Science and industry are applying their ideas and ingenuity to develop new technologies which are changing our everyday lives and providing answers to important global questions.more
Germany and Indonesia have developed an early warning system against tsunamis. Yet there can never be absolute protection. German scientists are therefore now working on a sensor network using flying robots for disaster relief.more
What can research achieve in the years to come? Four outstanding German scientists take a look into the future for .de – Magazin Deutschland.more
An impressive pictorial journey through the Max Planck Society’s worlds of knowledge – and to the frontiers of research.more
Lively exchange of ideas: more and more German research bodies and higher education institutions are organizing successful collaborations with Latin American partners.more
Visitors to the German Pavilion at Expo 2012 in South Korea are taken on a journey from the coast to the bed of the sea and shown technologies from the maritime sector.more
Which technology will replace the internal combustion engine? When will it be ready to launch? What are the different manufactures doing?more
Steering a car using a smartphone, iPad or even your thoughts may eventually become possible with technology developed for autonomous cars. In future, artificial intelligence could conquer the roads.more
The scientists of the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) in Kiel are increasingly relying on sophisticated robot technology. Effective equipment is developed mainly by North American companies.more

Germany’s new space strategy is based on increased international cooperation. NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) are setting a good example in this field.more
The new Indo-German Centre for Sustainability in Chennai aims to find solutions to Asia’s pressing environmental problems.more
Three young African scientists are currently working with German colleagues searching for new solutions to pressing climate issues in their home countries. They are being supported by a new scholarship programme created by the...more

German polar research has an excellent worldwide reputation: it is interdisciplinary and international – and still a fascinating adventure.more
How can the world community stop climate change? An interview with leading expert Hans Joachim Schellnhuber.more

Martin Visbeck regards interdisciplinary research as the key to a better understanding of the oceans and, ultimately, to their protection. He also believes in knowledge transfer – because the world’s oceans can only be preserved...more

Climate change, fisheries, mineral resources: 240 scientists are researching the sea in all its profundity at a unique Cluster of Excellence based in Kiel.more

The Polarstern is a large floating laboratory, fully equipped for research work between the North and the South Pole.more
A personal view on Germany: Professor Dr. Remi Sonaiya about her time in Germany as a fellow of the Humboldt Foundationmore
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has launched an Africa Initiative to support projects aimed at developing new methods of treating diseases that are exacerbated by poverty.more

A globe-trotting scholar: Mamadou Diawara, professor in Frankfurt and current holder of the Canadian John G. Diefenbaker Prize, is doing research in Québec.more