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QST is spearheading scientific advancement by harnessing the power of quantum mechanics to foster breakthroughs in a wide variety of fields. Our mission is to create and provide new values through research and development in quantum science and technology.
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National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Japan @qst-japan.bsky.social · Apr 22
🌟 Ready for a quantum leap? Join QST’s mission in ultrafast computing 💻, life-saving cancer therapy ❤️‍🩹, fusion energy ⚛️ & precision beam tech ✨. Our experts turn science fiction into fact! ▶️ Watch on YouTube now!
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#QST #Quantum #Fusion #Science
Discover the Future of Quantum Science with QST | Quantum Technology, Medicine, Energy & More
YouTube video by QST Channel（量子科学技術研究開発機構）
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🧬✨ Big news from QST. Researchers created a soft, muscle-mimicking gel that helps grow slow-twitch muscle cells—key for endurance & metabolism! A step toward better health & longer lives 💪🌱
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Soft gel breakthrough enables lab-grown slow-twitch muscles
A team of researchers from the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) and Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed a protein-based gel that replicates the softness and fibrous...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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🌏🔬 Big science, big dreams!
JT-60SA is the world’s largest superconducting tokamak—built by Japan & Europe to unlock the future of fusion energy!
Let’s light a sun on Earth!! ☀️⚡
🔗 www.qst.go.jp/site/jt60-en...
#QST #FusionEnergy #JT-60SA
October 31, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Ever wondered what it’s like to harness the power of the sun—right here on Earth? 🌞⚛️
QST’s Rokkasho Fusion Institute is turning fusion energy into reality: clean, safe & limitless!
Dive into the science 👉 www.qst.go.jp/site/rokkasy...
#QST #Quantum #FusionEnergy #Rokkasho
Projects - National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
The mission of International Fusion Energy Research Centre (IFERC) is to complement ITER and to contribute to an early realization of DEMO reactor. This Centre in Rokkasho plays an important role in c
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October 10, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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🔬✨ Surgery without a scalpel? Meet the Quantum Scalpel—QST’s compact, high-performance heavy ion therapy system!
Cancer treatment that’s powerful, precise, and gentle on daily life 💪🏥
👉https://www.qst.go.jp/site/innovative-project-english/quantum-scalpel.html

#QST #Quantum #HeavyIonTherapy
September 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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🧬🧠 What links molecules to minds?
At QST, we use AI, quantum computing & brain imaging to explore life’s layers—from cells to cognition! 🚀🔍
Discover how quantum tech is reshaping life science 👉 www.qst.go.jp/site/qls-eng...

#QST #QuantumLife #LifeScience
September 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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🧬✨ Life has evolved over 4 billion years—and proteins are the stars of the show!
At QST, we explore how quantum effects power protein functions to develop new molecules that could change our lives 🔬💡
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#QST #QuantumLifeScience #QuantumTech
September 16, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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🧠✨ What keeps your brain in balance?
Neurons, glia & blood vessels work together—but when that harmony breaks, diseases emerge.
At QST, we use nano quantum sensors to decode this mystery & pave the way for new treatments! 🔍🔬
👉 www.qst.go.jp/site/qls-eng...
#QST #Quantum #Neuroscience #BrainHealth
September 12, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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🧬✨ Can diamonds help heal?
At QST, we're exploring how quantum nano-diamonds can measure stem cell states to boost regenerative medicine! 🌱💎
From cell temperature to pH—quantum tech meets biology!
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#QST #Quantum #RegenerativeMedicine
September 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Thanks to QST’s latest breakthrough, recycling “forever plastics” like Teflon just got a quantum upgrade! ⚡♻️ Using electron beams + heat, we turn tough waste into useful gas—cutting CO₂ by half! 🌍💡
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#QST #Quantum #PlasticsRecycling #Sustainability
Electron beam irradiation helping to turn plastic waste into gas
A research team at Japan’s National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) has demonstrated that electron beam (EB) irradiation can decompose polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) — ...
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August 4, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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🚀 Ever heard of gamma rays born from lasers & electrons colliding at near light-speed? That’s what we do!
Meet QST’s LCS Gamma-ray Group—pioneering next-gen beams for nuclear physics, space, & safety! 🌌🔬
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#QST #Quantum #GammaRay
June 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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🚀 Ever heard of lasers so powerful they could bend the vacuum of space? 🌌
Meet QST’s High Field Science Group—pushing the limits of physics with the J-KAREN-P laser!
