Tokyo Institute of Technology

MHI Group Presents "Best Innovation 2023" Awards for Activities that Contribute to Protecting the Environment

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
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Through this in-house program, the Company aims to raise environmental awareness and encourage further innovation among its groupwide employees.

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  • Through this in-house program, the Company aims to raise environmental awareness and encourage further innovation among its groupwide employees.
  • An anchorless construction method enables easy equipment installation and layout changes-, a feature that has brought accolades from multi-tenant warehouse owners.
  • By utilizing knowledge and expertise of MHI group, a "liquefied CO2 handling system" enabling transport of liquefied CO2 in large volumes is being developed.
  • In these ways, MHI Group has been making its initiatives toward realizing a carbon neutral society widely known.

Fujitsu AI strategy strengthens data integration, generative AI capabilities with dedicated platform and new Fujitsu Uvance offerings

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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As a global leader in AI, Fujitsu has been promoting the research and development of innovative AI and machine learning technologies for over 30 years, and continues to embrace recent breakthroughs in areas like generative AI.

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  • As a global leader in AI, Fujitsu has been promoting the research and development of innovative AI and machine learning technologies for over 30 years, and continues to embrace recent breakthroughs in areas like generative AI.
  • Fujitsu is also currently developing its own generative AI technology specializing in image and code generation, as well as generative AI mixture technology that integrates Fujitsu's generative AI models with generative AI models from partner companies efficiently.
  • Fujitsu confirmed that the accuracy of these generative AI models is equal to or higher than that of state-of-the-art generative AI models including GPT-4V and HuggingGPT.
  • To encourage creative experimentation and further development of AI technologies, Fujitsu has also created an environment in which all of its 124,000 global employees can securely use generative AI.

Berkeley SkyDeck Partners with JETRO and Leading Japanese Universities to Accelerate Global Innovation

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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Notably, the MoU includes JETRO support for Berkeley SkyDeck to launch a formal startup support program in Japan, which would be Berkeley SkyDeck’s second formal international program after Berkeley SkyDeck Milano in Europe.

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  • Notably, the MoU includes JETRO support for Berkeley SkyDeck to launch a formal startup support program in Japan, which would be Berkeley SkyDeck’s second formal international program after Berkeley SkyDeck Milano in Europe.
  • The MoU represents the latest step in this multi-year partnership and Berkeley SkyDeck’s commitment to continued global expansion and startup representation.
  • In addition to launching new programs in Japan, Berkeley SkyDeck will coordinate with JETRO San Francisco and six leading Japanese universities for programs conducted in the United States.
  • Its partnerships with institutions like Berkeley SkyDeck have also significantly contributed to this goal; Berkeley SkyDeck is currently hosting 29 Japanese startups that were recommended by JETRO as part of its current program cohort.

GPT-4 artificial intelligence shows some competence in chemistry

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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The latest 'large language model' artificial intelligence system, GPT-4, could aid chemistry researchers, but limitations reveal the need for improvements.

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  • The latest 'large language model' artificial intelligence system, GPT-4, could aid chemistry researchers, but limitations reveal the need for improvements.
  • TSUKUBA, Japan, Oct 17, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - GPT-4, the latest version of the artificial intelligence system from OpenAI, the developers of Chat-GPT, demonstrates considerable usefulness in tackling chemistry challenges, but still has significant weaknesses.
  • Researchers investigated the chemistry knowledge and capabilities of GPT-4, the latest version of OpenAI's artificial intelligence model.
  • (Credit: Growtika via Unsplash)
    GPT-4, which stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4, belongs to a category of artificial intelligence systems known as large language models.

Fujitsu and Atmonia discover a novel catalyst candidate for clean ammonia synthesis leveraging high-speed quantum chemical calculations

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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Drawing on Atmonia's knowledge about catalysts and high-speed quantum chemical calculations developed by Fujitsu, the two companies discovered a novel catalyst candidate in May 2023 in which tungsten (W), a relatively inexpensive substitute for precious metals, replaces a part of molybdenum oxide (MoO2).

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  • Drawing on Atmonia's knowledge about catalysts and high-speed quantum chemical calculations developed by Fujitsu, the two companies discovered a novel catalyst candidate in May 2023 in which tungsten (W), a relatively inexpensive substitute for precious metals, replaces a part of molybdenum oxide (MoO2).
  • Fujitsu and Atmonia initiated joint research in April 2022 to accelerate the search for ammonia synthesis catalysts by using Fujitsu's simulation acceleration technology and causal discovery technology.
  • The discovery of promising catalyst materials represents an important step toward the practical application of a clean ammonia production method for generating eFuel and fertilizer.
  • Moving forward, Fujitsu and Atmonia will work to verify the effectiveness of the new catalyst material candidates through experiments to one day realize their ultimate goal of clean ammonia synthesis.

