Numerous visual illusions are caused by limits in the way our eyes and visual neurones work – rather than more complex psychological processes, new research shows. Researchers examined illusions in…
Syracuse University and Texas A&M researchers use computer modeling to find out the sources of salinization and alkalinization in U.S. watersheds. From protecting biodiversity to ensuring the safety of drinking…
On Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze, the air is thin and contains very few pollutants. Ultrafine particles only exist there when they are transported through the atmosphere over long distances….
New Collaborative Research Center for Software Methods at KIT – DFG funds excellent KIT research with around EUR 11 million. Cyber-physical systems, such as vehicles, trains, airplanes, smart homes, or…
Discovering ‘axions’ could help answer one of the most puzzling questions in physics. One of the most high-profile mysteries in physics today is what scientists refer to as the “Strong…
DFKI develops innovative AI technologies for autonomous robots to recover munitions. More than one million tons of munitions dumped in the North and Baltic Seas during and after the two…