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A big gap on a small scale – a PhD research group researches the future of participation in medium-sized cities
Perhaps only those who have found a home in smaller, so-called medium-sized cities with 20,000 to 50,000 inhabitants are aware of their potential.... more
Designing the Factory of Tomorrow – Dr.-Ing. Sander Lass, Technical Director of the Potsdam Center for Industry 4.0
Everyone is talking about digitization, Industry 4.0, the smart factory.... But what exactly is behind these buzzwords? And how can these general... more
In the Name of Evidence – The Center for Economic Policy Analysis (CEPA) pools empirical economic research
What are the most effective ways for policy makers to regulate the labor market? Does government aid during the Corona pandemic reach those who really... more
Making Aircraft Fuel From Sunlight and Air – Researchers from Zurich and Potsdam describe a novel solar reactor in the journal „Nature“
Scientists at ETH Zurich have built a plant that can produce carbon-neutral liquid fuels from sunlight and air. The next goal will be to take this... more
Care – Work That Is Invisible – Sociologist Roland Verwiebe on Care Work
It is 8:30 p.m. and the children need to go to bed. An hour passes before they finally fall asleep on most days. The single mother is expecting a... more
33 Questions to “interface researcher” Prof. Dr. Elmar Kriegler
What can we do to stop climate change? Why has so little of it been implemented so far? And why does science not always get through to politics? Elmar... more
The red thread to energy transition – The joint research project “Ariadne” is looking for the best ways to achieve a climate neutral society
The coming years will determine whether humanity can tame climate change. Important steps need to be taken right now to advance economic... more
Education in times of the pandemic – How schools and universities master digitization
The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting restrictions on public life led to a kind of forced fast-track digitization in spring 2020. This has affected... more
Hoppla! Here comes Koppla! – The revolution for craft enterprises
“We want every craftsman and woman to work with our software – because it is easy to use and simplifies many processes. At the end of the day, it... more