| POLYMERS Vol.60 No.8 |
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COVER STORY Polymers for Future Automobile Technology |
| Since 1907, the year the first production model of a
petrol-driven vehicle was set afloat by Henry Ford, automobiles have
become one of the most familiar industrial products for us. In recent
years, due to much attention for green and energy issues, the required
performance for automobiles are changing with the increasing emphasis
on the importance of sustainability. With a rapid paradigm shift in the
automobile power source, where the internal-combustion engine is thought
to be replaced by an electrical motor, polymer materials in body parts
of automobiles will play an ever increasing important role. Against such
a background, this issue will showcase the current trend of developments
of polymer materials for automobiles.
（Editors: NOZAKI, KAIDA, and KIMATA Guest Editor:
Osamu WATANABE (TOYOTA Central R&D Labs., Inc.)） |
| Hot Topics | 499
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| Commentary |
| Expectations for Automotive Polymer | Kiyoshiba MASE | 502
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| COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews |
| Polypropylene Materials for Automotive Application | Yuji FUJITA and Masayuki ARAI | 503 |
| Broadening Automotive Applications of Engineering Plastics | Makoto SUGAWARA | 507 |
| FRP | Toru YAMANAKA and Koji YAMAGUCHI | 511 |
| Polymer Science and Technologies on Fuel Cells and Batteries for Automobiles | Takeo YAMAGUCHI | 515 |
| COVER STORY:Topics and Products |
| Polypropylene/Poly (lactic acid) Polymer Alloy for Reduction of Environmental Load | Koji KAMEO | 519 |
| Fuel-Efficient Tires and Elastomer | Masaki YANAGIOKA | 521 |
| High Heat Resistant and High Thermal Conductive Resins for Power Semiconductor Modules | Akio TAKAHASHI | 523 |
| Automobiles Made of Plants: A Dream Inspired by Cellulose Nanofibers | Hiroyuki YANO | 525 |
| Editor’s View |
| Promising Polymer Materials for Automobile | Osamu WATANABE | 527 |
| Growing Polymers: A Personal Account |
| Being Dignified, and Moreover Warm, as Such One is Gentle | Tomoyuki IKAI | 528 |
| For the Greatest “Plamodel” | Koji NAKANO | 529 |
| Messages: “Work and Life” |
| Patience and Lenience of a Nursing Father | Hirohiko HOUJOU | 530
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| Front-Line Polymer Science |
| Supramolecular Chemistry-Mimetic Nanoparticle Assembly | Kenichi NIIKURA and Kuniharu IJIRO | 531
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| Messages from SPSJ | 537 |
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