Global machinery exports in 2012 (6 Images)
Global trade in mechanical engineering products in 2012
Ranking of technologies of the future (12 Images)
Technical innovations are changing the way we work and live. The research department of management consultants McKinsey has identified twelve technologies that will have a decisive impact on the economy by 2025.
Award-winning projects at Jugend forscht 2013 (11 Images)
Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, Federal Minister of Education and Research, selected the best young scientists at the 48th national final of Jugend forscht in Leverkusen.
Endress+Hauser: The 2012 balance sheet in pictures and figures (5 Images)
Endress+Hauser's 2012 balance sheet: the company achieved record figures for turnover, employment, profit and equity.
Results of the VDI Energy Barometer April 2013 (6 Images)
The energy sector, including energy machinery and plant engineering, is even more positive about the competitiveness of renewable energies than at the start of the year, particularly in the areas of geothermal energy technology and water energy technology.
Impressions of the Shell Eco-Marathon 2013 (11 Images)
After three challenging days in Rotterdam, the Shell Eco-Marathon recently came to an end with five new records. Nine winning teams emerged from 183 student teams from 24 countries.
How the 'airborne wind turbine' works (8 Images)
Makani Power, which has just been acquired by Google, is developing a new concept for generating wind energy: its 'airborne wind turbine' (AWT), which is vaguely reminiscent of a stunt kite, circles in the sky and produces electricity in the process.
Robotics and automation figures in 2012 and 2013 (9 Images)
The VDMA Robotics + Automation Association has published the sales figures for robotics and automation (Integrated Assenbly Solutions, robotics and industrial image processing) and provides a positive outlook for 2013.
The KoSiF project: Sensory films (3 Images)
Companies and researchers are working together on bendable and autonomous sensor systems.
Results of the Wind Energy Report Germany 2012 (24 Images)
What about wind energy? Will it continue to be expanded? Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) analyzed these and other questions in the 'Wind Energy Report 2012'.
'Helios Handlebars' - The smart bicycle handlebars (8 Images)
'Helios Handlebars' - this high-tech tuning for bicycles also transports the two-wheeler into the networked world and also makes it (more) theft-proof. The handlebars allow LED indicators, GPS and Bluetooth to be fitted to any bike in future.
Results of the 'Salary Study Engineering & Manufacturing 2013/2014' (22 Images)
How do standard market salaries, additional benefits and career prospects in Engineering & Manufacturing differ across Germany? The latest salary study by HR consultancy Michael Page provides the answers.
The Augsburg Lightweight Construction Center (7 Images)
Fraunhofer and DLR have opened the lightweight construction research center in Augsburg.
New add-on for the Raspberry Pi mini-computer (6 Images)
The sale of a camera module for the Raspberry Pi mini-computer has started. With the small camera add-on, the 'Raspberry' can take photos and videos in high resolution.
Winners and finalists of the German Innovation Award 2013 (11 Images)
The German Innovation Award recognizes outstanding innovations from German companies. However, it is not only the award-winning developments that are promising this year, but also the nominated innovations.
Currywurst at the touch of a button (6 Images)
The 'CurryMax' vending machine from Siemens trainees and students at Saarland University of Applied Sciences (HTW) produces currywurst fully automatically.
Results of the 2012 GMA member survey (15 Images)
Energy and resource efficiency is the biggest driver for measurement and automation technology. This is the result of the latest survey by the VDI/VDE Society for Measurement and Automation Technology.
Impressions from the 12th 'RoboCup German Open' (15 Images)
The 12th 'RoboCup German Open' was held in Magdeburg at the end of April 2013 to determine the German finalists for the RoboCup World Championships in Eindhofen, Netherlands.
The 2nd quarter of 2013 from Siemens (6 Images)
On May 2, Siemens CEO Peter Löscher announced the Group's figures for the second quarter of fiscal year 2013.
Intel demonstrates 'perceptual computing' (11 Images)
Intel has provided an insight into what its researchers are working on in their laboratories. The focus was not on future processor generations, but rather on the way computers are operated in general.