The paper of Prof. Takeshi Tsuji(Lead Principal Investigator, CO₂ Storage Division, I²CNER) and his collaborative research group was published in “Scientific Reports”. This effort directly addresses the mid-term milestone of Revised Project 1 of the CO₂ Storage Division (Molecular-scale CO₂ investigation).

■ Paper

Title: Microscopic Origin of Strain Hardening in Methane Hydrate

Authors: Jihui Jia, Yunfeng Liang, Takeshi Tsuji, Sumihiko Murata, and Toshifumi Matsuoka

DOI: 10.1038/srep23548