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Clean Water at a Lower Cost: Promoting Innovation in Wastewater Treatment

Clean Water at a Lower Cost: Promoting Innovation in Wastewater Treatment

Water, water everywhere—but not enough of it, and most of it going to waste. It covers about 70% of the planet’s surface, but only about 1% is usable to us as fresh water. That scant volume is the re…

2018/06/27
Find in the Blink of an Eye: Ultra-Fast Data-Matching Technology

Find in the Blink of an Eye: Ultra-Fast Data-Matching Technology

Security cameras are everywhere: building entrances, convenience stores, the streets of our towns and cities; always vigilant, always on the look-out for crime. No one can doubt that they play a signi…

2018/06/13
ROV Investigates Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3

ROV Investigates Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3

Purpose-built ROV explores interior of Unit 3 primary containment vessel It may be a midget but this remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) is an intrepid explorer. Weighing in at 2 kilos, measuri…

2018/05/30
The Renaissance of Direct Current Power Transmission: Why Now and What Makes It Special?

The Renaissance of Direct Current Power Transmission: Why Now and What Makes It Special?

Your flashlight runs on electricity, and so does a lamp plugged into a power outlet—but did you know that they rely on different types of electric current? Direct current and alternating current, to b…

2018/05/16
As Data Volumes Explode, Toshiba and Helium Help the Cloud Float to New Capacity Highs

As Data Volumes Explode, Toshiba and Helium Help the Cloud Float to New Capacity Highs

Storing digisnaps of places visited and meals eaten, archiving documents, sharing conference materials with colleagues; these days it’s becoming second nature to store all sorts of data in the cloud, …

2018/04/25
Next Stop is the Green City of the Future EV Bus Demonstration Project in Malaysia

Next Stop is the Green City of the Future EV Bus Demonstration Project in Malaysia

The summer of 2017 marked the beginning of a demonstration project for EV buses in Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia, as part of an overarching project for the city’s transformation in…

2018/04/11
Five Things Everybody Should Know About Hydrogen Energy

Five Things Everybody Should Know About Hydrogen Energy

While thermal and nuclear power remain our main sources of baseload energy supply, there is increasing interest in renewables—most of us are familiar with the potential of hydro, and solar and wind po…

2018/04/02
Over 50 years with AI : Toshiba’s future eyes

Over 50 years with AI : Toshiba’s future eyes

More than a manufacturer, an AI pioneer The 1960s saw the first manned space flight was launched. In the same decade, Toshiba invented the world’s first letter sorting machine in 1967. With the abilit…

2018/04/02
Shaping a Better Society with Clay Animation

Shaping a Better Society with Clay Animation

What better way to strengthen a brand or sell a new product than a TV commercial? Even now in the age of the Internet, TV commercials are considered a surefire way to get your message to a wide range …

2018/04/02
What’s Next for a Japanese Rugby World Newly Armed with ICT?

What’s Next for a Japanese Rugby World Newly Armed with ICT?

Science and sport have long been allies—but achieving a really strong partnership is more difficult in some sports than others. That’s certainly true of rugby, where the number of players and the spee…

2018/04/02