Showing posts with label Wissenschaft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wissenschaft. Show all posts

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Eco Mission -- Name a new Planet!

ECO-MISSION

  • Eco-Mission Home© Goethe-Institut
  • Eco-Mission Island© Goethe-Institut
  • Eco-Mission Franz© Goethe-Institut
  • Eco-Mission Solaranlage© Goethe-Institut
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ECO-MISSION

Exploring a new planet, solving STEM puzzles and learning German: the new educational game "Eco-Mission" combines it all!
 
Together with the German robot Franz, players embark on an adventure to the newly discovered Earth-like planet. The goal of the game is to prepare this new planet for human habitation while remaining as environmentally-friendly possible – thus ensuring the planet remains habitable for generations to come. Along the way, players will face the many challenges of a strange new world.

"Eco-Mission" is an educational game for German as a foreign language at the A1 level, and it features STEM mini-games based on the work of real-world scientists and engineers.

"Eco-Mission" has been developed by Wits Interactive in editorial collaboration with the Goethe-Institut .

TAKE PART TO WIN AN IPAD

CONTEST

Be part of the development process of the game by helping us find a name for the new planet. The best name will be awarded with an iPad! The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2016. 

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Sunday, September 25, 2016

Klimawandel, ein Lied von Meyah Don



Songtext
so etwa:

Wunderbar, unsere Klima wird wärmer.
Mich wunderte, dass sich so viel drüber ärgern..
Ich weiß nicht, was soll daran schlecht sein, wenn es heiß ist...
Es ist mir klar, für andere ist dann Land unter...
Aber ich wandere entspannt zum Strand runter...
Mich erschüttert nichts, weder See- noch Erdbeben,
Sollen die Wissenschaftler doch blöd weiter daher reden.
Es gab Eiszeiten, Dürren, und Kriege entbranten,
Krankheiten wurden versiegt und verschwanden,
Mensch hat bislang alles überstanden
was bedeutet dann ein Klimawandel?





Monday, July 20, 2015

Fragen zum Flugzeug!

Galileo  (Danke, FluentU)
Questions about airplanes 



-- Why does the cellphone need to be turned off during flights?

-- When does service begin?

-- Why is tomato juice a favorite on board?

-- What happens with the waste collected from the cabin toilet?

-- Is turbulence only noticed in bad weather?


Thursday, July 9, 2015

Internet tips: Making music; Girls with Toys; Discovering that secret beach...

von Volle Kanne ...



1.  Touch Pianist  Musik online komponieren...
2.  Tone Matrix
3.  Type Drummer
4.  Girls with Toys . . .
5.  Trip in View ... aus der Vogelperspektive per Multicopter


Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Germany Trade and Invest: Pharmaceutical Industry

FIND DATA ABOUT GERMANY'S PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY

  Pharmaceutical Industry
   Perfect combination of tradition, innovation, and attractive costs
 
Germany is the best international location for the research, production, and distribution of
pharmaceuticals at an exceptionally high level. Direct access to internationally renowned
scientists, outstanding research units, and major pharmaceutical markets make Germany a unique business location. The development of the world’s population structure is creating new challenges and is leading to increased demand for pharmaceuticals. This, together with significant advancements in medical biotechnology research, is giving the pharmaceutical industry new impetus worldwide.
 
  The Industry in Numbers
  • The German pharmaceutical market is the largest in Europe and the fourth largest in the world. 
  • The annual sales of medicinal products total more than EUR 34 billion (2013) and this figure continues to experience sustained growth (+5.4% in 2013 vs. previous year).
  • 920 pharmaceutical companies with more than 120,000 workers (2012) operate in Germany. 
  • In addition to globally successful enterprises, the industry is marked by more than 800 medium-sized businesses and young biotech companies.
  • German companies invest EUR 4.5 billion (2013) annually in research and development.
  • Top 10 of the most important indications on the statutory health insurance market in terms of sales (2013):  (Click above link for data)

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Might you want to work for die Deutsche Bahn?

