Ion‐Gating Reservoir Computing for Preprocessing‐Free Speech Recognition from Throat Vibrations Advanced Electronic Materials advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Speech recognition by combining our developed π-gel electret vibration sensor with an ion-gating reservoir computing device.

Ion‐Gating Reservoir Computing for Preprocessing‐Free Speech Recognition from Throat Vibrations

This work presents a throat-mounted mechanoelectric sensor integrated with an ion-gel/graphene reservoir device for on-device speech recognition. The system converts raw biomechanical vibrations into...

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When I returned from India, the cherry blossoms were blooming beautifully. When I left on Monday, it was still a bud. インドから帰国したら桜が綺麗に咲いてました。月曜日の出発の時はまだ蕾だったのに。

日本化学会 第106春季年会 (2026) [A1423-2pm-01]シーケンシャル物質化学：秩序と無秩序の時空間制御 3月18日(水) 13:05 〜 13:35 A1423（14号館 [2階] 1423） 機能性「液体」材料： π液体、過冷却π液体、πゲル、過冷却π（キラル）ゲル、相溶・非相溶π液体、動的不均質性π液体などに関して講演します。

Zhenfeng will be returning home next week. We'll miss him. We gave him a Waterman ballpoint pen as a farewell gift.

NIMS-MANA, Frontier Molecules Group website has been updated. Please check our latest information. www.nims.go.jp/funct_mol_g/...

NIMSフロンティア分子グループのHP（日本語のみ）を一部更新しました（久しぶりに・・・） www.nims.go.jp/funct_mol_g/

IGP 2025 Publications Award: The paper written by Dr. Zhenfeng Guo as the first author while he was a student at the Hokkaido University-NIMS Joint Graduate School was selected. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Hokkaido Univ.-NIMS Joint Grad. School accepts applications for the NIMS Jr. program, with admission scheduled for October 2026. Deadline: April 24th. My research interests are the synthesis of π-liquids, π-gels, π-elastomers, and their applications in soft electronics. www.nims.go.jp/hokudai/en/

日本人の候補者はほとんどいないと思いますが： 2026年10月入学で北大-NIMS連携大学院博士後期課程に興味がある方、NIMS Jr.申請公募が開始されました。私は生命科学院の教員となります。 〆切は4月24日（金） π液体・πゲル・πエラストマーなどを研究しています。 www.nims.go.jp/hokudai/juni...

The NIMS Junior Researcher March 2026 application will be released soon. I am looking for a master's student who wishes to enroll at the University and start employment as a NIMS Junior Researcher from October 2026. www.nims.go.jp/students/en/... www.nims.go.jp/hokudai/en/j...

Alkyl‐π Liquids as Condensed‐State Singlet Oxygen Photosensitizers - Gupta - 2025 - Chemistry – A European Journal has been viewed over 1000 times. Now that’s something to celebrate.

Alkyl‐π Liquids as Condensed‐State Singlet Oxygen Photosensitizers

Alkyl-π liquids are non-volatile single-component condensed-state functional materials that generate singlet oxygen (1O2) at an alkyl-π liquid-water interface. Chromophores can be incorporated into a...

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A collaborative study with Dr. Nattapol Ma at the International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS), NIMS (物質・材料研究機構). Engineering Proton Conductive Metal–Organic Glasses Through Secondary Network Formers - Ma - Small - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Engineering Proton Conductive Metal–Organic Glasses Through Secondary Network Formers

Incorporating secondary network formers enables access to metal–organic glass with tunable structures and properties. This strategy allows systematic control over key metrics, including anhydrous pro....

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A collab study with Prof. S. Vaidyanathan at IIT-Hyderabad. Replacing a nitrogen heteroatom in a molecular Eu complex with a phenyl moiety facilitated sunlight-like emissions for sustainable white LEDs and non-contact thermometers - published in Inorg. Chem. Front. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Replacing a nitrogen heteroatom in a molecular Eu complex with a phenyl moiety facilitated sunlight-like emissions for sustainable white LEDs and non-contact thermometers

To enhance the quality of white light (mimicking sunlight-like emission) for solid-state lighting (SSL) applications, a novel imidazolyl-bipyridyl ligand was designed as an ancillary ligand to achieve...

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物材機構、喉の振動で言葉識別　センサーで対話補助 日刊工業新聞 電子版 nikkan.co.jp/articles/vie... 液体エレクトレット→ゲルエレクトレット→発話シグナル検出→イオンゲル演算素子で解析→発話認識（96.8%）

物材機構、喉の振動で言葉識別　センサーで対話補助

物質・材料研究機構の中西尚志グループリーダーと土屋敬志グループリーダーらは、フレキシブル振動センサーを喉に貼って発話してもらい、センサーで識別することに成功した。センサーが軟らかいため喉の面的な振動信...

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Oxygen sensing with excellent sensitivity, linearity, photo-stability, and ratiometry in alkyl-π liquids.

