15inno informs about Siemen’s Pictures of the Future, which is a magazine on research and innovation. In their spring 2010 issue, they focus on open innovation, green cities and molecular detectives
Here’s the section on Open Innovation
Scenario 2020: Unlimited wisdom
Brazil 2020: A company develops complex solutions for customers all over the world. In its operations it combines the advantages of a global knowledge network with those of virtual space. That saves time and money and minimizes risk. A look at IT specialist Johannes Quistorp’s first day on the job
Trends: Tapping new worlds of ideas
Potentially, gamechanging innovations are everywhere. They are hidden in the minds of employees and customers and in projects at universities and research institutes. Tapping these sources is something employers are doing to an ever increasing extent. As they do so, they are opening the doors of their labs, exchanging ideas with external partners, and creating a world of synergies
Soft Tissues Revealed: Phase-contrast X-ray imaging
They’re used every day in hospitals, but X-ray images don’t really offer the kind of detail needed to determine the size and structure of a tumor. With a new technique called “phase-contrast X-ray imaging,” however, this may be about to change
All Charged Up: Integrating electric cars into the grid
Major cooperative projects are paving the way for the launch of electric vehicles. Experts from industry and universities are creating the technological basis for linking vehicles to the power grid. In fact, field tests are now under way, especially in Denmark and Germany. One key objective is to use electric cars as energy storage units that can compensate for fluctuations in wind power
Nuclear Fusion: Here comes the sun
By 2030, researchers expect to build a fusion reactor demonstration plant that produces more energy than it consumes. If successful, fusion power will provide a nearly inexhaustible and CO2-free source of energy. Related developments in materials research are driving improvements in many Siemens technologies
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