Amane tried to get behind Professor Cardin's back but he did not allow it. So what choice was Amane left with, but to touch the machine with her aura? It turned out to be a bad idea because of Amane's unstable aura.
As soon as it touched the machine, it exploded and Amane looked on in shock.
Her expression was nothing compared to the utter devastation Professor Cardin showed during that moment.
"N-No! My baby! All the result of my research was in that machine and now it is lost forever. What should I do? Oh god, what should I do regarding this? I want to die…."
Professor Cardin could not believe his lack of luck. All he wanted to do was to record some data. How could he possibly know that this would happen?
And what even caused his machine to break down in the first place? He did not remember a thing of what happened. He only knew that he was fighting with Yoko and then his machine exploded.