Visit by International College of Information Engineering and Automotive Technology
On June 19, Dr. Kado, Group Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat,guided visitors from International College of Information Engineering and Automotive Technology on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by Sendai Meiji Youth University, 48th Class
On June 18, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Sendai Meiji Youth University, 48th Class on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by Sendai Meiji Youth University, 57th Class
On June 17, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Sendai Meiji Youth University, 57th Class on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by Mr. Yoshihiko Kakuta, MEXT Science and Technology Strategist for Human Resource Development Reform and Regional Collaboration Promotion, MEXT
On June 15, Mr. Yoshihiko Kakuta, MEXT Science and Technology Strategist for Human Resource Development Reform and Regional Collaboration Promotion, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), visited NanoTerasu.
At the NanoTerasu meeting room, Dr. Takahashi, Director General of the NanoTerasu Center, provided an overview of NanoTerasu, while Dr. Seino, Vice President of the Photon Science Innovation Center (PhoSIC), introduced the Coalition Use Program. Following the presentations, Mr. Kakuta toured the experimental hall under the guidance of Dr. Takahashi, Dr. Seino, and Prof. Matsuda of the University of Tokyo.
After the tour, Mr. Kakuta exchanged views with Mr. Kawakami, Director of the NanoTerasu Secretariat.
Visit by noyer
On June 15, Dr. Kado, Group Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat,guided visitors from noyer on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by 杜法会
On June 15, Dr. Kado, Group Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat,guided visitors from 杜法会 on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. and its clients
On June 12, Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd. and its clients on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by Nissetsu Co., Ltd.
On June 12, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Nissetsu Co., Ltd. on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Delegation from the Osaka Science & Technology Center Visits NanoTerasu
On June 8, a delegation from the Osaka Science & Technology Center visited NanoTerasu and toured the facility under the guidance of Dr. Masataka Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relation Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat.
Delegation from the Ministry of Finance and Tohoku Local Finance Bureau Visits NanoTerasu
On June 8, Mr. Tamada, Deputy Director of the Investment Planning and Review Office, Research Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance, and Mr. Endo, Senior Investment Examiner of the Financial Affairs Division, Financial Department, Tohoku Local Finance Bureau, together with their delegation, visited NanoTerasu.
At the NanoTerasu meeting room, Mr. Kawakami, Director of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, provided an overview of NanoTerasu, while Dr. Watanabe, Special Advisor to the President of the Photon Science Innovation Center (PhoSIC), introduced the Coalition Use Program. Following the presentations, the delegation toured the experimental hall under the guidance of Mr. Kawakami and Dr. Watanabe.
Development of a New Magnetic Memory Material Controlled by Light — Toward the Realization of Ultra-Fast, Energy-Efficient Next-Generation Memory —
A research group led by Group Leader Seiji Sakai of the Research Center for Quantum Materials and Functionalities, Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute, QST, in collaboration with the University of Hyogo, the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI), Institute of Science Tokyo, and NTT Corporation, has successfully developed, for the first time in the world, a practical material that enables rewriting of magnetic memory records (electron spin orientation) solely by laser pulse irradiation.
QST Press Release (link to QST website):
https://www.qst.go.jp/site/press/20260608.html
Focusing on CMC damage inside the hair caused by sunlight. Potassium hyaluronate has been confirmed to have an effect in suppressing “rebound” of the hair.
Results have been published from hair care research conducted by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., focusing on the internal structure of hair. This study highlights the phenomenon of “reversion of waviness” and presents findings from analyses of hair internal structure using NanoTerasu.
Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. R&D Release (link to Rohto Pharmaceutical website):
https://www.rohto.co.jp/research/researchnews/technologyrelease/2026/0608_01
Visit by Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association
On June 5, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Japan Electrical Manufacturers’ Association on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by TDGC
On June 4, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Transmission and Distribution Grid Council on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
On June 2, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on a tour of NanoTerasu.
The Executive Committee for Coalition Strategy of NanoTerasu (ECCS) held its first Beamline Training Workshop
From May 29 to 30, the Executive Committee for Coalition Strategy of NanoTerasu (ECCS) —comprising academic research institutions participating in the NanoTerasu coalition—held its first beamline training workshop at the Entrepreneur Hall of the Tohoku University SRIS Building and at NanoTerasu.
Tohoku University News (link to Tohoku University website):
https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/2026/06/news20260608-3gev.html
Visit by NUS College Global Experience Programme
On May 28, Dr. Kado, Group Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat,guided visitors from NUS College Global Experience Programme on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Appointed as Science and Technology Education Advisor
Dr. Masataka Kado, Group Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, has been appointed as a Science and Technology Education Advisor to support the enhancement of STEM education by Mr. Nishijo, Director-General of the Science and Technology Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
On May 26, a kickoff meeting was held at MEXT, where Dr. Kado was presented with the certificate of appointment.
