The Narita–Kurita–Wang Laboratory was listed in the "Top 2% of the World’s Most Influential Scientists 2025", published by Stanford University and Elsevier on September 19, 2025. This marks our fifth consecutive year of recognition./dd>
At the Gakuto Sendai–Miyagi Science Dayheld at Lala Garden Nagamachi, we organized a hands-on science class for elementary school students titled "Fly Beyond the Sky and Future! Adventures with Drones and 'Mysterious Materials'."
2025.5.4News
Our research on sensor development for medical applications and its future prospects was featured in the Japan Red Cross exhibition "Future Field Hospital: Zero-Emission Disaster Medicine" at the Expo 2025 Osaka–Kansai, Gallery WEST.
2025.3.27News
The vibration energy-harvesting material developed by the Narita–Kurita–Wang Laboratory was featured in the children’s book 『“How to Use? How to Make? Energy”』,, which was published on March 27.
2025.3.25News
Mr. Otsuka received the Dean’s Award of the Faculty of Engineering and the Scholarship Award jointly presented by The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan and The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials.
The research on washi paper–based composite materials was introduced in Tohoku University’s English-language magazine "Notebook".
2024.11.12News
Ms. Lovisa received the Graduate School of Environmental Studies Scholarship Award for Academic Year 2024.
2024.10.26Event
A science workshop titled “Can the Motion of an Ordinary Marble Really Be Converted into Electricity!?” was organized at the 76th Tohoku University Festival.
2024.9.18News
Associate Professor Daiki Kurita received the 21st Murakami Incentive Award of The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials.
2024.8.9News
The 22nd Summer Holiday Children's Science Campus (held on 7th and 8th of August), which was conducted by Associate Professor Hiroki Kurita, was introduced in a television news programme.
2024.7.1News
The title of Prominent Research Fellowat Tohoku University was granted to Assistant Professor Zhenjin Wang.
Takeru Nakaki received the Best Presentation Award at the 1st Student Symposium on Surface Modification.
2023.11.28News
Alia Gallet-Pandellé received the Poster Award at the 15th International Conference on Ecomaterials 2023.
2023.11.1News
Yaonan Yu's academic paper (Composites Part A) was presented on IEEE Spectrum.
2023.9.14Event
The 32nd Symposium on New Structural Materials・Functional Controlled Materials・Functionally Graded Materials was held at the main building of the Graduate School of Environmental Studies.
2023.9.12Event
The 48th Symposium on Composite Materials was held at the Main Building of the Graduate School of Environmental Studies.
A special number of the “7th Asian Conference on Mechanics of Functional Materials and Structures (March 13-15, 2021, Internet) “ was published, and the illustrationis on the cover.
2022.4.27News
Narita laboratory won the gold prize at "the 8th of Japan Resilience Award" and "STOP infection award".
Zhenjin WANG won the 2020 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad.
2021.9.21News
A thesis was written by Mr.Satoshi Egawa, a graduate in our laboratory, was featured on the cover of an academic journal.
2021.9.3News
The relationship between the silk scarf worn by UAE athletes at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies and the "UAE-NIPPON Friendship Silk Project", in which our laboratory participates, was posted on the Tohoku University Global Site.
2021.6.23Event
A message of support was sent from our laboratory to UAE Olympic athletes.It was handed over to the UAE National Olympic Committee at the silk scurf presentation ceremonyin Dubai.
