They develop a pocket-size medical microscope from a smartphone, analyze the behaviour of football fans in the stadium based on the principle of swarm intelligence, or invent a mucking-out machine for horse stables – in other words, original solutions for everyday activities.[more]

Last November, the Mainz Natural History Museum opened its special exhibit “bunt!? - Farbwelten erleben” (translation: colorful!? - experience color worlds). “Color is omnipresent and for us completely self-evident. But where does it come from and what is it for?” are the...[more]

How to raise the quality of life for a growing world population without wasting resources? This is the question posed by the 2012 Green Talents Competition. All young scientists working on the cutting edge of sustainable development are invited to apply with their answer—entry...[more]

A visit to the German Pavilion at Expo 2012 is a bit like a present-day adventure in the style of Jules Verne’s science fiction novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea”.[more]