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Becoming a global company - Bosch History

In 1898, Bosch started selling its products beyond German borders. This was a deciding factor for the company’s success. In 1899, turnover outside Germany was more than 15 percent, in 1906 more than 78 percent – just like today. Revisit the origins of internationality. You can find out more about R

What would happen if you didn’t sleep? - Claudia Aguirre

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-would-happen-if-you-didn-t-sleep-claudia-aguirre In the United States, it’s estimated that 30 percent of adults and 66 percent of adolescents are regularly sleep-deprived. This isn’t just a minor inconvenience: staying awake can cause serious bodily

When Worms Threaten the Yield

They are so small that Nihat Yildirim, pepper farmer from Turkey, cannot see them with his naked eye. But worldwide the worms destroy more than ten percent of the yield every year. Nihat Yildirim is placing his hopes on a new product from Bayer, which is currently being introduced into the market in

Climate action – Bosch Blaichach water power plant [English]

Using the power of water has a long tradition at the location in Blaichach. The more than 100-year-old plant dating from 1907 was taken over by Bosch in 1960 and was extensively modernized and expanded in 2012 due to its great potential. In 2018, the hydropower plant generated 12,200 MWh of renewabl

Namibia's national parks

Just under 20% of Namibia's area is made up of state national parks. Now, almost 90 municipal nature reserves have been added. Together with private reserves, a total of about 40 percent of the country is protected. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R.Marel/C.Gerisch/SpiegelTV/Jochen Schmidt Translation and dub

Self-sufficient nutrition in Germany

Can Germany support itself without food imports? The good news is that we produce 100 percent or more of our grains, potatoes, meat, milk and cheese in our own country. For vegetarians, however, things could get tight. Author: ZDF/Terra X/Autorenkombinat/Birthe Heer/Tobias Lenz/Dennis Heislitz/Maxi

How fasting changes the metabolism

When fasting, our body uses its reserves. Within about twelve hours after the last food intake, the metabolism changes. After a few days, around 90 percent of the total required energy comes from burning fats. Author: 3sat/nano, Spiegel TV, Liz Wieskerstrauch, O. Gurr+R. Heinze+D. Ritter+J. Staiger

Voith variable speed drive VECO-Drive

VECO-Drive is an innovative solution combining a mechanical planetary gear with frequency controlled servo motors. The electrical superimposing gear is the most efficient way to make speed variable. Since only a small amount of rated power is needed, an overall component efficiency of greater than 9

What Is Dark Matter?

Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/LifesBiggestQuestions 80 percent of our universe is made up stuff that doesn’t emit light or energy, and can't be directly observed. This is called dark matter. Many scientists believe its there, because there are, how to put this, hints that it exi