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• 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

• 2025.11.30
  

  We made three presentations regarding baseball pitching, sensor shoe system, and plantar friction percception at the Sports engineering and Human dynamics 2025 (SHD2025) in Kyoto./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講演会にて，野球のピッチング，センサシューズシステム，足底摩擦知覚に関する3件の発表を行いました．

• 2025.11.27
  

  Prof. Yamaguchi delivered an invited lecture on the sensor-shoe system at the 84th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Equilibrium Research./山口教授が，第84回めまい平衡医学会総会・学術講演会にて，センサシューズシステムに関する招待講演を行いました．

• 2025.11.14
  

  Published/論文掲載: Daiki Naito, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Keita Honda, Midori Miyagi, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Toshiaki Nishi, Hide Matsumoto, Yuzuki Nakai, Yoshihiro Sasaki, Jun-ichi Hayasaka, Daiki Haruyama, Koji Watanabe and Satoru Ebihara, Characteristics of ground reaction force during walking in post-stroke patients, Sensors, 25, 22 (2025) 6940. https://doi.org/10.3390/s25226940

• 2025.10.24
  

  Prof. Nishi gave an invited talk at the 5th Czech–Japan Tribology Workshop, held in Luhacovice, Czech Republic./ 西准教授がチェコ共和国ルハチョヴィツェにて行われた第５回チェコー日本トライボロジーワークショップにおいて招待講演を行いました．

• 2025.10.23
  

  Professor Yamaguchi delivered a lecture titled “The Science of Pitching from the Perspective of Friction: The Intimate Relationship Between the Ball and the Fingers” at the Japan Baseball Society Special Seminar./山口教授が，日本野球学会特別セミナーにおいて，「摩擦から見た投球の科学～ボールと指との蜜月関係～」と題して講演を行いました．

• 2025.10.13
  

  We made nine presentations at the Tribology Conference 2025 Autumn in Hakodate./トライボロジー会議2025秋函館で9件の発表を行いました．

• 2025.09.30
  

  Published/論文掲載: Toshiaki Nishi, Kenta Matsui, Rina Ito, Mihoko Kuramochi, Takeshi Yamaguchi, Introduction of a Low-friction Layer inside Sanitary Products Intended to Reduce Friction-induced Skin Irritation, Scientific Reports, 15 (2025) 33361. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-17226-4