We have opened a state-of-the-art shared electron microscopy facility in the new Science Knot building.

The Hiroshima University International Research Center for Chiral Knot Metamaterials Contributing to Sustainability (WPI-SKCM²) has recently installed state-of-the-art analytical electron microscopes (TEM/STEM)—which are in high demand across industry and academia—in the new Science Knot building. We are pleased to announce the opening of a shared-use facility available to researchers and companies both within and outside the university.

This facility has introduced the "NEOARM," a state-of-the-art analytical electron microscope equipped with a double collector, which is expected to meet a wide range of research and analytical needs in fields such as materials science, semiconductors, and nanotechnology.

An opening ceremony to commemorate the facility’s opening is scheduled for June 5, 2026.

For more details, please refer to the video of the President’s regular press conference held on May 29 and the accompanying materials.

🔗Video 　　　🔗 Presentation Materials

Opening Ceremony Overview

• Date and Time: Friday, June 5, 2026, 2:00–2:30 p.m.
• Venue: Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima Campus, Science Knot, 1st Floor
  Advanced Electron Microscopy Facility (JEOL × Hiroshima University Knotted Room)
• Highlights:
  ・Unveiling of the naming rights sign
  ・Introduction to analysis techniques using advanced electron microscopes
  ・Explanation of the shared-use system, etc.

About Shared Use and Equipment Reservations

Reservations for this facility’s electron microscopy equipment can be made through the University Collaborative Research Facilities Network.
We look forward to researchers and companies both within and outside the university making active use of these facilities.

🔗 Click here to reserve equipment (link to the University Collaborative Research Facilities Network page)

🔗 University Collaborative Research Facilities Network: "User Guide"