VISION
Fundamental research and application development
toward achieving carbon neutrality
In 2017, researchers from the University of Tsukuba led the world's first successful synthesis of hydrogen boride (HB) nanosheets, a new two-dimensional nanosheets composed of lightweight boron and hydrogen (atomic ratio 1:1). Currently, applied research using HB is being carried out to solve various problems in the utilization of hydrogen, such as "producing, storing, transporting and usage". This center is the world's first base for such promising material, HB nanosheets. We will promote basic and applied research toward the realization of carbon neutrality.
News

- 2026/10/16
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Rector of Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University Visits University of Tsukuba
Following the courtesy meeting, Rector ATAMANOV and Ambassador BAYRAMOV visited the Hydrogen Boride Research Center.
Guided by Professor KONDO, the delegation toured the laboratory facilities and research spaces used by students.
They also exchanged views with Professor KONDO on energy-related challenges in Turkmenistan and hydrogen energy.

- 2026/10/10
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The research results by Director Prof. Kondo, Prof. Nishibori, and Dr. Oki has been published in Aggregate!
Urea-Directed Precursor Architectures and Their Inheritance in Spinel NiCo2O4 on Stainless-Steel Mesh
Noor Alam, Kosei Fukuda, Osamu Oki, Hideto Yoshida, Eiji Nishibori, Takahiro Kondo*
Aggregate 7 (2026) e70453.
About
The logo of the Hydrogen Boride Research Center represents the transformation from a hexagon to a sphere in five stages, symbolizing the potential of hydrogen boride and the changes it will bring about in the future. The hexagon represents the structure of hydrogen boride, and the sphere represents the new future and applied technologies that will be born from that research.
Research
In 2017, researchers from the University of Tsukuba led the world's first successful synthesis of hydrogen boride (HB) nanosheets, a new two-dimensional nanosheets composed of lightweight boron and hydrogen (atomic ratio 1:1). Currently, applied research using HB is being carried out to solve various problems in the utilization of hydrogen, such as "producing, storing, transporting.



