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What’s new

7, Apr. 2023.
The modification in order to improve the function on MXCT2 (Comscantecno ScanXmate) has begun. This remodeling work is made possible by the in-depth knowledge and technology of Voxelworks, Inc.

お知らせ：JAMSTECの所有するマイクロフォーカスX線CT装置（Comscantechno ScanXmate Series）の機能向上のための改修工事が始まりました。マイクロＸ線CT装置について、深い知識と技術をお持ちの株式会社Voxel Worksさまに委託し、これを実施いたします。

27, Jan, 2023.
The XCT analysis for volcanic rocks has been completed. (Sample accepted ID: #04-2022)

13, Jan, 2023.
The first X-ray CT measurements of this year was from the recent and Cretaceous radiolarians.
Can you tell which is the Cretaceous one?

29, Dec, 2022.
The last person who analyzed this year was a master course student at Kanazawa University. He was scanning the modern planktic foraminifera Globigerina bulloides to improve the taxonomic criteria.

I wish you a great master thesis!

14, Dec, 2022.
A patent (domestic) has been granted for bulk density measurement of marine plankton using MXCT!

11, Nov, 2022.
Our new research paper has been published in Nature Communications!

DOI:10.1038/s41467-022-33753-4

Press Release (JAMSTEC)
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/j/about/press_release/20221111/
New method reveals carbon distribution of the past in the Southern Ocean (MARUM)
https://www.marum.de/en/Discover/New-method-reveals-carbon-distribution-of-the-past-in-the-Southern-Ocean.html

1, Nov, 2022.
MXCT maintenance by Comscantechno co.ltd (JOHNAN) has been discontinued, and a contract has been started with a new company, Voxel Works, co. ltd.

お知らせ：JAMSTECの所有するすべてのマイクロフォーカスX線CT装置（MXCT）について、コムスキャンテクノ株式会社（JOHNAN株式会社）様による全てのメンテナンス作業を終了とし、同業務を株式会社ボクセルワークス様へ委託することといたしました。

29, Aug, 2022.
Students from Kochi University visited our laboratory and analyzed the morphology of planktonic foraminifera collected from the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean.

14, Aug, 2022.
The TV program "Science Zero" was aired on NHK on July 14th. The theme was "ocean acidification". It was broadcasted about our MXCT lab and research.

https://www.nhk.jp/p/zero/ts/XK5VKV7V98/episode/te/R6V229XXJN/

11, July, 2022.
We cooperated with a Japanese TV station (NHK) to produce a TV program, which will be aired nationwide on July 17 at 9:00 pm, JST.

Title: NHK Special “Changing Ocean: The creeping threat of ocean acidification”
（邦題：「海の異変　しのびよる酸性化の脅威」
(URL: https://www.nhk.jp/p/special/ts/2NY2QQLPM3/episode/te/833529G9Q5/)

8, July, 2022.
A graduate student set a record by analyzing the shell morphology of the planktonic foraminifera Globigerina bulloides, with over 180 individuals in 5 days. Congratulations! A vast amount of analysis awaits after this. ;)

15, June, 2022.
Work to replace with a brand-new X-ray source unit (product by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.). It’s so heavy, 81 kg!

9, June, 2022.
The morphological analysis of otoliths of fishes had been started.
(accepted ID: #1, 2022)

6, June, 2022.
We have succeeded in acquiring a "ghost" (donuts-like brighter image) on the X-ray tube mounted on the microfocus X-ray CT. This is a fundamental problem resulting from a structural issue with the X-ray tube, but some measures are needed to fix it.

1. June, 2022.
We have started an investigation of morphological changes of shellfish and the effect of ocean acidification in the Tokyo bay together with the Japanese TV station.

10. May, 2022.
Morphological analysis was restarted for fossils, planktic forams. (Sample Accept ID: #04_2021)

6. April, 2022.
The latest 3D reconstructed image of radiolarian fossils since MXCT was repaired.The problem seems to have been resolved successfully.

12. Mar, 2022.
The morphological analysis of gastropod shells of coastal areas of Japan has finished. (accepted ID: #10, 2021)

11, Mar, 2022.
The first light after MXCT recovered.

Nassarius, sp., Gastropoda.

11, Mar, 2022.
The MXCTs have temporarily recovered their function. It had stopped for 5 months!

We will resume analysis little by little from today.
We apologize for the inconvenience for all of the customers.

27, Feb, 2022.
Lubrication oil replacement for the 1st vacuum pump.

24, Dec, 2021.
Merry Christmas!
The leakage test of X-ray. Some “hotspots” had been identified. We have to fix this issue asap.

