Masato Sagawa: Nobel Prize in Engineering: Queen Elizabeth Prize in Engineering
-Invented “neodymium magnet”-
Queen Elizabeth Prize of Engineering:
The selection results of the British international award “Queen Elizabeth Engineering Award” were announced on the 1st.
2022 Winners:
Masato Sagawa (78), an adviser to Daido Steel, who invented the neodymium magnet, was selected.
The award ceremony will be held later this year.
A prize of £ 500,000 (¥ 77 million) and a trophy will be given.
Daido Steel Advisor
Masato Sagawa (78)
Neodymium magnet called the strongest permanent magnet.
It is used in various products such as EV motors.
The achievements that have brought benefits to the world through technological innovation have been highly evaluated. It was
Neodymium magnet:
The neodymium magnet invented in 1982 is a permanent magnet whose main components are the rare earth neodymium, iron, and boron.
At that time, cobalt magnets were the strongest.
Mr. Sagawa of Fujitsu asks, “Why is there no magnet made of iron, which has stronger magnetism and is cheaper?”
In order to concentrate on the development of neodymium magnets, we moved to Sumitomo Special Metals (currently Hitachi Metals) and realized it.
Nihon Keizai Shimbun
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOGR31C8W0R30C22A1000000/
Masato Sagawa won the Nobel Prize in the engineering world, and the Korean media reported in detail.
Korean internet users:
“Honestly, I envy you”
Japan’s basic science and technology is wonderful.
Was the developer of neodymium Japanese? Science and technology are at the top of the world.
This is probably because there are many scholars in Japan who are silently devoting themselves to their studies without being particular about money.Many comments have been received to celebrate the award.
also,
South Korea should also invest more in the natural sciences.
The reality is that Korean companies do not have core technology.
We pay huge royalties every year.
South Korea should recognize and set an example for what developed countries should follow.Korea’s science and technology cannot get out of the stalemate forever just by arguing badly.
How did Japan achieve great achievements?
Benchmarking will bring Nobel laureates from South Korea as well.
There is a flood of comments that worry about the current situation in South Korea.
https://www.recordchina.co.jp/b888988-s39-c30-d0195.html
Japanese magnet pioneer wins Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
Japanese researcher Sagawa Masato
has won this year’s Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for developing the world’s “strongest” permanent magnet.
The winner of the sixth edition of the British prize was announced online on Tuesday.
It had been held every other year since 2013, but became an annual event, starting this year, to keep up with the pace of scientific and technological advances.
Sagawa invented the neodymium-iron-boron magnet,
which is said to be the world’s most powerful permanent magnet.
The breakthrough
led to the development of small and high-performance motors.This has enabled higher-performance products in various fields,
such as wind power, electric vehicles and home electrical appliances.
The prize presenter also cited Sagawa’s contribution to enabling cleaner, energy-saving technologies.
NHK WORLD-JAPAN News