Tag: Research area
New violent earthquake shakes disaster areas in Turkey and Syria
Destroyed houses in Samandag district On Monday evening there was a strong aftershock, the epicenter of which was located here. (Photo: AP) Istanbul Two weeks after a devastating earthquake in…
New violent earthquake shakes disaster areas in Turkey and Syria
Destroyed houses in Samandag district On Monday evening there was a strong aftershock, the epicenter of which was located here. (Photo: AP) Istanbul Two weeks after a devastating earthquake in…
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits south-east Turkey
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook the earth in south-eastern Turkey on Saturday evening. The quake was registered at around 10:31 p.m. local time (20:31 CET) in the municipality of Göksun,…
People are rescued from the rubble 198 hours after the earthquake
Kahramanmaras Eight days after the devastating earthquake in south-east Turkey, people are still being rescued alive from the rubble. In the province of Kahramanmaras, helpers rescued two 17 and 21-year-old…
BMW heiress Susanne Klatten leaves SGL Carbon board of directors
Suzanne Klatten She is considered the richest woman in Germany. Munich BMW major shareholder Susanne Klatten resigns as head of the supervisory board of the graphite specialist SGL Carbon in…
BMW heiress Susanne Klatten leaves SGL Carbon board of directors
Suzanne Klatten She is considered the richest woman in Germany. BMW major shareholder Susanne Klatten resigns as head of the supervisory board of the graphite specialist SGL Carbon in May.…
How Japan is arming itself against earthquakes through continuous improvements
Tokyo When the earth shook in Turkey, many skyscrapers became death traps. In Japan, they are refuges during earthquakes. One example is the 238-meter high-rise complex Roppongi Hills in Tokyo.…
Earthquake on the border with Syria – many dead
Pazarcik in southern Turkey People search for missing people under collapsed houses. (Photo: AP) Istanbul At least 170 people died in the severe earthquake in the Turkish-Syrian border region. At…
How quantum computers threaten cybersecurity
Tokyo Quantum computers promise a major technological leap: They can run through the most complex simulations in seconds and thus replace years of laboratory studies on new drugs, decisively advance…
Tech talk with SAP CEO Klein at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Dusseldorf This week, Handelsblatt Disrupt reports from the World Economic Forum in Davos. Editor-in-Chief Sebastian Matthes talks to SAP CEO Christian Klein about the future of the tech scene and…
Superlaser discharges lightning at 2500 meters
Laser deflects lightning A year and a half ago, the Trumpf laser, which was aimed into the sky, was transported in parts and with the help of helicopters to the…
Trumpfs Superlaser discharges lightning at 8,000 feet
Laser deflects lightning A year and a half ago, the Trumpf laser, which was aimed into the sky, was transported in parts and with the help of helicopters to the…
New group of experts to promote fusion in Germany
“The energy crisis shows that we need climate-neutral, reliable and economical energy sources like fusion,” Stark-Watzinger told the Handelsblatt. Her hope: “We can bring the sun to earth.” Constantin Häfner,…
Chip industry in Germany wants to play an important role in quantum computers
Munich As CTO of NXP, Lars Reger is responsible for 60 research sites worldwide. The chip manufacturer only develops quantum computers in Hamburg, the manager told the Handelsblatt. This is…
“Breakthrough is like taming fire 700,000 years ago”
For the first time in history, US scientists at the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California have successfully created a nuclear fusion reaction that produces more…
Success of US researchers in California sparks interest in companies like TAE
new York The success of US researchers in nuclear fusion is not only celebrated as a breakthrough in science. The situation has also changed for the private companies working on…
Deep-sea mining threatens the ocean
the authors Steffi Lemke is Federal Environment Minister, Hervé Berville is State Secretary to the French Prime Minister and responsible for maritime affairs. In our fight against the climate crisis…
US researchers achieve breakthrough in technology
Research reactor in California In a few years, nuclear fusion could possibly be used to generate large quantities of electricity in a climate-neutral and safe manner. However, there is still…
Start of the World Conservation Conference in Montréal: That’s what it’s all about
Berlin Negotiations for a global agreement to protect species and biodiversity begin this Wednesday at the World Conservation Conference in Montreal, Canada. While the climate crisis is now a global…
How “magic” seeds are supposed to save agriculture
Green genetic engineering There is great skepticism about green genetic engineering among the population, but researchers have great hopes for the technology. Dusseldorf For farmer Jürgen Recht, 2022 was a…