News List
2023
- A paper titled 'Printed Composite Film with Microporous/ Micropyramid Hybrid Conductive Architecture for Multifunctional Flexible Force Sensor' by Project Assistant Professor Yi-Fei Wang and B4 student Junya Yoshida, has been accepted by Nanomaterials (IF: 5.3).
- Our research on the Printed FHE (Flexible Hybrid Electronics) SpO2 sensor received the Best Poster Award at the MRS 2023 Fall Meeting (Boston, USA).
- On November 29th, 2023, Project Assistant Professor Yi-Fei Wang delivered a talk titled 'Advancing High-Performance Printed Soft Mechanical Sensors Through Microstructure Control of Conductive Composites' at the MRS 2023 Fall Meeting in Boston, US.
- A paper titled 'Blood Oxygen and Heart Rate Monitoring by a Flexible Hybrid Electronics Device Fabricated by Multilayer Screen-Printing,' by Project Associate Professor Ayako Yoshida, has been accepted by Advanced Electronics Materials (IF: 6.2).
- On Tuesday, October 3, 2023, Naoji Matsuhisa, an Associate Professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, delivered an online webinar on "Next-generation Interfaces Using Stretchable Electronics." This informative seminar was organized by the Tokito Laboratory and the Soft Sensing Industry-Academia Collaboration Consortium.
- The 84th Japan Society of Applied Physics Autumn Academic Conference, held in Kumamoto from September 19th to September 21st, featured nine oral presentations and three poster presentations. For detailed research results, please refer to the conference materials.
- The paper titled "A Flexible, 2.4-GHz Wireless Ion Sensor System Using Printed Organic Amplifiers with a 3-V Single Supply," authored by researcher Shiwaku at Tosoh Corporation, a collaborative research company, has been published in Advanced Electronic Materials, which boasts an impressive Impact Factor of 7.63.
- On Wednesday, September 6, 2023, Mr. Yukio Kobayashi, representing the Kobayashi Engineering Office, conducted an online webinar titled "Application and Development of Percolation Theory in Conductive Polymer Composites." This insightful event was organized by the Tokito Laboratory and the Soft Sensing Industry-Academia Collaboration Consortium.
- Professor Tokito's technical report titled "Robot System Capable of Softness Determination" was published in the Japan Robot Association's journal "Robot" (No. 273).
- Professor Tokito's technical report titled "Robot System Capable of Softness Determination" was published in the Japan Robot Association's journal "Robot" (No. 273).
- During the period from July 10th to 15th, Professor Tokito visited the laboratories of Professor Arias at UC Berkeley and Professor Bao at Stanford University. He delivered a lecture and engaged in discussions about research. Furthermore, they visited the research facilities of NextFlex in San Jose, a US consortium, and held discussions on FHE technology with Mr. Veres, the technical director.
- Professor Tokito presented two research papers at the Flex Conference, which was held concurrently with SEMICON WEST from July 11th to 13th in San Francisco, USA. The topics of the presentations were "Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Sensors for Product Quality Monitoring" and "Application of Conductive Composite Layers to Various Types of Printable Sensors.”
- 2023.8.9: A shipping logistics FHE device capable of humidity and moisture management and QR code display, developed through collaborative research between Tokito Laboratory and Innolux Japan, was selected for a demonstration study aimed at "Creating a Logistics Network to Boost Japanese Sake Exports" in the Tohoku region. The decision to proceed with this project has been made.
- In the esteemed online publication "Top Researchers" under the auspices of IGPI, Professor Tokito emphasized the transformative potential of printed electronics technology in addressing critical social challenges through the development of flexible sensors. The insightful discussion titled "Utilizing Printed Electronics Technology for Flexible Sensors: Solving Social Issues" is scheduled for delivery at 12:00 on August 8.
- A recently published paper on stretchable accelerometers employing functional composite polymers has been authored by Professor Sekine and Mr. Ito, a master's student. The paper has been featured in Applied Materials Today, with an impressive impact factor of 10.15. You can read the full article at the following link:
- Associate Professor Sekine has been selected as a TI-FRIS Fellow at the Institute for Frontier Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University.
- A paper entitled "Printed Bilayer Liquid Metal Soft Sensors for Strain and Tactile Perception in Soft Robotics" by M2 student Takeru Kaneko and Project Asst. Prof. Yi-Fei Wang has been published by Advanced Materials Technologies (IF: 8.856)
- On May 31, 2023 (Wednesday), the Tokito Laboratory and Soft Sensing Industry-Academia Collaborative Consortium organized a WEBINAR. During the event, Mr. Yasushi Sano, Representative Director of SP Solution Co., Ltd., hosted an engaging online seminar titled "Advancements in Screen Printing Technology: Achieving High Quality and Cost Reduction.”
- A paper entitled "Printed Directional Bending Sensor with High Sensitivity and Low Hysteresis for Human Motion Detection and Soft Robotic Perception” by Project Asst. Prof. Yi-Fei Wang has been published by Sensors (IF: 3.847).
- A paper entitled "Printed Directional Bending Sensor with High Sensitivity and Low Hysteresis for Human Motion Detection and Soft Robotic Perception” by Project Asst. Prof. Yi-Fei Wang has been accepted by Sensors (IF: 3.847).
