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Can the handling of a welding machine be trained digitally? Could you yourself produce spare parts or prototypes in small quantities? And can a digital software for booking appointments reduce the workload for employees who, for example, are answering phone calls and coordinating requests for appointments in ...

The success of daily soaps like Good Times, Bad Times (GZSZ) or All That Matters (Alles was zählt) has continued unabated for several years. But who is actually still watching analogue television at the same time each day? We are spoiled with on-demand platforms like Netflix or Amazon Prime. Clips on YouTube and in ...

Text messages and emojis are yesterday's news. The new communication is focussing on audio. The younger generation, in particular, prefers to send voice messages on the messenger services. This may have the advantage of the messages being quickly spoken and sounding more personal - but they can't be given an original ...

Hasn't the film world been at the forefront of digitisation with its digital visual effects and streaming platforms since works like Avatar or Inception and platforms à la Netflix? But even if we have long since said goodbye to 35 mm and can create entire galaxies with bits and bytes: the production chain in the ...

Whether one's talking about image files, mails or WhatsApp chat histories, most of us now tend to back up all our data in a cloud or on external data carriers thanks to automated reminders. This means that, in the event of a loss, important work documents or photo memories from that last holiday won't go missing. Why ...

Students designing a chair, a guitar or a loudspeaker during a single lesson, then working on them as a 3D model, cutting pieces out of wood with a computer-controlled laser cutter - are these the lessons of the future?

A digital set in real time instead of shooting in front of a green screen: this is what Virtual Production promises. The future will see films being made in huge LED studios where any setting, location or a specific background can be projected as content while the camera is running. This opens up completely new ...

If you've survived a medical emergency or a major operation, rehabilitation measures usually follow. However, rehabilitation treatments are time-consuming and therefore not always easy for patients to integrate into their everyday lives. In structurally weak areas, the distances people have to travel for their therapy ...

The audio market is booming and podcasts have long ceased to be a trend. Messages via audio are spontaneous, authentic, close. What's more, voice messages can be listened to asynchronously, whether whilst driving or walking, and we aren't then interrupted in our current activity by a telephone call. Unlike in our ...

If the audience can't come to the musician, then the musician just has to come to them: this is exactly what the recently published picture book "Rolfs Liedergeheimnisse" is now making a reality. The colourful design is inspired by the songs of Rolf Zuckowski, the well-known author of children's songs - but that's not ...