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Siemens sets new standards in training by firmly embedding AI expertise
09 Sep 2026
Around 1,500 young talents to begin their professional training at Siemens – at 18 training centers throughout Germany Artificial ...
Siemens and Sparepartsnow partner to expand access to Siemens’ refurbished automation products
09 Sep 2026
Siemens has entered a partnership with the German B2B platform Sparepartsnow to make refurbished Siemens automation products more easily accessible to ...
AutomatedTrain showcases the future of driverless rail travel
09 Sep 2026
Technical feasibility of fully automated driving (GoA4) in open rail networks successfully proven ...
Siemens breaks ground on future corporate headquarters in Madrid
09 Sep 2026
Siemens, a leading global technology company, celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for its future corporate headquarters in Spain, located in Las Tab ...
EFE Trenes de Chile modernizes passenger sales and booking with Siemens’ S3 Passenger
27 Aug 2026
EFE Trenes de Chile modernizes ticket sales, reservations and inventory management with Siemens Mobility’s S3 Passenger platform ...
Transforming Public Transport in Denmark: Siemens and partners celebrate the full opening of the Greater Copenhagen Light Rail
24 Aug 2026
28 km light rail line connects eight municipalities, creating a seamless transport backbone for Greater Copenhagen 29 Siemens Mobility ...
Siemens and Electric Power Group partner to enhance proactive grid management and resilience
24 Aug 2026
Siemens has formed a global strategic alliance with the Electric Power Group (EPG), based in Pasadena, USA. The partnership combines Siemens’ global ...
Siemens Marks Milestone: First Metro Train Arrives for Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport
24 Aug 2026
Australia’s fully automated metro train arrives, marking a key milestone in one of the country’s most advanced rail infrastructure projects ...
Siemens and Reinhausen develop direct current power solutions for AI data centers
14 Aug 2026
Siemens and Reinhausen (MR) are advancing the future of power solutions for the AI era through a strategic partnership. Together, the companies are dev ...
Siemens and Reinhausen are developing power solutions for AI data centers
14 Aug 2026
Siemens and Reinhausen are advancing the future of power solutions for the AI era through a strategic partnership. Together, the companies are developi ...
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You probably already knew that the world’s VIPs move around in cars with bullet-proof glass windscreen and windows. But did you know that ‘bulletproof glass’ is not really bulletproof?
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
