Siemens patent applicationsInventors of the year 2016 have been announced
Siemens has now named ten particularly resourceful researchers "Inventors of the Year 2016". The scientists from Germany, Austria, the USA and Denmark are responsible for 558 registered inventions and 597 individual patents.
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Adriana Urda, an engineer at Siemens Wind Power in Brande, Denmark, noticed how much waste was produced during the manufacture of permanent magnets for direct drive wind turbines. With the intention of avoiding this, she set about developing a new method. The goal: to produce magnets from rare earths in a more environmentally friendly and cost-effective way. And she has succeeded. The 34-year-old has been named "Inventor of the Year 2016" in the "Young Talent" category.