How accurate can predictions about the world of tomorrow be? The best way to find out is to look to the past and do a reality check. Or, to put it another way: What predictions were made around the year 2000 about today?

Tech for good? A conversation with Dr. Armin Grunwald, a renowned professor and expert in the field of technology assessment, is focused on the question of how we can shape disruptive technologies such as AI, digitalization, or autonomous robots.

Using extended reality, learners are moving through virtual worlds interacting with objects and simulations. The added didactic value lies in complex facts not only being explained but directly experienced.

From exoskeletons for hikers to electric power from outer space: This quiz shows how science fiction becomes a reality or may do so tomorrow. Test your knowledge of technologies of tomorrow and day after tomorrow.

Vacationing in 2050 – what’s the destination? Are AI, mixed reality, and new mobility worlds going to transform holiday travel into multisensory experiences? “tomorrow” takes a visionary peek into the future.

Did you know that there’s a science exclusively focused on crossword puzzles? Test your knowledge of rare branches of research – guaranteed to produce a eureka effect!

Higher speed, precision, and efficiency – humanoids, AI-assisted tools, and other high-tech innovations are revolutionizing inspections and repairs. “tomorrow” says what products the garage of tomorrow will need.

The fusion of technology and medicine is rapidly changing the world of healthcare – we invite you to test your knowledge in “tomorrow.”

Science fiction is often as a precursor of real-world technological developments. “tomorrow” shows some examples of innovations that were described in science fiction novels and movies a long time before they occurred.

Firefighters save the lives of thousands of people all over the world – while risking their own. High tech is becoming increasingly important in that regard. A look at the future of rescuing.

How do we manage to integrate new technologies and the resulting key to the future into our lives? Occupational psychologist and “curiosity researcher” Dr. Carl Naughton has been exploring this question for more than a decade.

The integration of technological solutions for feeding the world in the future is meeting with increasing acceptance by consumers.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, humans are increasingly evolving from pack animals into lone wolves – with serious consequences for human health. Loneliness is as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, says the WHO.

How is Venice protecting itself against sinking? Where is the world’s highest-elevation volcano that a Porsche climbed with help by Schaeffler technology? Test your knowledge in our “Around the world quiz.”

Storms, flooding, heavy rainfalls: Climate change increasingly swamps coastal regions and metropolitan areas. “tomorrow” looks at possible solutions – from classic dikes to artificial reefs to sponge cities.

Today’s children are tomorrow’s pioneers. “tomorrow” looks at how the youngest generation views the future. We asked children in various regions of the world what invention they’re still missing.

When large-scale technical projects or social change knock on the door the time has come for Nimby, an acronym that stands for “not in my backyard.” But what’s this alleged attitude of refusal all about?

The startup world is constantly in motion. “tomorrow” presents up-and-coming companies whose innovations in the transportation sector are already causing a sensation or have the potential to do so.

What requirements must be met so that airborne urban mobility can be used in a few years? In a research project, the German Aerospace Center DLR has sought answers.

Some consider the linear city ‘The Line’ to be a visionary millennial project, others an example of absurdity. Here’s a current-state assessment in the spring of 2023 of how a city is supposed to grow 170 kilometers (106 miles) into the desert.

What was the price of the most expensive NFT ever? What does "urban mining" actually mean? And how many pieces of debris do you think are hurtling through orbit? Test your knowledge in our tech quiz.

Wild animals belong to a circus like clowns and acrobats – but who says that they must be real? True-to-original holograms can deliver even higher entertainment value. Initial proof of that has already been provided.

New technologies are sweeping through the often dusty museums and making the art world fit for the future. By merging oil and canvas with bits and bytes, old masters are conquering young markets along the way.

Sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste – these senses not only have biological relevance for us human beings but also connect us with our surroundings. Consequently, disorders within the sensory system have an impact. High tech can provide relief.

Canadian researchers managed to teleport the hologram of a person in real time. Together with “tomorrow,” Professor Metin Tolan, an eminent physicist and avowed Trekkie, ventures a look at the systems of the future.

How are demographic change and technological progress going to change the family system? Together with the specialists at Z_punkt foresight consultancy SOS Children’s Village Hamburg ventured a fictitious outlook for the year 2070.

What does mountaineering have in common with business? “A lot,” according to Benedikt Böhm, a successful brand manager and speed mountaineer. Reduction is essential on the way to the top.

