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Practising for space
Practising for space
Italian Samantha Cristoforetti is soon to be an astronaut, and the only woman among those currently training at ESA in Cologne for their first space mission. »
Pan's Dream
Pan's Dream
Chinese physicist Pan Jianwei plans to re-invent communication and computers - with quantum mechanics German bread and sausage are helping him do it. »
Unifying ? the transformation of the physician's image in academic medicine
Unifying
Doctors are expected to perform miracles. But can medical scientists handle the many expectations in science and everyday clinical work while at the same time ensuring high standards in research and patient care? »
Private Universities as Niche Providers
Private Universities as Niche Providers
In Germany, private universities are still niche providers, because the state universities are financially better off and generally able to attract the better students and professors. »
Laboratories of the Pioneer Spirit
Laboratories of the Pioneer Spirit
Yesterday Harvard, today Dresden-Klotzsche: what's drawing excellent researchers to Saxony's capital city. »
"Enough Complaining!"
An interview with the great educational reformer Hildegard Hamm-Brücher about Bachelor, Master and the democratisation of Germany's universities. »
Overworked
Overworked
Young German scientists are unhappy about the Bologna reform. »
biodiversity
Biodiversity - Often Advocated, Rarely Funded
Everyone wants to preserve biodiversity - but the necessary expertise is threatening to disappear. A conversation with zoologist Alexander Haas from Hamburg. »
Universities and the economic crisis
Universities and the Economic Crisis
How universities can benefit from the economic crisis. »
Summer, sunshine, seminar
Summer, Sunshine, Seminar
An overview of German Summer Universities. More and more universities in Germany are discovering the summer too. »
Excellence Initiative
Excellence Initiative
The government and society in Germany are key factors why the importance of science and research continues to grow. »
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1. September 2010
Problem of fake medicines in developing countries could be solved
Counterfeiting of drugs is a huge industry with an annual turnover of more than SEK 500 billion. In Africa the situation is extremely serious. Half of the malaria medication sold there could be ineffective or even harmful. There is currently no good way to identify counterfeit drugs. However, researchers from Lund and the UK have now developed a technique that could resolve the situation. »
31. August 2010
Ultrafruits - dried by sound
Cost-effective and energy-efficient: In the ULTRAVEG project funded by the EU, a system has been developed which can improve drying rates and lower energy consumption during the dehydration process of dried products. And their taste? As good as in conventional production. »
30. August 2010
Making good taste measurable
The human being is a "measuring instrument" which can recognise and interpret taste impressions. A machine, on the other hand, cannot. However, compared to technical measurement, taste tests are inaccurate and depend on subjective factors. The aim of methods taken from the area of artificial intelligence is to allow a synthesis of complex taste experience and unequivocal chemical analysis. Both the food industry as well as the consumer would profit from a greater level of objectivity in the sensory evaluation of raw materials and food products. »
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