Soft Mechanics & Life Support

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  • 2026.08.23

    Mr. Shinnosuke Suzuki, a first-year doctoral student, gave a presentation at the Sports × Neuroscience Colloquium./D1の鈴木紳之介さんがスポーツ×ニューロサイエンスコロキウム にて発表を行いました．

  • 2026.08.20

    Assistant Professor Ishizako gave an invited lecture on friction control of rubber based on fluid pressure at the 135th Meeting of the Tribology Research Committee of the Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan./石﨏助教が日本ゴム協会トライボロジー研究分科会第135回分科会にて流体圧力に基づくゴムの摩擦制御に関する招待講演を行いました．

  • 2026.08.18

    The research proposal submitted by Research Fellow Komatsu has been selected for funding under the Second Call for Proposals of the AI for Science Program for Emerging and Exploratory Research (SPReAD)./小松協定研究員の提案課題がAI for Science 萌芽的挑戦研究創出事業（SPReAD）第２回公募に採択されました．

  • 2026.08.05

    Award/受賞：Mr. Yuya Tamura received the Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the Tribology Conference 2026 Spring Tokyo/修士課程1年の田村祐也さんが,トライボロジー会議2026 春 東京において，学生優秀プレゼンテーション賞を受賞しました。

  • 2026.08.03

    Mr. Shinnosuke Suzuki, a first-year doctoral student, presented his research at the 44th Annual Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS) and was selected as one of the eight finalists for the New Investigator Award./D1の鈴木紳之介さんが44th Annual ISBS Conferenceにおいて発表を行い，New Investigator Awardの最終候補８名に選ばれました

  • 2026.07.23

    Published/論文掲載: Arata Ishizako, Toshiaki Nishi, Takeshi Yamaguchi, A 30-fold anisotropy in rubber friction in liquids induced by an inclined-groove texture for fluid pressure control, Tribology International, 226 (2027) 112500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2026.112500

  • 2026.07.16

    Published/論文掲載: Toshiaki Nishi, Shoma Kobayashi, Takaaki Nakajima, Yuto Endo, and Takeshi Yamaguchi, Tunable High–Low Friction of Slightly Wetted Knits on Glass via Interfacial Coverage and Bulk Capillary Bridges, Materials and Design, 265 (2026) 115968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2026.115968

  • 2026.06.28

    Professor Yamaguchi delivered an invited lecture on friction control of soft materials and its application to sports at the 122nd Meeting of the Precision Processing Study./山口教授が精密加工研究会 第122回例会にてソフトマテリアルの摩擦制御とスポーツへの応用に関する招待講演を行いました． 

  • 2026.06.23

    Professor Yamaguchi gave a special lecture on a shoe-sole sensor system at the 4th Smart Devices for Brain & Spine (SDBS) Research Meeting./山口教授が第4回 Smart Devices for Brain & Spine (SDBS) 研究会にて靴底センサシステムに関する特別講演を行いました． 

  • 2026.06.23

    Professor Yamaguchi, Associate Professor Nishi, and Assistant Professor Ishizako presented their research findings at the 2026 Slips, Trips, and Falls International Conference held in Huntsville, Alabama, USA./山口教授，西准教授，石﨏助教が，アメリカ・アラバマ州ハンツビルで開催された2026 Slips, Trips, and Falls International Conferenceに参加し，研究成果を発表しました．

  • 2026.06.08

    We are pleased to welcome Dr. Daiki Naito, Assistant Professor at International University of Health and Welfare, who has joined our laboratory as a Visiting Researcher./国際医療福祉大学助教の内藤大樹先生が，客員研究員として当研究室に加わりました．

  • 2026.05.20

    Professor Nishi has been awarded the title of Tohoku University Distinguished Researcher./西准教授に「東北大学ディスティングイッシュトリサーチャー」の称号が付与されました．

  • 2026.05.11

    Published/論文掲載: Arata Ishizako, Toshiaki Nishi, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Enhancing friction in rubber tread under lubrication: A review, Friction, 14 (2026) 9441202. https://doi.org/10.26599/FRICT.2025.9441202

  • 2026.04.12

    Associate Professor Nishi has received the Young Scientists’ Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in the field of Science and Technology for fiscal year 2025, in recognition of his research on the elucidation of friction and wear mechanisms of soft materials and the development of control technologies./西准教授が令和８年度科学技術分野の文部科学大臣表彰若手科学者賞（業績：ソフトマテリアルの摩擦摩耗機構解明と制御技術開発の研究）を受賞しました．

  • 2026.04.05

    Published/論文掲載: Toshiaki Nishi, Shoma Kobayashi, Takaaki Nakajima, Yuto Endo, and Takeshi Yamaguchi, Tunable High–Low Friction of Slightly Wetted Knits on Glass via Interfacial Coverage and Bulk Capillary Bridges, Materials and Design, (2026) 115968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2026.115968

  • 2026.03.30

    Mr. Tomohiro Nomoto (M2) received the Graduate School Research Encouragement Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan./野本智広さん（M2）が公益社団法人 自動車技術会 大学院研究奨励賞を受賞しました．

  • 2026.02.20

    A video showcasing our collaborative research with PowerLife LLC is now on YouTube./合同会社PowerLifeとの共同研究に関する動画第2弾が，YouTubeにて公開されました．

  • 2026.01.29

    A video showcasing our collaborative research with PowerLife LLC is now on YouTube./合同会社PowerLifeとの共同研究に関する動画第１弾が，YouTubeにて公開されました．

  • 2026.01.28

    Mr.  Shinnosuke Suzuki and Ms. Chiharu Yoshihara received Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME), Sports Engineering and Human Dynamics Division Student Outstanding Presentation Award/修士2年の鈴木紳之介君，吉原千晴さんが日本機械学会スポーツ工学・ヒューマンダイナミクス部門 部門学生優秀講演表彰を受賞しました．

  • 2025.12.16

    Published/論文掲載: Shin Ito, Toshiaki Nishi, Takaaki Nakajima, Yuto Endo, Yuto Sakaguchi, Noriko Tsuruoka, Yoichi Haga, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Influence of textile filament counts on friction between hydrogel and textile-covered rubber sheet in water, Tribology International, 216 (2026) 111567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2025.111567