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Fundamental Complex Matter Lab
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A physics lab that explores the structure and dynamics of soft matter and granular matter.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring the structure and dynamics of molecular assemblies
The Fundamental Complex Matter Lab conducts cutting-edge research on the structure and dynamics of assemblies made up of molecules.
The lab focuses on DNA and proteins that make up the body and on lipid molecules that form cell membranes, and investigates the structures they form and their dynamic properties.
The lab consists of two groups: the Kimura group, which works on soft matter, and the Inagaki group, which works on granular matter physics.
Graduate students decide on their own topics in consultation with faculty and carry out their research under a "one project per student" system.
Key terms
- Soft matter
- A group of materials generally called by this name, such as polymers, liquid crystals, and colloids. It also includes the materials that make up living bodies
- Dynamics
- The dynamic properties describing how a structure moves and changes over time
- Granular matter
- A collection of grains. As with a pile of sand, the object of study is how it behaves as a collective
ResearchResearch themes
The lab investigates the structure and dynamics of assemblies made up of molecules. Using distinctive methods, it studies everything from the properties of a single functional molecule to the structures and dynamic properties that such molecules form at various scales.
*Illustrative imageComplex Soft Matter Group
Using physical approaches, the group studies the properties of soft matter, an important component of living organisms that is also ubiquitous in everyday life. Based on the information obtained, it also conducts research to understand organisms and life phenomena from a physical perspective.
*Illustrative imageGranular Matter Physics Group
The group comprehensively studies the collective behavior of granular materials from a physical perspective, using experiments, numerical computation, and theory.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Fundamental Complex Matter Lab are a Professor, an Associate Professor, and an Assistant Professor.
- ProfessorYasuyuki Kimura
- Associate ProfessorShio Inagaki
- Assistant ProfessorFumiaki Kobayashi
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- Top image: “Moscow State University granular material” Artyom Svetlov / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Complex Soft Matter Group: “Foam - big” André Karwath aka Aka / CC BY-SA 2.5 (cropped)
- Granular Matter Physics Group: “Tannin heap” Simon A. Eugster / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
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