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November 2009: Robert Bosch Center for Power Electronics
Business and academia agree to create a unique research and teaching network
Investment of more than 25 million euros.
July 2009: Plastics...naturally
Will engine parts made from plant-based materials soon be a reality? Bosch experts explain why bioplastics are becoming ever more important...
March 2009: Desktop Factory: Production from a construction kit
A visit to Legoland shows that everything can be easily assembled with small building bricks. A similar path is now also being pursued in production by Bosch and its subsidiary BoschRexroth: Entire production lines can be assembled anew with small production modules ('the bricks').
January 2009: High precision with ultrashort lasers pulses
Bosch research scientists can machine components to even greater levels of precision with ultrashort laser pulses. This enables engineers in the automotive field to reduce pollutant emissions and fuel consumption even further.
December 2008: Award Winning Microsystems
From revolutionary idea to a product produced in its millions in eight years.
December 4, 2008: Bosch team wins innovation and technology award
Germany's president Horst Köhler honored the Bosch engineering team, Jiri Marek, Michael Offenburg and Frank Melzer, with the country's most prestigious technology award for their contribution to microsystems in automotive sensor applications.
October 1, 2008: Bosch Expands Activities with Stanford University
Bosch expands its partnership with Stanford University through a variety of initiatives. Bosch has endowed a chair at Stanford, known as the Robert Bosch Chairmanship of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
September 15, 2008: Award for research work into the use of laser light
Jens Koenig, Thorsten Bauer, Markus Willert, and Ulrich Graf won first prize of innovation award presented by the Berthold Leibinger Stiftung with their study “Ultrashort Pulse Laser Technology: The Future of High-Precision Micromachining in Large-Scale Series Production.”
September 3, 2008: Bosch establishes Regional Headquarters for Research and Advance Engineering in Singapore
The "Research and Technology Center Asia Pacific" will study technology trends and market opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region, identify local technology leaders and search for challenging research subjects.
August 2008: Accident research: Vision of injury-free driving
“The kinds of things you see are not easy to come to terms with” – how Bosch researchers assess accidents in detail in order to make driving even safer.
June 23, 2008: MIT Energy Initiative and Bosch announce energy collaboration
As part of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), MIT and Bosch have announced a new energy research collaboration aimed at exploring new materials and concepts for efficient energy-conversion and energy-storage systems.