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Research in the Jovian system

The JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) probe is on a remarkable journey: It must travel around 778 million kilometers before it reaches its destination – a mission that will take eight years in total.

Time follows function

A wristwatch that "sleeps" when you take it off and wakes up when you put it back on? The Type 2 from Ressence surprises in the world of mechanical timepieces with innovative functionality and revolutionary product design.

DC microdrives bring dynamics into handling

Miniature drives and microdrives can be found in virtually all areas of automation technology and have a correspondingly wide variety of applications. These range from medical technology and laboratory automation as well as general machine construction and intralogistics through to...

The secrets of the universe in focus

It’s a task of galactic proportions: SDSS V aims to observe and analyze four million stars and 300,000 black holes over the next five years, as well as reconstruct cosmic evolution stories and verify the physical models of the genesis of the galaxy. 500 small robots align the optical...

Scored with every shot

In the spring of 2017, the CUE Project started as a part of a project by Toyota Motor Corporation's in-house volunteer group, the Toyota Engineering Society, entitled "Absolute beginners take up the challenge of developing AI from scratch." The project was born out of the idea that it...

Robotics | The next evolution in the operating room

After taking over industry, robots are now conquering the medical sciences. The advantages are obvious: absence of fatigue, maximum precision and speed, optimum ergonomics. Experts see their use as the next evolution in the treatment of patients. Already today, robot systems are used in...

Delicate glaze firmly in grip

From smooth and creamy to light and fluffy to thick and sticky – with foods, our mouthfeel provides reliable information about consistency. Spit out or swallow? We make this decision in just a fraction of a second. In industry, one would gladly have decisions that could be made as...

Little Helper in Space

The aerospace division of Airbus has developed the first artificial assistant for astronauts named CIMON. It has been supporting the crew of the International Space Station ISS in several experiments since June. The little helper's suitability for more significant tasks in the future is...

High-tech instead of side effects

The blockage is as thick as a finger and is now extending from the knee up to the thigh. It consists of coagulated blood and is stuck in the artery. The head of the catheter, on the other hand, is just a bit larger than the tip of a match. The head of the catheter is inserted into the...

A strong partnership

Laser beams can melt and even vaporise metals highly efficiently and very precisely. For this reason, they are increasingly used as a tool for joining components, namely for welding and soldering e.g. in the automotive industry. Normally, laser devices – like conventional welding...

A pump that simplifies life with diabetes

Diabetes is among the most common diseases in today's societies. If the disease is not treated in time or if treated incorrectly, important organs, such as heart, eyes and kidneys, could suffer serious damage. Chronically ill patients can optimally control their treatment with an...

Sensor screwdriver with a delicate touch

Every handyman intuitively knows how to tighten a screw: according to feel. In the hobby room, this is generally sufficient for achieving the correct amount of tightening torque. In industrial production, on the other hand, the demand for secure screw fixing is much greater because the...

An almost incredible degree of accuracy

Why is it much warmer one million kilometres away from the sun than on its surface? Even today, we still do not have a definitive answer to this seemingly simple astronomy question. Two satellites, set to go into orbit in 2017 in a formation accurate down to the last millimetre, may be...

Drive for the processing of wafers

The handling of expensive wafers used in high-end chip production is a particularly complex undertaking. It is for this reason that the fabrication of wafers is a predominantly automated process. Etching represents one of many steps in state-of-the-art chip manufacturing. For this, the...

Reliable Drive Solution for Flying Probe Systems

In the case of automatic test facilities for electronic circuits, it is becoming increasingly difficult to justify the use of conventional needle-bed adapters. High packing density in conjunction with increasingly short product life cycles often make it impossible to recoup the initial...

Select, count and package

The range of pharmaceutical products is as diverse as the illnesses that they have been designed to combat. Each individual drug prescription issued by a doctor must ­therefore be dispensed to the customer precisely as prescribed. This demanding and time-­consuming task requires the...