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/kagaku/week/mext_03280.html
Visit by Sendai Meiji Youth University, 63rd Class, Group 6
On May 26, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Sendai Meiji Youth University, 63rd Class, Group 6 on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by JTUC-Rengo Yamagata Regional Council · Legislators’ discussion group
On May 26, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from JTUC-Rengo Yamagata Regional Council · Legislators’ discussion group on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by PHP Nagomi Friendship Clubs
On May 25, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from PHP Nagomi Friendship Clubs on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by Japan Environment Research Co., LTD.
On May 25, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Japan Environment Research Co., LTD. on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by Delegation from the Japan Finance Corporation
On May 20, Dr. Kado, Group Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, and Mr. Seino, Vice President of Photon Science Innovation Center, guided visitors from the Japan Finance Corporation on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visualization of the “First Step” in Zeolite Crystallization: Discovery of a New Principle Where the Ordering of Atomic “Twists” Precedes Crystallization
The research group led by Assistant Professor Sho Ninomiya and Professor Maiko Nishibori at the International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart (SRIS), Tohoku University, closely tracked the crystallization process of MWW-type zeolites using oxygen 1s X-ray emission spectroscopy (O 1s XES).
As a result, they found that even before the appearance of crystals, the torsion angle of the O–Si–O–Si linkages in the silicate framework begins to gradually become ordered from a disordered state. Furthermore, this ordering occurs prior to the emergence of long-range order detectable by X-ray diffraction and also progresses ahead of the substantial incorporation of iron (Fe) into the framework.
Tohoku University Press Release (external link):
https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/2026/05/press20260520-02-zeolite.html
Visit by Chemistry and Life Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University
On May 20, Dr. Tomimatsu, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided students from Chemistry and Life Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by Director Kobayashi of the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry and Delegation
On May 19, Mr. Kazuaki Kobayashi, Director of the Natural Resources, Energy and Environment Department of the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, visited NanoTerasu together with his delegation.
At the Visitor Hall, Mr. Kawakami, Director of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, provided an overview of NanoTerasu, followed by an explanation of the coalition use system by Dr. Watanabe, Special Advisor to the Chairman of the Photon Science Innovation Center.
Afterwards, the delegation toured the Experimental Hall under the guidance of Mr. Kawakami and Dr. Watanabe.
Visit by Mr. Hidehito Kawasaki, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs, and President Fujimoto of Suzuka National College of Technology and Delegation
On May 18, Mr. Hidehito Kawasaki, Member of the House of Representatives, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Digital Affairs, and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office, together with Dr. Shinji Fujimoto, President of Suzuka National College of Technology, visited NanoTerasu with their delegation.
At the Visitor Hall, Dr. Koyasu, President of QST, provided an overview of QST’s activities, followed by an introduction to NanoTerasu by Dr. Takahashi, Director General of the NanoTerasu Center. Dr. Takata, Chairman of the Photon Science Innovation Center, then explained the coalition use system.
The delegation subsequently moved to the Experimental Hall, where they toured BL14U, one of the coalition beamlines, the exhibition of NanoTerasu electromagnets, and BL02U, one of the public beamlines.
Visit by Director Ishida of MEXT and Delegation
On May 15, Mr. Yoshiaki Ishida, Director of the University Research Facilitation Division at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), visited NanoTerasu together with his delegation.
At the Visitor Hall, Mr. Kawakami, Director of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, provided an overview of NanoTerasu, followed by an explanation of the coalition use system by Dr. Takata, Chairman of the Photon Science Innovation Center.
Afterwards, the delegation toured the Experimental Hall under the guidance of Dr. Takata, Dr. Nakamura, Director of PhoSIC, and Dr. Kado, Group Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat.
Visit by Taisei Corporation, Tohoku Branch
On May 14, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Taisei Corporation, Tohoku Branch on a tour of NanoTerasu.
Visit by Director Nezu of the Semiconductor and Electronics Division, MEXT, and Delegation
On April 28, Mr. Junya Nezu, Director of the Semiconductor and Electronics Division, Environment and Energy Division, Research and Development Bureau of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), visited NanoTerasu together with his delegation.
At the Visitor Hall, following opening remarks by Mr. Yaita, Deputy Director of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, Dr. Kado, Group Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group, provided an overview of NanoTerasu. Dr. Takata, Chairman of the Photon Science Innovation Center, then explained the coalition use system.
Afterwards, the delegation toured the NanoTerasu linear accelerator, storage ring, and Experimental Hall under the guidance of Dr. Nishimori, Director of the Department of Advanced Synchrotron Radiation Research and Development at the NanoTerasu Center, and Dr. Takata.
