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Toshiba Develops Lightweight and Compact High-Power Superconducting Motor Prototype for Mobility Applications
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions today announced that it has developed a superconducting motor to meet the needs of the mobility sector. This superconducting motor can realize lightweight, high-output density and high-speed rotation, and can be made available for large mobility applications. Toshiba superconducting motor with these features is the first of its kind in…
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Toshiba Announces New 18TB MN09 Series NAS Hard Disk Drives
Toshiba today announced a massive capacity 18TB addition to its NAS HDD line-up, the MN09. Toshiba MN09 is a 9-disk helium-sealed conventional magnetic recording (CMR) drive that leverages Toshiba’s new innovative Flux Control Microwave-Assisted Magnetic Recording technology. FC-MAMR advances CMR capacity to 18TB and delivers increased density per platter over previous designs. The 7200RPM 18TB…
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Toshiba, Sojitz and CBMM Partner to Commercialize Next-Generation Lithium-ion Batteries
Toshiba, Sojitz Corporation, and CBMM, have entered into a joint development agreement for the commercialization of next generation lithium-ion batteries using niobium titanium oxide (NTO) as the anode material. One of the major requirements for rechargeable battery development is greater energy density and faster charging. NTO has twice the theoretical volume density of the graphite-based…
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Toshiba Develops World’s Most Accurate Highly Versatile Visual Question Answering AI
Toshiba has developed the world’s most accurate highly versatile Visual Question Answering (VQA) AI, able to recognize not only people and objects, but also colors, shapes, appearances and background details in images. The AI overcomes the long-standing difficulty of answering questions on the positioning and appearance of people and objects, and has the ability to…
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Toshiba’s Polymer Film-Based Perovskite Large-Area Photovoltaic Module Reaches Record Power Conversion Efficiency of 15.1%
Toshiba has developed a new coating method for the perovskite layer that boosts power conversion efficiency (PCE) to 15.1% for Toshiba’s 703cm2 module, the highest for any large, polymer film-based perovskite photovoltaic module. The innovative coating method for perovskite layer also greatly reduces production time and costs, contributing to a lower cost for solar power…
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Toshiba Lifestyle announces drum-type washer-dryer with Antibacterial Ultra Fine Bubble Wash EX in Japan
Toshiba Lifestyle today announced the drum-type washer-dryer ZABOON TW-127XP1 equipped with “Antibacterial Ultra Fine Bubble Wash EX” in Japan. The washing machine will be available in12kg / 7kg capacity in Japan next month for approximately 420,000 yen ($3801). The machine is equipped with a new cleaning method “Antibacterial Ultra Fine Bubble Cleaning EX” that enhances…
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Toshiba Completes its First Manufacturing of One of World’s Largest Toroidal Field Coils for ITER
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions (Toshiba ESS) announced today that it has completed its first manufacturing of toroidal field coils for ITER. ITER is a thermonuclear experimental reactor under construction in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France, that will be used to perform a scientific and technological feasibility study of nuclear fusion energy, which is expected to be one…
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Toshiba Announces Compact CD Radio Player for Japanese Elementary and Junior High School Students
Toshiba today announced two CD radio models for elementary and junior high school students of Japan. Horizontal model TY-C160 comes in white, pink, and blue color while vertical model TY-C260 in white and black. In Japan CD learning materials are mainly used for language learning, and more than half of compulsory elementary and junior high…