◆ Review Articles on Functional Composites of Magnetic Materials Objective…..H. Saito    Review: Multiferroic Composites: Frontiers and Prospects for Further Research……M. Gomi    Topics: Nanoparticle-based Magneto-dielectric Hybrid Material for High-frequency Devices……D. Hasegawa, T. Ogawa, and M. Takahashi    Topics: Recent Developments of Nano-particles and Thin Films of FeRh and FeRh/FePt with First Order Magnetic Phase Transition……Hnin Yu Yu Ko, Wei Lu, Nam T. Nguyen, Phuoc N. Nguyen, and Takao Suzuki ◆ Lecture: Application of Micromagnetics to Magnetic Recording I Outline of Magnetic Recording Simulators Using Micromagnetics ……K. Yoshida, Y. Kanai, S. Greaves, M. Takagishi, and F. Akagi ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi Director, […]

◆ Review Articles on MSJ Awards Objective…..H. Fuke    Guest Comment: Study of Magnetic Recording and Promotion of Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration……Y. Miura    Review: Collaboration between Magnetics and Thermal Energy……N. Ota    Review: Kerr Microscope and Magnetic Materials……J. Yamasaki    Review: Proposal of PRML and Study on Signal Processing for High-density Storage……H. Osawa    Review: Nanostructure and Properties of Permanent Magnet Materials……K. Hono    Review: Developments on Predicting and Reducting of Magnetic Noise Due to Environment and Vibration and, 3-D Magnetic Field Analysis for Magnetically Shielded Room and Buildings……K. Yamazaki ◆ Lecture: Antiferromagnetic Materials XII Magnetic Properties of Several Types of Oxides (b) ……K. Fukamichi ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. […]

◆ Guest Comment Creative Collaboration between Magnetics and Cryogenics……N. Ota ◆ Review Articles on New Phenomena and Applications Related to Spin Current Objective…..S. Okamoto    Review: Spin Hall Effect in Spintronics……Y. Otani, and T. Kimura    Review: Generation of Spin Current by Spin Pumping and Physics……Y. Ando, S. Mizukami, S. Yakata, T. Taniguchi, H. Imamura, M. Oogane, and T. Miyazaki    Topics: Current-Induced Excitation of Magnetic Vortex Motion……S. Kasai, and T. Ono    Topics: Spin-Dependent Transport and Spin Current in Molecular Spin Devices……M. Shiraishi ◆ Lecture: Fundamentals of Magnetically Soft Materials III High-frequency Properties of Magnetically Soft Thin Films ……Y. Shimada ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. […]

◆ Guest Comment Can We See the Meaning of a Technology ?……N. Honda ◆ Review Articles on Recent Topics of Research on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Using Neutron Beams Objective…..T. Nishiuchi    Review: J-PARC and Prospective Science in Magnetism……M. Arai    Review: Magnetic Materials Investigation Using Polarized Neutron Scattering……K. Kakurai, and T. Oku    Review: Current Status and Future Issues Related to Data Analysis Tools for Neutron Magnetic Scattering……T. J. Sato    Topics: Magnetic Structural Analysis of Magnetic Oxides by Neutron Diffraction……T. Nakagawa    Topics: Magnetic Structure Analysis of Magnetic Multilayers Using Neutron Reflectometry……T. Hirano, and M. Takeda ◆ Lecture: Micromagnetics Simulation IV Chapter 4$B!!(BThe Thermal Effect……N. Hayashi, Y. Uesaka, Y. Nakatani, and H. Fukushima ◆ Notice Board Board […]

◆ Guest Comment My Research Memories on Magnetics……T. Ninomiya ◆ Review Articles on Simulation Methods and Their Applications in the Magnetic Analyses Objective……K. Kobayashi    Topics: Phase-field Simulation of Microstructure Evolution in Magnetic Materials and Calculation of Magnetic Properties……T. Koyama    Review: Recent Trends in Simulation Techniques for Magnetic Devices……N. Takahashi    Topics: Micromagnetic Simulations in Spintronics……J. Ohe, and S. Maekawa    Review: A Beginner’s Guide to the WIEN2k Code……H. Tsuchiura, Y. Toga, H. Moriya, and A. Sakuma ◆ Lecture: Antiferromagnetic Materials XI Antiferromagnetic Properties of Several Types of Oxides (a)……K. Fukamichi ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi Director, General Affairs:      Y. Hoshi, M. Jimbo Director, Treasurer:      Y. […]

