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:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/0b/cd/0bcd6d502ffcd087c4fc12b7b760b3ce/0133317507v2v1.jpeg "The new Multi Center from J.G. Weisser. (Image:J.G. Weisser)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/6a/ef/6aef8ea2d02622844db469c705a21222/0133322968v1v1.jpeg "Canada and the U.S. have been locked in a trade dispute ever since Donald Trump was re-elected as U.S. president. In the long run, however, Canada could end up being the loser. That is why the country is turning more toward its trading partner, the EU. Something very special is set to emerge... (Image:AI-generated)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/dd/92/dd928ba2e2956aa2bfff4888af8b08f8/photo--1v1.jpeg "Catalog product for extreme operating conditions: The new NRTVG guide carriage from Bosch Rexroth withstands extreme environmental conditions. (Source: Bosch Rexroth AG)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/5a/9e/5a9e57e26964ba5c9d8719a9ee520bb3/0133310195v1.jpeg "Germany and the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement to stand shoulder to shoulder in times of crisis. This will bring Germany many billions, to say the least.
From left: Sheikh Mohammed bin Sajed al-Nahjan and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz. (Image:dpa / K. Nietfeld)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/81/dc/81dc63ed24c562521413023779495e7d/chris-kramerv1.jpeg "Chris Kramar, Director and General Manager of OEM Solutions for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland at Dell Technologies (Source: Dell Technologies)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/bb/f5/bbf5342f532debc1bd7c09c2b9a0bf42/0133176497v1.jpeg "Over the past two years, AI has emerged as the most important growth driver in the industry. (Image: ©Gorodenkoff - stock.adobe.com)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/01/61/01615a0939754c41e9d2c8971bf0b38a/web-image-kuka-kmf-1500p-300-dpi-1v1.jpeg "Thanks to its design, the KMF 1500P-CB is suitable for the stable and flexible handling of closed and open pallets. (Source: Kuka)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/0b/ef/0bef343dfe1c7f83a1be01e7e83cc5ac/delta-fabrikv1.jpeg "Autonomous mobile manipulation robots can perform a wide range of tasks in a modern factory, from loading machines to quality control. (Image:Delta)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/98/73/98731d23cbd95ff22391993a74cfefbf/mit-bifurcatedcircuits-01-pressv1.jpeg "A sample of the variety of configurations that Bifur circuits can form. (Source: Courtesy of the researchers)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/f4/3d/f43d1f4297d9ae0cd1b6d2adfcb5ffe1/0133276470v1.jpeg "Simulation: Electric arcs in the electrical industry, including associated field simulation. (Image:CADFEM)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/1d/fb/1dfbb415cd837102a33ce21ecf052ec3/0133277411v1.jpeg "LED drivers: LED circuit boards connect the light fixture to the electronics. During design, the operating current, forward voltage, and temperature must be taken into account across the entire operating range. (Image: ©Maria - stock.adobe.com)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/80/8a/808a0eccf49a2a4fe560bd1998506ef9/0133308770v1.jpeg "Just like that, the supports are gone! High-speed footage of the automated, ultrasound-based process for removing optimized support structures from additively manufactured metal parts. It will be presented for the first time at Formnext from November 17 to 20. (Image:Fraunhofer IAPT)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/fe/a8/fea8f62ea056f3c5334931f38cb80c76/0133324887v1v1.jpeg "It's flying off the shelves! The ID.Polo electric compact car seems to be living up to Volkswagen's expectations. After all, there are already more than 30,000 orders. The three sister models are also selling well... (Image:Volkswagen)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/cb/00/cb0048b5a5df1a016d82aafa60aab9a9/35fa3e8bcf12df84fcc0b7ade728c03dv1.jpeg "Xiaomi has unveiled four new models. The large SUVs all have a gasoline engine to charge the battery. (Image:Xiaomi)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/6c/f3/6cf31c04485bcabbf3e7c0f605dd9986/iaa2026-bosch-sdv-truckv1.jpeg "In commercial vehicles as well, vehicle functions that were previously distributed are now being consolidated onto central computing platforms—for example, for the cockpit or vehicle domains—and software and hardware are being consistently decoupled. (Source: Bosch)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/21/59/21592b60cc226c533272207ee4b1562c/25dt244-001v1.jpeg "Daimler Truck is showcasing the Actros with several powertrain options at the IAA Transportation; the focus is on battery-electric and hydrogen-powered systems. (Source: Daimler Truck)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/b4/85/b48565f20a330043d0cd8c5f708f779f/0133316091v2v1.jpeg "The open Chiisai standard supports the cross-vendor development of HALs, middleware, and embedded software for small microcontrollers. (Image:Vector Informatics)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/6c/a6/6ca6c6410e051401d5596d5cc6dfa277/0133283570v1.jpeg "From Core to Platform: With MIPS, ARC, and RISC-V, competition is shifting from individual processor IP blocks to integrated compute platforms for specialized applications. (Image:Dall-E / AI-generated)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/73/17/73174a2afe684fa12d7d6a57b29b20e2/0133305506v1.jpeg "AI data centers are a key driver of direct current technologies. (Image:Pixabay / Brian Penny / AI-generated)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/08/b2/08b2ce49b6d6d11d5953064bb0a62f37/0133308791v1.jpeg "If what Anthropics is accusing its Chinese AI competitors of is true, then the industry is in for quite a shakeup! At stake is nothing less than Chinese AI systems—such as Kimi and Deepseek—that were actually trained indirectly using U.S. AI systems. (Image: AI-generated)")
:quality(80):fill(ffffff,1)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/8d/5c/8d5c6c7f897f91d6784825eee20b5584/0133321225v1.jpeg?v= "Empa researcher Christoph Hüglin collects samples of particles that are washed out of the air by rain and snow or settle due to gravity. (Source: Empa)")
:quality(80)/p7i.vogel.de/wcms/19/6c/196cb036ddff7a12bf01013104ee417e/0124728144v1.jpeg?v= "In nature, the split gill fungus grows on dead wood and forms fruiting bodies that are considered edible mushrooms in many parts of the world. (Image:Adobe Stock)")