International

CATL battery giant

Chinese to plan battery cell plant in Germany

According to media reports, the Chinese battery giant CATL is planning a battery plant for electric cars in Erfurt. German car manufacturers are already dependent on battery cells from China, Japan and Korea. A CATL Fab in Germany would crown it all.

Plant Breeding in Space

NASA Researches Plant Growth with Osram Light System

NASA is researching the cultivation of lettuce crops in space. For soil research, it uses…

Merger

Mersen acquires capacitor specialist FTCAP

Mersen has signed an agreement to acquire FTCAP, whereby FTCAP will act as an independent…

Know-how Consolidation for E-Drivetrains

Daimler Trucks Sets up Global E-Mobility Group

Daimler Trucks is establishing a global organization for e-mobility. The company sees…

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The Magic of Toshiba Memory

Toshiba Memory is independent. The company wants to use the new freedom to be at the…

Fraunhofer SCAI

On the Trail of Dementia with Big-Data

Alzheimer's is still incurable. But the EU project AETIONOMY wants to get to the bottom of…

Artificial Intelligence Forum

Hoping for the »Next Big Thing«

Artificial intelligence will drastically change work and products in the future. The…

Data protection deficiencies

Continental prohibits use of WhatsApp and Snapchat

Continental is prohibiting its employees from using social-media apps like WhatsApp in its…

Würth | Analog Devices

Winning student teams have been announced

For the last six months, teams of university students from across Europe have been…

New Chapter in Inductive Charging

Recharge Your Batteries at the Red Light

With the development of a universal inductive charging system, Finepower, a sales and…