The green drop
Think Green
The green drop
ICE vehicles will dominate roads for years despite EV growth. A Swiss scientist has an idea to cut their carbon footprint. “tomorrow” explains.
Sky in Motion
In Motion
Sky in Motion
Space travel is igniting its next developmental stage: More and more companies are conquering the orbit, more and more satellites find their way into outer space. Schaeffler is observing that with great interest too.
The future of efficient space travel?
Engineering
The future of efficient space travel?
In the vacuum of outer space, ion thrusters have increasingly been gaining importance in recent years. They’re regarded as key technologies for satellites, space probes, and crewed flights to planets such as Mars. But do they also have potential on
High tech against the blaze
Digital
High tech against the blaze
Satellites sense heat developments from outer space. Sensors sniff fire gases, and drones search for hot spots. Scientists around the globe are working on a better digital infrastructure against forest fires.
My vacation, my robot
Future Life
My vacation, my robot
Welcome to the hotel of the future where the concierge wears sensors and cameras instead of a suit. Tourism is currently seeing a technological transformation. “tomorrow” names examples around the globe.
Time travel
Quiz
Powerful words

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944), French writer and aviator
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The Line
Future Life
The Line
Some consider the linear city ‘The Line’ to be a visionary millennial project, others an example of absurdity. Here’s a current-state assessment in the spring of 2023 of how a city is supposed to grow 170 kilometers (106 miles) into the desert.
Welcome aboard Robo
Engineering
Welcome aboard Robo
Flexibility – humanoid robots are going to perform more and more tasks at work, operating with advanced AI and sensitive sensors. Schaeffler experts have shared with us in what direction robotics is headed.
AI in the cockpit
In Motion
AI in the cockpit
Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving into all areas of life – including aircraft cockpits. The objective is to use digital assistants to make flying smarter and safer and to replace co-pilots in the medium run.
My vacation, my robot
Future Life
My vacation, my robot
Welcome to the hotel of the future where the concierge wears sensors and cameras instead of a suit. Tourism is currently seeing a technological transformation. “tomorrow” names examples around the globe.
Intelligent chassis systems
In Motion
Intelligent chassis systems
Schaeffler is steadily expanding its involvement in autonomous mobility based on intelligent chassis systems.
When computers learn to live
Digital
When computers learn to live
Biocomputing marks the start to an all-new era of information processing. Instead of silicon chips DNA, proteins, or even living cells assume the role of computing units and storage media.
Performance and efficiency under all conditions
In Motion
Performance and efficiency under all conditions
An important factor in the successful transformation to e-mobility is a holistic energy concept for electrified vehicles.
Refresh for heavy-weights
Think Green
Refresh for heavy-weights
When the world’s biggest offshore vessel moves platforms weighing thousands of tons on the high seas every component counts. On the “Pioneering Spirit” highly stressed spherical plain bearings ensure that extreme forces are reliably equalized.