Drive systems transportation 1895 1925 Biopharma ceuticals 1930 1960 IT Communi cations 1965 2000 Digital technologies 2000 2020 Artificial intelligence 718 Big data 699 Cloud computing 122 Autonomous systems 109 Innovation through the ages Moving a mass requires energy That s why lightweight design is an efficient way to save it That s exact ly the direction pursued by research ers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore USA who developed a honeycomb structure with the resis tance of metal and the light weight of a sponge Liquid crystal elasto mers that are also used for creat ing artificial muscles have enabled this balancing act Flex walls formed from this material combine several rows into a high strength supporting structure In the event of an impact these walls reversibly deform and absorb the impact energy while the firm structures provide the requi site protection The more layers the greater the protective effect Hel mets and protective clothing or car bumpers might be examples of future uses Soft hard and lightweight Those who seek new answers have to ask new questions Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1749 1832 German poet or 86 111 square feet That s the size of Schaeffler s new tool technology center at its German location in Höchstadt an der Aisch where precision tools are created for Schaeff ler s global network of plants especially for the strategic forward thinking fields of e mobility and robotics as well as for mechatronic chassis applications By concentrating its know how in the areas of manufacturing excellence and innovative tool technologies Schaeffler combines devel opment production and tooling at one site for optimally addressing future customer requirements 8 000 m2 Several automated robotics lines are among the technological highlights at the new tool technology center Source World Intellectual Property Report 2022 The industries with the largest number of patent applications during the past 120 years The key innovation drivers in relation to patents in the field of digital technologies Growth 2016 2020 7 ENGINEERING

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