Indeed the performance of lithium-ion battery has advanced drastically after its development by SONY in 1991, but it is almost impossible to develop the EV which can run the same running distance as gasoline car. Therefore, the generational shift related to materials, which constitute the battery, has started.

 Usuallithium-ion battery consists of four parts, i.e. positive-electrode material, negative-electrode material, electrolytic solution and separator. By the movement of lithium-ion from negative-electrode material to positive-electrode material at the time of discharge, an electric energy occurs. The reverse phenomenon occurs in case of charge. In such situations, an electrolytic solution transmits the movement of ion. And then a separator prevents its short circuit by separating between positive-electrode material and negative-electrode material. A maker has to combine these four parts suitably in order to increase its performance.

 A cobalt system compound has been used for its electrode material for a long time. Recently, the price of cobalt has risen sharply, so many makers make efforts to find alternative material. Panasonic paved the way for the increase of its capacity by using nickel system compound. In 2006, Panasonic started to mass-produce of “18650 battery”, which is cylindrical one with the size of 18mm in diameter and 65mm in length and is used for note-PC and so on. Comparing with usual one, its capacity is improved by 10%. “Tesla Motors, Inc.” in USA had already developed and released EV with thousands of 18650 batteries. And also SONY developed the positive electrode by using olivine iron phosphate (LixFePO4). It has reasonable cost and splendid performance.

 Makers had better consider not only the improvement of positive electrode but also that of negative one in order to improve the performance of battery. Indeed Carbon has been used for the material of negative electrode for a long time, but they see the end coming. They expect Silicon as alternative material. Although it has ten times of performance of Carbon, it has the defect that it is swollen if it absorbs lithium ion. If it is repeated charge and discharge, its plate is destroyed and then its performance becomes depleted. Panasonic will overcome this defect soon. It could be solved the problem related to the deformity of plate by using alloyed material, which consists of Silicon, Tin and so on. Mitsui Metal is making similar efforts.

 They have to improve electrolytic solution, too. The electrolytic solution used for lithium-ion battery is combustible organic solvent. If they increase the capacity, the ignition risk increase, too. “Daikin Industries, Ltd.” developed the new addition agent by making use of fluorine compound, which is used for the primary fluid of air conditioner. If they add this one into electrolytic solution, they can prevent its ignition risk and explosion. “Showa Denko K.K.” co-developed the safety electrolytic solution with US company and will deliver its sample within this year.

 The improvement of present lithium-ion battery has some limitation. Therefore, some makers are developing the new-generation battery. It is the lithium-air battery, which has the negative electrode made of metallic lithium and generates electric power by reacting it with oxygen at positive electrode. There is no need to sardine positive-electrode material within battery. Because oxygen can be obtained from an air unlimitedly. And then its energetic density can be elevated drastically. EV can run with the same running distance as that of gasoline car if it uses this battery.

 The PHV is “Swift Plug in Hybrid”, which the company obtained its type approval from MLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) on May 12th, 2010. And therefore such a vehicle can get a number plate as well as usual car. The appearance of 5-seat vehicle is almost same as that of usual Swift.

 The PHV can be charged to the lithium-ion battery mounted via electric current source for domestic use and can travel about 15 km by the electric motor mounted. When its battery level falls, it can run by using electric power which is generated by the small engine mounted. The company said that the company could reduce the number of lithium-ion batteries by mounting the small engine. It led to the achievement of lighter body and the cost cut.

 By comparing with each light of 380 places in an exposure of image, the system checks whether such animations have the same scene as that in movies registered in advance. According to the company, its average accuracy is 96%. Comparing with usual technology, it is superior to it by 20 points. It can detect an illegal animation even if it is for around 2 seconds.

 Usual contents-management companies have checked each animation in huge postings whether it is illegal animation or not in order to find illegal animations. Indeed there is the way that a contents-management company implants digital validation signal into each exposure in advance, but it requires great care. This is the laborsaving system. And then they can advise easily regarding the existences of illegal animations to owners of copyright by using this system.

 If timbers are planted, a plenty of soil is needed. It becomes a burden to a building. We doubt whether an old building can bear it up. “Toho Leo Co., Ltd.(http://www.toho-leo.co.jp/)” has various know-how regarding the weight saving of soil. The company does all kinds of things to it. For example, it blends cellular aggregate into soil in order to lighten its weight. Furthermore, it mats lightweight foamed polystyrene under soil in order to make a slope. Water and rainwater can stream naturally due to it. The company is interested in overseas development. In 2004, its Shanghai office was opened. The company has a medium-term plan to increase its sales amount to Japanese Yen 10 billion, including 1 billion from outside Japan, until 2015.

 They paid attention to the overheated steam, which is used for household oven. And therefore, they succeeded in inducing a chemical change from hazardous asbestos to harmless substance by using the steam at a temperature of about 950 degrees centigrade. The waste material after the processing is grinded and reused for the material of cement.

 According to NEDO, it has needed to take it up at a temperature of about 1500 degrees centigrade and over in order to render the waste material, which includes asbestos, harmless. Therefore, most of it have been put into a bag and been dumped directly. The cost of new technology is around half of usual way and the amount of energy needed is about one third of usual way. As the waste need not to be taken up, there is no risk which asbestos flies off. They has a plan to make its commercialization within 2012.

 In order to make 3D image, we have to shoot a picture simultaneously by using two cameras, i.e. right eye and for left one and then conflate two images. And then we have needed the peripheral circuit, which makes an image enhancement troubles, i.e. color coordination, position gap and so on, that are arising out of these images of two cameras. But it has been quite difficult to make its downsizing and weight saving.

 The module provided by SHARP has two functions, i.e. “Color Synchro Processing” and “Timing & Synchro Processing”. The former accommodates its color and brightness. The latter generates synchronization of the timing of video signal. And also the technology, which reads out the signal from the image sensor at high velocities, is included, so we can take 3D high vision picture by using it. And then the company could release compact 3D camera module due to the adoption of the high density mounting technology. Therefore it can be mounted on mobile instruments, i.e. digital camera, mobile phone, smart phone and so on.

 Usual industrial robots make extravagant moving, for instance, it lifts up a thing by using one arm. The moving of Parallel Link Robot is different from such one. This robot assembles electronic devices by using fingertips at the end of several thin arms hanging from the main body, which its shape is similar to helmet.

 NEDO (New Energy Development Organization) relegated the development of this plant to the company. And then the company had carried out “Trial Project of Recycle System related to the ethanolization of food wastes” for 5 years with the cooperation of Nishihara Shoji Ltd. In this project, the company collected about 10 tons of food wastes of business and home activities per day in order to use it for raw produce, and then produced about 500 liters per day. And also the company carried out the shakedown of 20 vehicles owned by Kita-Kyushu City and the company by using the bio-fuel of E3 made by combining 3% of ethanol into gasoline. The company produced 700kg of recycle oil per day from vegetable oil and animal one within food wastes, too. The company could make good effectiveness of energetic yield, including the recycle oil.

 This panel has two liquid crystals. One of them has minute clearance. This clearance effects different images on our right-and-left eyes. And then we can find stereo image. It can be changed between 3D and ordinal images. Sharp has an intention to provide it to not only makers of portable game machines but also of digital cameras and mobile phones.