Everything about Sustainability

Großflächiger Stromausfall – nur die Schweinwerfer eines Autos erhellen den Straßenzug

The blackout in Berlin showed how vulnerable our cities are. In an era of climate change and conflict, the concept of urban resilience is becoming an ...

Patient concrete: Giant CT scanner detects every weak spot

A giant CT scanner in Kaiserslautern reveals damage and weaknesses in structural components. This massive, one-of-a-kind system is unique worldwide ...

Climate protection in a ball bearing

They don’t take center stage, but they keep the world moving: bearings are technical components without which no car could drive and no wind turbine ...

Windpark und Solaranlagen entlang einer Autobahn

The magic formula for sustainable investing

Financial mathematician Ralf Korn is working on ways to make climate-friendly investments – such as those in renewable energy – more effective using ...

Heutzutage können Landwirte ihren Viehbestand mit dem Tablet, das heißt mithilfe von Apps und Software, verwalten.

Digital Farming: sustainability at the push of a button

When it comes to climate, agriculture comes under scrutiny. A researcher shows how digital data management can help make the carbon footprint of ...

Manufacturing in sync with energy

Yoghurt, pharmaceuticals, specialty coatings: many products are manufactured in multi-stage, finely tuned steps known as batch processes. These are ...

Hügelig grüne Weinberge mit einem Traktor auf einem Weg, umgeben von Natur und Pflanzen, Luftaufnahme, Traktor bringt Pestizide in den Weinbergen aus

Pesticides Everywhere – And No One Knows How Many

From May to September, tractors surrounded by clouds of spray are a familiar sight in vineyards and fields. The pesticides they apply are intended to ...

Let’s tackle micropollutants

The civil engineer Henning Knerr is refining technologies for wastewater treatment plants that can remove environmentally hazardous synthetic ...

Grundwassertiere unterm Mikroskop fotografiert

Life underground

Groundwater is our most important source of drinking water and crucial to the water cycle. At the same time, it is an ecosystem with a diverse ...

Gruppe von Schülern mit Lehrperson arbeiten an einem Fotobioreaktor, in dem Mikroalgen gezüchtet werden.

Raising awareness of sustainability

In 2015, the United Nations (UN) adopted Agenda 2030 with 17 goals for social, economically, and environmentally sustainable development. But how can ...

Professor Fabian Jirasek in seinem Forschungslabor an der RPTU.

Smart networks for sustainable processes

Fabian Jirasek uses artificial intelligence to predict the properties of pure substances and mixtures. The goal is to help the industry develop new ...

Ekkehard Neuhaus an einem Versuchfeld mit transgenem Maniok.

When Farming Meets Climate Change

Heat, drought, and even unexpected frosts during an unusually warm spring – the effects of climate change are increasingly taking a toll on ...

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