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The Shibaura Institute of Technology (芝浦工業大学, Shibaura Kōgyō Daigaku), abbreviated as Shibaura kōdai (芝浦工大, Shibaura kōdai), is a private university of Technology in Japan, with campuses located in Tokyo and Saitama. Established in 1927 as the Tokyo Higher School of Industry and Commerce, it was chartered as a university in 1949. The Shibaura Institute of Technology enjoys a moderately high reputation nationally, ranking 26th in the 2017 edition of Truly Strong Universities, 48th in Times Higher Education Japan University rankings for 2018 (out of 775 institutions), and joint 7th among private universities in terms of entry difficulty (in STEM). While the average acceptance rate is in the region of 20-30%, the applicants per place ratio approaches or exceeds 20:1 in some departments. Shibaura is the only private technology university in Japan to have been selected for the Top Global University Project.

A Novel System for Slip Prevention of Unmanned Rovers

“Researchers take inspiration from muscles in the human body to develop a system that helps unmanned rovers detect slip condition Planetary rovers, which help humanity explore other planets, can deviate from their targeted paths or get stuck due to slipping …

Graphene Addition for Enhancing the Critical Current Density of Bi-2223 Superconductors

“Researchers use a new synthesis method for Bi-2223 high-temperature superconductors and explore the effects of graphene addition on its superconductivity High-temperature superconductors such as Bi-2223 are known to suffer from limitations such as weak critical current density and weak magnetic …

Towards Efficient Lithium–Air Batteries with Solution Plasma-Based Synthesis of Perovskite Hydroxide Catalysts

“With global warming on the rise, it has become imperative to reduce fossil fuel dependency and switch to alternate green energy sources. The development of electric vehicles is a move towards this direction. However, electric vehicles require high energy density …

Keeping the Costs of Superconducting Magnets Down Using Ultrasound

“Scientists show ultrasonication is a cost-effective approach to enhance the properties of magnesium diboride superconductors Although magnesium diboride (MgB2) is an interesting superconductor made from abundant materials, increasing its critical current density through easily accessible means has proven challenging. In …