Last week, many of our lab members attended the Gel Symposium 2024 in beautiful Okinawa! The stunning local scenery combined with engaging discussions made for an inspiring and enjoyable experience for all of us. #GelSymposium2024 #LabLife

We were delighted to host Prof. Hess and Prof. Takatori at our #ActiveMatterLab! Engaging discussions with both professors inspired us greatly, and a special thanks to Prof. Hess for delivering an insightful seminar. #AcademicVisit #iCeMS

Prof. Hiroaki Kawashima (University of Hyogo) visited us and gave a seminar on measurement and modeling of collective behavior such as school of fish, swarm robots etc. Thank you for visiting us. #AI #seminar

We were thrilled to host Prof. Matthieu Labousse, who gave a fascinating talk on “Dynamical Elasto-Capillary Self-Assembly”! His insights sparked great interest and discussions within the lab. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us! #SeminarHighlights

🎉 Today we celebrate the birthday of Prof. Ibuki Kawamata! 🎂 Wishing you a fantastic day filled with joy, laughter, and great memories. Thank you for your inspiration and guidance in the lab! Let’s make it a day to remember! 🎉✨ #HappyBirthday #LabCelebration

This weekend, our lab members participated in the Active Matter Workshop 2025 in Tokyo, presenting their latest research. They thoroughly enjoyed the engaging discussions and thought-provoking exchanges! #ActiveMatter2025 #Research #Collaboration

🎉 Last Friday, We celebrated Birthday of Prof. Masatoshi Ichikawa! 🎂✨ Wishing you a wonderful day filled with happiness, laughter, and great memories. Your guidance and inspiration mean so much to us—thank you for everything!🥳🎉 🎊 #HappyBirthday

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Bokusui Nakayama! 🎉 We are proud to share that Dr. Nakayama has received the “Best Poster Award” at the 14th International Gel Symposium! 🏆👏 Well deserved for his outstanding research and dedication! 🎊 #Congratulations #Research #GelSymposium

As the beautiful spring season begins🌸, we welcome a new academic year and seven new members to our lab! Wishing everyone an exciting and fulfilling research journey ahead!🔬

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Orit Shefi from Bar-Ilan University for an inspiring seminar on her fascinating work in neuroengineering. Grateful for the engaging discussions and her visit to our lab. #ScienceExchange #NeuroEngineering #ResearchLife

Last Friday was the Lorentz Festival in the Physics Department—our lab’s open day for undergraduate students. Thank you to everyone who visited! Our lab members introduced our research themes and enjoyed engaging with all of you.

In a quiet corner of the lab, from the thorn-clad stem of a cactus, a pale flower quietly bloomed.

We were thrilled to host Prof. Francesco, who delivered a fascinating talk on “A Resonant Self-Tuning Variable-Length System.” His insights sparked lively discussions and deep interest throughout the lab. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us! #SeminarHighlights

We were delighted to welcome Dr. Yoshiko TAKENAKA to our lab for an engaging seminar titled “Toward New Applications of Liquid Crystals: Fabrication and Optical Characterization of Liquid Crystal Self-Assemblies.” Thank you for sharing your inspiring insights with us!

We were delighted to host Prof. Sang Hak Lee, Prof. Gi-Ra Yi and and Prof Minseok Kwak at our #ActiveMatterLab! Engaging discussions with both professors inspired us greatly, and a special thanks to Prof. Lee and Prof. Yi for delivering an insightful seminar.

Last week, Prof. Thorsten L. Schmidt visited the Active matter lab to share his interesting research on bending unwinds DNA. Thank you for your talk!

🎉 Congratulations to our D2 student, Kyle Chan, for receiving the Outstanding Poster Award at ECC11 Tokyo! 🌟👏 #ECC11 #PosterAward #ProudLabMoment

✨ We were delighted to host Prof. Ikuko Fujiwara and Prof. Igor Muševič at our lab last week! Their engaging discussions were truly inspiring, and we’re especially grateful for the insightful seminar on actin and liquid crystals.

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We had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Olivier Dauchot from Gulliver, ESPCI Paris 🇫🇷 for an inspiring seminar on her fascinating work in swarm robotics. Grateful for the engaging discussions and her visit to our lab. #ScienceExchange #ActiveMatter #ResearchLife