Scientific Foundations
Learn the foundations of materials, fluids, structures, and computation through real phenomena.
EDUCATION
Learning through
mechanics and design.
We connect scientific understanding with creative practice and cultivate people who can ask questions, test ideas, and improve independently.
EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES
Learning by making,
testing, and reflecting.
By moving between mechanics and design, students experience understanding phenomena, developing ideas, testing them, and improving them. The goal is not merely to memorize answers, but to learn how to frame questions, experiment, and learn again.
Human-centered Design
Consider challenges and value not only from a technical perspective, but also from the perspectives of users, society, and experience.
Prototyping
Use sketches, CAD, simulation, and prototypes to make ideas tangible early.
Iteration
Revisit hypotheses through experiments and feedback, and improve toward better solutions.
LEARNING APPROACH
Smart Prototyping
as a learning cycle.
We apply the laboratory methodology to education, emphasizing iterative learning through visualization, understanding, design, prototyping, and testing.
- 01Explore
Observe phenomena, users, and social contexts to identify questions.
- 02Understand
Understand the structure of a challenge through mechanics, experiments, and data.
- 03Create
Generate multiple ideas and develop them into design concepts.
- 04Prototype
Make hypotheses tangible through physical and digital prototypes.
- 05Test
Test the validity of a design through experiments and user responses.
- 06Reflect
Articulate the results and connect them to the next design or research step.
FROM IDEA TO EVIDENCE
Ideas become
objects, data, and insight.
Prototyping is not only a step toward a finished product. It is a way to externalize ideas, compare alternatives, support discussion, and generate new questions.
EDUCATION & CO-CREATION
Connecting disciplines,
people, and society.
In addition to laboratory education, we engage in engineering design, prototyping, industry-linked learning, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Engineering Design
Integrate human-centered design, design thinking, and systems thinking into engineering education.
Mechanics Education
Connect mechanics of materials, solid mechanics, fluids, and multiphysics to understanding and design.
Prototyping Education
Design hands-on learning using 3D printers, CAD, laser cutters, and experiments.
Industry-linked Projects
Enable diverse participants to learn together and create value around real challenges from industry and society.
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