Gleis 7 = Track #7



Es ist ok...

Werbespot = an advertising spot
Do you feel this one was successful?
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Sunday, March 15, 2015

G ist für GIFTMÜLL -- Super Infos zum Theme Umwelt


   Vom Spiegel ("Dein Spiegel")          der Speigel = mirror



Auf die Müllkippe muss diese Müll nicht kommen.

Wegzaubern   Magically make somethibng disappear!

Vielleicht hast DU mal die richtig Idee

Friday, February 20, 2015

Per Doktor Allwissend (Know It All): Langeweile ist gut!

Boredom is a good thing!



It's what leads us to . . . . . . . . !  Yup!


ESA - European Space Agency besucht einen Comet



To be continued...

Freust du dich auf weitere Folgen?  
(Are you pleasantly awaiting further episodes?)

Geld sparen; schneller im Krankenhaus gesund sein

Heilende Krankenhausarchitektur | W wie Wissen | DAS ERSTE 

 Neues zu Medizin



Wie musste ein Krankenhaus aussehen, um so ein Patient sich darin wohl fühlt?




Monday, January 19, 2015

The Netherlands Unveils the World's First Solar Bike Path

Charley Cameron
by , 11/09/14 
 
 The Netherlands has an international reputation as a bike-friendly nation; it’s home to some 18 million bicycles and 21,748 miles of bike lanes. Now, an innovative project—SolaRoad—aims to make even greater use of all that green infrastructure by paving the bike paths with solar cells. On November 12, 2014, the first such path will open: a 70-meter (230 feet) stretch of Krommenie’s bike path will become the first solar-paved right of way in the world.












SolaRoad has been in the works since 2009, and is the brainchild of Dutch research institute TNO. The power-generating pavers are created by embedding crystalline silicon solar cells in 8.2 x 11.5 ft concrete slabs, before covering them in a one-centimeter layer of tempered glass. Then, reports the Guardian, a “non-adhesive finish and a slight tilt are [added] to help the rain wash off dirt and thus keep the surface clean, guaranteeing maximum exposure to sunlight.”

These extra steps are pretty important—the flat surface required for transit isn’t exactly ideal for capturing sunlight for power generation. In bike path form the cells are 30 percent less efficient than they would be placed within a standard solar installation. As a result, when this first test strip is extended to its full 100 meters (328 feet) in 2016, it will provide about enough electricity to power three households.

But it does make practical use of an untapped surface area, and there’s plenty of roads available for transformation. Indeed, TNO is not limiting their ambitions to bike paths; the institute estimates that up to 20 percent of the Netherlands’ 140,000km of road could potentially be adapted into SolaRoads, which would amount to an additional 400 to 500 km sq (154 to 193 mi sq) of energy-generating PV which could be fed into the grid, or used to power signage and traffic lights.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Learning A Second Language After 10 Boosts Your Brain Power

First Posted: Jan 13, 2015 08:44 PM   Study Ties Antipsychotic Drugs to Decrease in Brain VolumeLearning A Second Language After 10 Boosts Your Brain Power (Photo : Flickr)

Previous studies have suggested that the sooner a new language is introduced to a child, the better. When children are just babies, their brains are like sponges, soaking up new words and syllables.
Yet new findings published in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveal that learning a new language after the age of 10 may be even better for the brain.
For the study, researchers examined 45 participants around the age of 30 who lived in the United Kingdom for at least 13 months. Twenty participants had started learning English as a second language around age 10, while 25 participants only spoke English.
The study results showed that those who began learning English around 10 had significant improvements in white matter structure when compared to those who grew up speaking only English. Furthermore, researchers found certain improvements in the brain's "higher levels of structural integrity" boost language learning and semantic learning.
"Everyday handling of more than one language functions as an intensive cognitive stimulation that benefits specific language-related brain structures by preserving their integrity, and therefore it protects them against deterioration in older age," said lead study author Christos Pliatsikas of the University of Kent School of Psychology, in a news release.
Researchers reiterated how the findings show improvements in the brain's white matter structures when learning a second language at a significantly earlier age.

