Chapter 308 Gum Battery
"Professor Aihara, I'm sorry to bother you with the battery formula."
"Please rest assured, if we improve the formula while increasing the volume, it shouldn't be difficult."
Toshio Aihara has already obtained the battery formula given to him by Shirakawa Energy. This is the nickel-cadmium battery technology that Shirakawa Electric originally exchanged from Panasonic.
Along with this formula, there are a lot of experimental data that were previously discarded by Panasonic.
With the help of Baichuan Feng's various strategies for the great sword, and the arrival of a special compensation.
Toshio Kubo from Panasonic's battery division also happily waved his hand and packed up all the useless data that was gathering dust in the data room and gave it to Shirakawa Electric.
With these experimental data, Toshio Aihara can achieve twice the result with half the effort and save a lot of time when looking for new formulas.
What's more, it is a coincidence that Toshio Aihara once worked in Panasonic's research institute for a few years, and only returned to Tohoku University in the 1960s to continue working in the research institute.
Regarding these familiar data, Toshio Aihara could only sigh that fate is beyond words.
Shirakawa Feng's requirement for the new generation of nickel-cadmium batteries is that they should at least be able to support a high-end Walkman to smoothly listen to both sides of a tape, with some capacity left over.
Nowadays, the total time of songs on both sides of a tape is generally around 60 minutes. Of course, there are also mini versions of 45 minutes or extra-long versions of 120 minutes.
But that is not a universal specification after all. According to normal working hours, the newly developed battery can at least support the continuous operation of the Walkman for about 1.5 to 2 hours.
Today's two AA batteries can only provide about of working time.
If the design is still based on the specifications of No. 5 batteries, the battery capacity needs to be increased by more than 2 times. To be honest, it is too difficult.
After all, Panasonic's formula has certainly been verified countless times, and there is not much room for leapfrog improvement on the existing basis.
If you want to achieve an ultra-long battery life of 2 hours, the battery specifications need to be redesigned.
The reference specification that Shirakawa Kaede gave to Toshio Aihara was a flat battery with a length of about 6 cm and a width of less than 2 cm.
This type of battery is the chewing gum battery that was popular for a period of time in later generations. It has been widely used in electronic products such as Walkmans, portable CD players, and cameras.
The capacity of this battery can reach 1000mAh, and two batteries combined can easily allow the Walkman to run for an hour and a half.
What’s more important is that it is very cheap and can be recharged and used repeatedly.
To be honest, this battery feels a bit customized, and it is true. It was designed and developed specifically to solve the battery life problem of portable players.
Now Shirakawa Feng still plans to do so, and the first application product of Shirakawa's chewing gum battery will also be a Walkman.
Of course, this is just one of the products of the battery factory in Akita. Shirakawa Energy also produces ordinary No. 5 and No. 7 batteries.
However, compared with Panasonic and Sanyo's current market share, Shirakawa Energy certainly cannot compete here.
But the product still needs to be made and put on the market. Whether it makes money or not is not important, but at least its presence needs to be created.
In this way, when chewing gum batteries come out later, the public will not be so unfamiliar with the "Shirakawa" brand.
In addition, consumer batteries are only a short-term goal, and using this as a stepping stone to move into the development of new batteries is a long-term plan.
Northeastern University has specialized energy courses, and there are numerous materials and chemistry research institutes on campus.
We will first use these resources to build the framework of Shirakawa Energy, and then cooperate with the school on cutting-edge research and development projects.
In addition, when the factory in Akita is established, Shirakawa Energy will also recruit a large number of graduates from Tohoku University.
Many of the students studying at university here are from Northeast China.
There must be no psychological barriers to working in Akita.
In this way, after a few years, Shirakawa Energy’s own research and development capabilities will probably be fully formed.
Just at that time, I was able to step into the research fields of nickel-hydrogen batteries and lithium batteries.
The seeds have been planted, and all that remains is to wait patiently for them to blossom and bear fruit.
Baichuan Feng personally went to Northeastern University and the matter was basically settled.
However, in addition to the battery project, he also talked with the school about Shirakawa Electric's future recruitment work.
The result was very smooth, and Tohoku University had a very good impression of industrial companies like Shirakawa Electric.
On the one hand, it is in line with its teaching philosophy, and on the other hand, it is the reputation of Shirakawa Electric.
By cooperating with such a well-known enterprise, the school itself will feel more at ease, and it can also provide students with an more employment option.
In addition, since both sides are from the Northeast, they will naturally be closer.
After meeting with people from all levels of the school, another two days passed.
After finishing things here, Shirakawa Kaede returned to Tokyo without stopping.
There are still many things waiting for him there, such as the chip developed in cooperation with Fujitsu, the products to be used in which will be released soon.
After returning to Tokyo, Shirakawa Kaede was a little tired because of the continuous travel back and forth for several days.
In the detached villa in Chiyoda Ward, he turned over in the wide bed alone.
