Department of Material's Infrastructure
In order to make breakthroughs by advanced materials characterization
and manufacturing technologies. NIMS is engaged in the development of infrastructure technologies and shares its large-scale facilities and world’s top level advanced equipment with outside researchers.
Managing Director's Greeting
- Managing Director
- Shigeo Tanuma
Toward further development of materials science and technology, we, as a core institute in Japan, have been developing and sharing keytechnologies of world top-level large facilities and cutting-edge equipments for making a break-through by using the fabrication and analysis techniques. We are providing a lot of opportunities to the oversea and domestic users to access such our facilities as high voltage electron microscopes, high field magnets, contract beamline at SPring-8, and analysis support instruments. We also try to play a major role on materials researches by the continuous creating and updating of various materials data-bases. This materials information strengthens intellectual infrastructures in Japan. Furthermore, three groups of high voltage electron microscopes, high field magnets and contract beamline, together with nanotechnology innovation center form NIMS center for Nanotechnology Network which is supported as user facilities by the Ministry of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
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High Voltage Electron Microscopy Station
The High Voltage Electron Microscopy Stat ion is involved in improvement of dynamic atomic/molecular observation techniques and spatial resolution and the development of remote operation systems, etc., for the purposes of technical development and shared use of various types of transmission electron microscopes.
High Magnetic Field Station
The High Magnetic Field Station is a facility with a concentrated lineup of the world’s highest level high field magnets, and is a user facility which is open to external researchers,not only in the materials field, but also biology, and other fields.
NIMS Beamline Station at SPring-8
The NIMS contract beamline in SPring-8 makes it possible to obtain high brightness monochromatic X-rays across an extremely wide energy range, enabling analysis of crystal and electron structures.
Materials Database Station
The Materials Database Station provides t he world's largest level materials database MatNavi via the internet http://mits.nims.go.jp/en/ for use in the development of materials and optimum selection and use of materials, etc.
Materials Analysis Station
The Materials Analysis Station provides analysis information with higher reliability to all researchers through the development of new analysis instruments and techniques that are suitable for new materials.
