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AIST TODAYNo.13 Summer 2004


Development of the Desk-Top Type Crystal Growth Furnace


We have successfully developed a desk-top type image furnace for crystal growth, smallest in the world, enabling to grow synthetic single crystals quickly for the exploration of inorganic materials and the creation of artificial jewel, such as ruby, in collaboration with NEC Machinery Corporation. The equipment can be driven by a household power outlet (100 V, 15A AC in the case of Japan) to heat up raw materials to 2,000 °C in 5 min at the fastest. In this way, you will be able to make a single crystal or artificial jewel wherever and whenever you want. The equipment will be commercialized by NEC Machinery Corporation soon.

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The developed furnace which consists of double elliptical mirrors with halogen lamps

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