R&D

AI Coordinators Hold the Key to Introducing AI, Part 2 -What Future Do AI Coordinators Envisage?

AI Coordinators Hold the Key to Introducing AI, Part 2 -What Future Do AI Coordinators Envisage?

A circular economy emphasizes the repair, refurbishment, reuse and recycling of materials and products to the fullest extent possible, to promote sustainability. To promote this, the Ellen MacArthur F…

2022/11/22
AI Coordinators Hold the Key to Introducing AI, Part 1 -Introducing a Group of AI Specialists that Matches Needs with Seeds

AI Coordinators Hold the Key to Introducing AI, Part 1 -Introducing a Group of AI Specialists that Matches Needs with Seeds

In 2016, an important event occurred in the history of AI. AlphaGo, an AI software program that plays the board game Go, trounced the world champion in a landslide victory. This news of AI’s progress …

2022/11/16
Harnessing the Full Power of the Sun, Part 2 -Toshiba’s breakthrough toward realizing Electric Vehicles (EVs) that run without plug-in charging

Harnessing the Full Power of the Sun, Part 2 -Toshiba’s breakthrough toward realizing Electric Vehicles (EVs) that run without plug-in charging

As emphasized in Part 1, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced to zero in order to curb the adverse effects of climate change. About a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions come from generating elect…

2022/09/21
Harnessing the Full Power of the Sun, Part 1 -What exactly is “transparent Cu₂O,” the material poised to dominate the next-generation solar cell market?

Harnessing the Full Power of the Sun, Part 1 -What exactly is “transparent Cu₂O,” the material poised to dominate the next-generation solar cell market?

In order to curb the negative effects of climate change—we must develop new technologies that enable the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to zero. A powerful method for achieving this goal is shi…

2022/09/14
From grams to tons, the world’s most effective CO₂ recycling technology: Reflects lessons learned from failure

From grams to tons, the world’s most effective CO₂ recycling technology: Reflects lessons learned from failure

Atmospheric CO₂ levels are the highest in 2-million years. As greenhouse gases accumulate, climate change is triggering rising sea levels, heat waves and torrential rain. In response, countries worldw…

2022/08/08
The Climate Crisis Reaches a Watershed: Initiating moves to make CO₂ a resource

The Climate Crisis Reaches a Watershed: Initiating moves to make CO₂ a resource

Heavy rain, heat waves, drought—the August 2021 report from Working Group 1 of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that, “Human-induced climate change is already…

2022/08/01
Applying AI image recognition with society – Overcoming challenges with AI monitoring technology

Applying AI image recognition with society – Overcoming challenges with AI monitoring technology

Robot vacuums are popular companions that make our lives more comfortable. They are equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) that can recognize objects, and are able to tell the difference between t…

2022/04/25
AI is a journey, not a destination – Toshiba’s AI progresses to the next stage-Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) concept that automates the AI learning cycle

AI is a journey, not a destination – Toshiba’s AI progresses to the next stage-Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) concept that automates the AI learning cycle

Smartphone apps are vital to our everyday lives. If you set them to update automatically, they will continue to be easy to use. AI (Artificial Intelligence) has also become a familiar presence, playin…

2022/04/15
Taking on the world’s smallest LiDAR, Part 2 –Constant, reliable infrastructure monitoring

Taking on the world’s smallest LiDAR, Part 2 –Constant, reliable infrastructure monitoring

Solid-state LiDAR is an essential component for realizing high driving automation (autonomous vehicles). It replaces mechanical parts and uses semiconductor components for light control, the key for s…

2022/03/09
Taking on the World’s Smallest LiDAR, Part 1 –Improving the “Eyes” of Autonomous Driving

Taking on the World’s Smallest LiDAR, Part 1 –Improving the “Eyes” of Autonomous Driving

LiDAR is an essential sensor for automating driving. The technology is already installed in some luxury cars, where it has achieved Level 3, Conditional driving automation, on the six-level scale of s…

2022/03/02