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TOSHIBA REVIEW 1998 VOL.53 NO.9

Special Reports

I. Advancing Technologies in the Elevator and Escalator Field

• Elevator and Escalator Systems in the Era of Building Standards Deregulation
• Elevator and Escalator Systems toward the 21st Century
• Machine-Roomless Elevator for Innovative Low- and Middle-Rise Building Design
• Advanced Elevator Technologies Supporting High-Rise and Large-Scale Buildings
• Double-Deck Elevators Saving Space and Increasing Handling Capacity
• Latest Elevator Design and Design Presentation Tools
• Escalator Technologies Aiming at Harmony and Friendship with People and the
• Method of Elevator Modernization Considering Usersf Lifestyles
• Remote Maintenance System to Minimize Elevator Maintenance Downtime

II. Tribology in Mechanical Systems

• Toward the Control and Utilization of Friction and Wear
• Mechanical Systems and Tribology
• Head-Disk Interface Technologies for Hard Disk Drives
• Chemical Mechanical Polishing in ULSI Manufacturing Processes
• Development and Practical Application of New Bearing Material for Hydroelectric Generators
• Journal Bearing Design for Rotary Compressors Using Alternative Refrigerant
• Media Handling Technology for Social Automated Equipment
• Solid Lubrication Technology in JEMRMS
• Reduction of Wear by Magnetic Field and Application to Elevator Driving System

Feature Articles

• Development of Large-Scale Preventive Maintenance Techniques for Nuclear Power Plants-Core Shroud Replacement Techniques
• User Interface of New FACE_TM TV, Designed for Operation by Average User
• Packaging Technologies for Slim and Light Notebook PCs

• Environmental Technologies for a Resource-Circulating Society