The beginning of the nanotechnology-based materials business

The concept of nanotechnology is the handling and use of nano-sized objects and is said to have originated in a 1959 lecture by Dr. R.P. Feynman (Nobel Laureate, famous for his "Feynman Physics" series and his "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" autobiography). The word "nano" (written with an "n") The word nano (written "n") is used in front of various units, such as the metre and the gram, to stand for 10^-9, or one billionth. It is in the same family as the k (kilo) and m (millimetre) in km and mg, and is called the SI (unit of measurement) prefix. It was stated that this size is in the range of a few atoms to hundreds of atoms, and that it would have very different properties to those of phenomena we can normally perceive.
In 1974, Norio Taniguchi, then a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the Faculty of Science and Technology of the Tokyo University of Science, proposed the concept of "nanotechnology" for the first time at the International Conference on Industrial Technology. In the 1980s, a project on nanotechnology was launched in Japan, and a boom in ultra-fine particles occurred in the field of powders. In the 1980s, a project on nanotechnology was launched in Japan, which led to a boom in ultra-fine particles in the field of powders. The term "nanotechnology" became a global phenomenon in 2000, when President Clinton of the United States announced the National Nanotechnology Strategic Plan.（Read more about this technology here）

In these times, we have started researching and developing nanoparticle technology and its applications, with the aim of developing new business opportunities. One of them was the research and development of organic nanoparticles, which gradually decompose in the body to become harmless substances. This technology was awarded the "First Nanotech Grand Prize" at the Nanotech International Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference, which continues to this day. This material was PLGA (lactic acid and glycolic acid copolymer). (Read more about this technology here)

As time went on, joint research and development of medical applications and the commercial development of cosmetics and hair care products took place, and in 2014 we established Hosokawa Micron Cosmetics Co.