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Styrofoam is used for packaging or in insulating materials. The starting product for this is styrene. This in turn is volatile, toxic and difficult to detect. Researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg are now developing a biosensor that makes the pollutant visible by changing color - cheaply, quickly and precisely.

Ancient healing clay from Saxony under the beam of the particle accelerator

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

The greener beer bottle comes from Freiberg

Brown bottles protect beer and medicines from light, but their production has a negative impact on the climate. A team from TU Bergakademie Freiberg has proven in the laboratory that amber glass can also be produced using electricity instead of natural gas. 86 percent less CO₂ would be possible. How this works and what the trick is with the "cold lid" on the red-hot melt. | more

Bestickte Windel oder Windeltorte? Dresdnerin fertigt individuelle Geschenke zur Geburt

In Dresden-Pieschen fertigt Andrea Rehn im Zentralwerk personalisierte Geschenke für frischgebackene Eltern und deren Familien. Besonders gefragt sind bestickte Windeln mit Geburtsdaten sowie kreative Windeltorten – und das nicht nur online, sondern auch deutschlandweit über DM-Märkte. Jetzt gibt es 10 Prozent Rabatt im Shop. | more

Lighter than aluminum: How to make magnesium fit for industry

A metal that is lighter than aluminum and yet is hardly used - this is now set to change. Researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg have spent three years working on making magnesium fit for industry. With hydrogen, clever processes and a new alloy, they have succeeded. The first prototypes prove it: This material has a future. | more

Bulgarian mountains are 40 million years younger than thought

Like an elevator to the top: Researchers at TU Bergakademie Freiberg have used computer models to show how the Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria were formed. Sunken rocks from the African plate rose again from a depth of 100 kilometers. The result: the mountain range is 40 million years old and therefore significantly younger than previously assumed. | more

Hydrogen technology: Recyclable fuel cells from Saxon laboratories

High energy prices and climate protection - hydrogen is supposed to solve both problems. But the technology is expensive. Four Saxon universities are now developing fuel cells that can be reused. The "Hy²Cycle" project could advance the energy transition. | more

Anne Pietag: Warum viele Führungskräfte an sich zweifeln

Hypno-systemisches Coaching reduziert Druck, ordnet Prioritäten und stärkt Entscheidungssicherheit. Kostenloses Erstgespräch bei Anne Pietag in Dresden. | more

TU Bergakademie Freiberg honored with first-class mineralogical collections

The Mineralogical Collections of the Freiberg Mining Academy are a feast for the eyes. They have now been honored at an international congress. | more

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