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On September 16, Mr. Takahashi, Manager and Ms. Takano and Ms. Abe, Staff members from the Promotion and Public Relation Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Ikebana International on a tour of NanoTerasu.

　　

On September 11, Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relation Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Wakabayashi Ward Union Neighborhood Chairman Council on a tour of NanoTerasu.

　

On September 8, Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relation Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided a group of 28 visitors from Tohoku Computer College on a tour of NanoTerasu.

　

　

The research group led by Senior Technical Officer Kota Ueshima and Director Nobuyuki Nishimori of the Accelerator Group at the QST NanoTerasu Center has successfully achieved the early realization of stable operation at a stored current of 400 mA at NanoTerasu. This is a groundbreaking achievement that doubles the synchrotron radiation intensity compared with previous operation.

As a result, the soft X-ray synchrotron radiation supplied by NanoTerasu not only has 100 times the brightness of existing domestic facilities, but also doubles the intensity (photons per second) compared with FY2024. Consequently, the number of samples that can be analyzed using the world’s highest-performance analytical instruments will also double, greatly accelerating research and development in areas such as next-generation device development, innovative materials research, and new discoveries in the life sciences.

QST Press Release
https://www.qst.go.jp/site/press/20250905.html

 

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On September 5, 11 students of National Institute of Technology, Akita College- Tohoku University Department of Materials Science and Engineering Internship visited NanoTerasu. They were guided by Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at NanoTerasu.

　　　　　

On September 4, Dr. Kado and Dr. Tomimatsu of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, together with the staff in charge of each NanoTerasu public beamline, guided the participants of the SpRUC (Specific Synchrotron Radiation Facilities Users Community) Symposium 2025 on a tour of NanoTerasu.

　

On September 3, Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided the participants of the ElyT School (Tohoku University–Université de Lyon Summer School) on a visit to NanoTerasu.

　　

On September 3, members from Japan Electro-Heat Center Technical Committee visited NanoTerasu. They were guided by Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at NanoTerasu.

　

　

On August 29, Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group at the Nano Terasu Secretariat, guided members of the Chubu Atomic power Conference.

　

On August 28, members from Cryogenics and Superconductivity Society of Japan visited NanoTerasu. They were guided by Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group at NanoTerasu.

　　　　　

On August 28, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relations Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided members of the Specialists Center of Port and Airport Engineering.

　　

 

On August 27, 42 students from Komaba Toho Junior and Senior High School visited NanoTerasu. They were guided by Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group at NanoTerasu and Dr. Watanabe, Specially Appointed Professor of Tohoku University.

　　

On August 26, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided the members of the JOPA a tour of NanoTerasu.

　　　

On August 22, Dr. Tomimatsu, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided the members of the Tohoku Branch of the Society of Agricultural Meteorology of Japan a tour of NanoTerasu.

　

On August 22, Executive Director Takeda of QST, Secretary General Kawakami of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, Mr. Masataka Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relation Group, and Director Nishimori of the Research and Development Division guided Executive Director Nagano of the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) and his delegation on their visit to NanoTerasu.

　　　

On August 22, 22 scholarship recipients from NAKATANI foundation visited NanoTerasu. Dr. Yagi, Special Advisor to the President of PhoSIC, lectured and guided to them at NanoTerasu.

　

On August 21, 31 students from Iwate Prefectural Mizusawa High School visited NanoTerasu. They were guided by Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group at NanoTerasu.

　

　

On August 21, Executive Director Takeda of QST, Secretary General Kawakami of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, Director General Takahashi of the NanoTerasu Center, Director Nishimori of the Research and Development Division, Vice President Niibori of the Photon Science Innovation Center (PhoSIC), Vice President Aono, Executive Director Oikawa, President Nakagawa of JASRI, and Managing Director Ando guided Mr. Matsuoka, Senior Officer of the Budget Bureau of the Ministry of Finance, together with Mr. Oda, Senior Officer of the Accounts Division, Minister’s Secretariat, MEXT, and his delegation on their visit to NanoTerasu.

　　　 　

On August 20, 15 students from ANEC Tohoku University Experimental Nuclear Power Internship visited NanoTerasu. They were guided by Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group at NanoTerasu.

On August 18, Secretary General Kawakami of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, Director General Takahashi of the NanoTerasu Center, Director Nishimori of the Research and Development Division, President Takata of the Photon Science Innovation Center (PhoSIC), and Director Oishi of JASRI guided Mr. Fukui, Director for Policy Planning at the Minister’s Secretariat of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), on his visit to NanoTerasu.

　　

On August 8, Secretary General Kawakami of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, Director General Takahashi of the NanoTerasu Center, and President Takata of the Photon Science Innovation Center (PhoSIC) guided the members of Division III of the Science Council of Japan on their visit to NanoTerasu.

　　　

On August 7, Mr. Yaita, Deputy Secretary General of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided the researchers from the Republic of Cuba a tour of NanoTerasu.

　　

We introduced NanoTerasu as part of QST exhibit at the “(Kodomo-Kasumigaseki Kengaku-Day) Children’s Tour of Kasumigaseki (the heart of Japanese politics)” held at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) on August 6 (Wed) and 7 (Thu). On both days, we welcomed many visitors and presentated with QST’s fusion energy research and NanoTerasu incorporating hands-on activities.

　

 

On August 6, Dr. Tomimatsu, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided the members of the Japan Institute of Energy a tour of NanoTerasu.

On August 6, Dr. Tomimatsu, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided the members of the Hokkaido Economic Federation a tour of NanoTerasu.

　

On August 6, Dr. Takahashi, Director General of the NanoTerasu Center; Mr. Kawakami, Director of the NanoTerasu Secretariat; Dr. Takata, President of PhoSIC; Dr. Yugami, Associate Executive Vice President of Tohoku University welcomed Mr.Baba, Director of Science and Technology Policy Bureau, MEXT, and his delegation for a tour of NanoTerasu.

　　　 　

On August 1st, members of “Suurino-Tsubasa” visited NanoTerasu and took special lecture about NanoTerasu and the accelerator by Dr. Nishimori (Director of QST NanoTerasu center).
They are talented young individuals with great potential, and we were impressed by how actively they asked to Dr. Nishimori questions during the lectures and tours.

On August 4, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided the members of the UA Zensen Tokyo Branch a tour of NanoTerasu.

　

　

On August 1, members of Kanagawa Prefectural Science Council visited NanoTerasu. They were guided by Mr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group at NanoTerasu.

On July 29, members of Nagamachi Elementary School Social Studies Class visited NanoTerasu. They were guided by Mr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group at NanoTerasu.