Modern society is underpinned by the microscale behaviors of materials and substances. Meanwhile, measurement technologies are able to visualize these intangible or invisible things and deliver global innovation. This issue of Hitachi Review describes the solutions that Hitachi is working on utilizing measurement data, and world-leading measuring instruments and systems.
In the last few decades, fast-paced technological innovations have brought dramatic changes to our daily lives. Luc Van den hove, President and CEO of imec, which is a world-leading R&D hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, talks about what is required to continue to push innovation forward.
Hitachi has a history of involvement in developing measurement technologies and equipment. In recent years, Hitachi has been working on utilizing the data collected by measuring instruments as well as developing new instruments with customers and other partners. This article explains where Hitachi hopes to go with its measurement technologies.
Amid the quickening pace of development of new materials that will help to resolve societal problems, there are rising expectations for the use of materials informatics as a means of rapid and efficient development of highly functional materials. This article covers the current trends in the field and the future of materials development.
Hitachi has been collaborating with the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, having established its own research facility within the laboratory in 1989. The head of the laboratory, Andy Parker, talks about the leading-edge research at the laboratory, about the partnership with Hitachi, and about his vision for future research.
Hitachi High-Technologies and Vironova AB, Stockholm, Sweden, have initiated a research collaboration to contribute to the efficient development of new biological drugs. There is exciting potential in combining Hitachi High-Technologies’ instruments with Vironova’s automation solutions to help meet growing healthcare needs.
In order to solve societal challenges covered by the UN’s SDGs and the Japanese government’s Society 5.0 initiative, there is a growing movement to collect data on the things and people that make up society. This section describes Hitachi’s technologies for measuring the physical conditions of people, things, and environments, and digital solutions that make use of such technologies employing Lumada as a core.
Hitachi provides the equipment and services to contribute to global society in fields ranging from measurement and analysis driven by electron microscopes and optical/ultrasonic waves, to biohealthcare, electronic devices, and new materials development. This section presents the latest trends in cutting-edge measurement technologies and the work Hitachi is doing on solving societal challenges.
