This is a differential thermal analyser and a few other thermal analysis techinques. This machine was knocked off the bench by the April 2011 earthquake |
This shows the inside of the DTA, including the thermogravimetric balance |
A furnace including a direct cryogenic-quenching unit. |
A valve based ion gauge to assess the vacuum |
The ion guage in operation |
Yuki Murakami (NIMS) showing the shelf which was knocked down by the earthquake. The shelf is now secured to the roof, and has flexible transparent windows |
Scanning electron microscope at the National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba |
This is a glow discharge analyser at NIMS with a depth resolution in nanometres |
The sideways spatial resolution is as illustrated here on an 2 cm square |
A dessicator with electronic humidity controller |
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A high-temperature coating system |
Hideyuki Murakami's desk at the laboratory |
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The rhenium sputter target |
Minature tensile test (or creep test) specimen |
This is a small, home made, thermomechanical simulator for the minature tensile tests. The strain is measured using a laser. |
The minature samples are spark eroded from a solid block |
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Struggling scientist |
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A memorandum of understanding between Germany and Japan on coatings research |
Hideyuki Murakami's students presented their work to Harry |
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The environment near NIMS in Tsukuba |
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This is NIMS |
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Harry, Tomonori Kitashim a and Yuki Murakami in Akihabara (Electronics City) in Tokyo |
Full of people.... |
..... and every imaginable electronic and electrical component. |
It is possible to lose track of time ... |
Us on television. |
The Cambridge mafia meet at an Indian restaurant in Tokyo |
Yuki and Seiji Kuroda, both from NIMS |
Takayuki Kurimura (MHI) and Akirhiro Matsuzaki (JFE) |
Koichi Murakami (who submitted his Ph.D. after two years of research in Cambridge, now at IHI) and Tomonori Kitashima of NIMS |
Yuki, Hidetoshi Fujii (JWRI, Osaka) and Osamu Umezawa (Yokohama Naional University) |
From left to right, Tomoniro, Kazutoshi Ichikawa (Nippon Steel), Harry, Yoshiuki Saito (Waseda University), Toshihiko Koseki (Tokyo University) and Yoko Mitarai (NIMS) |
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Koichi invented a new drink, Soju mixed with Lassi. It was a hit. |
Aarti is a form of whorship |
Located in Tsukuba, this statue of the Buddha is approximately 120 m tall |
Just the index finger is 7 m long |
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Takayuki Kurimura and Harry looking quite tall |
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Harry and Hideyuki Murakami, who was our host |
The statue weighs 4000 tonnes. This is a scale model of the head |
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Guiness book of world records |
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Classical bronze bell. In asian countries, the bell is struck to ring. |
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Poppies |
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Relief on a larger bronze bell |
This is where the bell should be struck |
Inscriptions on the bronze bell |
For incense |
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The statue as it ages, will be covered in patina, and become green. Patina is a corrosion product on bronze, but it actually protects it from further corrosion |
The is the steel structure which supports the head of the Buddha |
And the hand |
The next sequence shows the construction stages |
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It is possible to gather flowers from the garden around the Bhuddha |
This is a gold Buddha donated by the king of Thailand |
This contains some remains of Sakyamuni Buddha |
A buddha donated by Burma |
The bronze on the statue is clad on to the steel and concrete structure, which itself is a museum. The bronze pieces are welded together |
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Buddha was born in northern India |
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Gold leaf can be attached to the statue |
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A stage in the formation of the patina |
A self-portrait |
A meeting in Tsukuba with Drs Takayuki Kurimura (left), Hideaki Takatani and Satoru Zenitani. |
Mathew and Harry have project with MHI, but this is the first physical meeting. |
MHI then took Harry to a vegetarian restaurant in Tsukuba |