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A crisis is a productive state. You simply have to get rid of its aftertaste of catastrophe.

Max Frisch, Swiss novelist and architect
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Impeccably round and smooth
Engineering
Impeccably round and smooth
Perfectly shaped steel spheres as rolling elements in bearings exhibit variances only in the micrometer range: a manufacturing technology feat whose invention dates back 140 years in 2023.
The Line
Future Life
The Line
Some consider the linear city ‘The Line’ to be a visionary millennial project, others an example of absurdity. Here’s a current-state assessment in the spring of 2023 of how a city is supposed to grow 170 kilometers (106 miles) into the desert.
Less chain, more flexibility
In Motion
Less chain, more flexibility
Neither chain, nor shaft, nor belt - Schaeffler presented the "Bike-by-Wire" system Free Drive as an innovative solution for bicycles at Eurobike 2021 in Friedrichshafen.
The future of efficient space travel?
Engineering
The future of efficient space travel?
In the vacuum of outer space, ion thrusters have increasingly been gaining importance in recent years. They’re regarded as key technologies for satellites, space probes, and crewed flights to planets such as Mars. But do they also have potential on
Know-how perfectly linked
Engineering
Know-how perfectly linked
Motion technology company Schaeffler is focused on innovative technologies that make products more efficient, sustainable, and safer. Each product is assigned to one of a total of eight product families. An overview.
Increasingly attractive without magnets
In Motion
Increasingly attractive without magnets
More powerful, less material costs, and better for the climate: Schaeffler plans to reduce the use of rare earth elements in its electric drive systems by means of externally excited synchronous machines. Read here what’s behind that plan.
The mastermind
Future Life
The mastermind
Gyro Gearloose is the innovative mastermind in Disney’s Duckburg universe. As we’re seeing today, many of his inventions were definitely those of a true visionary. But read for yourself …
When computers learn to live
Digital
When computers learn to live
Biocomputing marks the start to an all-new era of information processing. Instead of silicon chips DNA, proteins, or even living cells assume the role of computing units and storage media.