AI Detects Hazards at Beaches
"AI-based Coastal Monitoring System" created through communication among researchers, local governments and lifeguards

The “Water Safety Research Unit,” headed by Research and Development Initiative Institute Professor Toshinori Ishikawa,…

Supporting customer well-being through marketing

During my practical business experience in marketing, I began to ask, “What drives customers to keep using a company's …

Creating new value and services through sensing and data science

Sensor devices are the collective term for components that convert any physical or chemical phenomenon into an electric…

Develop a “smart fluid system” that optimizes thermal flow and minimizes heat waste.

Heat is often referred to as the graveyard of energy. Because, with over 60% of primary energy wasted as "heat". Meanwh…

To achieve the conservation and sustainable use of freshwater eels

There are 16 species of freshwater eels in the world, most of which are classified as Endangered or Near Threatened. To…

Flavor changes with the thickness of the glass -- Why did a unique industry-academia collaboration between humanities and social sciences and a flavor manufacturer succeed?

This study revealed that thicker drinking glasses made green tea taste sweeter, while thinner glasses made it more like…

Desire to provide safety and security so that beaches and watersides remain enjoyable places

Accidental drowning and drowning accidents occur frequently in Japan, and approximately 100 people die each year while …

Study of urban and regional policies that facilitate living in harmony with the environment

How should we devise and utilize the resources of the region in which we live in order to live more affluent lives?

"It's fun because I couldn't have thought of it alone" – Working with companies to explore the possibilities of soft robots with a spirit of those who come are welcome

Robots that can crawl like earthworms are lined up on the floor of the Prof. Taro Nakamura’s Biomechatronics Laboratory…