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Maximizing the Lifetime and Usefulness of Lithium-ion Batteries – AI Monitoring Technologies that Support Batteries Extended Service Life

Maximizing the Lifetime and Usefulness of Lithium-ion Batteries – AI Monitoring Technologies that Support Batteries Extended Service Life

The Glasgow Climate Accord was adopted at the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Glasgow in the UK. The accord incorpo…

2023/01/13
Digitally Connecting Hardware and Software – Toshiba’s Efforts to Solve Sustainability Issues

Digitally Connecting Hardware and Software – Toshiba’s Efforts to Solve Sustainability Issues

“DX is no longer a fad, it is a trend.” These were the words Mitsubishi Research Institute used in a report on the status of the corporate promotion of DX – digital transformation – and to summarize t…

2022/12/27
Profiles of skilled workers who take on social issues -The key to contributing to society is the human touch beyond AI

Profiles of skilled workers who take on social issues -The key to contributing to society is the human touch beyond AI

We tend to take social infrastructure for granted—electric power, gas, water and transportation—but problems can and do occur, like power outages that affect our comfort and negatively impact on the e…

2022/12/12
How are Toshiba contributing to enhanced and sustainable dining practices, Part 2 -Interactive training results in high quality!

How are Toshiba contributing to enhanced and sustainable dining practices, Part 2 -Interactive training results in high quality!

Demand for microwave ovens is increasing worldwide, driven in part by more meals being eaten at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part 1 introduced Toshiba’s role in manufacturing magnetrons, a c…

2022/12/02
Toshiba’s Microwave technology and it’s Macro impact on the sustainability of dining and the environment, Part 1 -How does quality manufacturing transcend national borders as a part of Toshiba’s DNA ?

Toshiba’s Microwave technology and it’s Macro impact on the sustainability of dining and the environment, Part 1 -How does quality manufacturing transcend national borders as a part of Toshiba’s DNA ?

Microwave ovens have become a standard appliance in many homes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they played a key role in enriching our inevitably monotonous diets while under stay-at-home orders. Thank…

2022/11/25
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
Toshiba’s Commitment to a Carbon-Neutral Future

Toshiba’s Commitment to a Carbon-Neutral Future

Efforts to counteract the global issue of climate change have brought carbon neutrality—reduction of greenhouse gases to zero—into the mainstream in Europe and around the world. At the same time, driv…

2022/10/28
Procurement Strategies for Uncertain Times: What supply-chain management solved

Procurement Strategies for Uncertain Times: What supply-chain management solved

This is a time of uncertainty, the future difficult to predict. Social changes triggered by the pandemic have exposed vulnerabilities and problems caused by obsolete practices, and businesses are bein…

2022/10/24
An engineer in Provence picks up the gauntlet:　A global team takes on the future of energy

An engineer in Provence picks up the gauntlet:　A global team takes on the future of energy

Fusion power is the energy source that will create the future. Its potential has caught the eye of Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, and Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, and both have made huge …

2022/10/05