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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
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
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
Arm in Arm: Toshiba’s New Robot and Coexistence with People

Arm in Arm: Toshiba’s New Robot and Coexistence with People

We increasingly take robots for granted. Robots on production lines are an old story, and for shoppers in Japan their synthesized greetings are no longer a novelty. Robots are here, all around us, and…

2018/04/02