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Decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Young Engineers Take on Unknown Challenges

Decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Young Engineers Take on Unknown Challenges

March 11, 2011… The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami trigger a major accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. They also initiate a quiet struggle by engineers, steady efforts to d…

2024/01/10
Toshiba’s Young Engineers -Creating a Society where Everyone can Develop High-quality AI

Toshiba’s Young Engineers -Creating a Society where Everyone can Develop High-quality AI

Technology advances have carried AI beyond the familiar areas of voice recognition and synthesis and image recognition into many new areas. Industry is applying it to boosting factory productivity, an…

2023/12/15
A Blue Ocean Strategy Protects Infrastructure -Securing the world’s bridges with the power of digital technology

A Blue Ocean Strategy Protects Infrastructure -Securing the world’s bridges with the power of digital technology

In October 2021, the Biden administration signed a $1 trillion infrastructure investment bill that put a strong emphasis on rebuilding roads and bridges. Aging infrastructure is something Japan also h…

2023/12/06
Co-Creation, Not Competition: Harnessing Genomic Information for Healthcare

Co-Creation, Not Competition: Harnessing Genomic Information for Healthcare

As we enter an era of 100-year life expectancies, one of the most important considerations will be extending healthy life expectancy —the length of time a person can live without being limited in thei…

2023/11/22
Can ergonomics lead to greater well-being? -Ecosystems that go beyond mere comfort to support the synergistic cycle of well-being

Can ergonomics lead to greater well-being? -Ecosystems that go beyond mere comfort to support the synergistic cycle of well-being

When we buy a chair, we weigh our options carefullyーbecause we all know how important a comfortable chair is for our day-to-day quality of life. The same goes for a computer mouse; we want one that is…

2023/11/15
Toshiba’s Journey from Research to Commercialisation of Quantum Technologies

Toshiba’s Journey from Research to Commercialisation of Quantum Technologies

“Quantum is no longer the future, we can and should be using it today. QKD is the ultimate way to protect our data and will play a pivotal role in creating the next generation of internet that is quan…

2023/11/07
The impact of an AI that rejects everything but acceptable products -Will it be the savior of digital transformation in manufacturing?

The impact of an AI that rejects everything but acceptable products -Will it be the savior of digital transformation in manufacturing?

Faced with an unpredictable future, one of most-needed abilities in today’s age of VUCA—volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity—is the capacity for self-transformation. Manufacturers working…

2023/10/16
A Player in the Shadows that Maintains Local Power Grids – An Evaluation Technology that Advances Microgrids

A Player in the Shadows that Maintains Local Power Grids – An Evaluation Technology that Advances Microgrids

If we are going to achieve carbon neutrality, countries around the world need to adopt solar power and other renewable energy sources as a matter of urgency. Central to this is the microgrid, a small-…

2023/10/09
We are Toshiba: A “brave wolf samurai” spirit nurtures Toshiba’s rugby team as it turns on the promise of a new day

We are Toshiba: A “brave wolf samurai” spirit nurtures Toshiba’s rugby team as it turns on the promise of a new day

The “We are Toshiba” series looks at the individuals who embody Toshiba Groups philosophy, the “Essence of Toshiba,” and its three elements: the “Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group,” “Our Purpose” …

2023/09/28
The Next Chapter for Japanese Rugby: How Toshiba is Helping to Write It

The Next Chapter for Japanese Rugby: How Toshiba is Helping to Write It

Watching rugby is a ­unique experience. The sound of the players breathing can be heard all the way to the stands. Muscled bodies crashing into one another. Before you know it, one player or another h…

2023/09/18