Research Project Keio 2040 (Creativity): Revolutionary & Interdisciplinary Soft Matter Integration Project (RISΣ project)

Creativity

Summary

Yasuoka

Japan, the world's most aged country, will be facing a national crisis of a "super-aged society" in 2040. Cutting-edge interdisciplinary young scientists have gathered to address this social challenge with a backcasting approach. Based on the theme of "What will be a sustainable civilized society opened up by Soft Matter technologies ?," we will invent revolutionary technologies that can realize a human-machine symbiosis (social harmony & physical fusion) and aim to propose a new form of society.

About Research Project Keio 2040:
KGRI Establishes the "Research Project Keio 2040"
To Disseminate a Global Standard for Sustainable Aging Societies

Press Release:
KGRI Establishes the "Research Project Keio 2040" to Disseminate a Global Standard for Sustainable Aging Societies (2021.05.28)

Roundtable Discussion:
Challenges for the world's first "super-aged society" ―The design of Japan in 2040 as seen by KGRI― (2021.04.22)

Interview:
Yasue Mitsukura: What will a future in which human emotions can be analyzed and controlled look like? (2022.02.22)
Naoji Matsuhisa: What kind of future might we see in soft and stretchable electronics? (2021.11.29)

Dialogue:
Yasue Mitsukura × Masayoshi Kokubo: Considering the relationship between humans and technology from the perspective of "cognitive liberty" (2021.11.5)

Research Papers:
Ultrasound-induced nonlinear oscillations of a spherical bubble in a gelatin gel

SDGs

3. GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING3. GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
7. AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY7. AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
8. DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH8. DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
9. INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE9. INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
11. SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES11. SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
13. CLIMATE ACTION13. CLIMATE ACTION
14. LIFE BELOW WATER14. LIFE BELOW WATER
15. LIFE ON LAND15. LIFE ON LAND
17. PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS17. PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS

Project Members

About Project Members, Researchers

Note: ◎ indicates the project leader

Name Affiliation Position Field of Specialization/Research Interests
◎ Kenji Yasuoka Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Molecular dynamics
Makoto Asai KGRI Project Professor Soft Matter
Hiroaki Onoe Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Nano/Microsystems
Keita Ando Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Fluids engineering, Nonlinear acoustics, Cavitation
Genya Ishigami Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Field robotics, Space exploration, Terramechanics
Hidetoshi Takahashi Faculty of Science and Technology Assistant Professor Sensor, MEMS, Biomechanics
Takeo Kato Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Affective engineering, Generative design
Mayu Muramatsu Faculty of Science and Technology Assistant Professor Solid Mechanics
Noriyoshi Arai Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Molecular Simulation, Soft Matter
Naoji Matsuhisa Faculty of Science and Technology Assistant Professor Stretchable electronics
Aimi Ogawa Faculty of Science and Technology Instructor Architectural Information
Ayuko Hoshino Tokyo Institute of Technology Associate Professor Disease biology, Exosomes
Takamasa Sakai The University of Tokyo Professor Soft Matter
Takuya Katashima The University of Tokyo Project Research Associate Rheology, Baiomaterial
Jun Ogawa Yamagata University Project Associate Professor Soft matter Robotics
Kanako Morita Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute Senior Researcher Sustainable Development
Takumi Kojo STRIVE, Inc. Investment Manager Investment Strategy
Yuta Kurashina Tokyo Institute of Technology Assistant Professor Biomedical engineering
Yoshinori Hirano Graduate School of Science and Technology Project Associate Professor Molecular Simulation
Haruka Oda The University of Tokyo Project Research Associate Biomechanics