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Challenge for Space Radiation measurement technology by JAXA and Toshiba

Challenge for Space Radiation measurement technology by JAXA and Toshiba

In May 2024, the Japanese news was full of stories about unusual displays of colorful auroras—rare sightings at low latitudes, the result of high-energy space radiation from a major geomagnetic storm …

2025/09/11
Keeping the Community Safe from Crime. A System that Detects Dangerous Objects in less than a Second, Without Fail. -Introducing Toshiba’s millimeter wave radar technology

Keeping the Community Safe from Crime. A System that Detects Dangerous Objects in less than a Second, Without Fail. -Introducing Toshiba’s millimeter wave radar technology

It is an all too familiar scene that plays out all too frequently of our TV screens. Once again, somewhere in the world, innocent bystanders are the victims of a violent attack. As often as not, the a…

2024/12/13
Superconducting Technology can Pave the Way to a Carbon-Neutral Future and a Richer World.

Superconducting Technology can Pave the Way to a Carbon-Neutral Future and a Richer World.

The captivating photograph above shows plasma glowing purple around a disk-shaped superconductor, free from all electrical resistance and floating in vacuum, supported by electromagnetic force. Superc…

2024/10/15
Power Semiconductors Support a Once-in-a-Century Revolution in Automobiles

Power Semiconductors Support a Once-in-a-Century Revolution in Automobiles

As we experience more sudden heavy rains, intensifying typhoons and hurricanes, and extended, ever hotter heat waves, climate change is bringing drastic changes to our daily lives. The cause lies in t…

2024/07/11
Transforming mobility in the tough environment of mines -Advancing electrification that contributes to carbon neutrality

Transforming mobility in the tough environment of mines -Advancing electrification that contributes to carbon neutrality

As demand for minerals grows worldwide, so too are concerns about decarbonization in the mining sector. One way forward is to bring electrification to vehicles, including dump trucks, and other mining…

2024/05/14
What is the secret to widely, quickly, and easily introducing AI?　-Make video analysis more accessible

What is the secret to widely, quickly, and easily introducing AI?　-Make video analysis more accessible

Security cameras are everywhere, part of our everyday life: in the stores we visit, in the buildings where we work, in the transportation systems we use to move around. Their video data is not used on…

2024/04/18
Innovative reactors build on lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi accident -Questioning the myth of safety while aiming to coexist with local communities

Innovative reactors build on lessons learned from the Fukushima Daiichi accident -Questioning the myth of safety while aiming to coexist with local communities

There is a global movement to rethink stable energy supply. One factor in this is Russias invasion of Ukraine, but alongside geopolitical risk, the role of energy in addressing carbon neutrality is al…

2024/02/13
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
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
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