Startups have a pioneering spirit deeply rooted in their DNA. The following examples show how an innovative startup scene develops clever ideas further so that they achieve success in the marketplace.

While airships keep appearing on the visionary horizon from time to time none of them has so far managed the leap into the real world of mobility. The H₂ Clipper is a new attempt.

Schaeffler was awarded the innovation in hardware award by the International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR) for its GraviKart robotic push trolly solution for the manufacturing industry.

Fireworks are part of the New Year. However, these bombs of fine dust are not environmentally friendly. We present to you: There is a clean alternative: drone displays – high-tech pixels in the night.

Log-burning stoves radiate cozy warmth in winter, but the fine dust emitted by burning wood poses a health hazard and pollutes the environment. A new device provides relief.

Working as a fry cook is not exactly one of the dream jobs in the restaurant world. But there’s a worker who’s not deterred by any of that: Flippy, a professional fry cook using AI.

Effective insulation, good indoor climate, simple production, plus carbon neutrality: new natural building materials using hemp or corn might revolutionize the construction industry.

Humans have been afraid of thunderstorms since time immemorial. Lightning rods reduce the risks they entail but have disadvantages as well. Lasers that channel lightning might solve the problem.

Energy-efficient wing-in-ground vehicles as new interurban means of transportation are planned to zip across the sea on air cushions.

While the Hyperloop has not made its way into the real world of transportation yet, an even more extreme idea is approaching at high speed: the Aeroslider maglev concept.

Västerås, a city with a population of 120,000, some 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of Stockholm, is going to receive a pioneering ­mobility center.

Driverless service vehicles are capturing their place in mobility around the globe – while paving the technology’s way into passenger cars.

Time is in scarce supply – all the more reason to use it efficiently. These tricks help you make more time for yourself on the job and after hours.

In the wake of the unbridled growth of cities, we’re going to see an evolution of urban mobility. tomorrow digital talked to Harry Evers, managing director of the 2021 ITS World Congress

Scientists are working at full stretch on the development of robots for everyday life and technical systems to keep an aging society agile for as long as possible.

Airports of the future for air taxis and delivery drones - this is what they could look like.

The world is in a state of technological change and this is also true for motorsport. How can the high-tech racing categories take part in shaping the the transformation of mobility?

Gyro Gearloose is the innovative mastermind in Disney’s Duckburg universe. As we’re seeing today, many of his inventions were definitely those of a true visionary. But read for yourself …

An innovation-driven world changes all of our lives. Here are five areas education and training should focus on to prepare people for the new digital knowledge society.

A large high-voltage battery like the one in the Audi e-tron stores up to 95 kWh of energy. Theoretically, this is enough for operating various appliances around the clock

Pursuing a clear goal ... and discovering or inventing something totally different. This is referred to as serendipity. Legendary examples from laminated glass to Viagra.

Will humans eventually be forced to colonize Mars? “tomorrow” talked to a NASA expert about extraterrestrial life and its hurdles. A cosmic mix of facts on the current state of research.

Artificial intelligence, quantum physics and robotics will dramatically change our world this century. Some jobs will disappear while others will emerge. This is what such neo jobs might look like.

Digital technology is changing the future of our working world. For industrial sociologist Martin Krzywdzinski, algorithms and machines neither pose a threat to humanity nor they are ultimate saviors.

Whereas all previous plans revolved around storing the climate gas CO2 in underground layers of rock or just getting rid of it, it’s now supposed to be converted into a valuable raw material.

Das Gehirn goes online.

Inconspicuous plants with natural superpowers might soon help us stop famines, the destructive overexploitation of raw materials or climate change. Here are five examples.

It doesn't always have to be a desk. These ten people have a slightly different workplace.

The challenge to Africa: A young tech-savvy generation is surging ahead, aiming to change Africa’s image of a backward continent. However, large hurdles remain.

No other industrialized country has evolved from a developing into a highly industrialized nation at the breathtaking pace that Korea has seen.

Who in the world wound the clock? That’s a legitimate question. Although, due to technological progress, we have more time than ever before it seems to be passing faster and faster.

The city in science fiction stories rarely lifts the reader’s spirits. In most sci-fi novels, people are living in cramped conditions of dirty megacities instead of picking flowers on Mars. But why?

How are we going to get from A to B in our cities of tomorrow? Exploring this question is part of Daimler futurist Prof. Marianne Reeb’s job. Here she provides some answers.