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On September 25, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Japan Cable Television Engineering Association Tohoku Branchon a tour of NanoTerasu.

　　　

On September 24, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relations Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided members of Fukurokuju-no-Kai on a visit to NanoTerasu.

　　　　

On September 24, Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relation Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided a group of 48 visitors from Tohoku Computer College on a tour of NanoTerasu.

　　

On September 22, Secretary general Mr.Kawakami and leader of the Promotion and Public Relations Group Dr.Kado of the NanoTerasu Secretariat led 43 students of Miyagi Prefecture Sendai Daiichi High School a tour of NanoTerasu.

　　

 

JASRI set up a booth at the 136th Catalysis Symposium, which is being held at Tohoku University’s Aobayama Campus.

Through the booth exhibition and poster displays, JASRI introduced the facility’s overview and user programs, while also providing consultation on facility use.

　

On September 19, Dr. Kado, Leader of the Promotion and Public Relation Group of the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Japan Society for Design Engineering 50th Anniversary Research Presentation and Lecture Meeting of the Tohoku Branch on a tour of NanoTerasu.

　　

The original NanoTerasu tote paper bag and stickers are now ready!
We’ll be making the most of them at various public relations events.
Look forward to it!

On September 18, Mr. Takahashi, Manager of the Promotion and Public Relation Group at the NanoTerasu Secretariat, guided visitors from Shiogama District Disaster Prevention and Safety Association.

　　　　

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 the morning of September 16, NHK reported on a meeting in Sendai between representatives of Keidanren and the Tohoku business community.

During the broadcast, it was introduced that the Tohoku Economic Federation has implemented a scheme that allows participating companies to jointly share the membership fee of 50 million yen, in order to make the world-class synchrotron radiation facility “NanoTerasu” in Sendai more accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/sendai/20250919/6000033111.html

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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NanoTerasu Reaches Double Brightness — Enabling High-Resolution Analysis (Denki Shimbun)
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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.