Shirahama Laboratory - Low-Temperature Physics Unraveling the Mysteries of Nature

The Shirahama Laboratory is engaged in research on "low-temperature physics," studying the properties of matter by cooling it to extremely low temperatures, such as -273 degrees Celsius.

Phenomena in the microscopic world, such as those of elementary particles and atoms, are governed by "quantum mechanics." Quantum mechanics is founded on the concept that particles simultaneously possess both "particle nature" and "wave nature." When matter, as a collection of atoms and molecules, is cooled to cryogenic temperatures, its "wave nature," which is obscured by heat at higher temperatures, becomes pronounced.