Start-up of the Day: Sirum provides software for smaller logistic firms
The Hamburg-based start-up Sirum has set out to solve a fundamental problem in the logistics sector. Only a few companies can afford modern IT solutions, […]
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Start-Up of the day: Tenzir keeps your company safe
Cybercrime is an expanding business. Time and again, criminal hackers succeed in even penetrating well-protected corporate networks and extracting confidential data. Traditional security solutions often […]
Making Virtual Reality more User-friendly
Whether virtual reality or VR work for the user must be tested. This often requires complex laboratory tests. But recently, the Göttingen computer scientist Dr. […]
mtu unveils new engine technologies
In the wake of climate change, even aircraft engines seems to need a change. The engine manufacturer mtu used this year’s Aero Salon in Paris […]
VIVATOP: How Virtual Reality and 3D-printed models make surgery easier
Surgical procedures always pose a risk. Moreover, x-ray imagery or data from CT or MRT do not reveal everything. A research project led by the […]
DLR tests ATM system for drones
Up to now, the activity in the airspace above our cities is fairly limited. Air traffic to and from the airports is routed around cities […]
ESA greenlights Sabre engine
The core of the Sabre engine is a revolutionary heat exchanger. It shields the engine at high supersonic speeds.
The Human Brain as an Inspiration for AI developers: what to do when Artificial Intelligence fails?
Actually, artificial intelligence’s (AI) purpose is to help people to cope with complex tasks. AI systems can quickly analyse and interpret the large amounts of data […]
“Sirius-19” simulates moon mission
“Sirius-19” is one of the long-term studies with which space agencies around the globe are preparing for longer manned missions to celestial bodies such as […]
ACCEL is Rolls-Royce’s effort to build the world’s fastest electric aircraft
Electric engines increasingly appear as a viable propulsion system for aircraft. Rolls-Royce develops ACCEL, a record-breaking aircraft with electric propulsion. The company is one of the […]
Air Taxi Concept for Hamburg
Commuting by small plane? Or get on an air taxi in Blankenese to quickly get to Fuhlsbüttel Airport? That could be the future of air […]
Tests in the USA: New rotor blades for wind turbines
Wind energy is regarded as one of the energy sources of the future. Wind power plants generate electricity by driving a generator with a large […]
Tailor-made robots for everyone
BREMEN, December 15, 2018 – Robots have long been an important part of industrial production. They are also fulfilling more and more functions in logistics, […]
How German professors see Industry 4.0
HAMBURG, 9 December 2018 – Industry 4.0, or the fourth industrial revolution, is already changing not only industrial production, but also the world of work. Digitilisation, […]
It takes time to make aircraft quieter
HAMBURG, 25 November 2018 – Aircraft noise is a frequent nuisance, especially for residents in the neighbourhoods of large airports. Although the problem is far […]