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Happy New Year! We had the 8th day of Enejo LABo!

Continuing from 12/22, we have been working on preparing our presentation materials. Today, we learned tips from Dr. Tomimatsu on how to summarize and present our research, and we have improved our presentation materials to be very easy to understand! 

We are all going to do our best to make our presentations better by reading papers, increasing our prior knowledge, and practicing our presentations!

The 7th day of Enejo LABO was held in the snowy weather after a long absence. 

So far, we have been summarizing our experiments for the Science Agora, mainly targeting people who are not usually engaged in research. However the presentation on 3/8 targets researchers and high school students who are working on research. 

Today, we worked on summarizing our experiments while learning how to make the presentations academically understandable and how to convey what they were trying to say. Everyone became familiar with graph analysis and slide creation, and preparations were steadily underway. 

It looks like they will be able to further improve their presentations in the next Enejo LABO!

The long-awaited Science Agora has finally arrived! Over the two days, we had so many visitors join our experiment and experience the power generation process firsthand.

The high school presenters practiced their presentations even on the bullet train in the morning, ensuring they were fully prepared. Dressed in matching T-shirts, they confidently tailored their explanations to match the visitors’ understanding, making everything easy to follow.

As time went on, their presentations became even more fluent, and their growth was evident with each passing moment. What an incredible experience for everyone involved!

For our 5th and 6th sessions at Enejo LABO, we focused on wrapping up our experiments and getting ready for Science Agora on October 26th and 27th.

We worked on how to present and communicate our findings effectively, fine-tuning both the content and the visuals. What could that image on the slide be…? You’ll have to wait and see on the big day!

Stay tuned for our presentation at Science Agora—we’re excited to share what we’ve been working on!

For Day 4 of Enejo LABO, we continued evaluating the electromotive force of our coils. This time, we used coils with different numbers of turns to compare the results. Everyone has gotten so comfortable with the equipment that measurements were completed smoothly and efficiently!

We also took some time to review and organize the data we’ve collected so far. It was great to see participants actively jotting down their observations and insights in their notebooks. Some even took the initiative to conduct additional experiments to answer new questions that came up while summarizing the results.

The enthusiasm and curiosity were contagious—it’s been amazing to watch everyone dive into the experiments with such energy. Can’t wait to see what’s next!

Day 3 of Enejo LABO was all about continuing our work with the handmade coils and testing them under vibration. We even evaluated their electromotive force! Using video recordings of the vibrating coils, we measured the amplitude of the vibrations and calculated the resonance frequency—it was a fascinating process.

This was also the first session where everyone was present, so we kicked things off with another round of self-introductions and a fun icebreaker to break the ice. During the experiments, participants helped each other out when questions came up and collaborated to brainstorm ideas during the analysis phase. The teamwork and energy were truly inspiring!

Stay tuned as we dive even deeper into our experiments in the coming sessions!

Our second day at Enejo LABO kicked off with a safety briefing and ethics training to ensure everyone’s ready for the lab environment. After that, we dove into learning how to use the measurement equipment and conducted experiments like observing magnetic flux density and measuring electrical circuits.

During the continuity check for the coils we made last time, we confirmed that the copper wires were properly connected, which was a big relief for everyone!

Throughout the experiments, we had lively discussions that helped us understand the physics behind what we were doing. There were so many questions, and the conversations were super engaging—it was clear that everyone’s understanding was deepening.

To wrap up, we prepared for the next round of experiments by using weights equal to the coils to determine the resonance frequency. Next time, we’ll finally get to use the coils we made in our experiments—exciting times ahead!

The first day of our Enejo LABO was an exciting orientation! We started with self-introductions and a fun icebreaker to get everyone comfortable. Although everyone seemed a bit nervous at first, chatting with students from other schools and talking to the graduate student mentors really helped lighten the mood.

In the latter half of the session, we got hands-on with the first part of our experiment: making cores for vibration power generation. This involved wrapping copper wires around a soft magnet. Everyone was super focused, carefully winding the thin copper wire—it was great to see such dedication!

Stay tuned for more updates from Enejo LABO!