Multipurpose robotics

The research led by Kohei Kimura at the Department of Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, focuses on developing robots with “transformable” and “multipurpose” capabilities. The aim is to create adaptable robots that can change their shape to suit different environments and perform various tasks using a single robotic form.

http://www.ru.uec.ac.jp/randi/video/innovation/

Yuri Shinohara (Research)

Advanced analysis of martensite microstructures based on crystallography and kinematics

Yuri Shinohara focuses her research on metallography and crystallography, particularly the study of martensitic transformation in metallic materials. This non-diffusive crystal structure change is significant for its broad industrial applications. A key example of martensitic transformation is observed in iron, where austenite converts to martensite upon cooling and reverts upon heating. This transformation underlies applications in shape memory alloys (SMAs), such as nickel-titanium (Ni-Ti) alloys, which revert to their original shape upon heating after deformation. Additionally, martensite formation is critical in strengthening materials like martensitic stainless steels used for high-strength fasteners.

http://www.ru.uec.ac.jp/randi/video/research/

Research and Innovation publications

Yoshihiro Nakata‘s pneumatically-driven edible robot

Food Psychology: Moving food sensation

Now, Yoshihiro Nakata from The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, and colleagues have developed a moving, edible robot based on gelatin and sugar [1]. Introducing the concept of human–edible robot interaction, they demonstrated that the robot enables controlled experiments probing the human psychology of animated food consumption.

http://www.ru.uec.ac.jp/randi/research-highlights/innovation/

Publication : Yoshihiro Nakata, Midori Ban, Ren Yamaki, Kazuya Horibe, Hideyuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Exploring the eating experience of a pneumatically-driven edible robot: Perception, taste, and texture, PLoS ONE 19(2), e0296697.

URL:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0296697
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296697

Hideo Isshiki’s thin film transistor

Layer-by-layer copper aluminum oxide films for advanced p-type thin film transistors

Most field-effect transistors are of the so-called n-type, meaning that the relevant charge carriers are electrons, which are negatively charged. Transistors in which positively charged ‘holes’ — local electron deficiencies — conduct the current are known as p-type. Generally, electrons are more mobile than holes, which is one of the reasons n-type TFTs are more commonly used. Yet, p-type TFTs are also valuable for complementary MOS(CMOS) system contributing to low power consumption, which is why Isshiki and colleagues aimed to develop a p-type TFT that can be relatively easily manufactured and has good device characteristics.

Publication : Mehdi Ali, Daiki Yamashita, Hideo Isshiki, Growth of CuAlO2 on SiO2 under a layer-by-layer approach conducted by digitally processed DC sputtering and its transistor characteristics, Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 63, 035502 (2024).

URL : https://doi.org/10.35848/1347-4065/ad2aa5
DOI : 10.35848/1347-4065/ad2aa5

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6th ASEAN-UEC Workshop on Informatics and Engineering 2024

The UEC ASEAN Research and Education Center held the 6th ASEAN-UEC Workshop on Informatics and Engineering on September 8, 2024, at the Academy of Cryptography Techniques (ACT) in collaboration with the ECTI Association (Thailand) and the Radio and Electronics Association of Vietnam (REV). The annual workshop, launched in 2019, offers ASEAN and UEC students the chance to present at international conferences.

http://www.ru.uec.ac.jp/randi/news/202410_1.html

President Tano’s Visit to VGISC (Vietnam)

On Friday, September 6, 2024, UEC President Tano, accompanied by Dr. Oya, Board Member for International and Public Relations Strategy, and other UEC representatives, visited the Vietnam Government Information Security Commission (VGISC).

http://www.ru.uec.ac.jp/randi/news/202410_2.html

Further information
International Affairs Section
Email: researchexch-k@office.uec.ac.jp
Telephone: 81-(0)-42-443-6723
The University of Electro-Communications
1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585
Website: http://www.uec.ac.jp/

About the University of Electro-Communications

The University of Electro-Communications (UEC) in Tokyo is a small, luminous university at the forefront of pure and applied sciences, engineering, and technology research. Its roots trace back to 1918, with a mission to train maritime communication engineers. UEC was officially established as a national university in 1949 and continues to lead innovation in wireless communications, laser science, robotics, informatics, and material science.

With approximately 4,000 students and 350 faculty members, UEC remains a hub for cutting-edge research and collaboration.

 

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Trip.com Group Sincerely Accepts Administrative Penalty Decision Issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China

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SINGAPORE, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) today announced that it has received the administrative penalty decision issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China.

Trip.com Group sincerely accepts the decision and will adopt rectification measures in accordance with applicable laws and regulations to implement the decision’s requirements. The Company will strengthen its long-term governance mechanisms and strive to contribute to the sustainable development of the travel industry.

Trip.com Group’s management team will host a conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on July 27, 2026 (or 8:00 PM Hong Kong Time on July 27, 2026).

The conference call will be available on Webcast live at: http://investors.trip.com.

All participants must pre-register to join this conference call using the participant registration link below:
https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BIb78e08d8f18340c4882a7e4ab961906b.

Upon registration, each participant will receive details for this conference call, including dial-in numbers and a unique access PIN. To join the conference, please dial the number provided, enter your PIN, and you will join the conference instantly.

