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The first trade fair highlight of the still young 2019 started in the second week of January: The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opened its doors from January 8 to 11 and once again showed why more and more car manufacturers and suppliers are discovering this trade fair for themselves.
read more...The exploration of Mars and the moon is a great dream for mankind. The EU also wants to play its part in space exploration. An exciting project has now been successfully tested in the Moroccan desert.
read more...Augsburg-based robotics specialist German Bionic has developed 'Cray +', an exoskeleton model designed for use in disaster areas. It is a further development of the 'Cray X' model used in industry.
read more...Charging electric vehicles could soon be almost as fast as refueling with fuel today - thanks to an increased charging capacity of up to 450 kW. This is an interim result of the 'FastCharge' project.
read more...Automated vehicles are supposed to provide relief from traffic jams and reduce traffic accidents and air pollution. However, the study 'Self-Driving Vehicles, Robo-Taxis and the Urban Mobility Revolution' shows that Europeans have their doubts.
read more...The Danish bicycle manufacturer Biomega has built its first electric car, the 'SIN', which it recently unveiled in Shanghai. The SIN is intended for urban areas and has a range of around 160 km.
read more...At the ZF Friedrichshafen site, a drone prototype flies spare parts from the central warehouse to decentralized workshops.
read more...Charging network / electromobility
Deutsche Telekom has put the first public charging stations for electric vehicles into operation: in Berlin and Bonn. The communications service provider is using its own existing infrastructure to gradually create a nationwide charging network.
read more...In two years' time, the US space agency NASA will be sending a new rover to the Red Planet. On board: a helicopter that will take the first aerial photos of Mars. The rotors are controlled by small DC motors from the Swiss company Maxon Motor.
read more...Wireless charging is already a reality for smartphones, but still a vision for electromobility. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have now succeeded in transmitting 120 kW over a distance of 15 cm.
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