28, Oct. 2021.
We are currently repairing the MXCT1 sample rotation stage due to a defect in the XY axis. :(
Sample analysis will be stopped for at least two weeks.

4, Oct. 2021.
Observation of Phaeodarian skeletal structure for university students.

29, Sep. 2021.
Press release of our new paper

http://www.jamstec.go.jp/rcgc/e/topics/index.html#202109kimopy

“New evaluation of species-specific biogenic silica flux of radiolarians (Rhizaria) in the western Arctic Ocean using microfocus X-ray computed tomography” by Ikenoue et al, 2021. Limnology and Oceanography, in press.

9, Sep. 2021.
We provided 28 images of living planktic forams and 4 X-ray microtomographic images of larger benthic forams for the Toyama Science Museum, Japan.

Microfocus X-ray CT lab News

What’s new

7, Apr. 2023.
The modification in order to improve the function on MXCT2 (Comscantecno ScanXmate) has begun. This remodeling work is made possible by the in-depth knowledge and technology of Voxelworks, Inc.

27, Jan, 2023.
The XCT analysis for volcanic rocks has been completed. (Sample accepted ID: #04-2022)

13, Jan, 2023.
The first X-ray CT measurements of this year was from the recent and Cretaceous radiolarians.
Can you tell which is the Cretaceous one?

29, Dec, 2022.
The last person who analyzed this year was a master course student at Kanazawa University. He was scanning the modern planktic foraminifera Globigerina bulloides to improve the taxonomic criteria.

14, Dec, 2022.
A patent (domestic) has been granted for bulk density measurement of marine plankton using MXCT!

11, Nov, 2022.
Our new research paper has been published in Nature Communications!

1, Nov, 2022.
MXCT maintenance by Comscantechno co.ltd (JOHNAN) has been discontinued, and a contract has been started with a new company, Voxel Works, co. ltd.

29, Aug, 2022.
Students from Kochi University visited our laboratory and analyzed the morphology of planktonic foraminifera collected from the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean.

14, Aug, 2022.
The TV program "Science Zero" was aired on NHK on July 14th. The theme was "ocean acidification". It was broadcasted about our MXCT lab and research.

11, July, 2022.
We cooperated with a Japanese TV station (NHK) to produce a TV program, which will be aired nationwide on July 17 at 9:00 pm, JST.

8, July, 2022.
A graduate student set a record by analyzing the shell morphology of the planktonic foraminifera Globigerina bulloides, with over 180 individuals in 5 days. Congratulations! A vast amount of analysis awaits after this. ;)

15, June, 2022.
Work to replace with a brand-new X-ray source unit (product by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.). It’s so heavy, 81 kg!

9, June, 2022.
The morphological analysis of otoliths of fishes had been started.
(accepted ID: #1, 2022)

6, June, 2022.
We have succeeded in acquiring a "ghost" (donuts-like brighter image) on the X-ray tube mounted on the microfocus X-ray CT. This is a fundamental problem resulting from a structural issue with the X-ray tube, but some measures are needed to fix it.

1. June, 2022.
We have started an investigation of morphological changes of shellfish and the effect of ocean acidification in the Tokyo bay together with the Japanese TV station.

10. May, 2022.
Morphological analysis was restarted for fossils, planktic forams. (Sample Accept ID: #04_2021)

6. April, 2022.
The latest 3D reconstructed image of radiolarian fossils since MXCT was repaired.The problem seems to have been resolved successfully.

12. Mar, 2022.
The morphological analysis of gastropod shells of coastal areas of Japan has finished. (accepted ID: #10, 2021)

11, Mar, 2022.
The first light after MXCT recovered.

11, Mar, 2022.
The MXCTs have temporarily recovered their function. It had stopped for 5 months!

27, Feb, 2022.
Lubrication oil replacement for the 1st vacuum pump.

24, Dec, 2021.
Merry Christmas!
The leakage test of X-ray. Some “hotspots” had been identified. We have to fix this issue asap.

28, Oct. 2021.
We are currently repairing the MXCT1 sample rotation stage due to a defect in the XY axis. :(
Sample analysis will be stopped for at least two weeks.

4, Oct. 2021.
Observation of Phaeodarian skeletal structure for university students.

29, Sep. 2021.
Press release of our new paper

9, Sep. 2021.
We provided 28 images of living planktic forams and 4 X-ray microtomographic images of larger benthic forams for the Toyama Science Museum, Japan.

