How did people in the Bronze Age react to difficult times? What did they eat, how did they bury their dead and where did they come from? A new study led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig provides answers for the first time. The study is based on ancient DNA and chemical traces from bones. | more
Old Saxon healing clay under a powerful X-ray beam and students from Freiberg are right in the middle of it. Master's students at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg are conducting research together with scientists at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) in Hamburg. They want to find out what is in pressed clay plates from the 18th century - without damaging them. | more
Die Fahrradsaison ist im September noch lange nicht vorbei – bei Die Fahrrad-Kette beginnt aber bereits der Modellwechsel. Wir haben einige stark reduzierte E-Bikes und Fahrräder für Stadt, längere Touren und sportliche Strecken herausgesucht. | more
A special kind of camera is being developed at the Fraunhofer IPMS in Dresden: it combines artificial intelligence with spectral analysis to detect the chemical properties of materials. The compact technology makes quality checks in factories, recycling plants and fields faster, more precise and more sustainable. From fresh food to single-origin plastic recycling - the development opens up numerous applications. | more
Analysis of Michael Kretschmer's interview: Recognizing and evaluating populist rhetoric based on specific characteristics. | more
An analysis by Chemnitz-based automotive experts shows that tens of thousands of electric cars are sitting in stockpiles in Germany. Domestic demand is suffering from the abrupt end of the e-car subsidy. | more
Manchmal kommt einfach alles auf einmal. Das Auto muss plötzlich in die Werkstatt. Die Stromrechnung fällt höher aus als gedacht. Einschulung und Klassenfahrt stehen gleichzeitig an. Der Familienurlaub war wunderschön – aber auf dem Konto sieht es danach eher weniger schön aus. | more