From quantum beams to vacuum mysteries, the future is bright (and intense)! 🔬✨
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#QST #Quantum
June 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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🌟 Pushing the frontiers of laser science! We’re using ultra-intense lasers to recreate extreme states of matter right here on Earth
From ultra-stable laser sources to heat-resistant optics, our research is lighting the way for breakthroughs in science! 🚀
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#QST #Quantum
Thermal load-resistant optics using sintered silicon carbide (SiC) as a substrate (left) and how the temperature changes during heating (right).
June 5, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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💥Meet the team behind J-KAREN-P—one of the world’s most powerful lasers! At QST’s Dept. of Advanced Photon Research, we’re unlocking the secrets of the universe with quantum beams & plasma accelerators. 🚀🔬
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#QST #Quantum #Laser #Photon
J-KAREN-P laser system
June 3, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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🛠️🔦 Say goodbye to old-school hammer tests!
QST’s Kansai Institute is using laser hammering to detect concrete defects—fast, remote & precise.
Built for Japan’s aging infrastructure, powered by quantum tech! 🚧✨
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#QST #Quantum #PhotonScience
Demonstration of inspection support work by using laser hammering system
May 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Ever wonder what electrons are up to in a trillionth of a second? ⚡🔬
At QST’s Kansai Photon Science Institute, we’re chasing ultrafast electronic dynamics to unlock the secrets of atoms, molecules & quantum materials!
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#QST #Quantum #Photonics #Laser
We welcome collaborative studies with other groups.
May 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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🔍Carving nano-sized holes with light? Yes, really!
At QST, we're using soft X-ray lasers to drill 2-nanometer-deep holes into silicon.
Pushing the limits of nanotech with next-gen laser processing! 💡🔬✨
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#QST #Quantum #Nanotech #Photonics
Ablation structure on silicon formed by soft x-ray laser
May 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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🚀 Turning lasers into particle power!
At QST Kansai, we're pioneering compact ion accelerators using ultra-short, high-power lasers 🔬✨
From cancer therapy to quantum tech—this is the future of beams!
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#QST #Quantum #PhotonScience
Heavy ion radiotherapy system using laser driven ion accelerator
May 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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⚡Ever heard of "electron beams"? At QST Takasaki, we use them to improve plastics, clean up air, and even help tech devices last longer! Science that sparks a better world 🌍✨
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#QST #Quantum #Innovation
Electron Accelerator
May 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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🔬From gentle to powerful!
Our Gamma-ray Irradiation Facilities in Takasaki deliver dose rates from 0.2 Gy/h to 8 kGy/h using Co-60 sources safely stored in water pools. Innovation, precision, and protection! 🌊
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#QST #Quantum
May 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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🔬✨ Ever seen 4 accelerators in one place?
Welcome to TIARA at QST—where ions from hydrogen to gold power breakthroughs in biotech and materials science! 💡🌍
Small particles, big impact.
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#QST #Quantum #TIARA #IonAccelerator #MaterialsScience #Biotech
TIARA
May 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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QST is diving deep into the world of "Atoms for Peace" !⚛️ We're developing cool new ways to produce radioisotopes for life science, especially targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT). Think precision medicine with tiny, powerful tools! ✨
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#QST #Quantum
May 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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🌱💡At QST, we're imaging the invisible!
Our RI Imaging Project uses quantum beams to track how nutrients & pollutants move through plants—with pinpoint precision. Big impact on agri & enviro science! 🌍🌿
www.qst.go.jp/site/ri-imag...
#QST #Quantum #Radiotracer #RIimaging #AgriTech #PlantScience
Sugar Transported into the Interior of Strawberry Fruits Captured by RI Imaging (QST Takasaki ). Labeled carbon dioxide was administered to strawberry leaves using RI, and the transport of sugars produced through photosynthesis into the fruits was visualized with PET-CT imaging. This is a vital physiological function that directly affects the sweetness and size of the fruit.
May 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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♻️🌱From nature to the future!
We're turning polysaccharides like starch & chitosan into smart, biodegradable hydrogels & plastics using radiation✨
For eco-friendly medicine, sensors & more!
www.qst.go.jp/site/biocomp...
#QST #Quantum #Biotech #Sustainability
Preparation of cellulose hydrogel
April 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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♻️ Turning polymers into eco-heroes! At QST, we harness radiation to create materials that purify water 🌊, recover rare metals 💎, and boost eco-friendly plastics 🌱. Innovation for a cleaner future!
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#QST #Quantum
April 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Hello science enthusiasts! 👋 QST is diving deep into the nano-world to create some seriously cool polymer materials using quantum beams! Think super-powered fuel cells, next-gen hydrogen production, and batteries that go the extra mile.
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#QST #Quantum
April 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM