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[TV Appearance Announcement] Professor Ikuo Taniguchi of our research lab will be appearing as a commentator on KBS Kyoto's " Kyoto Economic Terrace Kyun to! ". This special feature, themed " Membrane Technology that Converts CO₂ into Energy! ", introduces the cutting-edge efforts of E-SEP Co., Ltd., which is developing unique membrane technology that effectively utilizes CO₂ as a resource. Professor Taniguchi will provide expert commentary on the research and development bei

2026.6.17-18　At the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan, Professor Ikuo Taniguchi delivered an oral presentation titled “Pressure Plasticization of Poly(L-lactic Acid) by the Addition of Baroplastics.” In addition, Master’s second-year students Ryo Tanioka, Sota Kakesu, and Tomoki Tanaka each gave oral presentations on the following topics. ​Tomoki Tanaka (Master’s second-year student) – June 18“Correlation Between Structure and Enzymatic

NHK WORLD-JAPAN’s science program “Science View” will feature the CO₂ separation membrane (hollow fiber membrane) technology being developed in our laboratory. Under the theme “Hollow Fiber Membranes Filter Vital Resource,” the program introduces Japanese advanced technologies contributing to solutions for global and societal challenges, including our laboratory’s research activities and CO₂ separation membrane modules. Broadcast Information Program: NHK WORLD-JAPAN “Science

At the 2026.3.6 25-3 Ecomaterials Symposium , first-year master's student Ryo Tanioka gave a poster presentation titled "Pressure plasticity of degradable polycarbonate/polyester block copolymers," and first-year master's student Sota Kakesu gave a poster presentation titled "Plasticization effect of polystyrene by adding core-shell baroplastics."

On January 23, 2026, the 6th Advanced Membrane Engineering Research Promotion Organization Specific Theme Forum was held at the Takikawa Memorial Academic Exchange Hall on the Rokkodai Campus 1 of Kobe University, where Professor Ikuo Taniguchi from our laboratory gave a lecture on "CO₂ Separation by Facilitated Transport Membranes and the Creation of Biomass Plastics." After each presentation in the forum, there was a question and answer session, giving students from our l

2025.12.15-20 At the Pacifichem 2025 (Honolulu, Hawaii) , Postdoctoral Researcher Neha Sharma and second-year Master’s students Takaya Okazaki and Yutaro Shimizu, delivered oral and poster presentations on the following research topics. [Oral Presentations] Neha Sharma (Postdoctoral Researcher) 　「Pressure-responsive polymers as enhancers for the processing and recycling of poly (L-Lactide)」 [Poster Presentation] Takaya Okazaki (2nd-year Master’s Student) 　「Low-temperature flo