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| Issue 8, June-August 2010 |
6/10/10 |
Newsletter Research in Germany |
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Dear Readers,
"Knowledge knows no frontiers" - this was the motto of the first Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in 1951. It has lost none of its topicality and also applies more than ever to this year's event, the 60th meeting.
From 27 June to 2 July 2010, 61 Nobel Laureates will be meeting 650 young researchers from 70 countries. As a unique opportunity worldwide for Nobel Laureates and junior scientists to communicate on both subject matters and personal issues, the Lindau Meetings have been setting standards in the international dialogue on science and research for years. Here, networks of international excellence develop reaching beyond the boundaries of cultures, disciplines and generations.
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) supports the Lindau dialogue because international exchange and cooperation are actually lived here. To mark the 60th anniversary of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, we are presenting some of the participants and their projects in this issue of the Newsletter.
We will also inform you about the latest developments in science and research in Germany. The next issue appears in September 2010.
Prof. Dr. Annette Schavan, MdB
Federal Minister of Education and Research
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The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings: Informal, International, Unique
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Prof. Theodor W. Hänsch is Professor of Physics at LMU Munich and Director at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics at Garching. Along with Roy J. Glauber, Hänsch was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2005.
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A chance to learn from laureates
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Aaron LaForge, a promising young physicist who recently graduated from Missouri University of Science & Technology, will be among the 650 young researchers at the 60th Meeting of Nobel Laureates at Lindau.
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Offshore wind energy research ready to start
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Alpha ventus, Germany's first offshore wind park 45 kilometres off the coast of the island of Borkum, started operating on 27 April 2010.
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Wallpaper to resist earthquakes
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Researchers at the Institute for Solid Construction and Building Materials Technology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed an "intelligent composite seismic wallpaper".
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New Lindau Academic Partner nominates Turkish scientists
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The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) is a new member of the international network of more than 120 Academic Partners for the Meetings of Nobel Laureates at Lindau.
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New decentralised wastewater project in Jordan
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On 18 March 2010, a German Embassy representative officially handed over the first demonstration facility for decentralised wastewater management to Jordan's Al-Balqa Applied University in Fuheis.
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Developing countries showing their potential
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The list of young researchers participating in the 60th Meeting of Nobel Laureates at Lindau highlights the scientific potential of developing countries such as Bangladesh.
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"Green Production Technologies" presents German market innovators
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German companies are leading the way in energy efficiency and resource conservation. The new compendium "Green Production Technologies" presents around 100 firms.
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German-Brazilian Year of Science to strengthen innovation and growth
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On 12 April 2010 Federal Research Minister Schavan and her Brazilian counterpart Sérgio M. Rezende opened the German-Brazilian Year of Science, Technology and Innovation 2010/11 under the motto "sustainable:innovative".
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Go-ahead given for German-Turkish University in Istanbul
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On 1 April 2010, the Turkish Parliament approved the Foundation Act establishing the German-Turkish University (DTU) in Istanbul.
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Chartbangers needn't keep kids from learning
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Musicologists at TU Dortmund have discovered that contrary to common assumption, background music usually has no negative effect on the learning ability of pupils.
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Naturejobs Career Expo 2010
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The career fair and conference "Naturejobs Career Expo 2010" aims to introduce scientists at PhD level to potential new employers in their fields.
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Young Scientists go Germany
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The grand 'RISE Scholarship Holders Meeting', sponsored by the DAAD, is to be held in Heidelberg this year.
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Future Megacities in Balance
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The conference "Future Megacities in Balance - New Alliances for Energy and Climate-Efficient Solutions" is being held in the context of the Future Megacities programme (2005-2013) run by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
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Discoveries 2010: Energy
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The exhibition "Discoveries 2010: Energy" on the Isle of Mainau in Lake Constance shows how science and research are contributing to a sustainable use of energy.
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