Every day, tens of trillions of cells in our bodies work in unison to keep us alive. Now, an ambitious new project coordinated by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has set out to help map each of those cells and to track how they cooperate to keep the human body running.

We are in the early stages of a massive technological change that is affecting all industries. Will automation also cost workstations? The fear of losing one's job and thus of financial and emotional stability is one of the great fears of our time.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to radically change the financial world. Companies spend billions of dollars on a technology that they hope will help them make smarter decisions, improve customer service, reduce fraud, and - they hope - save a lot of money.

There have been rumors for quite some time - now, according to Google, it is said to have been a success: For the first time, a quantum computer has completed a task that conventional computers would fail to do. Competitor IBM doubts that.

One thing is certain: no piecework can tolerate digital transformation. Despite rapid changes, the building blocks of connectivity, infrastructure and security must not neglect one. Find out what a holistic digitalization approach looks like.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed the technology that produces liquid fuels from sunlight and air. For the first time worldwide, they demonstrate the entire thermochemical process chain under real conditions. The new solar mini refinery is located on the roof of the machine laboratory at ETH Zurich.

The rise of the platform economy in the South East and Eastern Europe: What does the future hold?

Is the predictive supply chain a vision? Experts from business and science will report and discuss topics such as "Self-learning logistics systems (planning, control, autonomy), knowledge and technology management - integration of new knowledge/technologies and skills development of employees.

In order to successfully introduce Purchasing 4.0, the necessary investments in organizational and employee development must be made in a targeted and consistent manner. Find out more in our "Purchasing 4.0" guide. The findings are based on comprehensive studies and the results of our working group, on which representatives of science and practice have worked together.

Since 2011, global indirect spending has risen by about 7 percent annually. Nevertheless, companies are still not paying the attention they deserve to indirect purchasing categories. By contrast, leading purchasing organizations are increasingly adopting a radically new understanding of the contribution that indirect procurement can make.