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Tohoku University Research News of Engineering (Tune) is a publication of School of Engineering (SoE), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. Each Tune volume provides the scientific community with the latest research results of SoE on a selected topic.

Interview

Plasma - Strawberry's Best Friend?
Toshiro KANEKO

Text by S. “Tex” POMEROY / Photographs by Hayato IKEGAMI

Plasma - Strawberry's Best Friend?

What's plasma?

Japan, although at first glance appearing to be highly urbanized, filled with asphalt and concrete everywhere, is actually blessed by diversity thanks to geographical setting. The country enables those here to study multiple facets, as accentuated by the relationship between people and nature.

Tohoku University – sited in Sendai and the namesake region replete with innumerable assets, as highlighted by manifold offerings from culture to wildlife – is particularly suited for those driven by curiosity who seek to find out more about the world (not to mention the universe!) around us.

Speaking of exploring surroundings and being cultivated, Tohoku University's Aobayama Campus is now home not only to the world-renowned Engineering Faculty but also the Agriculture Faculty. Much future synergy can be expected from the two top-notch outfits... and in fact currently there is one ongoing work that firmly connects the two.