SPECIAL ISSUE

Analogies in Fusion Plasmas to Variety of Phenomena in Space Plasmas

1 Preface

By Yasuyuki YAGI.....5

2 New Features of Magnetic Reconnection Explored by Laboratory Experiment

By Yasushi ONO.....6

3 Dynamo and Self-Organization in Magnetically Confined Plasms for Fusion Research

By Sadao MASAMUNE, Masayoshi NAGATA.....9

4 Laboratory Astrophysics with Intense Lasers

By Hideaki TAKABE.....13

5 Magnetic Reconnection in the Earth�fs Magnetotail

By Tsugunobu NAGAI.....17

6 Numerical Simulations of Magnetic Energy Release in Astrophysical Plasmas

By Ryoji MATSUMOTO.....21

Technical Review

Rapidly Advancing Developments of SiC Power Devices and their Applications

By Yoshitaka SUGAWARA.....21

Essay

Thinking on the Engineering Education in Japan

By Kunihiko SAWA 1

Lecture & Interview

What Should be Learned from Blackout in U.S.A. and Europe?

29

Technology old & New

Secondary Batteries for Ubiquitous Computing Devices

By Kuniaki TATSUMI 34

Student Page

T-cube Laser Technology

By Yuji OISHI, Koshichi NEMOTO 38

SPECIAL ISSUE

Recent Removable Recording Media Technology and Its Applications

1 General Remark

By Shinichi TANAKA.....77

2 The Latest Topics of the Removable Media Technology

By Osamu KAWAKUBO.....79

3 Optical Disc Drive Technology

By Masahiko TAKAHASHI.....84

4 Application Technology for Removable Storage Media

By Takao SAWABE.....89

Technical Review

Standardization of 60GHz Band Wireless Access Systems

By Hiroyo OGAWA.....94

Essay

Two Lines of the Teacher Roles

By Ryuzaburo KIKUCHI.....69

Pictures & Words

Hub of the IT Society

By Yuji KOIZUMI, Tetsuo KATASHIMA, Naoto ODAGAWA, Eiichi OKUMA 73

Technology old & New

Progress of UNIX OS and Related Technologies

By Masayuki IDA 98

Student Page

Consideration about Information Morals

By Naoyoshi YASUDA 102

Serials

Higher Education at the University of Zaragoza (Spain)

By Narta Val Escudero, Angel A. Bayod Ru jula 106

Trends and Forecasts for Novel Electric Network System

1 General Remarks

By Akihiko YOKOYAMA.....145

2 Technical Issues Concerning Interconnection due to Increase of Distributed Generators

By Takao HIRAI, Nobuyuki FUJIWARA.....149

3-1 Demonstrative Research of Regionally Combined with Various New Energies by NEDO

By Koji TAKANO.....153

3-2 Advanced Power Network System-Autonomous Demand Area Power System

By Hiromu KOBAYASHI.....156

4 Flexible, Reliable and Intelligent Energy Delivery System (FRIENDS)

By Tsutomu OYAMA, Ryoichi HARA.....159

5 DC Power Supply Distribution System

By Hiroo KONISHI.....163

Technical Review

Recent Trends in MOT (Managing of Technology)

By Akio KAMEOKA 165

Essay

Working toward Ubiquitous Campus

By Toshihiro AONO 137

Pictures & Words

Co-firing Tests of Coal and Woody Biomass in a Coal Fired Power Plant

By Manao TAKAHAMA, Hiroshi NISHIYAMA, Ryuichi SHIRATSUCHI 141

Technology old & New

Technological Developments of Housing Light Fixtures and Lamps

By Junya HAYASHI 169

Student Page

Electrical Engineering Applied to Investigation of Remains

By Kiyokazu TADA, Yuu IWATANI 173

Serials

Tribhuvan University-Education and Research Activity in Nepal

By Arbind Kumar Mishra.....177

SPECIAL ISSUE
Home Electric Systems and Appliances in Digital Electronics Era

Essay

True Value of Ubiquitous Networking

By Yoichi MORISHITA.....201

Discussion Meeting

How the Home Electric Systems and Appliances Should be Developed?