Chemical Science@chemicalscience.rsc.org · 6mo ago

✨NEW in Chemical Science! "Luminescent core-isolated solvent-free liquids as a soft material platform for optical gas sensing" by Shinsuke Ishihara and Takashi Nakanishi et al. Takashi Nakanishi Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

究極な柔らかさを液体に託し、静電気をため込んで、自由変形性の振動発電・センサを開発しています。低消費電力演算素子と組み合わせることで、発話認識も! 是非、オンライン配信に登録、聴講、チャットで議論に参加ください。

Takashi Nakanishi@pi-liquids.bsky.social · 7mo ago

2026年2月26日･27日開催 【超特別企画】AIST×NIMS Live配信ウェビナー やわらかなデバイスとその先 液体エレクトレットで探る、ウェアラブルの現在地と未来 www.aist-solutions.co.jp/sp/events_we...

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Our article is part of the themed collection: 15th anniversary: Chemical Science community collection pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Takashi Nakanishi@pi-liquids.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Oxygen sensing with excellent sensitivity, linearity, photo-stability, and ratiometry in alkyl-π liquids.

Oxygen sensing with excellent sensitivity, linearity, photo-stability, and ratiometry in alkyl-π liquids.

Takashi Nakanishi@pi-liquids.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A new collaborative study with Dr. Shinsuke Ishihara (MANA, NIMS). Luminescent core-isolated solvent-free liquids as a soft material platform for optical gas sensing - now published in Chemical Science pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

A new collaborative study with Dr. Shinsuke Ishihara (MANA, NIMS). Luminescent core-isolated solvent-free liquids as a soft material platform for optical gas sensing - now published in Chemical Science pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Luminescent core-isolated solvent-free liquids as a soft material platform for optical gas sensing

Solvent-free functional molecular liquids have attracted great interest as a new class of stimuli-responsive soft materials, yet their potential as optical gas sensors remains unexplored. Conventional...

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昨年発表した機能性分子液体の均質ブレンドによるπ機能の精密制御に関する研究が複数の媒体でハイライトされています。 Asia Research News 2026 www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/new-... MRS Bulletin link.springer.com/article/10.1... Asia Research News www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/new-...

New mixers for soft electronics

Mixing two or three liquids can achieve the right combination of functions for soft electronics.

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2026年2月26日･27日開催 【超特別企画】AIST×NIMS Live配信ウェビナー やわらかなデバイスとその先 液体エレクトレットで探る、ウェアラブルの現在地と未来 www.aist-solutions.co.jp/sp/events_we...

2026年2月26日･27日開催 【超特別企画】AIST×NIMS Live配信ウェビナー やわらかなデバイスとその先

■イベント概要【超特別企画！AIST×NIMS ウェビナー開催！】「布がセンサになり、電源になり、さらに“情報処理”まで担う。」その起点とし...

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NIMSインターンシップ制度 大学生・大学院生に最先端の物質・材料科学を学ぶ機会を提供 機能性液体材料に興味がある方は連絡下さい。 NIMS Internship Program Providing undergraduate and graduate students with opportunities to learn about cutting-edge materials science If you are interested in functional liquids, please contact me. www.nims.go.jp/hr-developme...

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学術変革領域（A）「π分子複雑性」第4回融合マッチングWS 2026 年 2 月 4 日（水） 13:00 –20:00 対面+online ハイブリッド形式 参加費：無料（講演会）、有料（Mixer@現地のみ） テーマ：機能場を意識した高度π分子系の開拓 場所：物質・材料研究機構 千現地区 研究本館 第一会議室 参加申し込み受付中 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

学術変革領域A 「π分子複雑性」第4回融合マッチングワークショップ（1月16日（金）締切）

https://pi-molecular-complexity.jp/ 学術変革領域（A）「π分子複雑性の追究が紡ぐ機能科学」第4回融合マッチングワークショップ 主題：「機能場を意識した高度π分子系」 開催日時：2026年2月4日（水） 13:00–20:00 場所：国立研究開発法人物質・材料研究機構（NIMS）研究本館（千現地区）第一会議室 https://maps.app.goo.gl/eUS...

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NIMS Internship Program Provide undergraduate and graduate students with technical experience of cutting-edge research activities in the field of materials and science I welcome applications from students interested in researching functional π-liquids. www.nims.go.jp/eng/hr-devel...

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NIMSインターンシップ制度 大学生・大学院生に最先端の物質・材料科学を学ぶ機会を提供 興味のある学生は、連絡下さい。 www.nims.go.jp/hr-developme...

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x.com/mrsbulletin/... Our research in blending alkyl-π liquids for homogeneous mixing and precise functional control was highlighted in MRS Bulletin.

Autumn in Tsukuba

A collaboration study with Prof. Ken-ichi Sakai at Chitose Institute of Science and Technology has been published in Chemical Science. "Harnessing inhomogeneous π-aggregates: a new path to optical modulation in methyl salicylate-based solvent-free liquids" pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Harnessing inhomogeneous π-aggregates: a new path to optical modulation in methyl salicylate-based solvent-free liquids

Liquids are characterized by macroscopic isotropy and homogeneity, yet they can exhibit the ability to self-organize at the molecular level. Driven by intermolecular forces such as coulombic and dispe...

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We had fruitful discussions and exchanges with Prof. Davide Comoretto from the University of Genoa, who visited NIMS this Monday. We hope to see him in Genoa or Milan next time.