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Tribodynamics Lab
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The lab studies the science and technology of friction processes.
AboutAbout the lab
From understanding diverse phenomena to a unified understanding
The Nakano-Okubo Lab specializes in "the science and technology of friction processes" and aims for a unified understanding by studying diverse friction processes one by one.
The Nakano Lab explores the mysteries of solid friction through minimal modeling, while the Okubo Lab investigates the phenomena through measurements that observe friction interfaces in real time.
Through collaboration across disciplines and among industry, government, and academia, the lab aims to drive both science and technology forward and contribute to a sustainable society.
On the lab's website, the lab is presented under the name "Nakano & Okubo Lab."
Key terms
- Friction process
- The process by which friction arises between surfaces in contact and changes over time
- Solid friction
- Friction that arises at the surface where solids are in contact
- Minimal modeling
- A method of investigating mechanisms using a simple model that narrows down the elements representing a phenomenon
NewsLab news
A paper on the boundary lubrication performance of cellulose nanofiber moldings was published in Tribology Online
A paper on the formation process of boundary lubrication films was published in Tribology International
A paper on an experimental method for separating the components of rubber friction was published in Tribology International
A paper on the layered structure and wear mechanism of concentrated polymer brushes was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
A paper on mechanical modeling of solid friction arising from viscoelasticity was published in Tribology Online
ResearchResearch themes
The Nakano-Okubo Lab studies diverse friction processes individually while aiming for a unified understanding of them. The research page lists topics such as the picture of solid friction, friction of soft matter, measurement of friction interfaces, instability of solid friction, new materials and superlubricity, friction of skin, and the beating of cardiomyocytes.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
The members of the Nakano-Okubo Lab consist of faculty, secretaries, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students, and collaborators.As of 2026
- ProfessorKen Nakano
- Associate ProfessorHikaru Okubo
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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: “Argonne's Tribology Lab - Hydrogen Tribometer” Matt Howard / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Molecular Tribology Lab): “6.02 Static Friction Tribometer” Wsps / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Fluid Production Systems Lab): “Shear Flow Vortices” KarlGaff / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Fluid Dynamics Lab): “Micrograph of magnetic microfluidic chip ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
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