Topic: Stuttgart

Gold Coin Vending Machine Offers Profit in Case of a Bank Run

One German entrepreneur has begun selling gold from vending machines.READ»

How to Conjure Water From Thin Air

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Stuttgart say they've invented a novel way to turn air moisture into drinking water, thus helping solve the dire water shortages that face much of the world. Here's how it works. First ...READ»

A House that Takes Outside/Inside to the Extreme

California architects of the 1970s were a big force in popularizing the idea of indoor/outdoor living, with houses that featured huge patios and glass-walled living rooms. But a new villa in Germany pushes the idea to its logical ...READ»

Grow Your Own: Buildings Made From Living Trees

Three young German architects have created an entirely new sort of architecture, bending trees to their will.READ»

Daimler AG Brings Car2go Car-sharing Service Stateside

Jerome Guillen has used Daimler's Smart brand to launch Car2go, a car-sharing service. Its program pilot, in Ulm, Germany, has attracted nearly 10% of the city's driving population; its first U.S. initiative begins later this year, in Austin.READ»

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Suicidally Fast Company: Watch This Daredevil Ride a Rollercoaster--on Rollerblades

Dirk Auer already holds the 190-mph record for rollerblading speed. And he just set another record, hurtling around a 2,800 foot roller coaster track.READ»

Dutch Treat: A New Pavilion for New York's Battered Battery

The Island at the Center of the World may have lost some of its luster recently,  as the city’s profligate bankers squandered the nation’s wealth in pursuit of watches, jets, and beachfront property. But the ‘hood will soon ...READ»

In Search of the New World (of Work)

Three companies -- pioneers in vastly different industries, each founded on a compelling competitive force -- point the way to success in the new economy.READ»

At Frog, Being Green Isn’t Easy; It’s Essential

Committing to clean design.READ»

Car Museum Smackdown: Porsche vs. BMW

This Saturday, Porsche throws open the doors on a gleaming new museum designed by Delugan Meissl. But is it even the best car museum in Germany? Does the Porsche Museum, near its Stuttgart factory, stack up to the BMW Welt, which ...READ»

Merger Meltdown

The voracious corporate appetite for mergers in recent years has caused a bad case of indigestion for mega companies like AOL Time Warner, DaimlerChrysler, and J.P. Morgan Chase. Do these partnerships add up to less than the sum of their parts?READ»

'Nokia Money' Will Turn Mobile Devices Into Banks, Nokia Into World's Largest ATM

Nokia has already said it plans to become the world's largest entertainment network through its vast share of the mobile handset market (read our September cover story for more detail). Now it looks like the Finnish mobile device ...READ»

Vintage Values

It's a popular dream, almost a cliché : Hard-charging businesspeople buy a Napa Valley vineyard and live the good life. But for Garen and Shari Staglin, proprietors of the Staglin Family Vineyard, it is neither a dream nor a cliché -- and it's as demanding as it is glamorous.READ»

Whoosh! Iceland's Got a Hot Idea

With the patience of a visionary, Bragi Arnason has been talking up the power of hydrogen power for more than 20 years. Now the energy elite is finally paying attention.READ»

The Masters of Design

If you're leading a team or mapping out a strategy -- if you're trying to solve a problem -- you're engaging in design. And the creative folks featured in our second annual celebration of design's best and brightest have a lot to teach you.READ»

Prices as Economical Relevant Values to the Profit Equation

Values are not always the same, because they are principally understood intersubjective. Without context, values are neither morally nor valuing. Originally, the term value, which we might understand as an umbrella term with core values, dominant cultures and value codices, can not be a philosophic-theological concept but comes out from the National Economy in Germany. While Aristotle was searching after the eu sän, making one live a good life; there were economists such as Karl Marx and Herbert Spencer asking for the value added of particular cases.READ»

Design - Freeman Thomas

"Car designers need to create a story. Every car provides an opportunity to create an adventure."READ»