Toyota Motor has developed the world's first method for observing the behavior of lithium ions (Li-ions) in an electrolyte when a Li-ion battery charges and discharges. By using this method, it is possible to observe in real-time, the ...
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Volkswagen has unveiled its Transform 2025+ strategy, further detailing the company's plans for the decade ahead. This plan aims to reduce the capex ratio and the development cost ratio to a competitive level in the next few years – ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation and Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd. will launch a discounted insurance fee service on August 1, 2016. This will be targeted at fleet contractors with 10 vehicles or more, and who implement the Accident ...
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What Kirobo Mini can do Engage in casual conversation, backed by gestures and the ability to respond to user emotions Grow and provide tailored companionship by remembering user preferences and past events Be taken just about anywhere, with ...
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From September 17 till the end of March 2017, Toyota Motor Corporation will launch round two of the Open Road Project1 primarily in Tokyo. The second round of the project this time will involve other companies as well as the general public ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Komeda Co., Ltd. (Komeda), and KDDI Corporation (KDDI) will begin an initiative on September 20, 2016 by utilizing a smartphone application called Driving Barista. The application is aimed at reducing the ...
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Since early November, many Chinese carton factories began to reject new orders or restrict orders. The situation has been ongoing till now, with factories in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai areas responded the most. As many as 18 local large ...
Toyota Motor Corporation has installed stationary pure hydrogen fuel cells at the energy management facility which had been completed at its Honsha Plant in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, in August 2016. The fuel cells started operations on ...
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Mercedes-Benz said it will manufacture the first production model of the new EQ product brand at its Bremen plant in Germany by the end of 2020. The production model will depend on the EQ show car – an electric vehicle with the ...
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The Scottish Government has selected Neogen to carry out genomics testing as part of its program to enhance the country's beef herd. The program, dubbed the Beef Efficiency Scheme, aims to improve the overall herd profitability and to ...
Toyota Motor will start the sales of fuel cell buses (FC buses) under its own brand from early 2017. Having already undergone repeated field tests for practical use, the Bureau of Transportation of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans ...
A new market study from Smithers Pira says that demand for cosmetics and personal care packaging will be worth $25.4bn by 2021, growing at 3.6% year-on-year. The Future of Packaging Design: Long-Term Strategic Forecasts to 2026 considers ...
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Mars is urging the business community and global leaders at COP22 to take bold action to implement the targets agreed last year in Paris for tackling climate change. Mars combined this call to action with an announcement of plans for a ...
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China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA) have officially announced the 13th Five-Year Plan for power development, including carbon emission, power structure adjustment, ...
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Nestlé Health Science announced that it will make an equity investment of $145m in US-based Aimmune Therapeutics, which corresponds to a 15% stake after completion of the transaction. The parties also entered into a strategic ...
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