
Greenhouse gas emissions at their lowest level since the 1950s
Germany is emitting fewer greenhouse gases than it has for a long time. This is the assumption of experts from the Agora Energiewende think tank. But that sounds better than it is.
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Germany is emitting fewer greenhouse gases than it has for a long time. This is the assumption of experts from the Agora Energiewende think tank. But that sounds better than it is.
The 'AI Marketplace' project initiated by it's OWL and funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection has come to an end. To enable companies to benefit from the findings, the project team is continuing as the start-up 'AI Marketplace'.
At the Hannover Messe, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck visited selected companies whose technologies support the transition to climate-friendly production. On Tuesday afternoon, he presented the 'H2Eco Award'.

Takeover of high-tech companies
High-tech companies from Germany are popular, especially with investors from China. The German government therefore wants to take a closer look at takeovers. Criticism comes from the BDI.

Making conventional smart devices functionally safe - this is the goal being pursued by the Faculty of Plant, Energy and Machine Systems at TH Köln and the company Brehmermechatronics in the joint research project 'SDeFS'.
Project 'DC Industry' - Part 2
Research and industry are working on redesigning the power supply for industrial systems via a smart DC grid. This article describes the power supply, energy distribution and drive technology of the system specification developed in the 'DC Industry' project.

The Cybersecurity Agency will primarily focus on promoting research projects to protect citizens and infrastructure and will begin its work next year.

With 'CIMON' - the world's first flying and autonomously operating astronaut assistant - scientists are sending artificial intelligence to the International Space Station ISS in summer 2018. The details of the project by DLR, Airbus, IBM and LMU.

The embedded scene will meet in Nuremberg from February 27 to March 1. The 16th edition of Embedded World is expected to set new records - both in terms of exhibitors and exhibition space.

The starting signal has been given for the 'Start-up Competition - Digital Innovations' 2018: Creative minds can apply with their ideas from the information and communication technology sector. Computer&AUTOMATION shows ideas for industrial use that have already won awards.