MIT.nano has announced that Fujikura, a company that develops and manufactures technologies for telecommunications, electronics, energy, and automotive products, has joined the MIT.nano Consortium. The Tokyo-based company has manufactured wires and cables — “Tsunagu,” or connecting, technologies — since its founding in 1885. With this expertise developed over 130 years as a foundation, Fujikura’s current research and development efforts focus on applications for optical fibers, broadband wireless transmission, superconducting wires, electric vehicles, and other advanced technologies. “For more than a century, Fujikura has been in the business of making connections….
