Scheduled for Thursday, May 21: AndTech WEB Online Zoom Seminar 'Creation and Application of Functional Materials using the Sol-Gel Method - From Basics to Cutting-Edge Applications: Design Technology for High-Performance Thin Films, Porous Materials, Patterning, and Electrochemical Materials'

AndTech Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President: Masao Suyama, hereafter AndTech) will hold a Zoom seminar for R&D development support on the Sol-Gel method, titled 'Creation and Application of Functional Materials using the Sol-Gel Method: From Basics to Cutting-Edge Applications: Design Technology for High-Performance Thin Films, Porous Materials, Patterning, and Electrochemical Materials' featuring leading experts.

The Sol-Gel method is a highly useful process capable of synthesizing glass, ceramics, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials in various shapes from a liquid phase. In particular, thin film formation is highly regarded as a surface functionalization technology. It can also be applied to the creation of porous materials, electrochemical materials, and ion conductors. This seminar will provide detailed explanations, including research results, covering everything from the basics of the Sol-Gel method to physical property control, high-performance thin films, porous materials, patterning, and electrochemical materials.

This course is scheduled to be held on Thursday, May 21, 2026.

- Overview of the Live Streaming WEB Seminar Course Theme: Creation and Application of Functional Materials using the Sol-Gel Method - From Basics to Cutting-Edge Applications: Design Technology for High-Performance Thin Films, Porous Materials, Patterning, and Electrochemical Materials Date and Time: Thursday, May 21, 2026, 10:30-16:30 Participation Fee: 49,500 yen (tax included) *Materials will be distributed electronically. WEB Streaming Format: Zoom (URL will be sent after registration)

- Seminar Course Content Structure - Program and Lecturer - Professor Atsunori Matsuda, Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology

- Knowledge and Technological Issues that can be Resolved in this Seminar - Basics of the Sol-Gel method - Thin film technology of the Sol-Gel method: water-repellent and hydrophilic coatings, micro/nano-patterning - Ion-conductive materials and electrochemical devices by the Sol-Gel method: proton conductors, lithium-ion conductors, fuel cells, all-solid-state batteries - R&D trends in Sol-Gel technology

- Course Format of this Seminar This will be a live streaming seminar using the web conferencing tool 'Zoom'. Details will be provided after registration.