Profile overview
Who is Akira Fujishima?
Akira Fujishima is an inventor associated with Japan. Their documented work in materials & packaging includes Titanium-dioxide photocatalysis, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.
Co-discovered the Honda–Fujishima effect: illuminated titanium dioxide can drive photocatalytic reactions, including water splitting.
Known forTitanium-dioxide photocatalysis
FieldMaterials & Packaging
Associated withJapan
Evidence reviewed2 sources
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What did Akira Fujishima invent?
co-inventor
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What did Akira Fujishima accomplish?
Titanium-dioxide photocatalysis became a physical technology used in air and water purification and in self-cleaning, anti-fogging, and anti-staining surfaces.
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What is known about Akira Fujishima today?
A 29 June 2026 Nano Research Award announcement identified Fujishima as a current professor at Shanghai University of Science and Technology and invited his contribution to a special article.
