WaterEnvironment & WaterEnvironment & WaterEnvironment & WaterEnvironment & laboratory,wearestudyingthenanocarbons(carbonInourinmaterialswithinnovativefunctionsbyprecisestructurecontrolnanometerlevel)representedbythecarbonnanotubewhichisregardedasthe21stcenturymaterial.Byprecisestructurecontrolofhigh-functionalnanocomposite,ultralightweightwire,high-performancelithiumionbatteryandelectricdoublelayercapacitor,nextgenerationfuelcellandhigh-performancemembrane.Carbonisan“oldbutnew”material.Ithasbeenattractingattentionasanadvancedmaterial.nanocarbon,wetheTherearevariouskindsofenvironmentalproblemsrelatedtowaterandflooddisastersallovertheworld.ThemembersofToyotaLab.aredevelopingcountermeasuresforthelakesandriversinNaganoPrefectureagainstsuchproblems.Weusefieldmeasurements,computersimulations,andmapinterpretationsetc.of“themovementofwater”inourresearch.Ourresultswillproduceusefuldataforthefutureadministrativeplansforthelakesandrivers.Nanocarboncanbeappliedtovariousfieldsbyprecisestructurecontrolinatomicandmolecularlevel.Lithiumionbatterythatisusedincellphones,notebookcomputersandelectricvehicleshaveahighperformance,butcapacityisnotstillenough.However,lithiumionbatteryshowhighcapacityofmorethanthecurrent10timesbythenovelnanocarboninthenearfuture.Currently,watershortageisabigproblemallovertheworld.Thecurrentreverseosmosismembranehaveahighperformancebutchemicalresistanceanddurabilityarenotenough,thereforepracticaluseisnotprogressing.So,wewillactivelypromotetheinnovativewaterseparationmembranewithrobustbyusingnanocarbons.itispredictedthat“Weareguestsonearth.”OneoftherealjoysinCivilEngineeringistoinvestigatethenaturalphenomenaandthinkofwaystolivewithandgetalongwithnature.Itisnecessarytothinkofwaystocoexistwithnature,sowedosobyincorporatingtheresultsfromtheresearchesinotherfieldssuchasbiologyandgeologyintoourresearch.Moststudentsareworkingaspublic(government)officials.Somestudentsgotthejobswithconstructioncompaniesandconsultants.OnestudentworksasanITengineer.appliedhavetoStructural models of nanocarbonfamily (left side) and high resolution electron microscope images of double-walled carbon nanotubes.Structural model of robust and high performance membrane using structure controlled nanocarbons.Field measurement on the water current and quality in Lake SuwaMembers work by dividing up the duty on the boat. Flood hazard map from the viewpoint of topography characteristics in Nagano city. (Red and yellow zones are hazard areas.)Kenji TakeuchiAssociate ProfessorGraduated ShinshuUniversity,Main research field insynthesis of nanocarbonsand their applications. Masashi ToyotaAssociateProfessorCompleted master course of graduate school in Kyoto University. Current subject is water current and quality in lakes and rivers.In the FutureIn the FutureAfter GraduationCivil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCivil EngineeringCivil EngineeringChallenge to Environmental Issues using Nanocarbonsof 21st Century MaterialConsider the Water Currentand Quality in Lakes and Rivers
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