Many people see lightning flashes in the hanging dark clouds and below the clouds. At the moment the lightning flashes, the electric currents are flowing in the lightning. ...
In the future fusion reactor, plasma is confined by using the magnetic field inside the doughnut-shaped vacuum vessel. ...
The Large Helical Device (LHD) generates strong magnetic fields to confine plasma by cooling the large superconducting magnet to an extremely low temperature of -270K. ...
National Institute for Fusion Science(NIFS) enters into academic agreements with universities and laboratories around the world to promote many collaborative research projects. ....
In the Large Helical Device, in order to generate a magnetic field for confining plasma, using liquid helium we cool the helical coils to a temperature of – 270 degrees Celsius. ...
In physics research “symmetry” is an extremely important concept. What is symmetry? For example, when we fold a star mark ✩ in half vertically through the center, the folded mark will perfectly overlap. ...
The word “flow” is commonly heard in phrases such as “flow of the river,” “air flow” (current and wind), and “the flow of people.” ...
In the future fusion reactor, the blanket, which is an important equipment for generating electricity, will be installed. ...
In order to achieve fusion energy, it is necessary to confine high-temperature plasma in the magnetic field for a long period of time. ...
The term “virtual reality” is heard frequently. At the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) is an immersive virtual reality device called the CompleXcope. ...
When observed over a long period of time, there are phenomena that will occur certainly some day and for which it is difficult to accurately when an event will occur. ...
The National Institutes of Natural Sciences has held the “Natural Sciences Research Symposium” since 2005. At this conference, researchers explain leading edge research in the sciences to the general public in an easy to understand manner. ...
The Large Helical Device (LHD) is used not only by the National Institute for Fusion Science, but also jointly by researchers at universities throughout Japan. Further, when the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) under construction at present is completed and operation begins, researchers around the world will begin to conduct collaborative research by utilizing ITER. ...
In phenomena occurring in nature and in society, it is often commented that "Something may happen at any time, but it is difficult to predict when that something may occur. ...
Recently, throughout Japan wild boars, or inoshishi, and other wild animals have been sighted and reported in the news. ...
In the Large Helical Device (LHD) we confine high temperature plasma in the magnetic field. Plasma consists of electrons and ions that have borne electrical charge (charged particles). ...
When we heat water in a pan on the stove, the water at the bottom of the pan is heated and the temperature of all the water in the pan increases. ...