A ceremony to present the certificate of recognition for “The Electron Microscope That Discovered Carbon Nanotubes” (Certification No. 004) was held on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at the NEC Tamagawa Plant.
At the award ceremony, Seiji Miyashita, President of the Physical Society of Japan, presented the certificate of recognition to Akio Yamada, an Executive Officer of NEC Corporation. Sumio Iijima (NEC Distinguished Research Fellow), the discoverer of carbon nanotubes, was present at the ceremony. Also in attendance was Ryota Yuge, a member of the Physics HeritageSubcommittee who authored the investigation report on this matter.
After the award ceremony, we toured the transmission electron microscope, which was the subject of this certification. Mr. Iijima explained the equipment and shared stories about the research conducted at that time.