The Global Hydrogen Fuel Cells Market Size Is Expected To Reach $32.6 Billion, Driven by Electric Vehicle Demand - By The Business Research Company

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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LONDON, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As per The Business Research Company's Hydrogen Fuel Cells Global Market Report 2023, the global hydrogen fuel cells market has experienced an extraordinary growth trajectory, with the market size expanding from $5.64 billion in 2022 to $8.23 billion in 2023, boasting an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45.8%. This upward trend is projected to continue, with the hydrogen fuel cells market size expected to reach an astonishing $32.65 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 41.1%.

Key Points: 
  • This upward trend is projected to continue, with the hydrogen fuel cells market size expected to reach an astonishing $32.65 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 41.1%.
  • The surge in demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has emerged as a key catalyst for the unprecedented growth of the hydrogen fuel cells market .
  • Asia Pacific claimed the top spot in the hydrogen fuel cells market in 2022, accounting for 46.3% of the global market share.
  • Looking ahead, the fastest-growing regions in the hydrogen fuel cells market are expected to be Asia Pacific and North America.

The Global Hydrogen Fuel Cells Market Size Is Expected To Reach $32.6 Billion, Driven by Electric Vehicle Demand - By The Business Research Company

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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LONDON, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As per The Business Research Company's Hydrogen Fuel Cells Global Market Report 2023, the global hydrogen fuel cells market has experienced an extraordinary growth trajectory, with the market size expanding from $5.64 billion in 2022 to $8.23 billion in 2023, boasting an impressive compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45.8%. This upward trend is projected to continue, with the hydrogen fuel cells market size expected to reach an astonishing $32.65 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 41.1%.

Key Points: 
  • This upward trend is projected to continue, with the hydrogen fuel cells market size expected to reach an astonishing $32.65 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 41.1%.
  • The surge in demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has emerged as a key catalyst for the unprecedented growth of the hydrogen fuel cells market .
  • Asia Pacific claimed the top spot in the hydrogen fuel cells market in 2022, accounting for 46.3% of the global market share.
  • Looking ahead, the fastest-growing regions in the hydrogen fuel cells market are expected to be Asia Pacific and North America.

NTT Research PHI Lab Scientists Address Bias in AI

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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NTT Research, Inc. , a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that scientists affiliated with its Physics & Informatics (PHI) Lab have co-authored a paper that proposes a way to overcome bias in deep neural networks (DNNs).

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  • NTT Research, Inc. , a division of NTT (TYO:9432), today announced that scientists affiliated with its Physics & Informatics (PHI) Lab have co-authored a paper that proposes a way to overcome bias in deep neural networks (DNNs).
  • “Our PHI Lab scientists and their colleagues have enlarged our understanding of the relatively neglected field of neural network fine-tuning in this notable paper and have proposed an innovative remedy for correcting against bias,” PHI Lab Director Yoshihisa Yamamoto said.
  • In a recent three-month span, top academic journals accepted or published a dozen papers co-authored by PHI Lab scientists.
  • The PHI Lab also has reached joint research agreements with numerous institutions, Harvard University being the most recent.

α-Al2O3 Protective Layer That Sticks to Metal Surface with Functions of an Anchor and Peg

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Friday, August 25, 2023
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TOKYO, Aug. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fusion reactors, fast breeder reactors, and solar thermal power plants are being developed as power plants with low environmental impact and no resource constraints. Since these power plants operate at high temperature with large-heat transfer, scientists are studying the use of components that use liquid metal (has excellent heat transfer performance) as a coolant. The liquid metal blanket (a metal wall installed in the core) and the liquid metal divertor (receives heat and discharges exhaust) are among the most important components of fusion reactors and have attracted attention as innovative energy conversion devices. However, the selection of structural materials that are chemically compatible with high-temperature liquid metals has been a challenge.

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  • Associate Professor Masatoshi Kondo of Tokyo Institute of Technology has taken liquid metal coolants and conducted research on their chemical corrosion resistance with leading structural materials.
  • He found that the cause of corrosion is the leaching of metallic components from materials in contact with liquid metal and the alloying of liquid metal and steel materials.
  • In that context, he found that corrosion can be significantly reduced by forming a compact protective oxide layer on the surface of structural materials of liquid metal components.
  • The formation of a stable protective oxide layer that inhibits such corrosion is key to making liquid metal-based components a reality.

Fujitsu and Mizuho start trials for generative AI to streamline development and system maintenance operations

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Monday, June 19, 2023
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TOKYO, June 19, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (hereinafter Mizuho) launched joint verification trials using Fujitsu's generative AI technology to streamline development and maintenance operations of Mizuho's system.

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  • TOKYO, June 19, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Fujitsu and Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (hereinafter Mizuho) launched joint verification trials using Fujitsu's generative AI technology to streamline development and maintenance operations of Mizuho's system.
  • Fujitsu is actively promoting research and development into generative AI models to support system development and maintenance technology under the framework of its "Fujitsu Kozuchi (code name) - Fujitsu AI Platform," which supports users globally to accelerate the testing and deployment of advanced AI technologies.
  • Fujitsu started offering an AI core engine for generative AI on June 9, 2023 via "Fujitsu Kozuchi (code name) - Fujitsu AI Platform."
  • The generative AI technology used in the joint trials combines this AI core engine for generative AI with Fujitsu's expertise in engineering.