Quantum technology is a relatively young field of research and development that has great innovation potential. Prospective applications include, for example, quantum computers, cryptography or high-precision GPS (Global Positioning ...
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In recent decades, enormous successes have been achieved in the field of public health. Three examples of these are the fight against HIV, the reduction in cardiovascular disease, and protection for non-smokers. For Germany to make ...
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The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina is gratified that the G7 Heads of Government and the EU Representatives turned their focus to health and the environmental issues at their summit in Schloss Elmau and that the topics ...
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On 29 April, the national science academies of the G7 countries handed three statements to their respective heads of government for discussion during the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau in early June 2015. The papers on antibiotic resistance, ...
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Novel methods of plant cultivation based on molecular genetic techniques make it possible to modify the genome of crop plants to suit specific conditions and demands. The resulting varieties can no longer be distinguished from conventionally ...
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What antibiotics will be able to effectively treat infectious diseases in the future? How can we better combat diseases that predominantly afflict people in the world’s poorest regions? What measures could provide sustainable solutions ...
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The current debate on immigration and asylum in Germany is agitating society, saturating the media, and demanding a response from politicians. Aside from the fact that immigration is necessary for countries faced with an aging population, ...
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To combat the effects of the global economic and financial crisis in Europe, the European Commission has announced a new investment programme. The plan is to enable investments of about 315 billion euros, for example in information, ...
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The Ebola virus is spreading rapidly and to an unexpected extent. The outbreak does not follow the patterns experienced in the past and the virus shows a new disease dynamic in regions, where it has never been recorded before. The ...
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Leopoldina member Stefan W. Hell will be awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. He will be awarded the prize along with the American scientists Eric Betzig (Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Ashburn, Virginia) and William Moerner ...
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