From KNOW-HOW to WOW
74 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsOn this award-winning show, you'll learn how Bosch turns research and development into real WOW moments. Each month we explore a different technology topic from multiple perspectives. Our hosts Shuko, Melena and Geoff present the challenges and successes of Bosch experts and dive into a world that makes life smarter, safer and more sustainable. This podcast is for people who love technology and good stories.
Two weeks after each episode, you can get extra nerdy KNOW-HOW and WOWs in our Deep Dive shortcast, where we delve into a specific aspect of the topic. It's an inspiring tech snack hosted by an AI-generated voice avatar of Geoff.
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REINFORCING THE HUMAN VOICE WITH ELECTRO-VOICE
December 16, 2021 06:30 - 39 minutes - 32.3 MBTesting 1,2, 1, 2, can you hear me?….Whether we’re in a huge stadium, or our cozy homes, making our voices heard above the noise can be quite difficult. Few people know this better than musician Daniel Kemish, who plays his song “Just Tonight” exclusively for us from his very own kitchen. Daniel is a huge fan of gear from Electro-Voice, Bosch’s own brand of professional microphones and loudspeakers, a brand that our hosts Shuko and Geoff discover has its origins in a football field. Electro-V...
HEATING WITH HYDROGEN
November 24, 2021 23:10 - 41 minutes - 33.9 MBChilling! Yes, that applies to both the autumn weather where our hosts Shuko and Geoff live, and the suspense in this episode: Will Bosch engineer Tom Collins find a climate-friendly way to heat homes in Britain? He has struggled for years to find an answer, until one day one meeting changed his thinking about what isn’t feasible and what is. Spoiler alert: Heating with hydrogen could be a solution…Speaking of the challenges of sustainable heating, we also talk about the Princess Elisabeth re...
CONTROLLING OUR ID WITH SELF-SOVEREIGN IDENTITIES
October 28, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 37 MBWho am I? An existential question that is especially hard to answer in a connected world. Proving who we are online is complicated, when our ID cards are still physical. Plus, we gave up some control over our online identities, simply for convenience. A technology that is in development could help us regain control using a special form of digital wallet: Self-sovereign identities, or SSI, use cutting-edge cryptography, including zero-knowledge proofs. Bosch researcher Christian Borman explain...
SILICON CARBIDE: EFFICIENCY BOOSTER FOR E-MOBILITY
September 30, 2021 06:45 - 35 minutes - 28.7 MBThis time, we are talking about change – which is often exciting, but rarely frictionless. Our e-mobility experts Bruno Schuster and Jan Alsmeier, who works in process management, explain why they swapped silicon for silicon carbide in semiconductor production. Spoiler alert: this was a pretty challenging change. In any case, it could be a true leap forward in e-mobility technology because tiny amounts of silicon carbide in an electric car can have a big impact on the vehicle’s weight and ene...
MILKY WAY - NURTURING THE STARS OF THE FUTURE
August 26, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 28.4 MBPop quiz: what does the term “Milky Way” make you think of? Probably many things, like the galaxy or a candy bar, but what about breast milk? Or even IoT? Believe it or not, in the story of our new podcast episode of From KNOW-HOW to WOW these have more in common than you’d think: “Many mothers in Vietnam are facing the challenge of squaring their work with the wish to keep breastfeeding beyond maternity leave,” says Bosch senior delivery manager Dinh Thi Kim Thoa. That’s why she and her team...
VIDEO-BASED FIRE DETECTION: AVIOTEC AND THE LANGUAGE OF FIRE
July 29, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 29 MBThis episode revolves around fire. Specifically, how to detect and fight fires. Firefighter Shan Raffel is a true luminary. He teaches Melena and Geoff the language of fire. Bosch expert Soeren Wittmann also teaches how to read fire, but instead of firefighters, he smartens up security cameras. His team has enabled a camera system to visually recognize fire and smoke. It outperforms other fire detection devices in speed and reliability and is particularly superior in buildings with high ceili...
FORMULA E: ACHIEVING A HIGH DEGREE OF EFFICIENCY
June 24, 2021 04:50 - 25 minutes - 21 MBPedal to the metal, folks! This time around we’re at the race tracks of the world’s vibrant cities. We filled up on volts to meet professional race car driver, Nico Müller from Dragon / Penske Autosport Formula E team. Bosch partners with them, providing technology, software and support for their electric race car. The brain of the project is the vehicle control unit, which controls individual functions and sensors, and ensures maximum energy recovery rates. The development of the hardware an...
