2021-07-06 / Last updated : 2021-12-20 d_yamane Paper

Published a paper in IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Title：Energy Harvesting from Non-Stationary Vibrations Using a Low-Threshold Voltage-Boost Rectifier CircuitJournal：IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, vol.141, no.7, pp.228-232, July 2021.Authors：Y. Tohyama, H. Honma, H. Sekiya, H. Toshiyoshi, and D. Yamane, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejsmas.141.228 The paper presents the join research results with the University of Tokyo on an electronic circuit for vibration-type energy harvesters.

2021-06-10 / Last updated : 2021-12-15 d_yamane Information

Call for Paper: Sensors and Materials, Special Issue on “Smart Mechatronics for Energy Harvesting”

Sensors and Materials, Special Issue on “Smart Mechatronics for Energy Harvesting” calls for papers until Jan. 31, 2022 Sep. 30, 2021. The lab faculty (Prof. Yamane) is now serving as a guest editor of the issue. Please feel free to contact Prof. Yamane if you have any questions on this. Call for Papers:CFP-Dr.Yamane.pdf (myukk.org)

2021-06-07 / Last updated : 2021-06-11 d_yamane Talk

Gave a lecture at National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)

Prof. Yamane gave an invited lecture talk on MEMS at Institute of NanoEngineering and MicroSystems (iNEMS) in National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.Date & Time : 16:30-18:20 (JST) on June 7 (Mon.), 2021Place : National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (@Online)About the lecture : Seminar of Inst. NanoEngineering and MicroSystems, June 7, 2021 (nthu.edu.tw)

2021-05-11 / Last updated : 2021-05-18 d_yamane Others

HP function update (ENG ver. open; Always on SSL)

We can switch between JPN and ENG pages separately. In addition, from the viewpoint of security and reliability, always SSL (https for the entire website) has been implemented.

2021-04-06 / Last updated : 2021-05-01 d_yamane Lab Event

New members

8 undergrad students and 4 grad students are assigned from this April.

2021-04-05 / Last updated : 2021-05-01 d_yamane Funding

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research “KAKENHI” was accepted

Prof. Yamane was selected as a Co-I for Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research <KAKENHI> (A) (PI: Prof. Yosuke Mizuno, Yokohama National University) of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

2021-03-30 / Last updated : 2021-05-01 d_yamane Funding

JST CREST was accepted

Prof. Yamane was selected as a Co-I of CREST in the area of ”Scientific Innovation for Energy Harvesting Technology” of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). The research subject is “Development of vibratory energy harvesters based on smart mechatronics”.

2021-03-30 / Last updated : 2021-05-01 d_yamane Funding

A joint research project was accepted

A new research project (inter-university collaboration) on wearable sensors has been accepted as a joint research project of Research Center for Biomedical Engineering in 2021.

2021-03-16 / Last updated : 2021-05-01 d_yamane Conference

Presented at the 68th JSAP Spring Meeting

Hatayama-kun (B4) made a presentation at the Spring Meeting (held online) of the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP) on March 16-19, 2021.

2021-03-09 / Last updated : 2021-05-01 d_yamane Talk

Presented at JST PRESTO “Energy Harvesting” Area Achievement Report Meeting

Prof. Yamane presented a summary of the results of the JST-PRESTO research for three and a half years at the area achievement report meeting that was opened to the public online on March 9, 2021 (Tuesday).

2021-03-05 / Last updated : 2021-05-01 d_yamane Others

Presented at the results report meeting of the Joint Research Center for Biomedical Engineering

Sawada-kun (B4) presented the research results of this year at the meeting (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Joint Usage / Research Center Results Report Meeting) held online on March 5, 2021 (Friday).

2021-03-03 / Last updated : 2021-05-01 d_yamane Talk

Gave a lecture at Freiburg (IMTEK) -Ritsumeikan MEMS seminar

Prof. Yamane gave a lecture on MEMS as a panelist at the seminar (jointly held by Freiburg University and Ritsumeikan University) held online on March 3, 2021 (Wednesday).

2021-02-22 / Last updated : 2021-05-01 d_yamane Conference

Presented at the Joint Study Group on Micromachines and Sensor Systems / Bio-Microsystems (co-sponsored by the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers), Sensors and Micromachines Division, Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan

Prof. Yamane presented an invited talk on MEMS Energy Harvesters at the study group held online on February 22, 2021 (Monday).

2021-02-16 / Last updated : 2021-05-01 d_yamane Lab Event

FY2020 Graduation Research Presentation finished!

The FY2020 graduation research presentation was held on February 16, 2021 (Tuesday). From our lab, 4 people have successfully presented and submitted their thesis.

2020-11-04 / Last updated : 2021-05-01 d_yamane Lab Seminar

#1 Lab Seminar (2020.11.4)

A mini-seminar was held by Dr. Yuya Tanaka of the Center for Frontier Science, Chiba University.Dr. Tanaka made a presentation on the latest electret technology and had a lively discussion.

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