JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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- ZAIHON, Inc. (日本財務翻訳株式会社), Tokyo
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kodaiflow
The technology is called FeRAM. It is currently patented by Ramtron and licensed to Toshiba. The articles are confusing because they do not want to just say "we are hiring the university to figure out a way around a patent so we can cut the cost".
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kodaiflow
Where does the carbon go? Does it make pencil leads for school kids?
Posted in: Tokyo Gas, Panasonic to launch new 'Ene-Farm' fuel cell
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kodaiflow
If China gets its entire population above the poverty level, it will be the worlds largest economy. However, it still lags far behind Japan, German, and the US in per capita GDP and standard of living which I believe is what most people are really concerned about.
Posted in: Japan welcomes China becoming world's No. 2 economy
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kodaiflow
The majority of applications in industry and around your home use induction motors that require no rare earths. They work fine but they complicate the inverter and control design. There have been major advances in super capacitors and power mosfets since the drive for the Prius was developed. Permanent magnet motors where always a temporary fix.
Posted in: Toyota developing alternative electric motor
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kodaiflow
I would like to see the raw data they used. With the modern exhaust systems most conventional cars engines can barely be heard over the rolling noise. With a 65 dB ambient noise in a urban area, hybrids and IC are both effectively silent.
Posted in: Toyota device alerts pedestrians to approaching quiet hybrid
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kodaiflow
When did Canada get moved out of North America? If it hasn't whats the conflict
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kodaiflow
I think it depends on your industry. In the states, you can start a telecom company in your garage, but starting a sandwich shop with out joining a national franchise is a daunting task. Japan is kind of the reverse of this.
I run a start-up in industrial instrumentation. I have a joint venture with a large Japanese corporation. They have no access to small, independent job shops for prototypes. They have to do everything internally or farm it out to us. However, I love all the small retailers and restaurants that seem to have disappeared here.
Posted in: Japan: A paradise for entrepreneurs
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kodaiflow
USA 5.6/100000 JP 1.53/100000. How do they get 1/10th? They could get that if they use the US's "intentional homicide" number, but that includes suicides. But back to the point in the article the US rate dropped form 9.8 in 1991 to 5.6 in 2007. I would guess most people watching Fox News would guess that.
Posted in: Murder in Japan
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kodaiflow
It is hard to compare carriers that have prices that range from USD800 to USD4000 for the same flight. Of course for 2K I'd cook my own meal and clean the jet on the way out:)
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kodaiflow
One thing the article did not state is that if you are of Malay ethnic decent, you are considered Muslim regardless.
Posted in: 52 unmarried Malaysian Muslim couples face jail for hotel liaisons
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kodaiflow
I wish the Japanese car makers would go back to making cars out of steel instead of what ever crap they are making cars from for the last 10 years. My last CRV had severe corrosion after just 5 years. They take so much care in the assembly and quality control, but they dissolve ii driving on de-icer.
Posted in: U.S. Honda exec says model updates may come faster
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kodaiflow
The "mad cow" scare is a red herring as part of trade negotiations. The auto and steel guys should go beat the crap out of tysons for slipping up and giving them an issue. For the record, there has not been a case of mad cow in the US herds. The two cases were Canadian dairy cattle that were slaughtered in the US. The contaminated feed that causes BSE was only distributed in EU and UK countries like Canada and (wait for it ) Australia. So enjoy all that SAFE Aussie and NZ beef
Posted in: Japan suspends U.S. plant's beef amid mad cow fears
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kodaiflow
Knews,
I don't know if I am that much of an expert but a superheated coal plant with HP/LP turbines runs at about 40% efficiency. More if they have a tri-gen system to scavenge waste heat.
The motor runs at 90% and you have a transmission loss of maybe 10% That gives you combined thermal efficiency of 32%
A normal gasoline engine can get about 18% mechanical conversion. Refining losses are about 68% (it takes energy to crack crude into gasoline). The distribution energy to get the fuel to your station is another 10% loss. That leaves a hybrid at 11% thermal efficiency.
That doesn't say anything about the heavy metal and other emmisions from the coal plant, but CO2 wise, its almost a three fold drop.
Posted in: Nissan gives preview of prized electric car
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kodaiflow
Toshiba own BNF whis owns Westinghouse. Most of the design will be out of the office in Britian
Posted in: Toshiba to build 2 nuclear plants in U.S.