FACTORY OF THE FUTURE PART 2: MEET THE DIGITAL TWIN
June 03, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutes - 18.6 MBIn part two of our “factory of the future” special, we dive into the world of data that lies beneath Bosch’s new wafer fab in Dresden. In addition to being one of the most modern wafer fabs in the world, it’s also Bosch’s first AIoT factory. And the fab has also got a digital twin! Solution architect Enrico Neuber joins us to explain what it means to build a data-centric factory and how AI will help find the important bits of information in a giant lake of data. Enrico also helps us understan...
FACTORY OF THE FUTURE PART I: HOW TO BUILD ONE OF THE CLEANEST PLACES ON EARTH
May 26, 2021 11:55 - 20 minutes - 16.9 MBIn this episode we make history and spruce ourselves up. This is the first time we’re publishing an episode as a special in two parts. In part one, Melena tries to sing opera to celebrate a world premiere. On June 7, 2021, Bosch opens our new 300mm wafer fab in Dresden, where the chips for tomorrow’s mobility will be made. This factory sets new standards for software and technology: It’s fully automated, uses augmented reality, AI, IoT and is probably one of the cleanest places in the world. ...
SIREN DETECTION, OR: WHY CARS NEED EARS
April 28, 2021 11:30 - 37 minutes - 30.6 MBNee-naw. Pin-pon. Tatü-Tata. Got it? This episode is about the sounds of sirens - and how Bosch researchers Andreas Merz and Thomas Buck equip cars with ears, figuratively speaking, in order to recognize sirens on the road. You’ll learn why that’s both necessary and surprisingly difficult to accomplish. Because cars are becoming more isolated from outside noise, the microphone has to be located on the exterior of the car - a harsh environment in which wind noise is just one of many challenges...
VISUAL ANALYTICS: WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
March 25, 2021 05:25 - 33 minutes - 27.4 MBSure, this is a tech podcast. That shouldn’t stop us from talking about knitting, though. Why, you ask? Because our guests Emily McNeil and Justin Connelly use knitting as a form of data visualization. Their temperature displaying tapestries convey the consequences of global warming more effectively than any statistics. Because seeing is believing. At Bosch, we use the power of visuals in order to create safer and more robust Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Liu Ren, VP and Chief Scientist and hi...
AI FITNESS TRACKER - BEATING THE "CORONA-TINE"
February 24, 2021 11:55 - 37 minutes - 30.4 MBThis episode makes Melena and Geoff sweat, training not only their muscles but their Bosch fitness trackers as well. The world’s first self-learning AI sensor for wearables and hearables is based on Edge AI. Having an “edge” like that on your wrist makes your fitness tracker individually tailored to you and the way you move. With each movement it adjusts itself. The sensor provides more reliable analytics and reduces the need for data storage space, eliminating data transmission to the cloud....
AI FITNESS TRACKER: BEATING THE "CORONA-TINE"
February 24, 2021 11:55 - 37 minutes - 30.4 MBThis episode makes Melena and Geoff sweat, training not only their muscles but their Bosch fitness trackers as well. The world’s first self-learning AI sensor for wearables and hearables is based on Edge AI. Having an “edge” like that on your wrist makes your fitness tracker individually tailored to you and the way you move. With each movement it adjusts itself. The sensor provides more reliable analytics and reduces the need for data storage space, eliminating data transmission to the cloud....
TECH FOR CLIMATE
January 27, 2021 10:40 - 44 minutes - 36 MBWhat can you, what can everyone contribute when it comes to protecting our planet? How could technology help us live a more sustainably life? That’s what we investigate in this episode of From KNOW-HOW to WOW. Our hosts Melena and Geoff are interested in one aspect in particular: using water responsibly. They meet Bosch engineer Harald Moschütz in the laundry room, where he debunks some intractable laundry myths. Later on he explains how smart technology helps our washing machines get class A...
HOVERBOARDS: THE TECH BEHIND LEVITATION
December 20, 2020 23:15 - 35 minutes - 28.5 MBIt's what made Marty McFly the envy of all kids in the 80s - and one of the most iconic sci-fi gadgets ever: the hoverboard. Sam Rogers always wanted to fly on such a board, too. In this episode of From KNOW-HOW to WOW, Sam shares how he made his dream come true. But while he wore a jet suit when "hoverboarding," experts at Bosch are now making hovering platforms levitate with the help of AI: "It is not more than controlling all six degrees of freedom," says Bosch expert Joachim Frangen. The ...
HOVERBOARDS - THE TECH BEHIND LEVITATION
December 20, 2020 23:15 - 35 minutes - 28.4 MBIt's what made Marty McFly the envy of all kids in the 80s - and one of the most iconic sci-fi gadgets ever: the hoverboard. Sam Rogers always wanted to fly on such a board, too. In this episode of From KNOW-HOW to WOW, Sam shares how he made his dream come true. But while he wore a jet suit when "hoverboarding," experts at Bosch are now making hovering platforms levitate with the help of AI: "It is not more than controlling all six degrees of freedom," says Bosch expert Joachim Frangen. The ...
