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Panasonic Develops New nanoe X Device that Generates 100 times more OH radicals than the conventional nanoe device
Panasonic today announced that through collaboration with Professor Emeritus Yoshio Higashiyama of Yamagata University, it has developed a new nanoe X device that generates 100 times more Hydroxyl(OH) radicals than the conventional nanoe device. As a result, the latest nanoe X device delivers increased effectiveness in air purification and deodorization in indoor spaces. People have…
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Hyundai Rotem Develops Worlds First Running Gear for Trains that Can Run on a Steep Curved Radius of 15m
Hyundai Rotem has developed the world’s first running gear that enables trains to run on a steep curve. The company says its new devices enables trains to run in complex and curved urban areas. Hyundai Rotem announced on June 19 that the company succeeded in developing a running gear that allows low-floor train cars to…
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Lithium ion battery to give Shinkansen bullet trains push they need in emergencies like power outage
Next-generation Japanese Shinkansen railroad cars will come equipped with a lithium ion battery to enable travel over short distances when power outages render normal operations impossible. The aim is to allow a bullet train to move to another location to disgorge passengers in the event of an emergency, such as an earthquake that leads to…
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China’s first unmanned panda-shaped Sky Train rolls off production line
China’s first unmanned, panda-shaped Sky Train rolled off the production line in Ziyang, southwest China’s Sichuan Province today. The renewable-energy unmanned suspension railway is battery-powered, with cute pandas painted through carriages.
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Fujitsu Begins Field Trial for AI-Based Train Delay Prediction in Japan
Fujitsu today announced that it has collaborated with Jorudan to add a train delay time prediction function, using AI machine learning technology, to Jorudan’s Norikae Annai, a service that provides public transportation route-planning information. It is also carrying out a field trial of this service in support of public transportation users in their choice of…
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World’s First Ondol Train to Run through Tourist Attractions in Western Korea
From February, tourists taking a special train- West Gold Train (G-train), bound for tourist attractions in western Korea will be able to experience the warmth of ondol, a Korean traditional underfloor heating system. An ondol, also called gudeul, in Korean traditional architecture, is underfloor heating which uses direct heat transfer from wood smoke to the…
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Maglev train reaches 500 km/hour during first public test in Japan
Central Japan Railway on Monday conducted the first public test of its new ultra-high speed magnetic levitation (maglev) train in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture. The driverless maglev train utilizes a high-tech propulsion system called the “L-Zero” system that first brings the train to a speed of 160 km/hour. Upon reaching 160 km/hour, the train initiates the…
