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Nara Institute of Science and Technology, abbreviated as NAIST, is a Japanese national university located in Ikoma, Nara of Kansai Science City. It was founded in 1991 with a focus on research and consists solely of graduate schools in three integrated areas: Biological Sciences, Information Sciences, and Material Sciences. NAIST is one of the most prestigious research institutions in Japan. In the "Evaluation of Achievements Related to the 2nd Medium-term Goals and Plans" (2010-2015)conducted by the Japanese government for national universities, NAIST was evaluated as exceedingly superior especially concerning research levels. (One of 5 institutions from the 86 national universities). In 2010, NAIST ranked first overall among the 86 Japanese national universities by the Japanese government in its first-ever six-year (2005-2010)assessment of national university standards and achievements.

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News  Keeping the light from fading

Keeping the light from fading

“Researchers at Nara Institute of Science and Technology develop a new mathematical method to calibrate scans of stained-glass windows to account for changes in natural light, which may help assist in the accurate preservation of famous artworks Scientists from Nara …

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World’s widest graphene nanoribbon promises the next generation of miniaturized electronics

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News  Automated technique for anime colorization using deep learning

Automated technique for anime colorization using deep learning

“Japanese researchers from IMAGICA GROUP Inc., OLM Digital, Inc. and Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) have jointly developed a technique for automatic colorization in anime production. While the number of animation works produced in Japan has been increasing …