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.
The electrified construction site
Think Green
The electrified construction site
The world is literally a huge construction site. New roads, squares, and buildings emerge day in day out. And in their wake so do copious quantities of emissions. Electrification is supposed to make construction sites quieter and cleaner.
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

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944), French writer and aviator
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Humanoids making humanoids
Engineering
Humanoids making humanoids
At the new Lighthouse Factory of the Motion Technology Company Schaeffler in Taicang, China, humanoid robots are assembling key components for the next generation of robots – while also training for use in industrial production.
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.
The Line
Future Life
The Line
Some consider the linear city ‘The Line’ to be a visionary millennial project, others an example of absurdity. Here’s a current-state assessment in the spring of 2023 of how a city is supposed to grow 170 kilometers (106 miles) into the desert.
Spun into space
In Motion
Spun into space
Instead of burning thousands of tons of fuel the technology start-up SpinLaunch is planning to hurl rockets into orbit using centrifugal force. This is how the launcher centrifuge is said to work ...
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.
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.
Get smart by quizzing. Explore the world of unknown fields of research
Future Life
Get smart by quizzing. Explore the world of unknown fields of research
Did you know that there’s a science exclusively focused on crossword puzzles? Test your knowledge of rare branches of research – guaranteed to produce a eureka effect!