Completion of the New Research Complex
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Ribbon-cutting ceremony took
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The completion ceremony for the new Science & Technical Research Laboratories
was held on March 6, 2002. Over 330 people were present, including members
of Parliament, the Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, and Posts
and Telecommunications (MPHPT), as well as local residents and representatives
from broadcasting-related and construction-related industries. NHK's President,
Katsuji Ebisawa, gave the first address in the new auditorium. This was
followed by congratulatory addresses by Mr. Gen'ichiro Sata, Senior Vice
Minister of the MPHPT; Mr. Hideaki Tamura, Chairman of the Upper House
Committee on General Affairs; Mr. Kouzo Hirabayashi, Chairman of the Lower
House Committee on General Affairs; and Mr. Keiji Oba, the Head of Setagaya
Ward. Dr. Osamu Yamada, Director-General of NHK STRL, then presented a
report on the history of the construction project. The ceremony concluded
with a ribbon cutting in the entrance hall.
Following the ceremony, those in attendance were given a tour of the research complex and shown exhibits of the laboratories' research. A total of eight exhibits is displayed in the ultra high-definition image laboratory, the experimental studio, and the ISDB laboratory. These included a 4000 scanning line ultra high-definition image system, a new virtual studio capable of composing a virtual space by combining an actual set with CGs, and easy-to-use information barrier-free broadcasting services. The tour also had stops at other laboratories, such as the sound anechoic chamber. More public exhibitions are scheduled at STRL's Open House in May.
The event's afternoon program was open to the general public; specifically,
local residents were invited to watch a performance by a string quartet
made up of members of NHK's Symphony Orchestra. They also enjoyed hearing
the memorial lecture by Dr. Mamoru Mohri, the astronaut. Guests and local
residents expressed their hopes for a bright future for the broadcasting
technology researchers at the new complex.
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Dr. Mamoru Mohri
lectured on his experiences on the Space Shuttle by showing stunning
HDTV images. |
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NHK S.O. played
Haydon's string quartet. |
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CONTENTS |
Top News
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Completion of the New Research Complex |
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NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories Complex Completion Ceremony Address |
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Completion Report |
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Latest studies at STRL
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Features
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At the Completion of the New STRL Research Complex |
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New STRL Building Introduction |
Lecture
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Technologies and
Services on Digital Broadcasting (3):
Source Coding of Audio |
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Technologies and
Services on Digital Broadcasting (4):
Coding for Data Broadcasting |
Topics
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Efficient Polymer EL Devices
-RGB emission by phosphorescent polymers- |
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Development of 3D HDTV Transmission System |
About us
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Overview
of Laboratories |
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