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      Germany is the country of researchers and innovations -- ‘Made in Germany’ has often changed the world. A highly-developed university and research landscape and high quality of academic training shape the scientific-research system here. German scientists and research institutes are world leaders in nanotechnology, biomedicine and medical engineering, in environmental research and automotive engineering. Germans also play their part in the world's top groups in the future fields of optical technologies, microsystems engineering, neurosciences, biotechnology and process engineering.

Foreign companies also recognise Germany as a researchers’ storehouse. Some 12.1 billion euros per year are invested in Germany from outside the country, making it one of the world’s largest research locations for foreign companies. With language being no barrier, ‘Destination Germany’ is a major attraction for a large number of foreign researchers and students. Almost all German universities offer English degree courses. The German Research Foundation (DFG), along with DAAD and the Humboldt Foundation, offer a one-stop information service to students, researchers and scientists from around the world.
 
         
 
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Research in Germany: Debate Science!: Having a say and getting involved / copyright dpa Debate Science!: Having a say and getting involved
Science is something that concerns us all. The 'Debate Science!' ('Wissenschaft debattieren!') project launched by the German Science in Dialogue (WiD) initiative is all about how dialogue between researchers and society could be improved.  more
Research in Germany: The Antares H3, capable of flying on fuel cells alone / copyright DLR German researchers develop next generation fuel-cell powered aircraft
The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt – DLR) is developing the Antares H3 in cooperation with Lange Research Aircraft GmbH. The Antares H3 is a higher-performance successor of the Antares DLR-H2, the world's first piloted aircraft capable of performing a complete flight powered by fuel cells alone.  more
Research in Germany: The AutoTram® developed by German researchers / copyright Fraunhofer IVI Off to the office aboard the AutoTram
Very soon, electric and hybrid vehicles will take over the cities – cars, bicycles, buses and streetcars. New concepts are needed for individual and local public transportation. In the large-scale project 'Fraunhofer System Research on Electric-Powered Mobility', German researchers are developing solutions for mobility of the future. The first results have now been presented.  more
Research in Germany: German scientists to research arming plants against drought / copyright dpa German scientists to research arming plants against drought
36 degrees in the shade, little rain for weeks. The maize is not growing, grains are ripening too early. How can plants survive ever-lengthier periods of heat and drought unscathed? This very issue will be examined by a new German research association involving the University of Wuerzburg.  more
Research in Germany: German researchers develop gesture-based user interfaces / copyright dpa German researchers develop gesture-based user interface
Researchers in Germany have developed a new computer interface that responds to hand and finger movements. This next generation of multi-touch environment requires no physical contact and is entirely gesture-based.  more
Research in Germany: This electric car runs by wireless energy transmission known as the E-Quickie / Copyright HS Karlsruhe Students develop alternative electric motor with the E-Quickie
As global climate change prompts governments to issue pledges in emissions cuts and energy prices are expected to rise, innovative solutions are in-demand. Students at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HsKA) have stepped up with their own solution - an electric car that runs by wireless energy transmission known as the E-Quickie.  more
Research in Germany: Antibiotic treatment during the liver stage of malaria generates strong protective immunity / Copyright picture alliance / Hippocampus Bildarchiv Antibiotics for the prevention of malaria
If mice are administered an antibiotic for three days and are simultaneously infected with malaria, no parasites appear in the blood and the life-threatening disease is averted. In addition, the animals treated in this manner also develop robust, long-term immunity against subsequent infections.  more
Research in Germany: The young researchers of 2010 / Copyright dpa Young Germans engage in research
Forty-five years ago, young Germans were invited to participate in a research competition under the motto “We’re Looking for the Researchers of Tomorrow!” – marking the birth of the Young Researchers competition. The aim of the contest is to arouse young Germans’ enthusiasm for science and research and to promote the up-and-coming young scientists and researchers who are so essential to Germany’s future.  more
Research in Germany: The Large Hadron Patricle Collider at CERN in Geneva / Copyright dpa - Bildfunk Race for knowledge spurs physics research at CERN
The Large Hadron Collider is coming late to the party and has a lot to prove in the particle physics community. It's no surprise then that a little competitive jockeying plays a role in CERN's research strategy.  more
Research in Germany: Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting goes social / copyright Colourbox Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting goes social
The 2010 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting from 27th June – 2 July brings together more than 670 young researchers with 61 Nobel Laureates from the fields of physiology or medicine, physics and chemistry. With such an unprecedented number of Nobel Laureates together, this year’s meeting is also reaching out to young scientists and science enthusiasts worldwide through a social media aggregation site.  more
 
  Tomorrow´s opportunities: read about the Fraunhofer Society's frontline themes for research   
  Research in Germany: Bio-functional surfaces/ Copyright dpa - International   Research in Germany: Energy efficient building / Copyright Köhn/Helga Lade   Research in Germany: water management in Germany/ Copyright Colourbox  
             
  Research in Germany: Green power train/ Copyright picture alliance / landov   Research in Germany: New generation sensors/ Copyright dpa   Research in Germany: Satellites to help locate people and goods/ Copyright picture alliance / landov  
             
 
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