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TOSHIBA REVIEW 1997 VOL.52 NO.5

Special lecture
Where is the industrial society of the 21st century heading ?
Panel Discussion
Visions and Objectives for the Digital Society

Special Reports

Information, Communications and Imaging

• Toshiba, Digital Technology, and the Advanced Information Society of the 21st Century
• Low-Bit-Rate Moving Picture Compression Technologies
• Trends in Mobile Computing
• Network Computing
• Multimodal Interface Agent
• Digital Cable System
• Image Presentation and Input Device for Smart TV System
• High-Speed Helical CT Enabling "Fly-Through" Imaging of the Human Body
• Satellite Data Link System for Aeronautical Satellite Communications System
• Space Infrastructure for Information and Communication System
• Next-Generation Product Development Environment--Product on Demand

Energy and the Environment

• Advanced Energy Technology and Environmental Protection in the 21st Century
• Nuclear Power--A Leading Power Source in the 21st Century
• Thermal Power Plants with Resource-Saving and Environmentally Friendly Features
• Power Electronics for Efficient Electric Power Utilization
• Superconducting Technologies Contributing to the Future
• New-Generation C-GIS for 21st Century Substations
• Aiming for a Resource-Circulating Society

Materials and Devices

• Toshiba Semiconductor Technologies in the 21st Century
• 0.12 μm 4G bit DRAM Array MOSFET Technologies Using X-ray Lithography
• Digital Still Camera with 1.3M Pixel CMOS Image Sensor
• Blue Semiconductor Lasers for High-Definition DVD
• Reflective LCD for Mobile Information Tools
• High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Batteries
• Ultrasmall Silicon Tunneling Device
• All-Oxide Superconductive Logic Circuit Technology

• Robot Technologies
  • Submersible Maintenance Robot
  • Micro Inspection Robot for Small Piping
  • Mobile Inspection Robot for Overhead Lines
  • Human-Friendly Robot