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Elementary Schoolers Delight in Making and Launching
PET Bottle Rockets at Advantest's 6th Science Craft Day
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TOKYO, Japan, July 10th, 2007 - Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE), has held its 6th Science Craft Day for children at its main research and development facility, Gunma R&D Center (Meiwa-machi, Ora-gun, Gunma). The event on July 7th attracted 143 participants, comprising local elementary school children and their parents.
These children hold the key to Japan's future manufacturing success, and the aim of this Science Craft Day was to provide them with the opportunity to experience firsthand that scientific crafts and natural science can be fun. The theme of the day was "Make a PET Bottle Rocket and Watch it Take Flight!" and activities included constructing rockets from this commonly-used item, filling the rockets with water and compressing the remaining air inside ready for launch. The children were encouraged by Advantest staff and their parents to think about why the rockets actually fly, and to consider how to propel their rockets long distances. Participants then set about making their own PET bottle rockets, later competing against each other in a contest to see whose rocket flew the furthest.
Through this event, Advantest succeeded in providing not only a chance for parents and children to enjoy scientific crafts together, but also the opportunity for interaction between families.
As part of its commitment to contributing to the local community, Advantest has held six of these Science Craft Days over the last two years. The company recognizes how important children are to the future of the country's manufacturing industry, and will continue to organize such events in order to incite in them an interest in scientific crafts and natural science.
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Participants busily assembling
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Participants competing to launch
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All information supplied in this release is correct at the time of publication, but may be subject to change without warning. |
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Advantest Corporation is the world's leading automatic test equipment supplier to the semiconductor industry, and also produces electronic and optoelectronic instruments and systems. A global company, Advantest has long offered total ATE solutions, and serves the industry in every component of semiconductor test: tester, handler, mechanical and electrical interfaces, and software. Its logic, memory, mixed-signal and RF testers and device handlers are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor production lines in the world. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest established its first subsidiary in 1982, in the USA, and now has 40 subsidiaries worldwide. Among them, Advantest America, Inc. is based in Santa Clara, CA., and Advantest (Europe) GmBH is based in Munich, Germany. More information is available at www.advantest.co.jp. |
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