29 April 2009 | “Science Express” Launched - Tour with Stops in 60 German Cities

German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel launched the “Science Express” exhibition train organized by the Max Planck Society on its journey to 60 German cities in Berlin on April 23. Through November, the 12-car, 300-meter long mobile exhibition will be showing how new developments in science and technology will change our lives. 

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29 April 2009 | Banking Terminal of the Future - Biometric Security Technology in Car 11

New security systems are in demand, particularly for banks or the Internet. Siemens shows how a banking terminal of the future, which for the first time combines different biometric identification methods, could work. Visitors can try these methods out for themselves. 

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29 April 2009 | 3D Face Scan in Real Time - Biometric Security Technology in Car 11

Siemens is demonstrating the use of the face scan, hand vein scan and fingerprint scan for biometric identification at the banking terminal of the future. For a 3D face scan, a video camera projects a pattern of hundreds of parallel infrared colored stripes onto the face of the visitor and captures an image. 

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29 April 2009 | Non-Contact Hand Vein Scan - Biometric Security Technology in Car 11

Because the pattern of veins in the hand is unique to every individual, a hand vein scanner is able to unequivocally identify persons such as bank customers. No contact is required to read the pattern; infrared rays scan the palm of the hand held over the scanning surface. The pattern is then stored as a reference scan. Visitors can then log back in using their palms, which the system compares to the corresponding reference scan to reliably identify them. 

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29 April 2009 | Digital Fingerprint - Biometric Security Technology in Car 11

Visitors choosing the digital fingerprint scan for biometric identification place their fingertips on the specified contact points. The unequivocal pattern serves as a reference pattern for the next time the visitor logs in. 

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29 April 2009 | A Digital Soccer Ball Factory - Automation Technology in Car 6

Siemens is using a miniature factory for manufacturing small soccer balls to demonstrate production automation. All production steps, from the bonding of the raw materials, stamping and stitching together of the panels, and quality control, are performed by modules arranged in series. The modules are controlled and coordinated with one another from the control center. 

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29 April 2009 | Autonomous Quality Control - Automation Technology in Car 6

The Quality Control module uses sensors to check the balls for defects and sends the data collected back to the control center, which is the heart of a digital factory. All processes are regulated and controlled by the software running there, with people playing more of a background role in automated production. processes and to identify and rectify sources of errors. 

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29 April 2009 | Sensors for Climate Comfort - Laser Sensor Monitors Room Air in Car 10

How good is the room air? If it contains too much carbon dioxide, the display shows red. An optical measurement path formed by a laser sensor in the casing measures the carbon dioxide level, which changes when a visitor breathes on the blue surface. In offices, similar sensors that can also detect humidity or unpleasant odors are used to ensure that the air conditioning and ventilation systems are set properly. 

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29 April 2009 | Shining Future with OLEDs - Flat Plastic Lights in Car 10

The Siemens subsidiary Osram is using the model of a “Light House” to showcase how organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) can be used for an entirely new residential design concept. OLEDs are flat lights made of luminescent plastic. Current research is focused on extremely thin, flexible and even transparent OLEDs that can be applied to almost any surface, including windows, ceilings and even sections of the floor. 

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29 April 2009 | A Kaleidoscope of LED Light Panels - Lighting of the Future in Car 11

An extraordinary optical experience awaits in Car 11, which the Siemens subsidiary Osram has completely lined with LED (light emitting diode) light panels. LEDs have experienced rapid development in recent years, going from small, weakly glowing dots of light in switches or signal lamps to powerful light sources in a full range of colors. 

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29 April 2009 | High Luminosity – Low Power Consumption - Lighting of the Future in Car 11

The roughly 1,900 LED light panels with which the Siemens subsidiary Osram lined Car 11 are constantly changing color. Thanks to their tremendous luminosity, LEDs are used today in automobiles, mobile phones, building facades and numerous other applications. They use very little electricity and have a long service life. LEDs are poised to move into many additional areas of general lighting in the future. 

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29 April 2009 | SkyHydrant Provides Clean Drinking Water - Water Treatment System in Car 9

Clean drinking water is difficult to come by in many regions of the world. The SkyHydrant from Siemens is a water treatment system that can be set up anywhere without major expense. The membrane filter system filters the water through approximately 20,000 fibers the thickness of a human hair. Bacteria and other contaminants have no chance of passing through these fibers’ tiny pores, which measure just 0.1 micrometers in diameter. 

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29 April 2009 | Operating Room of the Future - Innovative Medical Technology in Car 7

Car 7 offers a virtual tour of the operating room of the future. The display shows an image of an operating room. Using several touch points, the visitor can, for example, view a minimum-invasive heart operation as a simulation or as a real video. For such an operation, special x-ray systems provide 3D images from inside the patient’s body. 

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29 April 2009 | X-rays During Surgery - Innovative Medical Technology in Car 7

The display wall shows the operating room of the future. Visitors can call up information about innovative health care solutions on the display. The operating room of the future is focused on minimally invasive procedures. Special X-ray systems provide 3D images from inside the body during the operation, allowing the medical team to precisely observe and control the insertion of catheters, cameras or surgical instruments. 

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29 April 2009 | From Drop of Oil to Electricity Distributor - Energy Conversion Chain in Car 9

The entire energy conversion chain is depicted on the table-size monitor. Simply by moving their hands, visitors can zoom in on individual elements and call up information - for example, on oil and gas, electricity generation from fossil fuels and renewables, or power transmission and distribution. 

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