Pictures of the Future – Spring 2006
Which technologies will shape our lives in ten to twenty years? Pictures of the Future answers this by painting detailed scenarios of tomorrow's world—scenarios supported by reports on cutting edge research at Siemens, features on associated cooperative projects with external institutions, and interviews with outside experts.
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Editorial
A Partner for Megacities
Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld has been Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG since January, 2005
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Infrastructures • Solutions for Society
Scenario 2020: Return to Tomorrow Trends: Lifelines for Cities and Societies Facts and Forecasts: Magnetic Megacities Power Plants: More Power, Lower Emissions
Desalination: Energy for Electricity and WaterUndersea Cables: Green Power for Victoria Portrait: Singapore— Paradigm for a High-Tech Future Interview: Dr. Tony Tan, Ex Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Bangkok: Ticket to the Future High-Speed Rail: Spain’s Trains to the Plains Security: Protecting Key Assets
Stadiums: Technology for Champions 51pegasi: Managing Data for Sports Hotels: Las Vegas’s City within a City A Mecca for Top Hotel Technologies Disaster Relief: First Aid for the Infrastructure
Developing Regions: Plugging into a New Life In Brief
Electric Machines • Mighty Motors
Scenario 2015: This Way to the Sun Trends: Mighty Motors
Hybrid Drives: Fine Tuning the Hybrid Interview: Robert Peugeot on Diesel Hybrid Technology Facts and Forecasts: The Drive for Growth
Motor Testing: The Toughest of Tests Superconducting Generators: Cruising on Cold Power Rail Propulsion Systems: The Competitive Drive
Innovation: Future Motors Take Shape Industrial Motors: Energy Misers
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Simulation • Paths to Perfection
Scenario 2020: Hidden Identity Trends: Paths to Perfection
Virtual Reality Lab: Visit to a Virtual World Applications: Current Events
Applications: Testing with Simulation Siemens Airport Center: An Airport that’s Ready to Fly Locating the Customer Mathematics: Optimization by the Numbers Learning Systems: Formula for Efficiency Interview: Prof. Martin Grötschel, on Mathematics eGovernment: Public Services on a Chip
Training: Why Simulation Saves Lives In Brief
Features
In Brief
Redefining Computer Tomography / Phones for the Home / Safer Care with Health Cards / Normal or Sensitive? / Triple Play / How to Kick a Virtual Ball
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Television for Travelers
The DVB-H standard has big potential, including simultaneous transmission of TV programs to large numbers of viewers. Siemens is a driving force in DVB-H and is field testing it in the Czech Republic – etwa in Tschechien
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Corporate Technology: Made for India—in India
India’s booming economy is growing almost as fast as China’s. That’s why Mukul Saxena and the new Siemens Corporate Technology team in Bangalore are working hard to tap the domestic market
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Patents and Innovations
A Healthy Dose of Data / Better Signals for Cells
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A Look into the Lab: Immunization for Computer Systems
Many IT administrators dream of a network that not only repairs itself but also automatically immunizes itself against attacks. Wishful thinking? A project group from Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Siemens Business Services is using all its know-how to develop such auto-immune systems
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Research Cooperation: Entering the Comfort Zone
Together with the Technical University of Munich and other partners, Siemens is developing a unique system that simulates air-conditioning comfort—interactively and in real time
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