Toshiba Boosts Transparent Cu2O Tandem Solar Cell to A New High
Contributing to the development of no-plug charging EVs and transportation electrification TOKYO—Researchers at Japan’s Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) have announced a significant advance in their work to develop an efficient, low cost and highly reliable tandem solar cell that raises the output of solar panels by layering a transparent solar cell over a standard silicon […]
Toshiba’s Double-Transmon Coupler Will Realize Faster, More Accurate Superconducting Quantum Computers
Paving the way for the realization of high-performance quantum computers that will contribute to solving various social issues Overview Researchers at Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) have achieved a breakthrough in quantum computer architecture: the basic design for a double-transmon coupler that will improve the speed and accuracy of quantum computation in tunable couplers. The coupler […]
Toshiba Group Announces AI Governance Statement, to Promote Provision of Trustworthy AI
AI engineer headcount of 2,100 surpasses FY2022 target Group to train more people in AI literacy, strengthen development of framework for maintaining quality of AI systems TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced the Toshiba AI Governance Statement for promoting the development, provision and use of trustworthy AI. The statement establishes seven principles aligned with Toshiba’s management […]
BT and Toshiba launch first commercial trial of quantum secured communication services
EY becomes first commercial customer to connect quantum secure data transmission between its major London offices. London, England and Japan – At an event held at BT Tower yesterday (Tuesday 26th April), BT and Toshiba, along with EY launched the trial of a world first commercial quantum-secured metro network. The infrastructure will be able to connect […]
JPMorgan Chase, Toshiba and Ciena Build the First Quantum Key Distribution Network Used to Secure Mission-Critical Blockchain Application
Proof of Concept Showed Ability to Detect and Defend Against Potential Threats and Eavesdroppers NEW YORK, NY; HANOVER, MD – In groundbreaking research, JPMorgan Chase, Toshiba and Ciena have demonstrated the full viability of a first-of-its-kind Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) network for metropolitan areas, resistant to quantum computing attacks and capable of supporting 800 Gbps […]
Toshiba Introduces New Anomaly Detection AI for Large-scale Industrial Plants at ICDM2021 LITSA
Workforce transformation technology handles complex operating conditions across massive sensor data, contributes to efficient plant operation and maintenance. TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) has developed a new anomaly detection AI that enables large-scale industrial plants to overcome a widespread and growing challenge: using a small workforce to achieve constant and effective monitoring of thousands of sensors, […]
Toshiba to Increase Production of Polymer Housed Surge Arresters
–Contribution to Robust Power Grid to Achieve Carbon Neutral- KAWASAKI, Japan—Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (hereinafter “Toshiba ESS”) today announced that its current product capacity of polymer housed surge arresters (*1) will be nearly tripled by April 2022. Toshiba ESS is manufacturing a surge arrester which can protect power transmission/distribution facilities and equipment, such […]
Farewell to Data Leaks: Quantum Technology for Secure Data Future
by Ryuji Maruyama, Corporate Representative – Asia, Toshiba Corporation & Managing Director, Toshiba Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd Today’s Data Security Backdrop Data security continues to be a hit topic these past few years, with breaches occurring across businesses and government networks. As businesses accelerate digital transformation and revamp operations to adapt to the pandemic-induced new […]
Robots that could Sense, Think and Act (Part One: Technology)
Original article is hosted here. Hisashige Tanaka, one of Toshiba’s founders, was famously known as “karakuri giemon,” the genius of mechanical things. His automata, the forerunners of robots, performed complex movements—like the renowned “Yumihikidoji,” a boy archer who fits an arrow to his bow and fires it at a target. This inventiveness has long been the […]
A Star is Born. What’s Happening on the Front Lines of Fusion, the “Dream” Energy Source
Original article is hosted here. Source: QST [https://www.qst.go.jp/site/naka-fusion-english/4779.html] What would it be like to create an artificial “sun” on Earth? What seems like a distant dream of the future, a project too fanciful to comprehend, is in fact already underway. It comes in the form of fusion power—a form of power that is being eyed as […]
