Some special experiences about X-ray monochromator.

For nearly 40 years, I have been involved in the experiments at synchrotron and neutron facilities.  As is quite often, the work can be overnight work.  Actually, I have just come back from such work.  I'm now over 60 years old, but it is OK.  I will tell you some of secrets. 

Physical principle of X-ray generation is explained. 

Some impression about the Alamo, which is a historical place in San Antonio, Texas, USA.  

Personal past memory about Africa - exciting place and wonderful people.  

A short talk on Zhuge Liang, who lived in the three kingdoms era (early 3rd century) in China as a genius military advisor and strategist.   

Introduction of  "Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow" authored by Yuval Noah Harari in 2015. 

My personal opinion about the significance of learning original books.  When you are a beginner, this would be apparent.  But it is more important to continue this even after you become an expert.

Short explanation about random walk, which was first introduced by Karl Pearson in 1905, and is now widely used to understand and predict the complex system in a quantitative way.

Short explanation on Chapters 19 and 20 in "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind"  authored by Yuval Noah Harari.

Brief explanation about the 1965 British TV program, "Thunderbirds", which described how the international rescue (IR) led by Jeff Tracy contributed to the world by the full use of cutting edge sciences.  

Short explanation on Chapters 17 and 18 in "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind"  authored by Yuval Noah Harari.

Recent experience of monthly internet-based meetings for highly reliable X-ray analysis for modern industries. 

Personal impression on Kazuo Ishiguro's 2000 novel, "When We Were Orphans".

Brief explanation on the mystery of K-Pg boundary -  66M years ago, why and how most dinosaurs became extinct. 

Very short guide to start simple supercritical CO2 experiments.

Short explanation about possible misunderstanding on the probability, known as Gambler's fallacy.  

Short explanation about the rules on the structures of solid solution, that is famous as Hume-Rothery rules.  

Short explanation on the useful order estimation, which is often called after Professor Fermi. 

Short explanation about the fall of meteorites flying from the universe to the earth, causing explosion in air during falling and sometimes heavy collision at the ground. 

Short explanation about the mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan's famous episode, taxi number 1729.

Short history explaining how neutrons were discovered. 

Brief explanation about the discovery of Au-Si non-crystalline phase in 1960 and later progresses of rapidly quenched materials. 

Short explanation about historically famous lightning disaster happened in the emperor's habitual residence in Kyoto, Japan, in 930.