Prof. Sowwan and Prime Minister Abe

A bird’s eye view of the parking lot for LEV vehicles.

Since March 5, members from Shintake’s (in red) group (right side) and Hitachi (left side), the manufacturer, have worked to put together Shintake’s electron microscope. This photo was taken before the microscope had its exterior casing put on. 

The Grand Prize went to Natsuko Hikiji, a student from Hiroshima University majoring in Physics, for her poster and presentation about using piezoelectric materials to produce green energy.

1st Prize went to Haruna Miyazato and Tomomi Shimabukuro from Okinawa National College of Technology (ONCT) for their project on manufacturing anti-aging cosmetics from the discarded peels of the Okinawan citrus fruit, shekwasa.

Japanese Coast Guard and members from the Marine Biophysics Unit and Marine Science Resources Section work together to put the first piece of scientific equipment on the Coast Guard’s navigational buoys.