.....204

Technical Review

Present and Future Technology Trends of Home Servers

By Hiroya MIZUSHIMA.....209

Technical Review

Technologies and Problems for Home-use Robots

By Nobuto MATSUHIRA.....213

Technical Review

Security Systems for the Home

By Yasufumi AMARI.....217

Technical Review

Technology of Induction Cooking Heater

By Yoshihiro KOSANO, Namihei SUZUKI.....221

Technical Review

Energy-Saving Technologies of he Dishwasher

By Hiroaki INUI.....225

Technical Review

Surround Sound Systems and the Audio Amplifier

By Shinji KOYANO, Yoshiki OHTA.....229

Technical Review

Electronic Paper and Electronic Book

By Makoto OMODANI.....233

Technical Review

Technology Trends in Digital Video Camera System

By Hiroaki MATSUMOTO.....237

Technology old & New

History of the Technology of Electric/Electronic Musical Instruments

By Toshifumi KUNIMOTO.....241

Essay

The Evolution and Future of Industrial Robots

By Koji TOSHIMA.....329

SPECIAL ISSUE

Challenge for Building a Hydrogen Society

1 Role of Hydrogen in Energy Supply and Policy for Hydrogen Economy in US, EU and Japan

By Kazuo KOSEKI.....336

2 The Review of Hydrogen Energy Road Map of Japan, USA and EU

By Hiroyuki IWABUCHI.....340

3 World Activities on Fuel Cell Vehicle Development and Demonstration

By Shoji TANGE.....344

4 Review of RD&D Status on Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell for Stationery Application in Japan

By Tomohide SATOMI.....348

5 Infrastructure Refinement for Hydrogen Society

By Hideaki AKAMATSU.....352

Technical Review

Lighting Rod and Shielding

By Takatoshi SHINDO.....356

Pictures & Words

One-Megawatt Photovoltaic System in National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technolosy(AIST)

By Yasuhiro TANAKA, Hiroaki MIYAKE, Hiroyuki AOYAMA, Fumiko FUKUYOSHI, Junya TAIMA.....332

Technology old & New

Transition of Information and Control Technologies in Vending

By Yukio MAKITA, Kazuo FUKUI.....360

Student Page

Maintenance Technique for Nuclear Power Plant�fs Equipments

By Hiroshi YASUKAWA.....364

Essay

Development of the New Center Based on the Unification between Medical Science and Engineering

By Kaichi ISONO.....389

SPECIAL ISSUE

Nano-Bio Technology:Trends and Future Perspectives

1 Nano-bio Technology

By Tomoji KAWAI.....397

2 Biochips and Biosensor

By Isao KARUBE.....401

3 Manipulation of DNA Using Micromachines

By Masao WASHIZU, Hidehiro OANA.....405

4 Self-organization and Self-assembly of Macromolecular Complexes to Function as Biological Nanomachines

By Keiichi NAMBA.....409

5 Quantum Dots as Novel Technology for Diagnosis and Possible Therapy of Cancer

By Yoshinobu BABA.....413

Grid Computing

Technical Review

Interview of System Load Dispatching Office Controling Power System of TEPCO

By Mitsuhiro KISHIMOTO, Keisuke FUKUI.....417

Pictures & Words

History of Alternating Current

By Takeshi ISHIGOHKA.....393

Technology old & New

Surprises or Satisfactions from Sample Questions of Familiar Electricity

By Mitsuyoshi YAMAMOTO,Takeshi ISHIGOHKA.....421

Student Page

By Kensuke TAIRA, Mariko ICHIKAWA, Kiyokazu TADA, Tetsuhiro NAKAMURA,Yuki KATO.....429

SPECIAL ISSUE

Protection Against Disaster

1 Simulators for Tsunami and Earthquake Disaster Mitigation

By Yozo GOTO, Takatoshi KATADA.....557

2 Strong Ground Motion and Computer Simulation of the 2004 Niigata-ken Chuetu Earthquake

By Takashi FURUMURA.....561

3 Niigata-ken Chuetu Earthquake-Restoration of Tremendous Earthquake Victims

By Tatuya SATO.....566

4 Overview of Development of Rescue Robot Systems

By Fumitoshi MATSUNO, Hiroshi OHTSUKA.....570

Essay

How Can We Cultivate Strong Motivation to live?

By Tatsuro SAKIMOTO.....549

Technical Review

The Basic Principles of Types of Protection in Accord with International Standards for Explosive Atmospheres

By Kenji SUZUKI.....574

Pictures & Words

A Treasure House of Books-Kansai-kan of the National Diet Library-

By Ken YUKIMURA, Hiroyuki ONO,Shuhei AKASHI, Takafumi IMAI,Hiroshi MURAKAMI.....553

Technology old & New

Trend of the Image Pickup Technologies for High Resolution Television Systems

By Kohji MITANI.....578

Student Page

A View about 1Segment Service for Mobile Terminals in ISDB-T

1 Trend of Machine Vision Security Technology

By Jun�fichi YAMAGUCHI, Yutaka SATOH.....688

2 Machine Vision Technologies to Connect with Humans

By Kazunori UMEDA, Yoshimitsu AOKI.....692

3-1 Quantitative Approach of Sensory Evaluation By Using Machine Vision Technique

By Hiroki NAKANO, Yumi MORI.....696

3-2 FlashMotion System for Composing Athlete�fs Moment Evolution

By Nobuyuki MATSUMOTO, Takashi IDA..........699

3-3 Beam-tilt Angle Calibration Technique for Semiconductor Process Monitoring Usig SEM Image

By Atsushi MIYAMOTO.....702

3-4 Various Human-Trajectory Recognition and its Applications

By Manabu HASHIMOTO.....705

Technical Review

The Stabilization Technology of Output Fluctuation of a Wind Farm

By Noriaki TOKUDA.....708

ATR Human Information Science Laboratories

-By Tetsuo KOBAYASHI, Shoji HAMADA, Jiuk JUNG, Yasuyuki INNAMI, Naoto IMAE, Shumpei OHASHI.....684

Technology old & New

Review and Prospect of Industrial Electrostatics Precipitation Development

By Tsuneo WATANABE, Hidekazu FUJISHIMA.....712

Present Status of Deregulation in the Japanese Power Industry