Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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Kipepeo – social and fair clothing from Tanzania
A German social enterprise produces fair clothing together with people from Africa
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Robotics for SME network
A cross-industry network pushes forward the use of robotics solutions in small and medium-sized businesses
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Water 3.0 – innovative water cleaning method
An inexpensive filter method provides people around the world with clean water
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Wendelstein 7-X: fusion research for the power plant of the future
Researchers are working on a power plant in which hydrogen plasma fusion will produce clean energy
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Oskar telephone help line – assistance for critically ill children and their families
A Germany-wide round-the-clock telephone help line is available to severely ill children and their families
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Agrophotovoltaics – resource-efficient land usage
In a Living Lab, research partners test how agriculture can be practiced under photovoltaic modules
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TOUCHDOWN 21 – participatory research on Down syndrome
People with and without Down syndrome investigate the cultural history of trisomy 21 together
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Smart Country – model project in the Eifel region
Energy producers and farmers team up to make regional electricity networks climate-friendly
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Farid’s QualiFighting – learning through boxing
Via fun in boxing, a social project is helping children to improve their performances at school
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ABIDA – interdisciplinary big data research
Scientists from different disciplines test the effects of Big Data together with citizens
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Research cooperation futureTEX
A large-scale research cooperation intends to strengthen the competitiveness of the East German textile industry
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DBT laboratory – laboratory for digital education & training media
A laboratory enables schools and universities to test mixed reality training environments
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Industry 4.0 – competence centre for intelligent automation
The first German science-to-business centre for industrial automation pushes ahead Industry 4.0
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New Neighbours Arnsberg initiative
Refugees help other refugees get a foothold in their new surroundings
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RAA - Regional Centre for Democratic Culture West Mecklenburg
With further education and training, networks, and support, an association fights right-wing extremism in rural areas
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You can do it too – online course for volunteer German teachers
In an online course, volunteers learn how to teach refugees German
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Master instruments for children
Craftspeople build musical instruments for young up-and-coming musicians
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Banda Internationale – integration through music
A band plays music with refugees to promote integration and enrich the local cultural scene
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EcoTrain – sustainable drive and energy management
Together with local partners from business and science, Deutsche Bahn is developing an industrialised hybrid unit for rail vehicles
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Aqua solar village – energy self-sufficient living on water
Researchers test energy-saving living on water