Environment / Energy

2026/10/21

Half a Century of Research Paving the Way for the Next Era of Solar Cells

Special Professor, Advanced Research LaboratoriesKONAGAI Makoto

• Solar Cells
• Atomic Layer Materials

Architecture / Civil Engineering

2026/10/07

Manipulating Gravity to Recreate the Moment Slopes and Retaining Walls Fail

Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Design / Advanced Research LaboratoriesITOH Kazuya

• Geotechnical Engineering
• Centrifuge Model Testing
• Occupational Safety
• Slope Engineering

Basic Research

2026/09/17

Exploring New Approaches to Foreign Language Education in the Age of AI

Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences / Advanced Research LaboratoriesSATAKE Yukinobu

• Machine Translation
• English Writing Instruction
• Brain Functional Imaging
• NIRS

Information / Communication

2026/09/03

Creating Songs You’ve Never Heard Before Through Evolutionary Computation

メディア情報学部OTANI Noriko

• Machine Learning
• Evolutionary Computation Algorithm
• Inductive Learning
• Artificial Intelligence

Machine

2026/08/20

Working with Real-World Engines to Forge a Path into the Carbon-Neutral Era

Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering / Advanced Research LaboratoriesMIHARA Yuji

• Thin-Film Sensor
• Tribology
• Hydrogen Engine
• Thermal Efficiency

Machine

2026/08/07

Microscopic Machines Creating a Larger World

Specially Appointed Professor, Advanced Research LaboratoriesFUJITA Hiroyuki

• Micromachine
• Bionanotechnology
• Energy Harvesting
• MEMS/NEMS