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How Sustainable Are Quantum Computers?

Proving the impossible: Mathematician Ryan Sweke designs algorithms for supercomputers

Nov 17, 2025

Where Is Life Possible?

Searching for liquid water on distant moons: The possibility of life could mean survival for the crews of space missions.

Nov 14, 2025

Fire and Water – Climate Lessons from the Past

Researchers are looking to the past to answer current questions about climate change. Sediment cores provide a wealth of knowledge about life on Earth hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Nov 12, 2025

Exploring the Medicinal Secrets of Plants

Researchers in a German-Brazilian project are investigating the efficacy of medicinal plants in Brazil. They want to find out if they can be used as ingredients for cosmetics and medicines.

Oct 31, 2025

“No amount of reading could have given me these impressions.”

Four Berlin University Alliance researchers from the Global South talk about how important the Berlin Center for Global Engagement’s Flexible Travel Funds have been to their work, enabling research travel in both directions.

Oct 30, 2025

Endangered Reefs

Resilient corals are vital to preserving marine life. How much longer do they have? Researchers at Freie Universität Berlin explore the possible lessons we can learn from the ocean’s memory.

Oct 27, 2025

“Our Strategy as an International Network University Is Very Much Paying Off”

How Freie Universität Berlin succeeded in securing almost two million euros in funding to support its Erasmus+ partnerships outside of Europe. An interview with Herbert Grieshop and Stefanie Ritter from the Division of International Affairs.

Aug 21, 2025