From LANDMASTER to NEXT SCIENCE | Our History and Product Development

Our history

Individual announcements and product pages give launch dates, sales conditions and discontinuation information for each product. This timeline summarizes the broader development of the company and its products.

ORBITRON research began at LANDMASTER

ORBITRON development began in August 2013. Alongside peak output and fuel-economy figures, we have studied what users experience: the connection between accelerator input and movement, smoothness and the way the whole vehicle responds.

As we developed the Power Module and Micro Reactor, we reviewed materials and structures and fed information obtained from vehicles in actual use into subsequent development.

Some users report a noticeable change; others say they could not tell the difference. Feedback from real-world driving is valuable, but we distinguish it from numerical comparisons made under consistent conditions.

Read about ORBITRON's development philosophy and real-world evaluation

Patent records and ongoing verification

Our company page lists domestic and international patent titles and registration dates. The six Japanese patents used by ORBITRON also link to the relevant explanations in Technology.

Patents record technology. They do not, by themselves, guarantee the same fuel economy, output or user experience for every product. We present product specifications, the technologies used, and the subjects and results of tests separately.

February 1, 2018: becoming LANDMASTER Co., Ltd.

We changed our founding name, LANDMASTER JAPAN Co., Ltd., to LANDMASTER Co., Ltd. The official announcement dated February 14, 2018, states that the name change took effect on February 1 of that year.

The announcement explains that acquiring the landmaster.co.jp domain the previous year, which had not been available when the company was established, was part of the background to the change.

February 14, 2018 announcement: company-name change (Japanese)

July 18, 2025: becoming NEXT SCIENCE

As our perspective expanded beyond vehicles and machinery to the electronic environment, friction and lubrication, combustion and fuel, functional materials, and life and nature, we adopted the NEXT SCIENCE name to communicate our work.

The change does not sever our connection with earlier products or technologies. Customers who purchased products under our former name can contact our current support service. Support for an individual product is considered after confirming its name and condition.

Company-name change effective July 18, 2025

Bringing product-selection information and technical records together

Our current official website and online store is next-science.jp. Check the individual product pages here for prices, availability, instructions and purchase conditions.

The GERHON records from the 1980s and 1990s concern tests and product use before our company was established. They are not tests conducted by NEXT SCIENCE at that time. We present them as technical records connected to today's products, with their dates and conditions clearly identified.

Gasoline technical records / Diesel technical records

The Battery Restore PRO verification test concerns that particular liquid and open-type lead-acid batteries. Results from different products are not combined into a single claim of effectiveness.

For visitors from the former LANDMASTER website

The former landmaster.co.jp website retains earlier product information, columns and activity records. These provide a record of past specifications and development.

Prices and purchasing information on older pages may differ from current sales conditions. Check the latest product information on next-science.jp before purchasing.

To ask about an older product

Please provide the product name, approximate purchase date, vehicle or equipment in which it is used, and what you wish to confirm. If you do not know the product name, photographs of its appearance and markings can help identify it.

To buy a current product

Start with the ORBITRON product guide or GERHON guide by fuel type. To explore a broader range of applications, use the car, motorcycle and machinery product guide.