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Institute for Molecular Science

Institute for Molecular Science is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Institute for Molecular Science rather than just read about it. In short: The Institute for Molecular Science (IMS; Japanese: 分子科学研究所) is an inter-university research institute located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, which is part of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences. The IMS was founded in April 1975 with Hideo Akamatsu as the founding director general.

Key takeaways

Institute for Molecular Science belongs to chemistry; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Institute for Molecular Science to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Institute for Molecular Science from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Institute for Molecular Science (IMS; Japanese: 分子科学研究所) is an inter-university research institute located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, which is part of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences. The IMS was founded in April 1975 with Hideo Akamatsu as the founding director general. Its focus is on the fundamental aspects of molecular sciences, including both theoretical and experimental research. It currently has two campuses, the Myodaiji campus and the Yamate campus, both located in the same city.

History The history of the IMS paralleled that of the establishment of molecular science, which appeared in 1961, as a research field.

1963 – The Molecular Science Research Institute's establishment charter is drafted by Masao Kotani (Gakushuin University), Yasumasa Ihaya (University of Electro-Communications), Shigeyuki Aono (Kanazawa University), and others. 1965 – On December 13, the Science Council of Japan recommended the establishment of the Institute for Molecular Science (tentative name). The chairman is Shinichiro Tomonaga. 1973 – On October 31, the Academic Council reports that it is appropriate to urgently establish the Institute of Molecular Science, the National Institute of Basic Biology, and the Institute of Physiology (tentative name). Towards the end of the year, Meidaiji-cho, Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture (the former site of Aichi University of Education) was proposed as the location for the Institute of Molecular Science, Institute of Basic Biology, and Institute of Physiology. 1974 – On April 11, the Molecular Science Institute Establishment Preparation Office was established at the Institute for Solid State Physics, the University of Tokyo. On July 6, the location of the three laboratories was decided to be Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. 1975 – On April 22, the National Institute for Molecular Science was established as an affiliated organization of the Ministry of Education due to the enactment of a law that partially revised the National School Establishment Act. 1981 – Reorganized as Okazaki National Collaborative Research Institute Molecular Science Institute by merging with the National Institute for Basic Biology. 2004 – Established the Inter-university Research Institute Corporation Natural Science Research Institute through corporatization. 2017 – Introduced the principal researcher system.

See also National Institute of Basic Biology National Institutes of Natural Sciences

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Institute for Molecular Science

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Institute for Molecular Science claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Institute for Molecular Science before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Institute for Molecular Science ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Institute for Molecular Science

In research: Institute for Molecular Science appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Institute for Molecular Science in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Institute for Molecular Science is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1975 establishments in Japan, Molecular biology institutes, Research institutes in Japan, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Institute for Molecular Science outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Institute for Molecular Science matter?

Because it connects several chemistry ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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