Hmm? I always feel like something is missing.
Baichuan Feng frowned and looked at it. When he saw the familiar pajamas on the hanger in the bedroom, he suddenly remembered.
It seems that the senior sister hasn't been here for a while. He has been busy since returning to Tokyo after the New Year and has not paid attention to these things for a while.
She did call her during that time, but she said she was filming recently, so Baichuan Feng didn't think much about it.
But now that I think about it, it seems a bit wrong. It doesn’t take that long to film a movie.
And I haven't heard that she was filming outside. What's the reason?
Baichuan Feng decided to give up worrying about nothing here, he is a real action man.
He got up and went downstairs right away.
"Samar, ask Xiaodao to come over."
"Hayi" Sama immediately turned around and made a phone call.
Shirakawa Kaede called Kojima along because he was going out.
In fact, Sama can also drive, but he has just learned and has not yet passed the novice period.
To be on the safe side, Shirakawa Kaede decided to let the veteran driver Kojima do it.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Kojima drove the Toyota Century and stopped at the door.
"Go to Yoyogi-Uehara."
Xiaodao immediately understood, started the car and drove straight to the destination.
Half an hour later, in front of the familiar single-family house, Baichuan Feng raised his finger and knocked on the door.
"Squeak", a familiar figure appeared from inside the door.
"Huh?" Tanaka Yuko was very surprised to see him outside. Her face showed some surprise at first, but soon darkened again.
"Why are you here?"
However, Baichuan Feng had no intention of answering anything. He simply hugged her and walked into the house.
"Wait, I have a question for you."
"Let's talk about it later." Baichuan Feng picked her up and threw her onto the bed.
If you have any questions, let’s talk about it first.
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After severely killing her arrogance, Baichuan Feng lay contentedly on the bed and entered the sage state.
As for Yuko Tanaka, she lay obediently in his arms with a blushing face.
"Shirakawa-kun"
"Hmm?" Baichuan Feng was still in a trance.
Yuko Tanaka looked at him, wanting to say something but stopping herself, but finally suppressed the doubts in her heart.
"What's wrong?" She didn't ask, but Baichuan Feng turned around and asked.
"Nothing," Yuko Tanaka shook her head.
Hey, what's going on? Why do you look so thoughtful?
"By the way, Shirakawa-kun, I've taken on another morning drama. It will probably start filming at the end of the year. After finishing this drama, I want to take a break for a while ."
"Eh?" Bai Chuanfeng turned around and looked at her in surprise, "What happened? Why do you have such thoughts?"
From what Shirakawa Feng knew, she must really like filming. Otherwise, she wouldn't have applied for the drama department at Meiji University after junior college.
Faced with his surprise and doubt, Tanaka Yuko smiled calmly.
"I have acted in many dramas in the past two years, and my dream has come true. So, I guess I have no regrets."
It has been more than three years since her debut, and she has been involved in many TV dramas and movies.
For general newcomers, it may be three years since they entered the industry, and there are many who are still playing supporting roles.
But ever since Baichuan Feng bought her firm and made her the major shareholder behind the scenes.
Many things seemed to be going smoothly. She could take any role she wanted and rejected all the roles that had made her feel embarrassed in the past.
Even other resources will come to you on their own initiative, so you don't have to worry about acting or advertising offers.
In just two or three years, he reached a level that many actors have worked hard for several years or even more than ten years to achieve. Everything went smoothly, but it was also very boring.
After the initial excitement, she no longer felt the excitement and nervousness she had when she first took the role.
So, during this period of quiet time, Yuko Tanaka thought carefully and wondered if there was anything in her life that she had not had time to experience?
Apart from acting, there seems to be nothing else.
Perhaps experiencing the life that an ordinary woman should have is also a good choice.
With no regrets, she decided to take on another play to put a perfect end to her acting career.
From now on, experience life with all your heart and be an ordinary woman again.
But in the final analysis, in Japan, women have to sacrifice more.
The word "actor" may become more and more distant from our lives in the future.
But after listening to her words, Baichuan Feng still felt it was a little sudden.
This is not like the lively and cheerful senior schoolmate she used to be, but Baichuan Feng respects her choice.
"What's the name of Senior's last drama? If I'm free when it starts airing, I will definitely contribute to the ratings for Senior."
He seemed to be thinking of his first experience on a morning show, when he had said the same thing to himself.
A smile appeared on Yuko Tanaka's face. "It's called 'Oshin'. It's a very inspiring story."
Baichuan Feng turned his head, and a flash of surprise and realization flashed across his eyes.
"Since Senior Sister said so, it must be a great play."
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At the end of April, Shirakawa Kaede set aside a day to visit Fujitsu.
This was both an invitation from Fujitsu and his own idea.
Since last year, the two companies have been working together to develop processor chips for computers.
Now this product is finally going to be launched on the market. As the first large-scale application of SIC chips, he is also prepared to be there in person to see how the product performs.
