International

Industrial robots and linear units

Kuka receives major order from BMW

The Augsburg-based robot manufacturer Kuka and the Munich-based automotive group BMW have signed a framework agreement for the supply of around 5000 robots for new production lines and plants.

Corona Crisis

Semiconductor Market shrinks by 4 Percent

At the beginning of the year, IC Insights was still forecasting growth of 8 percent for...

Material test for mouthguards

Cotton, paper towels, vacuum cleaner fleece?

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry have tested how well different...

MEMS loudspeakers

CMOS compatible electrostatic transducers

Micro loudspeakers, buried in the CMOS chip, should enable even smaller, more powerful...

Industry 4.0

A platform leading to the factory of the future

The choice of the right operating system is essential for the »Smart Factory«. Bosch...

Network management

New functions for Siemens Sinec

In the context of digitalisation, the number of participants in a network is growing....

Research for THz semiconductors

Joint Lab for very high frequency semiconductors established

Scientists from the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut,...

Hygienic and virus-free surfaces

Hygienic and virus-free surfaces

Mobile phones and tablets are some of the biggest "virus spinners". Especially in the...

Mobility as a Service

App creates social distance to contain Corona

Equipped with additional filtere, the Iomob app makes public and private transportation...

For Covid-19 Test

3D-printed Test Sticks

The University of South Florida (USF) Health, 3D printing company Formlabs and...