30, Aug. 2021.
Morpholgical analysis of deep-sea samples by MXCT1 completed. (Sample Accept ID:# 04_2021)

6, Aug. 2021.
Morphological analysis was started for the Atlantic plankton samples by MXCT2 (Sample Accept ID: # 05_2021)

1, Aug. 2021.
Morphological analysis was started for IODP core samples by MXCT1. (Sample Accept ID:# 04_2021)

7, July, 2021.
The first trial of Amphibian’s skeleton. The frog! (Sample Accept ID: #03_2021)

28, Jun, 2021.
Morphological analysis was started for fossils, planktic forams! (Sample Accept ID: #02_2021)

29, May, 2021.
This year’s contract analysis was started by MXCT1. The first one was IODP sample. (Sample Accept ID: #01_2021)

Microfocus X-ray CT lab News

What’s new

7, Apr. 2023. The modification in order to improve the function on MXCT2 (Comscantecno ScanXmate) has begun. This remodeling work is made possible by the in-depth knowledge and technology of Voxelworks, Inc.

27, Jan, 2023. The XCT analysis for volcanic rocks has been completed. (Sample accepted ID: #04-2022)

13, Jan, 2023. The first X-ray CT measurements of this year was from the recent and Cretaceous radiolarians. Can you tell which is the Cretaceous one?

29, Dec, 2022. The last person who analyzed this year was a master course student at Kanazawa University. He was scanning the modern planktic foraminifera Globigerina bulloides to improve the taxonomic criteria.

14, Dec, 2022. A patent (domestic) has been granted for bulk density measurement of marine plankton using MXCT!

11, Nov, 2022. Our new research paper has been published in Nature Communications!

1, Nov, 2022. MXCT maintenance by Comscantechno co.ltd (JOHNAN) has been discontinued, and a contract has been started with a new company, Voxel Works, co. ltd.

29, Aug, 2022. Students from Kochi University visited our laboratory and analyzed the morphology of planktonic foraminifera collected from the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean.

14, Aug, 2022. The TV program "Science Zero" was aired on NHK on July 14th. The theme was "ocean acidification". It was broadcasted about our MXCT lab and research.

11, July, 2022. We cooperated with a Japanese TV station (NHK) to produce a TV program, which will be aired nationwide on July 17 at 9:00 pm, JST.

8, July, 2022. A graduate student set a record by analyzing the shell morphology of the planktonic foraminifera Globigerina bulloides, with over 180 individuals in 5 days. Congratulations! A vast amount of analysis awaits after this. ;)

15, June, 2022. Work to replace with a brand-new X-ray source unit (product by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.). It’s so heavy, 81 kg!

9, June, 2022. The morphological analysis of otoliths of fishes had been started. (accepted ID: #1, 2022)

6, June, 2022. We have succeeded in acquiring a "ghost" (donuts-like brighter image) on the X-ray tube mounted on the microfocus X-ray CT. This is a fundamental problem resulting from a structural issue with the X-ray tube, but some measures are needed to fix it.

1. June, 2022. We have started an investigation of morphological changes of shellfish and the effect of ocean acidification in the Tokyo bay together with the Japanese TV station.

10. May, 2022. Morphological analysis was restarted for fossils, planktic forams. (Sample Accept ID: #04_2021)

6. April, 2022. The latest 3D reconstructed image of radiolarian fossils since MXCT was repaired.The problem seems to have been resolved successfully.

12. Mar, 2022. The morphological analysis of gastropod shells of coastal areas of Japan has finished. (accepted ID: #10, 2021)

11, Mar, 2022. The first light after MXCT recovered.

11, Mar, 2022. The MXCTs have temporarily recovered their function. It had stopped for 5 months!

27, Feb, 2022. Lubrication oil replacement for the 1st vacuum pump.

24, Dec, 2021. Merry Christmas! The leakage test of X-ray. Some “hotspots” had been identified. We have to fix this issue asap.

28, Oct. 2021. We are currently repairing the MXCT1 sample rotation stage due to a defect in the XY axis. :( Sample analysis will be stopped for at least two weeks.

4, Oct. 2021. Observation of Phaeodarian skeletal structure for university students.

29, Sep. 2021. Press release of our new paper

9, Sep. 2021. We provided 28 images of living planktic forams and 4 X-ray microtomographic images of larger benthic forams for the Toyama Science Museum, Japan.

30, Aug. 2021. Morpholgical analysis of deep-sea samples by MXCT1 completed. (Sample Accept ID:# 04_2021)

6, Aug. 2021. Morphological analysis was started for the Atlantic plankton samples by MXCT2 (Sample Accept ID: # 05_2021)

1, Aug. 2021. Morphological analysis was started for IODP core samples by MXCT1. (Sample Accept ID:# 04_2021)

7, July, 2021. The first trial of Amphibian’s skeleton. The frog! (Sample Accept ID: #03_2021)

28, Jun, 2021. Morphological analysis was started for fossils, planktic forams! (Sample Accept ID: #02_2021)

29, May, 2021. This year’s contract analysis was started by MXCT1. The first one was IODP sample. (Sample Accept ID: #01_2021)

7, Apr. 2023.
The modification in order to improve the function on MXCT2 (Comscantecno ScanXmate) has begun. This remodeling work is made possible by the in-depth knowledge and technology of Voxelworks, Inc.

