I’m Ken Kuwako, your Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment. Picture a dry winter day. You run a plastic comb through your hair, and suddenly there’s a crackle and your hair shoots straight up… We’ve all been there, dealing with that annoying static electricity. But why does it happen with some combs and not […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, your science trainer. Every day is an experiment. Just set your smartphone on a wireless charger, and it starts charging. No cable, no plugging and unplugging. It feels like magic, but when you pop the lid open, you’ll find a part you probably remember from science class. Let’s Take a Wireless Charger […]

Hi, I’m Ken Kuwako, your friendly science trainer. Every day is an experiment! Your phone is about to die, and you can’t find your Lightning cable anywhere… Then you spot a wireless charger sitting right there, and you could almost shout, “Saved!” But when you stop to think about it, it’s kind of strange. There’s […]

I’m Ken Kuwako, Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! Imagine you’re upstairs, you press the TV remote, and the TV downstairs turns on. Sounds impossible, right? But what if you could build an invisible path of light through a house full of walls and floors and send your signal right to the TV? A […]

Ken Kuwako here, your friendly Science Trainer. Every day is an experiment! Suica, PASMO, and other transit IC cards are such a lifesaver for commuting, getting to school, and shopping, aren’t they? But have you ever stopped to wonder… “How does this thing work without a battery?” It almost feels like magic. What’s really going […]