Despite Covid-19 stalling the commercial travel and financial sectors, 2020 was a successful year for the satellite sector, driven by 1163 small satellites successfully launched into orbit – the highest figure ever recorded, according to the Small Satellite market intelligence report.

As travel begins to open up again, after more than a year of lockdown restrictions, airplane manufacturing companies will need to satisfy a huge pent-up demand for travel.

The decision to use mass timber reflects consumer demand for wood’s aesthetic: calm, organic, warm, well-being, and health-conscious luxury. It is also a reflection of market demand for its sustainability, ecological and human health benefits. Architects talk about “healthy interiors” when advocating beautiful wooden building designs.

So, health and safety are a high priority for both consumers and developers alike. It is not just the safety of the structures; it is emissions too. Safety includes interior air quality and indoor emissions.

There are invisible carbon-containing organic chemicals naturally present in indoor air. They come from many sources, such as flooring, furniture, fabric, and paints. Even trees, humans, and pets emit volatile organic compounds (VOC).

Developers are painstaking in choosing low-emission flooring, paint, and other building products. As a result, VOCs are not typically present at a considerable concentration in the air of today...

Are smart appliances and devices the future?

Have you ever considered the reliability of cameras, radar sensors, ultrasonic sensors, and LiDARs that enable all of the safety features we have come to rely on.

The ability to cost-efficiently build a battery is what will differentiate one auto manufacturer from another.

While the evolution of aircraft structural components is typically a prominent topic, it’s surprising how the shift toward thermoplastic composites has largely happened under the radar.

By Patric Scheidner
Corporate Vice President Global Head of Aviation, Space, Rail

As Covid-19 continues to cause devastation across the world, individuals, corporations and manufacturers have become united in finding ways to defeat it. That includes the lighting industry: who have been focusing on the ability of ultraviolet light to kill the virus and the potential use of it to decontaminate and make safe public areas going forwards.