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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.
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