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Marine biologist Mar Fernández Méndez wants to set up large-scale aqua farms of the alga Sargassum, which can capture CO2 from the atmosphere and thus make a significant contribution to climate…
For months, there has been discussion in Germany and Europe about whether and how synthetic fuels such as e-fuels could be a climate-neutral alternative to gasoline and diesel. We asked our experts…
With BigBrain, they created the most detailed digital model of the human brain. With HIBALL, they are now taking the next step. In an interview, Katrin Amunts from Forschungszentrum Jülich and Alan…
In order to make future commercial aircraft even more efficient, a research project that has so far been carried out in Germany is testing aerodynamic limits. But the phenomena are so complex that…
They write seminar papers, scientific articles and can even design experiments. The Office of Technology Assessment has evaluated the consequences of AI chatbots like ChatGPT for education and science…
The European Space Agency ESA is sending the largest mission of the decade on its way. The JUICE space probe will search for indications of life on Jupiter's icy moons. That is conceivable, but it is…