Student Award: Naruo and Morihata, fourth-year undergraduates in our lab, have been awarded the 2025 Hatakeyama Prize
Hiroki Naruo and Minori Morihata, fourth-year undergraduate students in our laboratory, have received the Hatakeyama Award from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, for the 2025 academic year. These are the two students selected for the two available positions in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at our university. Congratulations! […]
Domestic Conference: Lab members presented at the Japan Society of Applied Physics Spring Meeting
At the JSAP Spring Meeting held at Science Tokyo, Mr. Ishida, a first-year master’s student, and Mr. Morihata, a fourth-year undergraduate student, from our lab gave presentations. Date：March 15-18, 2026Place：Science Tokyo, Ookayama Campus, Meguro Ward, Tokyo + OnlineConference：The 73rd Spring Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics For details of the presentation information, please […]
Domestic Conference: A lab member presented at the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Annual Conference
At the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan Annual Conference held at Tohoku Gakuin University in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Mr. Tokunou, a first-year doctoral student in our lab, gave an oral presentation. Date：March 12-14, 2026Place：Tohoku Gakuin University, Itsutsubashi Campus, Sendai City, Miyagi PrefectureConference：The 2026 Annual National Conference of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan […]
Selected for the 2025 Iwatani Science and Technology Research Grant
Our project has been selected for the 2025 Iwatani Naoji Memorial Foundation Grant for Science and Technology Research. This grant will enable us to further accelerate research and development on the following themes, leveraging our laboratory’s prior achievements. PI: Daisuke YamaneTitle: 環境振動エナジーハーベスタの高出力化・汎用化に向けた自己組織化エレクトレットとシリコンMEMSの集積化技術に関する研究Period: April 2026 – March 2027
Int’l Conference: A student presented at IEEE MEMS 2026 in Salzburg, Austria
One student presented his research results at the International Conference IEEE MEMS 2026, held at Salzburg Congress, Salzburg, Austria Dates: Jan. 25-29, 2026Place: Salzburg Congress, Auerspergstraße 6, 5020 Salzburg, AustriaConference: The 39th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (IEEE MEMS 2026) For details of the presentation information, please click here. ●PresentationPresenter: Mitsuto Kojima (M1)Authors: […]
Int’l Conference: A student presented at PowerMEMS+2025 in Albuquerque, NM, US.
One student presented his research results at the International Conference ”PowerMEMS+2025″, held at University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Dates: Dec. 15-18, 2025Place: University of New MexicoConference: The 24th International Conference on Micro and Miniature Power Systems, Self-Powered Sensors and Energy Autonomous Devices(PowerMEMS+ 2025 Miniature Energy Systems) For details of the presentation information, please […]
Student Award: Third-year undergraduate students Nakadai, Habu, and Goto from our lab have been selected as recipients of the Saionji Memorial Scholarship (Academic Excellence Category) for the 2025 Fall Semester.
Shoma Nakadai, Yushi Habu, and Aoi Goto, third-year undergraduate students in our lab, have been selected as recipients of the Saionji Memorial Scholarship (Academic Excellence Category) for the 2025 Fall Semester at Ritsumeikan University. They are three of the four recipients selected from the Mechanical Engineering Department’s third-year undergraduate students. Congratulations!
International Conference: Yamane gave an invited talk at Taiwan-Europe Chip Innovation Forum 2025 in Dresden, Germany.
At TECIF2025 (Taiwan-Europe Chip Innovation Forum 2025) held in Dresden, Germany, Yamane delivered an invited talk. The Taiwan-Europe Chip Innovation Forum 2025, hosted by National Institutes of Applied Research (NIAR), imec, Europractice, and TU Dresden (TUD), focuses on Technology Innovation, Talent Cultivation, and Cross-regional Collaboration, bringing together leaders from industry, academia, and policy to explore […]
International Conference: Yamane gave a Keynote Talk at MHS 2025.
Yamane gave a Keynote talk at MHS 2025 held at Nagoya University. Date: November 23-25, 2025Place: Noyori Conference Hall, Nagoya University, Nagoya, JapanConference: 36th 2025 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science (From Micro & Nano Scale Systems to Robotics & Mechatronics Systems) For details of the presentation information, please click here. ●Overview KeynotePresenter：Daisuke YamaneTitle：A […]
Domestic Conference: Lab members presented at FT2025 (Japan’s largest conference in the field of sensors and micromachines).
At Future Technologies (commonly known as “FT”), our lab members participated and presented their research results. Date：Nov. 10-13, 2025Place：Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Light Cube UtsunomiyaConference：Future Technologies from UTSUNOMIYA・The 42nd Symposium on Sensors, Micromachines, and Applied Systems・The 16th Micro/Nano Engineering Symposium・The 17th Integrated MEMS Symposium・The 52nd Workshop Hosted by the Society of Chemistry and Micro/Nano Systems […]
#5 Lab Seminar
We hosted a mini-seminar for lab students featuring Dr. Tajima and Dr. Tanaka from Research Institute of Core Technologyfor Materials Innovation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).In addition to introducing their research, they provided an overview of AIST’s activities and information relevant to students. Our lab is also advancing joint research with […]
Talk: Presented at JST “Micro-Energy” Research Area Workshop.
The Kansai Startup Academia Coalition (KSAC) announced the results of the first KSAC-GAP Fund selected projects, and our lab presented the outcomes of our electret MEMS energy harvester development.On the day of the event, since Yamane was on an overseas business trip, he appeared in the pitch session via a pre-recorded video, and members of […]
Technology Showcase: We presented our lab’s achievements and exhibited at a booth in KSAC DEMODAY 2025.
The Kansai Startup Academia Coalition (KSAC) announced the results of the first KSAC-GAP Fund selected projects, and our lab presented the outcomes of our electret MEMS energy harvester development.On the day of the event, since Yamane was on an overseas business trip, he appeared in the pitch session via a pre-recorded video, and members of […]
Int’l Conference: A student presented at MNE in Southampton, UK.
One student presented his research results at the International Conference ”MNE2025″, held at Southampton University, UK. Dates: Sept. 15-18, 2025Place: Southampton, UKConference: 51st International Micro and Nano Engineering Conference (MNE 2025) For details of the presentation information, please click here. ●PresentationPresenter：Shota Sawayama（M1）Authors：Shota Sawayama, Qingshuo Wei, and Daisuke YamaneTitle：A Thick-Film Micro-Patterning Method for Organic Thermoelectric Materials […]