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JSPS International Leading Research


“Node” Facilitated Thermostable Mechanophores for Rapid Self-strengthening in Double Network Materials
Title “Node” Facilitated Thermostable Mechanophores for Rapid Self-strengthening in Double Network Materials Authors Julong Jiang, Zhi...
Jul 111 min read


Fundamental toughening landscape in soft-hard composites: Insights from a minimal framework
Title Fundamental toughening landscape in soft-hard composites: Insights from a minimal framework Authors Fucheng Tian, Katsuhiko Sato,...
Jul 71 min read


August 12nd, SMCR Seminar 2025 Dr. Chung-Yuen Hui @ Cornel Univ., Dr. Rui Xiao @ Zhejiang Univ.
GI-CoRE Cooperating Hub/Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit (SMCR), Faculty of Advanced Life Science will hold the SMCR Seminar 2024...
Jun 301 min read


August 4th, SMCR Seminar 2025 Dr. Anke Lindner @ Paris University
GI-CoRE Cooperating Hub/Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit (SMCR), Faculty of Advanced Life Science will hold the SMCR Seminar 2025...
Jun 301 min read


July 24th, SMCR Seminar 2025 Dr.Chenfeng Ke @ Washington University in St. Louis
GI-CoRE Cooperating Hub/Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit (SMCR), Faculty of Advanced Life Science will hold the SMCR Seminar 2025...
Jun 301 min read


REBOND Summer School on Polymeric Networks for Sustainable Development has began!
The summer school, organized by Rebond Project and co-hosted by LeNet has began! Dr. Gong is one of the organizers, and Dr. Nakajima and...
Jun 301 min read


Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama Receives the 2025 Award for Young Investigator of Japanese Society for Biomaterials!
Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama Receives the 2025 Award for Young Investigator of Japanese Society for Biomaterials! The Award for...
Jun 241 min read


Gel Research Featured on NHK E-TV’s “Science ZERO” (scheduled to air June 8)
Laboratory of Convergence Soft Matter and Laboratory of Soft & Wet Matter will be introduced on NHK E-TV’s “Science ZERO”! Research on...
Jun 21 min read


Dr. Masashi Ohira has joined MIT as a posdoc!
Dr. Masashi Ohira has been appointed as a Postdoc at the Olsen lab (MIT, US). For more details, please visit the following URL. Dr....
May 101 min read


Close-up on Research Press Release “Development of New Self-Reinforced Materials Using Chemical Bond Cleavage”
Professor Jian Ping Gong (Faculty of Advanced Life Science) issued a press release titled “Development of New Self-Reinforced Materials...
Apr 161 min read
A research project, for which Associate Professor Li serves as a research co-investigator was selected for the ERATO
The "Sakai Complex Gel Project," for which Associate Professor Lee serves as a co-investigator, has been selected for the Strategic Basic...
Apr 71 min read


Joint Research by Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama Won R&D Breakthrough of the Year at the Tire Technology Expo 2025
Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama (Faculty of Advanced Life Science) and Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. are researching tires that...
Mar 211 min read


Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama's research project was selected for the J-PEAKS Collaborative Research Platform Project
Research projects headed by Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama has been selected for the J-PEAKS Collaborative Research Platform...
Mar 181 min read


Research on Tires That Soften at Low Temperatures Featured on TV
Joint research by Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama (Faculty of Advanced Life Science) and Sumitomo Rubber Industries was featured on...
Mar 61 min read


Rapid self-strengthening in double network hydrogels triggered by bond scission
Title Rapid self-strengthening in double network hydrogels triggered by bond scission Authors Zhi Jian Wang, Wei Li, Xueyu Li, Tasuku...
Mar 31 min read


【Report】 Lenet International Symposium Low Entropy Soft Matter
We are pleased to announce that the symposium at the Conference Hall has been successfully held on February 14th. A total of 172 people...
Feb 191 min read


Close-up on Research in Focus “Controlling of Hardness by Selecting Immiscible Substances”
Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama Ms. Mayu Watanabe (Resonac Corporation), the first author of the paper Original Article Phase...
Feb 141 min read


REBOND Summer School on Polymeric Networks for Sustainable Development
We are pleased to announce that the summer school, organized by Rebond Project and co-hosted by LeNet, is going to be held on from July...
Feb 51 min read


An Interview with Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama is Featured in Chem-Station
An interview with Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama (Faculty of Advanced Life Science) is featured on Chem-Station, Japan’s largest...
Jan 201 min read


Close-up on Research in Focus “Gel Changes Shape and Hardens Simply by Pulling”
Dr. Zhi Jian Wang and Dr. Tasuku Nakajima Associate Professor Tasuku Nakajima (Faculty of Advanced Life Science) co-authored an article...
Dec 23, 20241 min read
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