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Takahashi Lab
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The lab studies advanced composite materials that will support the transportation and energy of the future.
AboutAbout the lab
Advanced composite material technologies for future society
The Takahashi Lab studies advanced composite materials made with carbon fiber and other materials, along with the technologies needed to put them to use in society.
For the future of transportation and logistics, including electric vehicles and autonomous driving, the lab develops materials that are lightweight, mass-producible, and easy to recycle.
The lab also works on simulation-based design technologies for assist suits and robots used in sports, medical care, and nursing care.
In addition, the lab is developing hybrid materials for wind turbines and infrastructure that are buoyant, durable, and easy to repair and reuse.
Key terms
- Composite materials
- Materials that combine components with different properties to achieve performance that a single material cannot provide
- CFRTP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic)
- A composite material in which carbon fiber is bound with a resin (plastic) that softens when heated
- LCA (Life Cycle Assessment)
- A method for evaluating the environmental impact of a product across its entire life, from material production to disposal
NewsLab news
A master's student's thesis received the Outstanding Master's Thesis Award (Miyoshi Award)
A student team won a prize at the Student Bridge Contest Japan Tournament
A doctoral student received the Best Student Presentation Award at the SAMPE Japan (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) International Symposium
Received the SAMPE Special Award
A student placed as runner-up at the Student Bridge Contest World Final
ResearchResearch themes
As AI, IoT, and other technologies bring major changes to society, conventional materials technologies are struggling to keep up with the pace of innovation. The lab researches and develops new advanced composite materials that meet the needs of future society, together with the technologies to put them into practical use in society.
*Illustrative imageCFRTP for the Future of Transportation
For future transportation and logistics systems built around electric vehicles, autonomous driving, and sharing services, the lab develops CFRTP that combines light weight, mass-producibility, reliability, and recyclability.
*Illustrative imageSimulation-Based Design for New Services
Assist suits and robots require good design, strength, and comfort. The lab develops simulation technologies that optimize the design of each product based on detailed data obtained through X-ray CT and other methods.
*Illustrative imageHybrid Materials for a Low-Carbon Society
To realize a low-carbon society and improve resilience during disasters, the lab develops hybrid materials using fiber-reinforced sheets. It also conducts LCA of recycled composite materials.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Takahashi Lab consist of faculty, visiting researchers, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and special auditing students.As of 2026
- ProfessorJun TakahashiPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Carbon fibre weave” Christine Twigg / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- CFRTP for the Future of Transportation: “Carbon fiber” Cjp24 / Public domain (cropped)
- Simulation-Based Design for New Services: “AMadinger - Material Jetting” AlexMadinger / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Hybrid Materials for a Low-Carbon Society: “Agucadoura WindFloat Prototype” Untrakdrover / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Abe Lab): “Tokamak WEST” Christophe Roux / IRFM / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kawabata Lab): “Third tank LNG Terminal Swinoujscie 2022” Boevaya mashina / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Demachi Lab): “Cooling towers of a nuclear power plant” Vsatinet / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Konno Lab): “Burning methane hydrate” USGS / Public domain (cropped)
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