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The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.

Robert Swan (* 1956), British polar explorer and environmentalist
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AI in the cockpit
In Motion
AI in the cockpit
Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving into all areas of life – including aircraft cockpits. The objective is to use digital assistants to make flying smarter and safer and to replace co-pilots in the medium run.
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.
Mega – watt?
In Motion
Mega – watt?
Today’s world is unthinkable without electric motors. Whether in heaters, hair dryers or drills, or even in electric cars – electric motors can be found practically everywhere. Will that soon be the case increasingly often in aircraft and ships too?
Welcome aboard Robo
Engineering
Welcome aboard Robo
Flexibility – humanoid robots are going to perform more and more tasks at work, operating with advanced AI and sensitive sensors. Schaeffler experts have shared with us in what direction robotics is headed.
Greener reckoning
Think Green
Greener reckoning
Mammoth amounts of data and factors must be considered in calculating the emissions of a product. Schaeffler has developed a CO₂ calculator specifically for that purpose and integrated it into its processes. Here’s what that digital tool is all about
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.
No energy transition without molecule transition
Think Green
No energy transition without molecule transition
Why can a comprehensive and successful energy transition effort be achieved only by integrating a molecule transition? What investments, what prerequisites would be necessary for that? An expert explains.
Innovation boost for green energies
Think Green
Innovation boost for green energies
It doesn’t always have to be a solar module on a roof or a wind turbine in a field. Around the world, resourceful engineers are seeking to tap new energy potential. “tomorrow” presents three innovative pilot projects.