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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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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to test new solid-state lithium-ion battery in space
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Hitachi Zosen plan to send an all-solid-state lithium-ion battery to the International Space Station later this year to test technology that may power next generation satellites and interplanetary probes. Conventional lithium-ion batteries require an additional device that controls temperature and need to be installed inside a satellite to…
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Toshiba SIP series of SCiB lithium-ion rechargeable batteries for AGV retains 80% of capacity even after 10 years’ use
Toshiba today announced the latest addition to its SCiB line-up of innovative lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, the SIP series of modules for automated guided vehicles (AGV) and other types of industrial equipment. AGV are mobile robots widely used in transportation of materials and components around factory floors and warehouses, and also in settings that include hospitals…
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South Korean technology recharges lithium-ion batteries faster with no risk of reduced capacity
South Korean researchers Prof. Kang Jeong-koo and Prof. Kim Yong-hoon at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), has developed a new type of graphene for lithium-ion batteries that can be recharged at a faster rate than conventional ones with no risk of reduced capacity. Conventional graphene is a two-dimensional atom-thin sheet of carbon…
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Energy Self-Consumption House Verification Test to Start in Japan Next Month
Misawa Homes, Misawa Homes Institute of Research and Development Co Ltd (Suginami-ku, Tokyo) and Kyocera will start to jointly conduct a verification test of an energy self-consumption house, which preferentially uses electricity generated in house, by using a model house built in Nara Prefecture in October 2015.
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Softbank launches World’s smallest and lightest Wireless SD Card Reader & Writer
Softbank Japan today announced the launch of World’s smallest and lightest Wireless SD Card Reader & Writer. The Wireless SD card reader / writer features wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b / g / n. User can save the data, such as photos and videos to SD card wirelessly from smartphones. Also you can play video files…
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Panasonic and Tesla sign agreement for the Gigafactory in United States
Panasonic and Tesla have signed an agreement that lays out their cooperation on the construction of a large-scale battery manufacturing plant in the United States, known as the Gigafactory. According to the agreement, Tesla will prepare, provide and manage the land, buildings and utilities. Panasonic will manufacture and supply cylindrical lithium-ion cells and invest in…
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Elecon unveils compact active speakers
Elecom a Japanese electronics company, headquartered in Osaka, Japan, today announced the launch of two folding models of compact active speakers, ASP-SMP120 and ASP-SMP220. While ball shaped ASP-SMP120 is powered with built in lithium polymer rechargeable battery, cube shaped ASP-SMP220 is powered by 3xAAA batteries. Both models come with built in amplifier and 50mm diameter…
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Nissan to launch LEAF to Home power supply system in Japan in mid-June
Nissan will launch the LEAF to Home power supply system, which can supply electricity from batteries onboard in Nissan LEAF electric vehicles (EV) to homes when used with the EV Power Station unit developed by Nichicon Corporation. LEAF to Home is an industry first backup power supply system that can transmit the electricity stored in…
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NEC develops ultra-thin organic radical battery compatible with IC cards
NEC has developed an ultra-thin, 0.3mm thick, organic radical battery (ORB) that is compatible within standard IC cards of 0.76mm thickness.The adoption of these ultra-thin ORBs featuring greater flexibility, higher power output and faster recharging speeds than existing rechargeable batteries, including lithium-ion batteries, is expected to enable advanced new functions in IC cards, electronic paper…