For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Trip.com Group Limited
Email: iremail@trip.com

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NAVER Partners with Brookfield and NVIDIA to Expand Korea’s National AI Factory Infrastructure Buildout

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — NAVER, Brookfield and NVIDIA announced an expansion of Korea’s sovereign AI factory infrastructure. New investments will increase the initial NVIDIA DSX™ AI factory deployment from 55 megawatts to 200 megawatts.

Announced during Korea President Jae Myung Lee’s AI Summit visit to San Francisco, the planned 200-megawatt expansion will be built with the NVIDIA DSX platform at NAVER’s GAK Sejong hyperscale data center in Sejong, South Korea. The expanded infrastructure will provide Korea- and U.S.- based AI innovators with access to production-scale AI compute for building next-generation models, agents and AI-powered services.

Under the terms of the agreements, Brookfield will fund up to $9 billion as the exclusive capital partner, NVIDIA will invest $1 billion and NAVER will fund the remaining amount to finance the $10 billion project.

This builds on NAVER’s June announcement to extend its GAK Sejong data center with NVIDIA DSX, with a long-term path to gigawatt-scale sovereign AI infrastructure serving Korea’s enterprises, industries, government organizations and global AI cloud customers. Combining Brookfield’s capital with NVIDIA’s computing platform, the investment supports NAVER’s AI factory deployment.

“NVIDIA’s strategic investment and our infrastructure supply agreement with Brookfield have propelled NAVER’s vision for the AI Factory business into a robust execution phase,” said Haejin Lee, Founder and Chairman of NAVER. “Leveraging the solid partnerships with our global partners, we will drive technological innovation, foster a sovereign AI ecosystem, and spearhead efforts to strengthen South Korea’s AI competitiveness.” 

AI Factory Expansion and Open Model Collaboration to Fuel AI Innovators

NAVER, as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner, provides deep expertise in operating hyperscale infrastructure powered by the full-stack NVIDIA AI platform. The 200-megawatt AI factory, featuring NVIDIA Vera Rubin and Blackwell platforms, will establish a dedicated resource pool for emerging AI companies, providing the compute, software and support needed to develop and deploy competitive AI models and applications at scale.

This expanded infrastructure also builds on NAVER and NVIDIA’s collaboration on open model development for agentic and physical AI. NAVER is advancing its HyperCLOVA X models to be based on NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Ultra open models with its proprietary data and training expertise. NAVER is also the first Korean company to join the NVIDIA Nemotron Coalition, contributing to open model development across pretraining, post-training and reinforcement learning.

NAVER plans to launch an AI agent platform in Korea in the second half of the year, powered by NVIDIA Agent Toolkit software including NVIDIA NemoClaw™ blueprints. NAVER is also developing a Seoul World Model using proprietary urban street-view and spatial modeling data, built on NVIDIA Cosmos™ world foundation models.

About NAVER

Founded in 1999, NAVER is Korea’s largest Internet company and one of the world’s top tech companies. Leading cutting-edge technologies, NAVER operates the No.1 search engine in Korea and holds various business portfolios encompassing commerce, fintech, cloud, AI and robotics.

NAVER recorded sales of KRW 12.04 trillion (USD 8.18 billion) in 2025. TEAM NAVER continues to enhance its business portfolio and expand its global presence across Japan, North America, and Europe, while pursuing innovation through continuous research and development in future technologies.

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Beijing Review: Walking Through Time: China and U.S. Youths Explore Dali’s Past and Future

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BEIJING, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On July 17, a China-U.S. youth delegation came to Dali of Yunnan Province. By examining how Dali’s rich history intersects with modern development, the delegates explored new pathways for rural development.

They visited Dali Old Town, tried their hand at making the Bai people’s Three-Course Tea and also explored the ancient town of Xizhou, where they learned how modern tourism and indigenous life coexist.

In Yunnanyi Village, they explored its history as a stop along the Tea Horse Road and learned about the role it played during the Second World War (WWII).

Tyler James Smith

“I think it’s a very underappreciated part of World War II history. Hearing these stories of different countries working together despite cultural differences is incredibly inspiring.

I also think there are many stories like these that haven’t been widely told, simply because World War II is such a complex period in history. That’s why I think it’s so meaningful to visit museums like this and experience these stories firsthand.”

At Xiangyun Economic and Technological Development Zone, they visited a local new energy company to see how green, low-carbon development is driving regional growth.

Valerie Marie

“I recently started studying energy transitions. I know China has been really big in the renewable energy sector. So actually getting to hear more about [China’s] 2060 [pledge], learning more about carbon neutrality [goals], as well as other zero-carbon goals, was cool.”

During their stay in Dali, they also strolled along the Erhai Lake Ecological Corridor.

Bai Yiwen

“I’d describe this journey as “to be continued,” because my own connection with Yunnan is far from over. For the U.S. delegates, this was only their first visit, so they’ve only had a glimpse of what Yunnan has to offer. I hope they will have more opportunities to come back to China, explore other cities in Yunnan, and discover even more of its people, culture and traditions.”

After Dali, the delegates will visit Beijing for more tours and exchanges. The event was co-hosted by China International Communications Group (CICG) Center for the Americas and the U.S.-based International Student Conferences.

https://x.com/beijingreview/status/2080104404552663067?s=46&t=yfVMVdMyE2zKAFrYaLoV-g

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https://www.tiktok.com/@cachinachic/video/7665536913532587294?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7227134149436605995

https://youtu.be/jGONWTqwduc?is=KfL-Zn3HyVYE-KEm

Contact: Jiaweibellapeng@163.com

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