Deutsche Welle presents 20 projects that will change our lives, and do
it soon - not in the distant future. These researchers are looking for
solutions to burning questions about the future.
Health, mobility, communications and the environ
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While online bookseller Amazon now sells more e-books than paper ones in
the US, in Germany e-books are still a niche product. There are both
cultural and business reasons behind the low popularity rating, experts
say.
Physicists find a way to amplify 'spin current,' a significant step in
the world of spintronics. Earlier related research made it possible for
the solid-state drives found in iPhones and other newer gadgets.
Czech privacy authorities have imposed new restrictions on Google Street
View, including lower camera height. The company has agreed to respond
to queries within 48 hours, and to avoid schools during busy hours.
An EU proposal would impose gradually lower price caps on mobile phone
and data roaming charges. Digital agenda commissioner Neelie Kroes hopes
to spur a more competitive market for roaming services.
As Japan struggles to prevent a nuclear catastrophe following an
earthquake and tsunami off its coast, Deutsche Welle takes a look at the
nuclear status of countries around the world, focusing here on South
America.
As the Japanese nuclear crisis continues, the British energy minister
has warned European neighbors not to rush to judgment over the future of
nuclear power.
Nuclear power and the consequences of the Fukushima leak are central
themes at a key industrial trade fair in Hanover. Possible effects on
energy policy make this year’s theme, energy effi
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The world’s largest industrial trade fair is underway in Hanover this
week. Lightweight robots, virtual machines, and artificial seagulls
await visitors eager to marvel at the latest technological innovations.
The American-made Argus implant ('bionic eye') restores partial vision
to those blinded by retinitis pigmentosa. The second generation of the
implant will hit the European market this summer.
