Research Explained:

These articles introduce our laboratory’s research in an accessible way.

• Interview with students in Yoshida Laboratory (Power Academy, “People in Electrical Engineering”).

• Introduction for junior and senior high school students (Kawaijuku Miraibook, “Creating a Small Artificial Brain on a Microchip”).

• Essay on our research (Chuo Online, “Machines Becoming Biological and Organisms Becoming Machines”).

Technologies You Can Learn in Our Laboratory:

You can learn the following technologies in Yoshida Laboratory. They are covered in depth through laboratory research and graduate courses. We also plan to add introductory explanations to this page. In the meantime, tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini may help you explore these topics.

Organic electronics, bioelectronics, bio-MEMS, semiconductor microfabrication, printing technologies, flexible electronics, wearable electronics, skin electronics (E-skin), cyborg technologies, biofuel cells, hydrogel batteries, microneedles, electroosmotic flow, soft robotics, cell culture, organic polymers, aerogels, porous materials, neural engineering and skin engineering.

Skills in semiconductor microfabrication, cell culture and analysis, and chemical synthesis and analysis

Course Information:

Course materials are normally distributed through manaba, but are also available from the links below. Each page requires the password announced in class.

We plan to publish an electronic circuits textbook and introductory articles on organic electronics and bioelectronics.

  1. Electronic Circuits 1 (required course, second year, autumn semester). Details: syllabus
  2. Electronic Circuits 2 (elective course, third year, spring semester). Details: syllabus
  3. Advanced Organic Electronics (graduate course). Details: syllabus
  4. Advanced Bioelectronics (graduate course). Details: syllabus