Overview

Mobispace researcher Marc Montagut, PhD, was featured on Science View, the science program of NHK WORLD-JAPAN. In the segment, Marc demonstrated the "rose-petal effect" — the way a rose petal both repels and holds water through its microscopic surface structure — the same biomimetic principle behind the next-generation wearable sweat-sensor research he conducts in Professor Shinjiro Umezu's lab at Waseda University.

Reflecting on the inspiration, Marc recalled that in his rain-scarce hometown of Ibiza, Spain, dew would still collect on forest flowers each morning — an everyday observation that connects directly to the sweat-retention and self-cleaning behavior at the heart of the research.

  • Program: Science View (NHK WORLD-JAPAN)
  • Episode: "Digging for Dinosaurs with Digital Technology"
  • Segment: Rose-petal-inspired wearable sweat-sensor technology
  • Featured Researcher: Marc Montagut, PhD — Mobispace Inc. / Umezu Lab, Waseda University

Watch the program here:

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/2015365/

Background

This feature builds on Marc Montagut's research into a self-cleaning sweat sensor inspired by the microstructures and wetting behavior of rose petals. By biomimetic micro-fabrication of the ion-selective membrane surface, the work achieves both sweat retention and self-cleaning, improving signal stability while broadening the potential for comfortable, everyday wearable health monitoring. The research was previously featured in Waseda University's research news.

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