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DFG Honors 10 Scientists
Leibniz Prize Winners Announced

The winners of Germany’s most prestigious scientific research award covering all fields of science have been announced. Awards will be given out at a ceremony in Berlin on March 13, 2019.
German Academies of Science Defend Privacy in the Digital Age

The German Academy of Science and Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Union of German Academies of Sciences published a joint statement arguing that those who want to take advantage of digitalization do not necessarily have to accept its disadvantages. In fact, technology might be able to help us protect our privacy!
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5 German Ideas for Alternative Energy

According to the first law of thermodynamics, energy can be neither created nor destroyed, only transformed from one form to another. In the case of electrical power, however, this transformation comes at a cost.
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Germany Commits €3 Billion to AI

The days of Artificial Intelligence sounding like something from sci-fi are long gone. AI is already a part of our daily lives. Simply meaning technologies that think like people do, AI encompasses speech recognition systems like Amazon’s Alexa, ride sharing, and the notifications about fraud you get from your bank. As industry continues to find new applications for AI, the 4th Industrial Revolution based on automation and data exchange is coming to a head.
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First Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award Recipient Named

Catherine Heymans, a Scottish astrophysicist working at the University of Edinburgh, wins the first ever Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award.
2017 Annual Report

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Germany Names New Excellence Clusters

On Sept. 27, 2018, the German Research Council (DFG) and German Council of Science and Humanities released their decisions on the 57 Clusters of Excellence that will be receive funding for seven years beginning in 2019.