Steps of nitrogen removal to produce concentrated oxygen

Professor Mahesh Bandi of the Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit has built two devices that can produce concentrated oxygen. A large device is shown on the left, while a smaller, portable device is shown on the right.

RIKEN Executive Director, Dr. Hidetoshi Kotera attended the joint symposium.

Zeolite 5A acts as a molecular sieve, allowing molecules of oxygen to pass through the pores, while nitrogen molecules stick to the structure. Zeolite 5A and a similar molecule, Zeolite 13X were used by Professor Mahesh Bandi of the Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit to create a device that can produce concentrated medical-grade oxygen.

FC Ryukyu and the Embodied Cognitive Science Unit at OIST launch a new partnership, ith the aim of using brain science to enhance the performance of professional athletes in team sports. From left to right, XXX, OIST PhD student; Gil Granot Mayer, Executive Vice President of Technology Development and Innovation; Atsushi Ogawa, President of FC Ryukyu; and Tom Froese, Assistant Professor and head of the Embodied Cognitive Science Unit.

The Okinawan high school students with OIST staff from the Graduate School and the Science Education Outreach Team. Image appeared in the article ‘SHIMA: Okinawa-Hawaii STEM Education Collaborative’.