Labs in Tohoku University, School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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The lab creates high-performance nanomaterials from aqueous solutions at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.

The Takahashi (H.)-Yokoyama Lab studies how to make nanomaterials in aqueous solutions at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. The materials it works with are metals, metal sulfides, oxides, and halides, and composites of these. Using only simple, easy-to-operate equipment, the lab aims to produce high-performance materials under conditions that save resources and energy and have a low environmental impact. It aims to bring out the full functionality of the materials it makes and turn them into forms useful to society, such as devices that outperform existing ones.

#Nanomaterials #Solution processing #Environment, energy, and resources

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A lab that creates clean energy materials from light elements such as carbon.

Sato (Y.) Lab studies functional materials made from light non-metallic elements, including carbon. To give large-scale materials the properties of nanomaterials, the lab develops materials based on the design of surfaces and interfaces. The lab also works on fuel cell catalysts and energy harvesting materials, aiming to create the lightweight, high-performance materials needed for next-generation clean energy. The lab supports students so that they can develop curiosity about their research topics early on and build problem-solving skills.

#Carbon nanomaterials #Fuel cell catalysts #Energy harvesting

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A materials science lab that designs materials in harmony with life and the environment.

Kamitakahara-Umetsu Lab studies the design of materials that are in harmony with life and the environment. Combining environmental science, materials science, and life science, the lab investigates from the fundamentals how materials interact with biological and natural phenomena. Its main subjects are ceramic artificial bones that repair bone defects, carriers that immobilize microorganisms, and environmental remediation materials made from waste. Through materials design, the lab aims for materials that are not only in harmony with the environment but also actively act on life and nature.

#Artificial bone #Microbial carriers #Environmental remediation materials

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The lab works on underground resources and energy while looking ahead to their environmental risks.

The Watanabe-Wang Lab studies technologies for developing resources and energy, as well as technologies for assessing and reducing the environmental risks that arise in the process. The core of its research is to clarify how materials move and circulate underground, in the geosphere. Its work ranges from developing geothermal resources and removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to investigating soil and groundwater contamination. The lab also works on data-driven science, which extracts essential laws from high-dimensional data.

#Geothermal resources #CO2 removal #Environmental risk assessment

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The lab connects non-ferrous metal smelting processes to circulate metal resources.

The Shibata-Adachi Lab studies how to build mechanisms that circulate metal resources. Its foundation is the concept of "Multi-metal Smelting," which links smelting and refining processes that have been separated by metal, such as copper, lead, and zinc. The lab aims to extract metals not only from ores but also from E-scrap with complex compositions, from waste, and from smelting by-products. While chemical thermodynamics is its academic base, the lab also tackles technical challenges that chemical thermodynamics alone cannot address.

#Non-ferrous smelting #Metal resource circulation #Chemical thermodynamics

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The lab uses computation to clarify how powders move, leading to energy savings and resource circulation.

The Kano-Kushimoto Lab uses computer simulation to study processes that handle powders, which are collections of fine particles. It works on saving energy in powder processes such as grinding, mixing, and classification, and on reducing carbon dioxide emissions in ironmaking processes. The lab is also researching hydrogen production from biomass by the mechanochemical method and recovery of rare metals from discarded home appliances. In addition to knowledge of powder technology, students can acquire programming skills for numerical analysis such as DEM and CFD.

#Powder technology #DEM simulation #Resource circulation

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The lab develops advanced materials and the processes to make them, working in the field of ultra-high temperatures.

The Fukuyama-Ohtsuka-Uchikoshi-Adachi Lab develops advanced materials and their processes for the fields of energy, the environment, and aerospace. Its field is ultra-high temperatures: above 1,000°C is routine, and sometimes temperatures exceed 2,000°C. The lab works on single-crystal growth of semiconductors, next-generation ultra-heat-resistant alloys, and advanced nonferrous smelting processes. Members acquire a sense for the physical chemistry of materials and pioneer the frontier of materials processing and high-temperature melt science.

#High-temperature melts #Single crystal growth #Thermophysical property measurement

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The lab creates new materials that will be at the heart of solar cells and fuel cells.

The Omata-Suzuki-Yamasaki Lab studies new materials that will be at the heart of solar cells and fuel cells. The lab designs materials by understanding the features of atoms and crystal structures, and goes as far as developing new processes to actually make them. By creating new materials, the lab hopes to contribute to solving energy problems. Many members come from other universities and colleges of technology (KOSEN), and lab visits are accepted at any time.

#Solar cell materials #Fuel cell materials #Exploration of novel materials

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A robotics lab that studies operation assistance for electric wheelchairs and the search for radiation sources.

The lab of Associate Professor Yusuke Tamura at the Graduate School of Engineering has studied operation assistance for personal mobility such as electric wheelchairs, and the search for radiation sources by mobile robots. In personal mobility, the lab aimed to achieve operation assistance that estimates the rider's intent without undermining the rider's sense of agency. In its radiation source research, the lab developed a method that uses a mobile robot equipped with a gamma-ray detector to estimate the locations of concealed radiation sources.

#Personal mobility #Intention estimation #Radiation source search

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医用ナノシステム学（田中 徹） (introduction coming soon)

Implantable and wearable nanodevices; medical systems using three-dimensional integration technology