{"id":1739,"date":"2025-01-21T10:12:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T01:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/?page_id=1739"},"modified":"2026-07-10T09:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T00:42:10","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/en\/about\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<colgroup>\n<col \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/> <\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"40\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1934<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Laboratory for Building Materials established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1939<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Research Laboratory for Precision Machinery and Electronics established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1943<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Laboratory for Ceramics established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1944<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Research Laboratory for Electronics established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1946<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Research Laboratory for Electronics renamed the Research Laboratory for Electrical Science<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1949<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Laboratory for Building Materials, Research Laboratory for Precision Machinery, Laboratory for Ceramics, and Research Laboratory for Electrical Science affiliated with the Tokyo Institute of Technology under a new system<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1954<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Laboratory for Building Materials, Research Laboratory for Precision Machinery, Research Laboratory for Electrical Science, and Laboratory for Ceramics reorganized as the Research Laboratory for Building Materials, Precision and Intelligence Laboratory, and Research Laboratory for Ceramic Industry, respectively. Graphic Engineering Laboratory established as a faculty at the Tokyo Institute of Technology<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1958<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Research Laboratory for Building Materials and Research Laboratory for Ceramic Industry integrated into the Research Laboratory for Engineering Materials<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1964<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Graphic Engineering Laboratory renamed the Imaging Science and Engineering Laboratory<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1974<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Japanese characters changed in the name of the Imaging Science and Engineering Laboratory, Graduate School of Engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1975<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Imaging Science and Engineering Laboratory and Precision and Intelligence Laboratory moved to Nagatsuta Campus (now Suzukakedai Campus)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering established at Nagatsuta Campus<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1979<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Research Laboratory for Engineering Materials moved to Nagatsuta Campus (now Suzukakedai Campus)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1994<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Research Center for Quantum Effect Electronics established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1996<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Research Laboratory for Engineering Materials reorganized into the Materials and Structures Laboratory<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Center for Materials Design affiliated to the Materials and Structures Laboratory reorganized to establish the Structural Engineering Research Center affiliated to the Materials and Structures Laboratory<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Inauguration of the Structural Engineering Research Center, an intramural facility at the Materials and Structures Laboratory<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">1998<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Frontier Collaborative Research Center established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2000<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Microsystem Research Center affiliated to the Precision and Intelligence Laboratory established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2004<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Research Center for Quantum Effect Electronics reorganized into Quantum Nanoelectronics Research Center<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2005<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Integrated Research Institute and Solutions Research Organization within it established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2006<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Center for Materials Design reorganized into the Secure Materials Center affiliated to the Materials and Structures Laboratory<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2007<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Frontier Research Center established to incorporate Frontier Collaborative Research Center, Venture Business Laboratory, Incubation Center, and Collaborative Research Buildings<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2008<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Secure Device Research Center affiliated to the Precision and Intelligence Laboratory established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2010<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Integrated Research Institute reorganized to incorporate affiliated<br \/>\nlaboratories and research institutes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Frontier Research Center and Solutions Research Organization reorganized into the new Frontier Research Center and the Solutions Research Laboratory, respectively<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Microsystem Research Center reorganized and merged into the Photonics Integration System Research Center affiliated to the Precision and Intelligence Laboratory<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Imaging Science and Engineering Laboratory affiliated to the Graduate School of Science and Engineering reorganized<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2011<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">ICE Cube Center established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2016<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Integrated Research Institute comprising the Chemical Resources Laboratory, Precision and Intelligence Laboratory, Materials and Structures Laboratory, Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Frontier Research Center, Solutions Research Laboratory, Imaging Science and Engineering Laboratory, and Quantum Nanoelectronics Research Center reorganized into the Institute of Innovative Research (comprising Laboratory for Future Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Technology, Laboratory for Materials and<br \/>\nStructures, and Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science; temporary research centers [2 as of April 2016] and research units [10 as of April 2016])<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2017<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Advanced Loading and Real-Scale Experimental Mechanics Laboratory established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2018<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Materials Processing Science Research Core established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">NuFlare Future Technology Laboratory established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Riverfield Inc. Joint Collaborative Research Laboratory for Advanced Surgical Robots and Systems established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2019<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Komatsu Collaborative Research Cluster for Innovative Technologies established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">LG\u00d7JXTG Nippon Oil &amp; Energy Smart Materials &amp; Devices Collaborative Research Programs established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<\/span><\/th>\n<th rowspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2021<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Applied Artificial Intelligence Research Core established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Smart Materials &amp; Devices Research Core established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">ENEOS Smart Materials &amp; Devices Collaborative Research Programs established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">LG Material &amp; Life Solution Collaborative Research Clusters established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2023<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">ENEOS Smart Materials &amp; Devices Collaborative Research Programs closed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">NuFlare Future Technology Laboratory closed<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Innovative Dental-Engineering Alliance Research Core established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">NSK Tribology Collaborative Research Cluster established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2024<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Microfluidics Research Core and Advanced Manufacturing and Social Integration Research Core  integrated into theInnovative Mechano-Device Research Core, Industrial Mechano-System Research Core and Materials Processing Science Research Core<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Imaging Science and Engineering Research Center established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Tokyo Institute of Technology integrated into the Institute of Science Tokyo<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Institute of Innovative Research closed and established a research Institute of Integrated Research<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"5\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2025<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">AI-Based Information Integration Research Core integrated into the Imaging Science and Engineering\u3000Research Center and Applied Artificial Intelligence Research Core established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Quantum Photonics and Optoelectronics Research Core, Sensing and Processing Research Core and Advanced Integrated Electronics Research Core integrated into the Applied Electronics Research Core, Photonics Integration System Research Center, and Quantum Nanoelectronics Research Center established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Volcano and Earthquake Research Core established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Rohto Mathematical CPS Innovation Collaborative Research Cluster established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">KAYABA Collaborative Research Cluster for Data-Driven Mechanical Component Engineering established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">2026<\/span><\/th>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Suzukakedai Campus renamed the Yokohama Campus<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">AGC Material Collaborative Research Cluster established<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1934 Laboratory for Building Materials established 1939 Research Laboratory for Precision Machinery and Electronics established 1943 Laboratory for Ceramics established 1944 Research Laboratory for Electronics established 1946 Research Laboratory for Electronics renamed the Research Laboratory for Electrical Science 1949 Laboratory for Building Materials, Research Laboratory for Precision Machinery, Laboratory for Ceramics, and Research Laboratory for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1953,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/?page_id=1730","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1739","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1739"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11432,"href":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1739\/revisions\/11432"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}