Zero Electrical Resistance: Turning Dreams into Reality

In 2013, the Higgs boson came into our collective consciousness—even the least scientific-minded of us—when it won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Though its existence had been theorized since 1964, it wasn’t until 2012 that it was actually discovered. What you may not know, is that this discovery was aided in part by Toshiba superconductivity technologies. Superconductivity is the phenomena…

Semiconductors: What Are the New Possibilities of Discrete Components in the IoT Age?

Look around. How many electronic devices do you see? The ubiquity of electronic devices means we are surrounded by semiconductors all the time. But, wait—what exactly are semiconductors? What do they do? Many people have heard the word, but few could explain what they actually are. Toshiba provides three types of discrete semiconductors – power devices, small signal devices, and…

Entering the New Digital Arena: How Chief Digital Officer Taro Shimada envisions Toshiba’s Transformation

For many of us, cell phones were the latest trend when we were growing up. But they were limited in capabilities. The Googles, Facebooks, and Amazons of the world were still big ideas in the minds of young entrepreneurs. Fast forward not that many years later, and everyone has a smartphone—we shop, we chat, we play and we learn online.…

Harnessing the Strengths of a Semiconductor Technology to Power a Hydrogen Economy

The idea of a hydrogen-powered future might seem like something straight out of science fiction, but believe it or not, the technology for hydrogen energy is real. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry estimates that hydrogen energy will expand into an 8 trillion yen market in Japan by 2050.* In fact, in Japan, hydrogen is seen not only as…

The Future of Automobiles from the Perspective of the Semiconductor: What’s Happening on the Front Line

Semiconductors—you may never have seen one, but they’re most definitely a part of your life, integral as they are to everything from smartphones, tablets, and computers, to digital appliances like TVs and air conditioners. What you may not be aware of, however, is their growing prevalence in things other than mobile devices and electrical appliances, particularly automobiles, in the form…

The Science Behind Nanofiber Electrospinning Technology

Nanofiber electrospinning is one of the complex technologies today and is expected to be applied to Toshiba’s SCiB™ lithium-ion rechargeable battery.　How are ultrafine fibers created? Ikuo Uematsu, responsible for the development of electrospinning technology,　shares the basics of nanofibers, electrospinning technology used to fabricate them and its appealing features. Ikuo Uematsu, Process Technology Research Department, Corporate Manufacturing Engineering Center, Research &…