FUEL CELLS: SPACE AGE TECH DOWN TO EARTH
December 16, 2020 11:25 - 33 minutes - 27.1 MBLike a story straight out of Hollywood, in this week’s From KNOW-HOW to WOW astronaut Mike Foale chats to Melena and Geoff about living on a space station with no power after a crash with a cargo ship - and how he is still here to tell the tale. For the techie stuff, Mike also explains why space engineers rely on fuel cells to power space shuttles. And Bosch experts Tobias Beck and Markus Ohnmacht tell us how a Solid Oxile Fuel Cell (SOFC) can support the renewable energy landscape down on e...
COVID-19: RELIABLE TEST RESULTS WITH VIVALYTIC IN 39 MINUTES
December 09, 2020 13:40 - 28 minutes - 23.5 MBOne of the lines of defense against the coronavirus is rapid testing. We introduce you to Vivalytic, a universal platform for molecular laboratory diagnostics that can test for COVID-19 infections in less than 40 minutes. Learn from Bosch expert Martin Schulz how Vivalytic works – and what “Vegas rule” is embedded here (spoiler alert: What happens on the cartridge…”). Also joining us, Dr. Karolin Graf, a German hospital hygienist, talking about her experiences with Vivalytic in her daily work...
MEMS: WITH ALL (TECHNICAL) SENSES
December 02, 2020 11:30 - 37 minutes - 30.8 MBWhat is smaller than your pinky nail, has AI in it and can analyze the air in a room and tell you to open the window when there are too many aerosols floating around? The answer: Microelectromechanical systems or MEMS sensors. In this episode, Melena and Geoff will focus on one of the most interesting MEMS: the rotation sensor or gyroscope. You’ll hear from Benedikt Funke, a seaman from the Deutsches Museum München. Benedikt shares how gyroscopes are used by navigators at sea as they are more...
VIRTUAL VISOR: SAFE EYES, SAVE LIVES
November 25, 2020 11:40 - 38 minutes - 31.6 MBSafe eyes, save lives. Bosch expert Jason Zink sheds light on how Bosch is innovating the 95-year-old sun visor. Melena and Geoff also learn more about our sense of sight as they talk to the stage lighting artist, Marc Brickman about the use of lighting in the theater. Additionally, you’ll hear from Ivan Schwab, author of “How Eyes Evolved,” as he shares all about exactly that - the evolution of eyes. SHOWNOTES: More about the sun visor: https://www.bosch-presse.de/pressportal/de/en/safe-...
SOUNDSEE: SEEING WITH SOUND
November 18, 2020 08:10 - 39 minutes - 32.2 MBThe slightest of sounds can unlock mysteries on Earth, in Space and can even help us fly! In our first “From know-how to wow” episode, Melena and Geoff talk to a variety of guests on the topic of sound - forensic scientist Rob Maher, who uses sound files to support solving murders; Jim Platzer who flies planes despite his retinal disease, using sound to navigate; and Bosch AI researcher, Dr. Samarjit Das, who shares how sound can be used for predictive maintenance and to check if your body is...
SEEING WITH SOUND
November 18, 2020 08:10 - 39 minutes - 32.2 MBThe slightest of sounds can unlock mysteries on Earth, in Space and can even help us fly! In our first “From know-how to wow” episode, Melena and Geoff talk to a variety of guests on the topic of sound - forensic scientist Rob Maher, who uses sound files to support solving murders; Jim Platzer who flies planes despite his retinal disease, using sound to navigate; and Bosch AI researcher, Dr. Samarjit Das, who shares how sound can be used for predictive maintenance and to check if your body is...
TRAILER
November 11, 2020 15:10 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MBFrom KNOW-HOW to WOW – Welcome to the Bosch Global podcast! Want to know how Bosch turns research into those real life “WOW” moments? Our resident tech enthusiasts Melena and Geoff will meet first-class experts taking you on a deep-dive into their smart world. Made for people who love tech, and a good story – from astronauts to AI, from crime forensics to coders, from hoverboarders to flying trays. Just “From know-how to wow”. Listen to this trailer for a first impression. Be curious. Be wowed!
Trailer
November 11, 2020 15:10 - 3 minutes - 2.9 MBFrom KNOW-HOW to WOW – Welcome to the Bosch Global podcast! Want to know how Bosch turns research into those real life “WOW” moments? Our resident tech enthusiasts Melena and Geoff will meet first-class experts taking you on a deep-dive into their smart world. Made for people who love tech, and a good story – from astronauts to AI, from crime forensics to coders, from hoverboarders to flying trays. Just “From know-how to wow”. Listen to this trailer for a first impression. Be curious. Be wowed!