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In our laboratory, we mainly conduct variety of experiments targeting self-organization phenomena, analyze data, and work to elucidate the mechanism. The self-organizing phenomenon is a region where a fixed principle has not yet been found, such as the principle of energy minimum, and it is necessary to construct and analyze a mathematical model in order to elucidate the mechanism. In this way, our laboratory is working to elucidate the mechanism of various phenomena using both experiments and mathematics.
Research Topic on our Lab.
“Reproducing Life-like Behaviors using Inanimate Materials, and Uncovering Fundamental Mechanisms of Life-like Phenomena”
We challenge to elucidate the universal mechanism by reproducing the characteristic phenomena observed in biological systems without using living materials. In our lab., we focus on “self-propelled motion”, “rhythmic phenomena”, and “pattern formation phenomena”, and try to reproduce such behaviors in non-living systems. Furthermore, we construct mathematical model reproducing such characteristic phenomena and clarify the fundamental and universal mechanism of them.
Self-propelled Motion
“Micromachines that directly convert chemical energy into kinetic energy”
Rhythmic Phenomena
“Oscillation repeatedly between two or more different states”
Pattern
formation
phenomena
“A fascinating phenomenon in which beautiful structures and regular patterns are formed”
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