◆ 2008 Awards Winner in the Magnetics Society of Japan ◆ Guest Comment Rare Earth Magnet and Multiaxis Thinking……T. Shimoda ◆ Review Articles on Market Trend for Products Utilizing Magnetic Materials Objective……E. Miyashita    Review: HDD Industry Trends……Y. Horiuchi    Review: Industrial Situation with Small Permanent Magnet Motor Products……F. Yamashita    Review: Overview of Permanent Magnets and Their Markets……N. Ishigaki, and H. Yamamoto    Review: Development of Magnetic Sensors and Their Highlight Markets……Y. Honkura ◆ Lecture: Fundamentals of Magnetically Soft Materials Thin Film II, Material Parameters for Magnetic Softness……Y. Shimada ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi Director, General Affairs:      Y. Hoshi, M. Jimbo Director, Treasurer:      Y. Suzuki, Y. Yoshizawa […]

◆ Guest Comment Nondestructive Evaluation of Material Degradation by Means of Magnetic Measurements……K. Ara ◆ Perpendicular Magnetized Films Plays Active Role in Wide Field from Physics to Device Objective……A. Tsukamoto    Review: Improvement of Recording Performances for CoCrPt-Oxide Granular Perpendicular Media by Developed Ru Underlayer……R. Mukai    Topics: Preparation of Perpendicular Magnetic Tunnel Junction with Fe/MgO/Fe Structure and RE-TM Alloy Films……S. Nakagawa, H. Ohmori, and T. Hatori    Topics: Giant Spin-Hall Effect in Au with an FePt Perpendicular Spin Injector……T. Seki, Y. Hasegawa, S. Mitani, and K. Takanashi    Topics: Ultrafast Observation and Manipulation of Magnetization in Perpendicularly Magnetized GdFeCo RE-TM Alloy Film……A. Tsukamoto, A. Itoh, C. D. Stanciu, A. V. Kimel, A. Kirilyuk, and Th. […]

◆ Special Article Financial State of The Magnetic Society of Japan-For Further Development of MSJ-……T. Osaka, Y. Suzuki, and Y. Yoshizawa ◆ Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields-Recent Research Findings and Guidelines- Objective……K. Iramina    Review: Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields-Recent Research Trends and Guidelines-……T. Shigemitsu    Review: Health Risk Assessment of Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields (up to 100 kHz) by the WHO International EMF Project……C. Ohkubo    Review: Biological Effects of Static and Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields……T. Sakurai, and J. Miyakoshi    Review: Health Effect of High Frequency Electromagnetic Fields……M. Taki    Topics: Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields: Safety of Ultra-High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging……H. Kamei ◆ Lecture: Antiferromagnetic Materials X Antiferromagnetic Properties of Silisides, Carbides, Calcogenides, and […]

◆ Guest Comment Motivation for Research……K. Kobayashi ◆ Latest Topics on Bulk Magnetic Materials Objective……K. Ishiyama    Review: Current Status of Radiocommunications Policies in Japan……T. Nitta    Review: Application Technology of Electrical Steel Sheets……C. Kaido    Review: Development of High-Performance Nd-Fe-B Sintered Magnets with High Heat Resistivity……H. Nakamura, K. Hirota, T. Minowa, and M. Honshima    Review: Recent Advances in the Magnetovolume Effect of Transition Metal Compounds and Alloys……Y. Takahashi, T. Kanomata, and T. Kaneko ◆ Lecture: Fundamentals of Magnetically Soft Materials I Magnetization Process of Magnetically Soft Thin Films……Y. Shimada ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi Director, General Affairs:      Y. Hoshi, M. Jimbo Director, Treasurer:      Y. Suzuki, […]

◆ Guest Comment To Dissalve “Valley of Death” in Technology Development……M. Hayashi ◆ Review Articles on Relationship between Global Environment and Magnetism Objective……K. Tajima    Review: Geomagnetic Field Generated by Geodynamics……H. Tsunakawa, N. Mochizuki, and F. Takahashi    Review: Geomagnetic Changes Associated with Earthquakes and Volcanoes……S. Sakanaka    Review: Magnetic Detection of Heated Remains in Archeological Sites: Methodological Principle and Applications……H. Morinaga    Review: Environmental Magnetism: Environmental Study Based on Magnetic Minerals in Sediments……M. Torii ◆ Lecture: Micromagnetics Simulation II Chapter 2 Finite-Difference Method……N. Hayashi, Y. Uesaka, Y. Nakatani, and H. Fukushima ◆ Notice Board Board Directors of The Magnetics Society of Japan President:      T. Osaka Vice President:      M. Takahashi, K. Yamauchi Director, General Affairs:      Y. Hoshi, M. Jimbo Director, Treasurer:      Y. […]