Category: North America

Smartphones that recognize our faces, respond to voice commands and automatically show us the shortest route to the nearest supermarket? Already commonplace. Just like increasingly intelligent and powerful coffee machines,…

The Pythagorean theorem, binomial formulas, differential equations and curve discussions – we can’t avoid mathematics at school. No wonder: it is the mother of all sciences. For more than 2,500…

Textiles that kill bacteria, transparent concrete or implants that allow broken bones to heal faster: what sounds like science fiction has long since become reality. Materials scientists and engineers are…

Export hit machines: Every year Germany sells machines to the value of over 120 billion euros all over the world. This makes mechanical engineering one of the most important German…

The three stripes on the training pants and the silver star on the bonnet – both are symbols for successful brands. Decisive for their popularity: the right marketing. And that’s…

How is it possible that a machine made of sheet metal and steel lifts off the ground and – defying all laws of gravity – does not fall? When looking…

Stuttering, lisp, difficulty finding words – if you suffer from a speech disorder, even small talk can become a big problem. An estimated one million Germans are affected by a…

Vegetables, books or smartphones: we can buy what we want at almost any time. Thanks to the internet, it is not even necessary to go outside. An enormous logistical effort…

“Of all the worlds that man has created, that of the books is the most powerful.” What Heinrich Heine established in the 19th century still meets with broad approval from…

Getting up in the morning and going to school: Whether this is a horror scenario or whether you like going to school depends on many factors. The teachers who are…

What do car mechanics, florists and medical assistants have in common? They attend vocational school as part of their training. There they acquire theoretical knowledge about their training subject and…

When we have an appetite for something, we just have to go to the nearest supermarket. There we can find almost everything our heart desires: creamy yogurt, low-fat sausage and…

“Non scholae, sed vitae discimus” – “We learn not for school, but for life”. At this standard sentence of the Latin teachers some will have rolled their eyes inwardly. But…

Names like Brazil , Cuba or Argentina promise plenty of sun, breathtaking nature and Latin American joie de vivre. No wonder South America is a dream destination for many high…

Green forests, rough coastlines, wide fields and imposing mountains: Germany’s nature is unique. But it is a fragile ecosystem that is being unbalanced by global environmental problems and economic interests:…