Energized? Then test your knowledge
Think Green
Energized? Then test your knowledge
From synthetic fuel to green hydrogen to the hunger for power of artificial intelligence: Test your knowledge about our focus topic “energy.”
A little more precision please
Engineering
A little more precision please
A history of precision ranging from weights in antiquity to tuning forks to quantum dots.
Who’s going to drive tomorrow’s trains?
In Motion
Who’s going to drive tomorrow’s trains?
No human driver in the engine cab anymore – instead, cameras, sensors, and AI are steering trains through tomorrow’s railroad traffic. What already works today, and what foundations still need to be laid.
High tech against the blaze
Digital
High tech against the blaze
Satellites sense heat developments from outer space. Sensors sniff fire gases, and drones search for hot spots. Scientists around the globe are working on a better digital infrastructure against forest fires.
My vacation, my robot
Future Life
My vacation, my robot
Welcome to the hotel of the future where the concierge wears sensors and cameras instead of a suit. Tourism is currently seeing a technological transformation. “tomorrow” names examples around the globe.
Time travel
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Powerful words

Technology made large populations possible: large populations now make technology indispensable.

Joseph Wood Krutch, American author and philosopher
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Garage 4.0
Future Life
Garage 4.0
Higher speed, precision, and efficiency – humanoids, AI-assisted tools, and other high-tech innovations are revolutionizing inspections and repairs. “tomorrow” says what products the garage of tomorrow will need.
A little more precision please
Engineering
A little more precision please
A history of precision ranging from weights in antiquity to tuning forks to quantum dots.
Laser shows – the future of the sky on New Year’s Eve?
Think Green
Laser shows – the future of the sky on New Year’s Eve?
The tradition of ushering in the new year with a dazzling fireworks display is increasingly coming under criticism. An alternative has been capturing more and more hearts and heavens: laser shows.
The green drop
Think Green
The green drop
ICE vehicles will dominate roads for years despite EV growth. A Swiss scientist has an idea to cut their carbon footprint. “tomorrow” explains.
Putting giants to the test
Engineering
Putting giants to the test
Schaeffler and the Lindø Offshore Renewables Center (LORC) in Denmark have opened the world's most powerful test rig for wind turbine rotor bearings.
From a server farm to an energy ecosystem
Digital
From a server farm to an energy ecosystem
The boom of generative AI massively changes the requirements to be met by digital infrastructures. Power supply, cooling, and choice of sites turn into strategic success factors – that are often more important than the servers themselves.
Ingenious misses
In Motion
Ingenious misses
The history books of technology are full of misunderstood inventions. Not all of them were bad, but some of them just hit the market at the wrong time.
The bicycle of the future
In Motion
The bicycle of the future
As temperatures start rising many bicycle enthusiasts wake up from hibernation. While they were giving their bikes a break others continued refining the future of the electric bicycle: the completely chainless Free Drive system from Schaeffler.