Austrian scientists pioneer a bionic hand powered by neural signals. The
first man to get one says he can do things that would have been
impossible a year ago, such as ride a bike and eat with a fork and
knife.
European astrophysicists describe the Planck satellite's discovery of
"hidden galaxies," and new galaxy clusters billions of light-years from
Earth. The new finds offer data on the evolution of the universe.
An international team of scientists, including astronomers from the Max
Planck Institute, have discovered molecules in space that are critical
to the creation and sustenance of life
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In a DW interview, former astronaut Thomas Reiter says the space shuttle
program's end is just a 'bottleneck.' The European Space Agency
official adds that China and India are rising space powers as well.
Denmark's foreign minister fails in her attempt to overcome Germany's
objections to her government's plans to reintroduce border checks.
However despite the dispute, bilateral relations remain friendly.
Brasilian José Graziano da Silva was named the new Director General of
the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the first South American
to take that role. He has vowed to tackle food-price volatility.
With the government's decision to wind down nuclear power, Germany's
active plants are set to begin the laborious process of decommissioning.
DW went to a decommissioned plant to see firsthand what this process
entails.
A spray made of garlic, or a culturable friendly fungus: Organic farmers
in the tropics of Indonesia are leading the charge on experimenting
with natural methods to control crop pests.
The Austrian government has passed a controversial law which endorses
the storage of information relating to private phone calls and emails.
Opponents say the legislation violates the EU human rights charter.
The European Data Protection Supervisor has issued an opinion denouncing
the 2006 directive, which required six month storage of all telecom and
Internet data as a tactic for law enforcement against terrorism.
