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Travelling in a motorhome: go far, while consuming less

How to save fuel on a motorhome trip.

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Improving safety as standard

These assistance systems for new cars will become mandatory from July.

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Smart Home: What is Matter?

How “Matter” is intended to facilitate communication in smart homes.

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Sustainability

Where to put all the electric waste?

Why discarded electrical appliances are a global problem.

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Artificial Intelligence

How does AI learn?

How you can train artificial intelligence and what can go wrong.

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Which is the right motorhome for me?

How the types of motorhome differ, and who are they suitable for.

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Artificial Intelligence

How do you test AI?

How AI can be tested for the autonomous car.

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What is ISO 15118?

How ISO 15118 will facilitate the charging of electric cars and support the energy transition.

What is LiDAR?

LiDAR: How to measure wind speed using laser beams.

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Volcanism

Living on a volcano

Danger from volcanoes – and how it can be classified by precise observation.

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How does inductive charging work?

Electricity on the move: how electric cars are charged contactlessly.

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Tips on buying an electric car

Electric cars are on the up - and here’s what you need to know.

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What is an eSIM?

Which development might soon make the standard SIM cards superfluous?

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Data centres

Heating with data

How data centres could become more energy efficient.

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How do we make digitally connected trains hacker-proof?

What digitalisation means for IT security on trains.

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How do you test a maglev train?

How to test an automated maglev train.

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How do you certify green electricity?

Why green electricity needs a seal of approval.

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What colour is hydrogen?

What distinguishes grey from blue and green hydrogen.

What is post-quantum cryptography?

How post-quantum cryptography is making the computers of today and tomorrow secure for the future.

How secure are apps on prescription?

Which apps are health insurance providers already paying for now, and how do things stand with their security?

How do things stand with 3D printing at the moment?

Where 3D printing takes place today.

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Resources

The 5 natural resources of the digital world

Which natural resources power our smartphones, wind turbines, hydrogen cars and electric vehicles?

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The Coronavirus Warning App

What is FIDO2?

How FIDO2 looks set to complement or even replace passwords.

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An app for the crisis

How does the German “Coronavirus Warning App” work and what distinguishes it from the apps in use in other countries?

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Nine tips for secure passwords

You should always use a separate password for every online service.

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What is two-factor authentication?

Belt-and-braces is better: how two-factor authentication makes logging in more secure.

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Interview

Is the Internet clogging up?

What might be slowing your Internet down at home, and how it can pick up speed again.

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Coronavirus

What to do about all the panic

How not to be overwhelmed by fear.

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Working from home

A guide to successful digital collaboration

Coronavirus and working from home – remote teamwork.

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Security

Social Engineering: People as security vulnerabilities

How cyber criminals manipulate people into parting with their money or data.

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Wall box: Charging your batteries overnight

What you should consider when buying and installing a wall box.

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Autonomous driving

How do you test an automated bus?

Safe robots: how self-driving buses are tested.

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Traffic psychology

“We take road traffic conflicts too personally”

Why we often get so angry at the wheel and how we can help the anger blow over.

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Interview

What is an “Old Timer”?

How a car becomes an old timer and what has to be considered during registration.

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What are test dusts?

Why vacuum cleaner manufacturers buy dusts and where else such test dusts are used.

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What is quantum technology?

What's behind quantum technology and which avenues it’s going to open up in the future.

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Mobile telephony

So what exactly is 5G?

How 5G is going to kickstart Industry 4.0 and autonomous driving.

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What is a smart meter gateway?

What is a smart meter gateway and why does its security matter so much? Markus Bartsch tells all in this short interview.

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How do I get a driving licence?

For many, driving license is still the big step to independence. What is to be considered on the way to the automobile freedom, we explain in the post on #explore.

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Autonomous driving

The levels of autonomous driving

What's the story with the levels of autonomous driving?

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A Quick question

What is the digital twin?

What is the meaning of “digital twin” and how can it help to prolong the lifetime of plant and machinery n the real world?

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Agile project management

From tanker to speedboat

How agile project management should accelerate and simplify the development of innovative products.

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What is ISO 45001?

How Standard ISO 45001 will ensure more safety at the workplace.

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What changes is the new European General Data Protection Regulation going to bring about?

On 25 May 2018, it all changes. Because that’s when the European Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force. #explore explains what companies and website operators have to look forward to and how the rights of users are going to be reinforced.

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What to look out for when buying an electric car

Will an electric car be enough for my daily driving needs, where and when can I charge it, and what do I have to bear in mind when buying one? These and other questions are answered by these tips.

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Study

Security by Design: Prevention is better than cure

Prevention is better than cure: Security by Design should make software and smart devices as safe as possible – as early as the development phase.

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Improving security in smart homes

Alexa, what's your take on security? Smart devices or assistants for home use are increasingly becoming bestsellers. But that’s playing into the hands of hackers. The security experts from TÜV NORD offer their tips for living safely with smart devices.

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What is Privacy by Design?

Privacy by Design: what is behind the principle, how it’s supposed to improve data protection for users and why it’s becoming mandatory for Internet companies.

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What does an odour assessor actually do?

Wherever there’s a stink, odour assessor Thomas Liebich is on call to help. In this short interview he explains what it’s all about and why his nose really isn’t that important.

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What is Security by Design?

TÜViT’s Markus Wagner explains in a brief interview why software and security go together in a networked world.

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Every opinion counts

Employee survey – measuring the mood

Jens Ballendowitsch’s job is to find out how employees think and feel. In the interview, he explains why employee surveys are so important.

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What is DIN ISO/IEC 27001:2015?

Ensuring security: Uwe Spindler explains in a short interview why the ISO 27001:2015 standard is so important for organisations.

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What are the Common Criteria?

Markus Wagner from TÜViT explains what this term actually means and how IT products, components and systems are becoming safer thanks to CC.

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Information security

Finding security vulnerabilities: Five tips for companies

Firewalls are not enough to protect companies from data crime - information security management systems are now essential. Tatjana Brozat explains what’s at stake.

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What does the DIN EN 13814 standard describe?

The DIN EN 13814 standard promises to deliver better safety on fairgrounds and at carnivals.

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What are ECE regulations?

Highly automated vehicles need an overarching set of rules. Leif-Erik Schulte from TÜV NORD explains why this is so important.

A history of technical monitoring

Staying anonymous on the Internet: Tips for safe surfing

Anyone surfing the Internet quickly leaves traces - knowledge-hungry sites collect data or hackers infect PCs with viruses and Trojans ...

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From DÜV to TÜV

From the industrial revolution to the digital revolution: The story of TÜV NORD is closely linked with the developments of the past 150 years.

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What is car-to-car communication?

The car of the future promises more safety: The networked vehicles of the future are set to respond to dangers at an early stage.

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What’s the difference between safety and security?

At first glance, safety and security are easily mixed up. In German, they even translate into the same word “Sicherheit”.

What is a ‘good’ hacker?

Cyber attacks are an increasing threat to private individuals, companies and government agencies alike – the consequences can be immense.

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What does ISO 9001:2015 mean?

Quality and customer satisfaction are the decisive criteria for the success of a company.

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