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Futurium closed until further notice

Due to the current situation regarding COVID-19, we regret to announce that Futurium will be closed to the public from Monday, 02 November 2020, until further notice.

MOSAiC expedition members report about a year in the ice

A day in the Arctic

The scientists of the research vessel Polarstern took us on a full day trip to the eternal ice and told us about their experiments and international cooperation. They gave insights into their...

BACK FROM THE ETERNAL ICE: A WHOLE DAY WITH THE RESEARCHERS on 23 October

MOSAiC – THE LARGEST ARCTIC EXPEDITION IN HISTORY

One of the most exciting research expeditions in recent history is currently taking place in the Arctic. In September 2019 the research icebreaker Polarstern set sail. The icebreaker was frozen to...

Nuclear waste repository search: Interview with Jochen Ahlswede (BASE)

“Nuclear power has taught us that we must look very closely at the promises and consequences of technologies”

Where to put the nuclear waste? For a long time there was silence about the search for a final repository in Germany. Since the end of September, the discussion has been picking up speed again. The...

Ideas for the future

That's all we needed...

Wild ideas for the future: A flower drone? A world-improvement helmet? A solar-powered gaming machine? There are endless possibilities to imagine the future. On Futurium's birthday on September 5th...

Is digitization leaving the countryside behind? A combative debate

ORDER! ORDER!

Smart-city approaches are driven by the needs of business and not oriented towards the needs of citizens – this, at least, is what Gerald Swarat thinks. He’s head of Fraunhofer IESE’s Berlin...