High School Students Using NanoTerasu

NanoTerasu is the first synchrotron radiation facility in Japan to make the experimental hall — the area where users conduct experiments — accessible without being designated as a controlled radiation area.
As a result, people who are not licensed radiation workers, such as high school students, can also use the facility.
In fact, while previous synchrotron facilities in Japan did not allow high school students to use synchrotron radiation, NanoTerasu has already welcomed students from three different high schools to conduct experiments using its powerful light.

October 17, 2023 — Miyagi Prefectural Agricultural High School
First-ever use of NanoTerasu by high school students
Students analyzed “Sendai Beef” using NanoTerasu, which is often called a “giant microscope.” Their goal was to explore whether the deliciousness of Sendai Beef could be visualized using synchrotron radiation.
・Miyagi TV News (Japanese)
・KHB East Japan Broadcasting (Japanese)

February 21, 2024 — Fukushima Prefectural Asaka High School
Students from Asaka High School conducted experiments at NanoTerasu.
・Instagram post (Japanese)

February 27, 2024 — Miyagi Prefectural Furukawa Reimei High School
Third high school in Japan, second in Miyagi Prefecture, to use NanoTerasu
Students from Furukawa Reimei High School participated in a hands-on synchrotron radiation experiment at NanoTerasu.
・School blog (Japanese)