Links
Collaborative projects
- ELyT Lab (Engineering and Science Lyon Tohoku Laboratory), 2009–2016
- ELyT Global (Engineering and Science Lyon Tohoku Laboratory), since 2016
- Tohoku University Research Group on Nanotechnology and Low-Carbon Materials, since 2008
- Low-Carbon Research Network (since 2008) / Tohoku University Nano-Interface Device Research and Development Center (2010–2014)
- MEXT GRENE Advanced Environmental Materials: Green Tribology Innovation Network, FY2011–FY2015
- Tohoku Innovative Materials Technology Initiatives: Ultralow-Friction Technology, FY2012–FY2016
- Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP): Innovative Combustion Technology, FY2014–FY2018
- Research projects of the Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines (AICE), FY2019–FY2022
- NEDO Leading Research Program / Leading Research Program for New Technologies, FY2021–FY2022
Projects & research outcomes
Academic societies
Research groups
- Japanese Society of Tribologists: Research Group on Tribology of Ceramics
- Japanese Society of Tribologists: Research Group on Tribology of Textured Surfaces, since FY2009
- Japanese Society of Tribologists: Research Group on Hydrogen Tribology
- JSME RC290: Research Committee on Innovative Ultralow-Friction Methods for Foundational Technologies Supporting Industrial Competitiveness