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  • __________ March 13, 1996

    Fungi, bacteria and algae
    Gathering rust
    Daimler-Benz researchers are investigating the processes governing microbial corrosion on aluminium alloy aircraft parts.

  • __________ March 5, 1996

    VITA II research vehicle
    The way through the mountains
    Tests into computer-controlled automated driving systems.

  • __________ February 29, 1996

    Laundry powder mesures exhaust
    Softener for exhaust gas
    Zeolites monitor the gas concentration in exhaust.

  • __________ February 21, 1996

    Single-cylinder research engine which is transparent on all sides
    Engine with a view
    Daimler-Benz researchers have been able to gain a new insight into the combustion process thanks to a "see-through" engine. They can observe the injection of the fuel and how it mixes with the air and residual gas and also where the mixture ignites and how it burns.

    Virtual Mercedes
    The virtual car that deceives virtually all our senses
    The stereo vision data helmet developed by the researchers from the Daimler-Benz "Man and the vehicle" work group in Berlin takes its wearer into the cockpit of a car in which nothing is real except the illusion.

    A grain of dust in the clean room
    Easy victim: the microchip
    Daimler-Benz researchers maintain a round-the-clock alert to banish all impurities from the clean room - even particles with a diameter less than one thousandth of a millimetre can gouge deep craters on the microchips made here.


  • __________ January 22,1996

    Fokker and AEG
    Daimler-Benz takes necessary action on Fokker and AEG
  • Financial support for Fokker to cease
  • AEG to be merged with Daimler-Benz AG
  • Schrempp: "streamlined portfolio will enhance profitability"
  • Operating results improved in 1995, but high one-off charges



  • __________ January 17,1996

    AEG Aktiengesellschaft
    AEG Aktiengesellschaft to be merged into Daimler-Benz AG
    Conversion ratio still to be determined - New management structure for the remaining activities



  • __________ December 5, 1995

    Ultra-light fibre-reinforced plastics
    Woven materials made of plastic
    Daimler-Benz researchers are developing ultra-light materials which are highly resistant to warping and virtually unbreakable.



  • Previous press releases can be found in the News Archive.



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