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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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