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Sven Linow is a friendly guy. He speaks with a calm voice, which lends even greater weight to his description of the uncomfortable truths already facing us. It’s a matter (for him) of protecting the climate. As Professor of Thermodynamics and Environmental Engineering, Linow wants to impart “energy literacy”. He thinks and acts beyond the boundaries of his subject area and makes an important contribution in many ways, including to “Scientists for Future”. A conversation about our future energy supply, sufficiency and small disasters. (Interview: Daniel Timme)

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When it comes to plastic, many people think of plastic waste first and foremost. But plastic is much more than that: without it, there would be no touchscreens, mobile phones, LED lighting technology and, during the coronavirus pandemic, no rapid vaccine development or FFP2 masks. Young research teams led by Professor Jürgen Wieser at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Plastics Technology at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences are demonstrating just how sustainable and environmentally friendly plastics technology can be in several projects. (Text: Astrid Ludwig)

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When ESA launches its next uncrewed space mission to the Moon, the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and the University of Technology of Troyes (UTT) will be “on board”. The universities already cooperate closely in the European University of Technology and are about to begin their first joint research project with the European Space Agency (ESA). Based on the latest methods from Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, a team of researchers from the h_da and the UTT will develop AI procedures to help land space probes safely on the Moon. (Text: Christina Janssen)

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