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Klimaschutz: Wie heißt es mit weniger Fleisch essen?

Kasseler Wissenschaftler untersuchen Bereitschaft, sich für Klimaschutz einzusetzen in Deutschland und auch in den USA

Weniger Fleisch kommt für viele nicht infrage

26.12.2014 - 12:45
<http://www.hna.de/kassel/stadt-kassel/weniger-fleisch-kommt-viele-nicht-infrage-4571147.html#>

Befragung ergab: Nur die Hälfte aller Deutschen würde weniger Fleisch essen, um so das Klima zu schützen; sogar noch weniger US-Amerikaner. Foto dpa

Kassel. Es scheint, wer glaubt auf Klimagipfeln ist seltener bereit, selbst etwas für den Klimaschutz zu tun.

Zu diesem Ergebnis kommen der Kasseler Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Prof. Andreas Ziegler und sein Team in einer Studie.

Online hatten sie 2000 Deutsche und US-Amerikaner danach gefragt, ob sie die internationale Klimapolitik für wichtig halten und ob sie glauben, dass in Klimakonferenzen jedes Land seine Interessen gleichermaßen vertreten kann. Außerdem wollten die Forscher wissen, inwiefern die Menschen bereit sind, ihr eigenes Konsumverhalten zugunsten des Klimaschutzes zu ändern.

„Diejenigen, die die internationale Klimapolitik für wichtig erachten, möchten auch persönlich mehr für den Klimaschutz tun“, sagt Ziegler, der das Fachgebiet empirische Wirtschaftsforschung an der Uni Kassel leitet. Glaubten die Menschen dagegen, dass alle Länder gleichermaßen ihre Interessen in
Klimakonferenzen einbringen könnten, sinke die Bereitschaft, selbst etwas für den Klimaschutz zu tun. Warum das so ist, soll in weiteren Studien untersucht werden.

Was die Umstellung des eigenen Konsumverhaltens angeht, so ist die Bereitschaft, in Haus oder Wohnung Energie einzusparen, mit 87 Prozent (USA 81 Prozent) am höchsten. 84 Prozent (USA 78 Prozent) der Befragten können sich vorstellen, energiesparende Haushaltsgeräte zu kaufen, 71 Prozent (USA 67 Prozent) ein spritsparendes Auto. Auf erneuerbare Energien würden 62 Prozent
umsteigen (USA 50 Prozent).

Am geringsten ist die Bereitschaft, weniger Fleisch oder Milchprodukte zu essen: Nur die Hälfte der Deutschen und 42 Prozent der US-Amerikaner können sich vorstellen, weniger tierische Nahrungsmittel zu sich zu nehmen.

Keinen Einfluss auf die Ergebnisse hatten die Anzahl der Kinder und das Alter der Befragten. Frauen und gebildete Studienteilnehmer waren aber aufgeschlossener gegenüber einem persönlichen Klimaschutzengagement.

Ziegler sieht in den Ergebnissen einen Ansatz für politische Entscheidungen. So sei es nützlich, für die Umsetzung globaler Klimaabkommen auf nationaler Ebene, bei denen freiwilliges Engagement eine wichtige Rolle spiele, für mehr Akzeptanz von internationaler Klimapolitik zu werben. Ziegler: „Gleichzeitig sollte die Politik überlegen, wie sie es kompensieren kann, dass freiwillige Klimaschutzaktivitäten eventuell abnehmen, wenn Klimaverhandlungen gerechter gestaltet werden.“ Nach Ansicht der Wissenschaftler könnten finanzielle Anreize oder die Stärkung des Bewusstseins, etwas Gutes zu tun, helfen. (pmk)

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

European Space Agency ESP

Wissenschaft = Science          Physik :  Newton 1 - 2 - 3



Schüler in Barcelona, Dublin, Erlangen haben geholfen.
Die onboard-Astronauten sind Pietro und Alexander.

