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Creating technology to support society
for a beautiful future
TANAKA is a precious metals specialist that excels at delivering innovation to the world that brings value to society. “Elements” is an online media circulated by TANAKA Precious Metals that focuses on technology and sustainability information in line with the business and values of the company. It provides hints for creating a better society and prosperous earth for the future in response to the rapid paradigm shift of the modern world.
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Technology
Articles related to technological progress and trends
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Precious Metal Precursor
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‘Quantum-inspired’ laser computing is more effective than both supercomputing and quantum computing, startup claims
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Intel unveils largest-ever AI ‘neuromorphic computer’ that mimics the human brain
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Experimental wireless EV charger is just as fast as a superfast wired plug, scientists say
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Direct Patternable Plating Technology that Opens the Potential of New-Generation Electronics
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The Great Debate: AC vs. DC Power Systems
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This tiny component could help Google and others save tens of millions of dollars — new modules help improve power efficiency in AI-driven data centers
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Deep-sea mining: why is interest growing and what are the risks?
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Bonding Technology of AuRoFUSE™ and Its Future Development
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These micro-robots were inspired by mini-bugs and water striders
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Automotive will drive demand for semiconductor chips but AI is coming on fast | KPMG
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Guide to Metal Fabrication: Definition, Reasons to Choose, and Advantages
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Flexible Touch Panel Sensors Using SuPR-NaP Printing
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MIT design would harness 40 percent of the sun’s heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel
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Producing superior graphene aerogel in space
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Lithuanian invention at the forefront of solar technology breakthrough
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“Smart textiles” to evolve our lives
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The world’s first High-Entropy Alloy Powder made exclusively of precious metals
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Origami-inspired robot can gently turn pages and carry objects 16,000 times its weight
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This magnetic robot could worm its way into human blood vessels
Introducing articles about TANAKA featured in the Japanese edition of Business Insider, the largest news site in North America
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This Japanese precious metal manufacturer is leading the development of metal plating for smartphone connectors
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The creation of a new high-entropy alloy is opening up possibilities in manufacturing, from 3D printing to paste-like inks
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