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X-ray monochromator

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 20:40


Some special experiences about X-ray monochromator.

Overnight experiment

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 10:32


For nearly 40 years, I have been involved in the experiments at synchrotron and neutron facilities. As is quite often, the work can be overnight work. Actually, I have just come back from such work. I'm now over 60 years old, but it is OK. I will tell you some of secrets.

Generation of X-rays

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 17:25


Physical principle of X-ray generation is explained.

Battle of the Alamo

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 3:39


Some impression about the Alamo, which is a historical place in San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Africa

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 6:46


Personal past memory about Africa - exciting place and wonderful people.

Zhuge Liang - Genius strategist

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 5:49


A short talk on Zhuge Liang, who lived in the three kingdoms era (early 3rd century) in China as a genius military advisor and strategist.

Sapiens in the most globalized era and the future

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 5:09


Introduction of "Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow" authored by Yuval Noah Harari in 2015.

Significance of learning original books

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 8:21


My personal opinion about the significance of learning original books. When you are a beginner, this would be apparent. But it is more important to continue this even after you become an expert.

Random walk

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 3:15


Short explanation about random walk, which was first introduced by Karl Pearson in 1905, and is now widely used to understand and predict the complex system in a quantitative way.

Happiness and scientific revolution

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 7:00


Short explanation on Chapters 19 and 20 in "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" authored by Yuval Noah Harari.

Thunderbirds

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 4:59


Brief explanation about the 1965 British TV program, "Thunderbirds", which described how the international rescue (IR) led by Jeff Tracy contributed to the world by the full use of cutting edge sciences.

Styles of individual and community in the scientific revolution era

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 8:00


Short explanation on Chapters 17 and 18 in "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" authored by Yuval Noah Harari.

Online seminar

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 6:47


Recent experience of monthly internet-based meetings for highly reliable X-ray analysis for modern industries.

When we were orphans

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 9:54


Personal impression on Kazuo Ishiguro's 2000 novel, "When We Were Orphans".

Dinosaur extinction

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 6:42


Brief explanation on the mystery of K-Pg boundary - 66M years ago, why and how most dinosaurs became extinct.

Supercritical fluid

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 4:40


Very short guide to start simple supercritical CO2 experiments.

Gambler's fallacy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 5:22


Short explanation about possible misunderstanding on the probability, known as Gambler's fallacy.

Hume-Rothery rules

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 4:33


Short explanation about the rules on the structures of solid solution, that is famous as Hume-Rothery rules.

Fermi estimation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 3:38


Short explanation on the useful order estimation, which is often called after Professor Fermi.

Meteorite fall

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 4:28


Short explanation about the fall of meteorites flying from the universe to the earth, causing explosion in air during falling and sometimes heavy collision at the ground.

Taxi number 1729

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 3:04


Short explanation about the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan's famous episode, taxi number 1729.

Discovery of neutrons

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 5:28


Short history explaining how neutrons were discovered.

Rapidly quenched metals and alloys

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 6:26


Brief explanation about the discovery of Au-Si non-crystalline phase in 1960 and later progresses of rapidly quenched materials.

Lightning

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 5:18


Short explanation about historically famous lightning disaster happened in the emperor's habitual residence in Kyoto, Japan, in 930.

Discovery of X-rays

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 8:18


Short explanation of the history of Dr. Rontgen's discovery of X-rays in 1895.

Microplastics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 5:29


Short explanation on environmental problems caused by microplastics.

First nuclear reactor built in football pitch

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 4:03


Short history of Chicago Pile-1, the world first nuclear reactor built by Professor Enrico Fermi and his team.

Tsunami

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 5:32


Short talk on the giant earthquake and tsunami.

Coastline paradox

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 4:32


Short explanation on the coastline paradox, how the whole length of the coast line of Japan depends on the scale used for the measurement.

Center of the earth

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 4:26


Short explanation on the Jules Gabriel Verne's 1864 novel, "Voyage au centre de la Terre".

Safe return to the earth

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 6:29


Short introduction of the Apollo 13 accidents in space and the safe return to the earth.

Wavelet analysis

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 5:34


Short explanation on the history of Wavelet transform analysis.

Friday 13th

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 3:43


Short talk on the history of Friday 13th, and my plan on the next Friday 13th (November 13, 2020).

Cryo-microscope

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 4:40


Brief explanation on latest progresses of cryo-electron microscope and cryo-X-ray microscope.

Thomas the tank engine and Kenji from Japan

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 4:29


Short talk on the new character, the fastest train, Kenji from Japan, appearing in the latest season 24 in "Thomas and Friends".

Ozone hole

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 4:29


Short and comprehensive introduction about ozone hole.

X-ray analysis on Mars

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 7:05


Short introduction on the X-ray experiments done by NASA's Mars rover.

Scintillator

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 8:25


A brief explanation about scintillating crystals, which can be used for visualizing invisible radiation.

British accent

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 5:12


Some short stories about British accent.

Arsenic poisoning

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 8:58


Some stories on arsenic poisoning and contribution of modern analytical methods.

Rare earth elements

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 5:34


Brief explanation about the significance of rare earth elements (15 lanthanides elements plus yttrium and scandium).

Computer programming for 40 years

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 9:33


Memory of 40 years' experience about computer programming for scientific research.

Avoid too much hardworking in the lab

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 5:06


Explaining the reason why I recommend to take enough rest and good sleep for tomorrow.

The buried giant

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 7:20


Personal impression on Kazuo Ishiguro's 2015 novel, "The Buried Giant".

Never let me go

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 4:45


Personal impression on Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel, "Never Let Me Go".

The remains of the day

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 7:30


Personal impression on Kazuo Ishiguro's 1989 novel, "The Remains of the Day".

A pale view of hills

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 6:13


Personal impression on Kazuo Ishiguro's 1982 novel, "A Pale View of Hills".

Liar's Paradox

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 4:41


Brief explanation on one of confusing logical paradoxes, Liar's Paradox.

Why do we need trace element analysis?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 5:29


Brief explanation on the significance of trace element analysis.

Accelerator as a light source

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 7:40


Brief explanation about modern accelerators used as light sources rather than for particle physics.

Zirconia Ceramics

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 4:50


Explaining basic properties of zirconia ceramics.

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