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Noda Lab
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The lab makes nanomaterials at large scale from common elements to support society.
AboutAbout the lab
Making nanomaterials at the macro scale to support society
The Noda Lab studies how nanomaterials form and searches for new methods to produce them at large scale.
Even common elements such as carbon and silicon can deliver excellent performance when their structures are finely controlled at the nanoscale.
However, to support society, small nanomaterials must be produced in large quantities.
The lab also develops technologies for using renewable energy and countering global warming, and evaluates their effects.
Key terms
- Carbon nanotube
- A material in which carbon atoms are arranged in a tube shape. It is thin and long, conducts electricity well, and is light and flexible.
- Self-assembly
- The process by which many atoms or molecules gather spontaneously to form a structure.
- Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
- A method in which a source gas is sent into a high-temperature zone and reacts, growing the target material on a substrate or on particles.
NewsLab news
A master's student won the Student Encouragement Award from the CVD Reaction Subcommittee of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
A master's student won the Outstanding Presentation Award at the Student Poster Presentation of the Reaction Engineering Division of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
Two students won the Special Student Award and the Student Encouragement Award at the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan Chiba Meeting 2026
Four students won the Outstanding Student Award and the Student Encouragement Award at the 91st Annual Meeting of the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
Two students won the Student Encouragement Award and the Special Student Award at the Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan Hachinohe Meeting 2025
ResearchResearch themes
Nanotechnology gives materials new functions by arranging their structures at the nanometer scale, and it brings change to the fields of energy and information. However, large materials cannot be made by placing atoms and molecules one by one, so the lab seeks to understand from the fundamentals the mechanism of self-assembly, in which many atoms and molecules gather spontaneously, and proposes new processes based on it.
*Illustrative imageCarbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes are slender carbon materials a few nanometers thick and a few millimeters long. They conduct electricity well and are strong and light. The lab works on processes to grow millimeter-scale single-walled carbon nanotubes quickly, as well as on their mass production and their direct fabrication in devices.
*Illustrative imageFunctional thin films
The interface where solids meet greatly affects the performance of a device. The lab makes thin films with functions such as dissipating heat and transmitting light, including free-standing sponge-like films of entangled nanotubes and films of particles made by vaporizing metals.
*Illustrative imageNext-generation secondary batteries
The lab develops secondary batteries with high energy density and high power that can be made quickly and with high yield from low-cost raw materials. By confining active materials made of light elements, such as silicon and sulfur, in flexible nanotube films, it aims to create lightweight, high-capacity electrodes.
*Illustrative imageRecycling of used batteries
As the use of lithium-ion batteries spreads, establishing recycling to prevent resource depletion and improper disposal is essential. The lab aims for a method that revives materials directly as functional materials while preserving their crystal structure, without returning them to raw materials.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Noda Lab consist of faculty, researchers, administrative staff, doctoral students, master's students, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorMasaru Noda
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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: “Nanotube; Ultradark ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- Carbon nanotubes: “Carbon nanotube zigzag povray cropped” Carbon_nanotube_zigzag_povray.PNG: Arnero derivative work: Antony-22 (talk) / Public domain (cropped)
- Functional thin films: “Brick of aerogel” Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech / Public domain (cropped)
- Next-generation secondary batteries: “Crystals growing from melted sulfur” AlexmarPhoto / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Recycling of used batteries: “Silver and gold scrap metal” W.carter / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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