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5 Automation Trends Transforming Manufacturing

Automation in manufacturing is no longer about just improving efficiency—it’s about building smarter, more adaptable systems that can respond to real-time challenges. To understand the trends driving this transformation, we spoke with five leading industry experts.
May 22nd, 2025
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Are CO2 absorbers the saviors of the climate crisis?

In the fight against climate change, gigatons of carbon dioxide will have to be removed from the atmosphere over the course of the century - using so-called carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies are giving people new hope.
June 12th, 2024
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Is your machine Self Learning?

Inrecent years, few technologies have evolved at the speed of Artificial Intelligence, and in particular at that of Neural Networks. This exponential growth has been achieved mainly due to two factors:
May 16th, 2024
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What are time series and why should you use them to make better business decisions

Did you ever find yourself in situations where you thought “If only I had known this before…”? Maybe you wondered how you could adjust your targets based on previous experiences but didn’t know how to learn from them correctly? Then Time Series Analytics is the tool you’re missing out on.
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What is behind the personalized recommendations we receive every day?

Whether on e-commerce sites, streaming services, and social media, something knows what we like…
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What are foundation models and why are they so useful in NLP?

In recent years, the domain of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) was taken by storm by so-called “foundation models”. Even if you are not following AI updates, you might have seen pictures generated by the recently released DALL-E-2, Jasper, Stable Diffusion or even the latest Lensa AI app that is flooding social media platforms with AI-generated “avatars”. Maybe you read claims that ChatGPT can automatically produce text on a near-human level. But foundation models are helpful for much more than entertaining one’s followers on social media: they are used by many companies to solve their data-related tasks automatically.
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In the future, we will no longer produce in huge factories, but in small, highly flexible production facilities with a modular structure

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According to a new forecast, the global economy is at risk of shrinking by around a fifth by the middle of the century due to climate change.
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New robot jumps like an antelope

A new four-legged robot with artificial intelligence can seamlessly change its gait. To avoid falls, the robot switches between walking, trotting and jumping depending on the situation.
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New car camera detects pedestrians 100 times faster

A new type of car camera recognises obstacles 100 times faster than previous driver assistance systems. In future, this technology should help to brake cars in good time if a pedestrian suddenly runs into the road.
the new robot can mimic the softness of materials

Robot reproduces the softness of materials

A new robot can precisely mimic the softness of various materials. In future, medical students could use it to practise detecting malignant tumours or researchers could feel the softness of an object in space.
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AI diagnoses heart defects in babies

An artificial intelligence (AI) developed by Zurich researchers recognises a specific heart defect in newborns. According to the researchers, it has the potential to reduce the number of missed diagnoses of pulmonary hypertension.
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British company produces climate-friendly airship

According to its developers, the British airship Airlander 10 could take off for commercial flights with passengers from 2028.
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Microplastics could promote cancer

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Aircraft of the future make less noise

In an Empa research project, study participants rated the noise of new types of aircraft as less annoying than the noise of today's aircraft.
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Researchers want to detect blood poisoning earlier using AI

With the help of artificial intelligence (AI) a research team at the University Children's Hospital in Zurich has defined new criteria for the diagnosis of blood poisoning. This could improve the early detection of this dangerous disease.
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Robot swings into unexplored treetops

It abseils from a height and swings through the canopy of the rainforest: A robot named Avocado is designed to collect research data in such a difficult-to-access and endangered habitat.
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Are CO2 absorbers the saviors of the climate crisis?

In the fight against climate change, gigatons of carbon dioxide will have to be removed from the atmosphere over the course of the century - using so-called carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies are giving people new hope.