Resilience and a hybrid approach – what the pandemic taught us and how to move on
A year ago, could you imagine both doing your job and looking after the children at home? And you probably never thought you’d be trying to work perched on a bar stool with a kitchen tabletop as your desk. And who hasn’t been challenged by…
Adapting to a post-pandemic world – a COO’s honest reflection
What a year of unprecedented health pandemic! Lockdowns, self-isolation, and working from home, with most of us still having to live with restrictions as we come to terms with the normality of the COVID world. However, as the COVID pandemic slowly recedes, rules lift and…
A world made to measure
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once said, “The only man who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew every time he sees me, while all the rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them,” a statement that…
How we made Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate hover
There is one thing that we expect from monuments and that is that they withstand the passage of time, standing strong and proud. But what if they don’t? Our company’s restoration of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is a good case in point. At the…
Interview: Big Data in Test and Measurement
Jon Aldred, Director of Product Management, Prenscia software at Hottinger Brüel & Kjær talkes about Big Data and the impact with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Could you tell us what is meant by the term big data and how HBK works with this?…
An indoor solution to an outdoor problem
How indoor pass-by testing helps vehicle OEMs comply with new noise limits Road traffic noise is one of the most widespread environmental noise problems globally. It is more than just an annoyance; it is a major health concern. To help reduce noise in our environment,…
The physics of the apple
No fruit has achieved such fame in the world of physics as the humble apple. After all, it was an apple falling from a tree that inspired Isaac Newton’s law of gravity. Time to pay tribute to the physics of the apple! However, we don’t…
Making bridges last 100 years.
Bridges can reach legendary ages – many viaducts and bridges from ancient and medieval times are still in use today. I wonder if the master builders back then ever imagined that their structure would last for thousands of years? With modern bridges, things are a…
This week in technology: A new building block for the gigantic ITER puzzle has been added
The ITER Tokamak fusion reactor, currently under construction in France, is undoubtedly one of the most exciting energy production technology projects of today. Could it be that this is the future of energy production? Or do we need to think a few dimensions smaller? In…