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Oya Lab (Integrated Nanodevices Lab)
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A lab that creates nanodevices with new functions by learning from nature and tradition.
AboutAbout the lab
Learning from nature, living organisms, and tradition for the future
Oya Lab aims to create nanodevices with new functions by learning from nature, living organisms, and Japanese traditions.
Its research rests on two pillars: experimental work that makes things, and work that designs circuits and investigates them through simulation.
On the experimental side, the lab develops CNT composite paper, using methods adapted from Japanese washi papermaking, and composite thread (fabric) with CNTs fixed onto it.
On the simulation side, it designs information processing that runs on single-electron circuits, taking cues from the behavior of slime molds and ants.
Key terms
- Carbon nanotube
- A type of nanocarbon material. It has excellent functions such as electrical and light-emitting properties
- CNT composite paper
- A material made by applying washi papermaking to mix CNTs into paper. Though it is paper, it has the functions of CNTs
- Single electron
- Circuits and devices that operate using the movement of electrons one at a time.
NewsLab news
A doctoral student's paper has been accepted by Applied Sciences
A student's paper has been accepted by Journal of Carbon Research
A student's paper has been accepted by Journal of Composites Science
A student's paper has been accepted by Nanomaterials
Prof. Oya's paper has been accepted by Chemosensors
ResearchResearch themes
Taking hints from the behavior of nature and living organisms and from traditional Japanese techniques, the lab aims to create nanodevices with new functions. Its research currently rests on two pillars: experimental research on making things, and research on designing circuits and investigating them through simulation.
*Illustrative imageDeveloping CNT composite paper and composite thread
Adapting the paper-making process of washi, the lab makes CNT composite paper mixed with carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and it also develops composite thread (fabric) with reference to dyeing techniques. It studies applications such as solar cell paper and paper transistors.
*Illustrative imageInformation processing circuits that learn from nature and living organisms
The lab maps physical phenomena in nature and living organisms, such as the behavior of slime molds, billiard balls, and ants, onto the physics of electronic devices, and designs circuits for new kinds of information processing. It checks whether they can be realized through the design and simulation of single-electron circuits.
MembersFaculty
Oya Lab consists of faculty members, collaborating researchers, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorTakahide Oya
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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: “Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction” Wiktor (Uncle Azane) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Developing CNT composite paper and composite thread: “CSIRO ScienceImage 988 Carbon nanotubes spun to form a yarn” division, CSIRO / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Information processing circuits that learn from nature and living organisms: “NXP PCF8577C LCD driver with I²C (Colour Corrected)” cole8888, https://flickr.com/photos/ @N05/ (aka Cole L) / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Sekiguchi Lab (Spintronics Lab)): “Scanning tunneling microscope; Semiconductor; Spintronics ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Nishiguchi Lab): “Quantum dots demonstration set” Physicsexperimentsorg / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Tsuji Lab): “Solar landfill with Tesla Megapacks with solar canopies 3” Wikideas1 / CC0 (cropped)
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