Peter Thomas

+++ Born in Mainz in 1972 +++ Studied cultural science, photography, and journalism +++ Works as a journalist and cultural scientist with a focus on technology and on technological and cultural history +++ Publications e.g. in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Neue Zürcher Zeitung and Mercedes-Benz Classic +++ Book publication (together with Rüdiger Abele): “Kennzeichen D. 70 Jahre Mercedes-Benz Dieseltechnologie.” +++ Essays and articles in journals and anthologies on cultural anthropology, history of technology, and literary studies +++

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Designing Emotions

The perception of complex products such as automobiles involves all the senses and elicits a broad range of feelings. Forward-looking design developments take place in interdisciplinary networks whose participants range from fashion designers to aerospace engineers and trend researchers.

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smart mobility

The smart forvision marks an important milestone on the road to modern megacities. Daimler and its partner BASF used the vehicle study to formulate their visions of urban mobility in the year 2020.

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Condition Enhancement

Engineers and scientists are cooperating closely to get the best performance out of long-distance truckers and athletes. Their goal is to keep both groups of top performers permanently fit.

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Fuel Cell Future – Technology

Fuel cells can already be found everywhere – in laptops, streetcars, airplanes, heating systems and, above all, in automobiles. The huge potential fuel cells offer as efficient and versatile energy converters is now fully recognized. In fact, fuel cell technology is closer to the mass production stage than it has ever been before. More »

Fuel Cell Future – Infrastructure

In order to ensure a flexible, demand-oriented supply of energy based on hydrogen, it will be necessary to establish an efficient infrastructure. But where will the hydrogen come from?

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Interview with Jeremy Rifkin: “Third Industrial Revolution.”

Hydrogen and fuel cell technology are crucial pillars on which a third Industrial Revolution will be based. This is the opinion held by Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic Trends (FOET) and one of the most influential intellectuals in the U.S. More »

“Patents are the future of innovation management.”

A state-of-the-art patent management system forms the visionary horizon of a company and serves to maintain its dynamic innovative capability. A talk with Christian Hahner, Head of Intellectual Property & Technology Management at Daimler. More »

E-City Berlin

Berlin is bringing the future of sustainable mobility into the present. The German capital has become a hub for the networks that will help to make electric mobility an everyday reality.

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