Sehr viel kann man hier verstehen. Nicht wahr?  (Lots can be understood, isn't that so?)

Hier ist noch einen coolen Film, der teilweise in dem Weltraum verfilmt wurde:



Schüler aus Dänemark, aus Belgien, Amsterdam und Paris, und Astronauten aus der Niederländen und aus Rußland helfen. 




Friday, December 6, 2013

German Researchers Recreate Dinosaur Bone Using 3-D Printer

This article from  Nov 20, 2013 can be found in its original at  germany.info   

German researchers have identified and recreated a mislabeled fossil that was damaged in the Museum of Natural History in Berlin during a World War II bombing.
dinosaur bonesEnlarge imageDinosaur skeletons on display at the Museum of Natural History in Berlin, Germany.(© dpa)
The vertebra fossil, which belongs to a type of plant-eating dinosaur called a Plateosaurus, was discovered in Halberstadt, Germany, more than 100 years ago. After its discovery, it was tucked into a plaster jacket to prevent it from disintegrating, and displayed at the museum. But when bombs fell on Berlin during World War II, the museum was damaged and many of its fossils were reduced to dust or destroyed. Surviving artifacts were scattered, and many of them still remain unidentified to this day.
During the war, fossils from both Tanzania and Germany were housed in the same room in the museum's east wing, labeled only by dinosaur type - not location. Researchers have thus struggled to separate surviving fossils based on location. Removing the fossils from the plaster jacket, which would make the identification process easier, can cause further damage to the bones.
But German researchers have discovered a new way to identify dinosaur fossils: using computed tomography (CT) scans, they were able to see through the outer layer to learn more about the bones inside. Using CT scan technology, a team of German radiologists, paleontologists and printing experts discovered that one particular fossil - which they assumed was from Tanzania - was originally discovered in Halberstadt, Germany, between the years 1910 and 1927.
"The most important benefit of the [CT scan] method is that it is non-destructive, and the risk of harming the fossil is minimal," study author and radiologist Ahi Sema Issever of the Charite Campus Mitte told Science Daily. "Also, it is not as time-consuming as conventional preparation."
dinosaur fossilEnlarge imageThe foot of a Platysaurus, which was discovered in Halberstadt, is displayed at the Museum of Natural History in Berlin.(© dpa - Report)After identifying it, the researchers contacted a nearby technical university, asking to use their 3-D printer.
"We didn't plan the study ahead, the study planned itself along the way," Issever told ABC News.
Using a powerful 3-D printer, researchers were able to replicate the dinosaur bone from Halberstadt, leaving out the damage it had suffered in the bombing and producting a copy that was accurate down to one-thousandth of a millimeter - a feat that allows scientists around the world to exchange and share information about fossils with one another.
"If someone in Australia is a researcher on a certain dinosaur and in Canada there's another researcher and they want to exchange the fossils that they have, they don't actually have to send the real one... they could go ahead and just send a CD," Issever told ABC.
Although this is not the first time that a dinosaur bone underwent a CT scan or 3-D printing, it is the first time the two techniques were combined, and opens the door to more extensive and accurate information-sharing of fossils around the world.
"Just like Gutenberg's printing press opened the world of books to the public, digital datasets and 3-D prints of fossils may now be distributed more broadly, while protecting the original intact fossil," Issever said.
© Germany.info

Monday, September 23, 2013

Online Wissenschaft (Scientific) Magazin für Kinder

WISSENSCHAFTSMAGAZIN

Lerne die Antworten!
1.  Wie bastelt man eine Rakete mit einem Gummiband?
2.  Wachsen Bambus 1 Meter pro Tag?
3.  Wie funktioniert eine Lava-Lampe?

Und MEHR!