1/14/11
Working together in offering the "Siemens / DAAD Post Graduate Program", Siemens AG and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) aim to give young and early-stage researchers from China, India and Russia, who are particularly qualified in a specific subject, the opportunity to spend a longer ...
12/27/10
The Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), launched with a $50 million pledge from George Soros to promote changes in economic theory and practice through research grants, Task Force groups, academic partnerships, and conferences, announced that it has selected Irwin Collier of Freie ...
12/27/10
About 50 miles from Bethlehem, a drilling project is determining the climate and earthquake activity of the Holy Land. Scientists from eight nations are examining the ground below the Dead Sea, by placing a borehole in this deepest basin in the world. The International Continental Scientific ...
12/27/10
The molecular composition of a glutamate-binding site in the brain determines vulnerability to stress Both humans and animals have different reactions to stress. Ongoing exposure to stress causes some individuals to show symptoms of disease, while others are resilient and do not become ill. For ...
12/27/10
100 years of history: Breaches and continuities On 11 January 2011, the Max Planck Society (MPS) will commemorate the foundation of the Kaiser Wilhelm Society (KWS) with a ceremony in the Akademie der Künste (Academy of Arts) in Berlin. Special speeches will be given by former German Chancellor ...
12/27/10
Every year, the people of Germany are faced with the all-important ‘W’ question:Which Weihnachtsbaum, i.e. fir or spruce?The latter was once the standard for German homes at Christmas time. Today, this species has found itself somewhat left behind by its more popular cousin, the Fir. Indeed, ...
12/27/10
In 1997, the Max Planck Society (MPS) was the first German scientific organisation to appoint an independent commission of historians to extensively study the history of its predecessor organisation, the Kaiser Wilhelm Society, and its conduct during the National Socialist era. This project has ...
12/27/10
Six years after the tsunami disaster of 26/12/2004, the set-up of the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean (GITEWS) has been completed. The project ends on 31 March 2011. After that, Indonesia accepts the sole responsibility for the overall system. "The innovative ...
12/27/10
In the future, tiny antennas made of metal with the ability to capture the sunlight might lead to a more efficient photovoltaic power generation. Physicists of the University of Würzburg have now produced such antennas from gold – with a previously unheard of precision. Nanoantennas can – ...
12/23/10
21.12.10 Siemens is turning high-speed trains into energy-saving champions with a series of new technologies. Passengers travel at speeds of up to 350 kilometers an hour on the Velaro, a further development of the ICE 3. The trains consume the equivalent of around 0.33 liters of gasoline per ...
