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Polymer Physics Lab
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A lab that creates next-generation polymer materials by harnessing the nanoscale structures that polymers form spontaneously.
AboutAbout the lab
Research skills that work in society, built on solid fundamentals.
The Noro Lab studies next-generation polymer materials.
Polymers made by joining components with different properties spontaneously arrange themselves when they assemble, forming regular structures on the scale of nanometers (microphase-separated structures).
Using this property, the lab studies methods for controlling, at the molecular level, the properties and functions of new polymer electrolyte membranes, structural adhesives, and rubber and elastomer materials.
Through research, the lab develops research skills that can be applied in the real world, and it is also working to have its results used in society.
Key terms
- Microphase-separated structure
- A regular, nanometer-sized pattern formed when two immiscible polymers are joined together and segments of the same type gather together
- Block copolymer
- A polymer made by joining chains of different polymers end to end
- Polymer electrolyte membrane
- A polymer membrane that conducts hydrogen ions (protons). It is an essential component for generating electricity in fuel cells
- Non-covalent bond
- A weak interaction in which atoms do not share electrons, such as hydrogen bonds and attraction between ions
NewsLab news
A master's student received the Student Research Encouragement Award at the 197th Lecture Meeting of the Tokai Polymer Study Group
Published a paper on phosphonic acid polymers for fuel cell electrolyte membranes (ACS Omega; selected for the cover)
Published a paper on glaucoma implants, based on joint research with the Department of Ophthalmology, Nagoya University School of Medicine
ResearchResearch themes
The lab focuses on the regular nanometer-scale structures that form when polymers containing components with different properties self-assemble. It studies methods for controlling, at the molecular level, the properties and functions of polymer electrolyte membranes, structural adhesives, and rubber and elastomer materials, as well as their potential as future engineering materials.
*Illustrative imageSynthesis and ordered structures of block copolymers
The lab designs and synthesizes block copolymers with uniform molecular weight and composition. It observes in detail the periodic, nanometer-scale ordered structures they form (microphase-separated structures) by combining electron microscopy and small-angle X-ray scattering.
*Illustrative imageNew polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cells
The lab develops proton-conducting polymer electrolyte membranes, which play a key role in fuel cell vehicles and household fuel cells. It aims to create next-generation membranes that have a different chemical structure from the well-known membrane Nafion and outperform it.
*Illustrative imageStrong rubbers and elastomers from weak bonds
The lab incorporates non-covalent bonds, which are weak bonds, into rubbers and elastomers, which are usually considered low in strength, to develop new materials that are lightweight yet excel in strength and impact resistance.
MembersFaculty
The Noro Lab's members consist of faculty, researchers, technical staff and technical assistants, and master's and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- LecturerAtsushi Noro
- Project Assistant ProfessorTakato Kajita
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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: “Laboratory bench3” Cjp24 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Synthesis and ordered structures of block copolymers: “Block Copolymer ( )” National Institute of Standards and Technology / Public domain (cropped)
- New polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cells: “PBI Membrane HT-PEM” FuelCellEngineerFranz / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Strong rubbers and elastomers from weak bonds: “RSS rubber sheets 03” Vis M / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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