27, Jan, 2023.
The XCT analysis for volcanic rocks has been completed. (Sample accepted ID: #04-2022)

13, Jan, 2023.
The first X-ray CT measurements of this year was from the recent and Cretaceous radiolarians.
Can you tell which is the Cretaceous one?

29, Dec, 2022.
The last person who analyzed this year was a master course student at Kanazawa University. He was scanning the modern planktic foraminifera Globigerina bulloides to improve the taxonomic criteria.

14, Dec, 2022.
A patent (domestic) has been granted for bulk density measurement of marine plankton using MXCT!

11, Nov, 2022.
Our new research paper has been published in Nature Communications!

1, Nov, 2022.
MXCT maintenance by Comscantechno co.ltd (JOHNAN) has been discontinued, and a contract has been started with a new company, Voxel Works, co. ltd.

29, Aug, 2022.
Students from Kochi University visited our laboratory and analyzed the morphology of planktonic foraminifera collected from the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean.

14, Aug, 2022.
The TV program "Science Zero" was aired on NHK on July 14th. The theme was "ocean acidification". It was broadcasted about our MXCT lab and research.

11, July, 2022.
We cooperated with a Japanese TV station (NHK) to produce a TV program, which will be aired nationwide on July 17 at 9:00 pm, JST.

8, July, 2022.
A graduate student set a record by analyzing the shell morphology of the planktonic foraminifera Globigerina bulloides, with over 180 individuals in 5 days. Congratulations! A vast amount of analysis awaits after this. ;)

15, June, 2022.
Work to replace with a brand-new X-ray source unit (product by Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.). It’s so heavy, 81 kg!

9, June, 2022.
The morphological analysis of otoliths of fishes had been started.
(accepted ID: #1, 2022)

6, June, 2022.
We have succeeded in acquiring a "ghost" (donuts-like brighter image) on the X-ray tube mounted on the microfocus X-ray CT. This is a fundamental problem resulting from a structural issue with the X-ray tube, but some measures are needed to fix it.

1. June, 2022.
We have started an investigation of morphological changes of shellfish and the effect of ocean acidification in the Tokyo bay together with the Japanese TV station.

10. May, 2022.
Morphological analysis was restarted for fossils, planktic forams. (Sample Accept ID: #04_2021)

6. April, 2022.
The latest 3D reconstructed image of radiolarian fossils since MXCT was repaired.The problem seems to have been resolved successfully.

12. Mar, 2022.
The morphological analysis of gastropod shells of coastal areas of Japan has finished. (accepted ID: #10, 2021)

11, Mar, 2022.
The first light after MXCT recovered.

11, Mar, 2022.
The MXCTs have temporarily recovered their function. It had stopped for 5 months!

27, Feb, 2022.
Lubrication oil replacement for the 1st vacuum pump.

24, Dec, 2021.
Merry Christmas!
The leakage test of X-ray. Some “hotspots” had been identified. We have to fix this issue asap.

28, Oct. 2021.
We are currently repairing the MXCT1 sample rotation stage due to a defect in the XY axis. :(
Sample analysis will be stopped for at least two weeks.

4, Oct. 2021.
Observation of Phaeodarian skeletal structure for university students.

29, Sep. 2021.
Press release of our new paper

9, Sep. 2021.
We provided 28 images of living planktic forams and 4 X-ray microtomographic images of larger benthic forams for the Toyama Science Museum, Japan.

30, Aug. 2021.
Morpholgical analysis of deep-sea samples by MXCT1 completed. (Sample Accept ID:# 04_2021)

6, Aug. 2021.
Morphological analysis was started for the Atlantic plankton samples by MXCT2 (Sample Accept ID: # 05_2021)

1, Aug. 2021.
Morphological analysis was started for IODP core samples by MXCT1. (Sample Accept ID:# 04_2021)

7, July, 2021.
The first trial of Amphibian’s skeleton. The frog! (Sample Accept ID: #03_2021)

28, Jun, 2021.
Morphological analysis was started for fossils, planktic forams! (Sample Accept ID: #02_2021)

29, May, 2021.
This year’s contract analysis was started by MXCT1. The first one was IODP sample. (Sample Accept ID: #01_2021)