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Computer technology

A brief history of the computer

When and how the computer evolved.

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Energy costs

Ten tips for saving energy

How to save electricity and heating costs.

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Urban Farming

Harvesting salad in the city

Salad and vegetables from the city: How urban farming and vertical farming aim to revolutionise agriculture.

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Internet

A brief history of the search engine

How search engines have developed over time.

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Technology

A brief history of the lift

How the lift developed

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150 years of TÜV NORD

A brief history of space travel

How the race into space began and what's going on in orbit today.

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150 years of TÜV NORD

A brief history of the Internet

TCP, DNS, HTML and WWW: where the Internet came from and how it connects our world.

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150 years of TÜV NORD

A brief history of energy

Whale oil, nuclear technology, wind: how energy is generated and why this keeps changing.

Oliver Hardt

RoboCup Junior

Robots on the ball

Shooting goals, dancing on the stage, saving lives – children and young people are training robots in all these skills for the RoboCup.

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IdeenExpo

Getting to grips with technology

Tinkering, making and experimenting – at the IdeenExpo in Hanover, it’s all about getting stuck in.

Udo Geisler

Test bench for refrigeration & AC systems

Fresh air for a healthier climate

How effective and energy-efficient are modern ventilation systems? To answer this question is the job of the TÜV NORD experts who work at the test bench for refrigeration, air conditioning and ventilation technology in Essen.

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A brief history of the internal combustion engine

From Bertha Benz's first long-distance drive to the VW Beetle: how more and more people contributed to the development of the engine.

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A brief history of the steam engine

From antiquity to the 19th century: How steam power was discovered, and what the DÜVs did to combat the risks the technology brought with it.

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Rehabilitation

Support for a fresh start

Integration counsellors help prisoners get back on their professional feet.

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Measuring pollutants

Up and out for healthy air

How TÜV NORD experts are working to ensure our air is clean.

Selim Sudheimer

Monitoring noise levels

Finding the right level for the Oktoberfest

Whether they be in factories or at festivals - sound experts make sure that noise limits are adhered to.

Stefanie Loos

ReDI School

Digital talent development for refugees

How the ReDI School promotes integration and the IT talent of tomorrow.

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Construction site visit

The groundwater managers of Berlin’s Ostkreuz

In the Ostkreuz construction project, it’s the job of the geologists and hydrologists of TÜV NORD subsidiary DMT to maintain a consistent groundwater level. A visit to the construction site.

Thomas Eisenhut

Digital tracing

Cyber Cops: Hunting for criminals on the World Wide Web

Send reinforcements! The police rely on the support of their Cyber Cops in the fight against crime on the Internet. #explore visited the Saxony State Office of Criminal Investigation.

Maggie Herker

Culture of mistakes

Maggie Herker: “Failure is not an end in itself”

Shame is out. These days, entrepreneurs need the courage to fail. YouTuber Maggie Herker explains why failure is romanticised - but still important.

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Learning from mistakes

“Fuck-Up Nights”: When companies get it wrong

Poetry slams were yesterday: now it’s the turn of Fuck-Up Nights. Start-up founders tell the tale of their entrepreneurial failures.

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Nancy Brüggemann

Tuning: Lower, faster, safer

Nancy Brüggemann have quite naturally taken their place in the car tuning scene and love tinkering about with their own cars.

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Programming on the timetable

Hacker School Hamburg

IT should be an obligatory subject for every child – that’s what the “can do” experts at the Hacker School believe.

Udo Geisler

Testing with pink noise

Noise test rig in Essen

At the new noise test rig in Essen noise emissions are being measured.

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Professional perspective

The path of success from apprentice to trainer

On the site of the Zeche Zollverein mine, TÜV NORD Bildung is giving people a new professional perspective.

Culture of innovation

Innovation Space TÜV NORD

In the Innovation Space of TÜV NORD at the Hamburg site, a team is on the lookout for innovative ideas for a secure Industry 4.0.

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Pioneering sustainability

Vision for living - active house B10

How smart must a house of the future be? #explore paid a visit to the ‘B10’ active house in Stuttgart, where architects are researching into networked and energy-saving technologies.

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Aiming high!

Lifts Inspection: Elbe Philharmonic Hall

31 lifts are on hand to carry guests and musicians at the Elbphilharmonie (Philharmonic Hall). And they have all been inspected by Kay thom Suden. In the #explore interview, he tells of fascinating technology, big cargo lifts and little ‘dumb waiters’.

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Cyber Security

Digital Society Institute: Research to improve IT security

Researcher Isabel Skierka is developing strategies for a more secure Internet at the Digital Society Institute (DSI).

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On the test bench

Safety the order of the day in safari park Zoo Stukenbrock

Millions of people around the world experience the fun and thrills of roller coasters, carousels and other fairground rides every year …

Daily news

News from the engine room

Before the German evening news programme, the Tagesschau, was able to go live with its new look, specialists had been working to develop a safety concept that was unique.

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EMC tests

Electromagnetic compatibility

It is essential for electronic devices to operate faultlessly alongside one another: products are tested for electromagnetic compatibility in the laboratory by TÜV NORD before their market launch.

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On the test bench

Playing safely

Operators of playgrounds must observe a whole raft of rules. Rainer de Vries know almost all of them by heart: for TÜV NORD he tests the safety of swings and slides.