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It's the body's central processing unit and one of its vital organs: the brain. Now researchers plan to hook it up to a computer to find new ways to treat diseases.

future now – innovations shaping tomorrow

Deutsche Welle presents 20 trendsetting projects that we can use to change our lives now – and not sometime in the distant future.

Brilliant Minds

They are among the best in their scientific fields: top-notch young researchers from all over the world are living and working at German universities and institutes.

Expedition to the Ocean Floor

TOMORROW TODAY takes a fascinating look into the work of marine researchers – a five-part series in cooperation with the MARUM Research Center in Bremen.

Energy of the future: Electric fuel

Hydrogen is being touted and the fuel of tomorrow, but there are still some problems to be ironed out. The gas is highly explosive and requires enormous storage tanks.

Thin and inexpensive: Organic Solar Cells

Scientists say solar cells made of transparent synthetics could provide energy in the future. You can see through them and they are flexible. Scientists in Dresden are working on what they call "organic solar cells".

Getting stored energy from old mines

Scientists are trying to use inactive mines to store energy. To address the problem of supplying uninterrupted power generated from wind and water, electricity producers need new storage technologies.

Heather DeLisle

Heather DeLisle has been with DW-TV's English programme since 1995.

Ingolf Baur

Ingolf Baur can be seen on German television screens almost every day - and always on the topic of science.

Marum – Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften

Center for Marine Enviromental Sciences

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