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Searching space for earthly resources
 
Info game: Can you pick the modified foods?
 
Machine-made skin
 
Preventing bat-borne diseases
 
Taking a microscope to the earth
 
Creation 2.0: Life comes from the lab

Deutsche Welle presents 20 projects that will change our lives – not in the distant future, but tomorrow. These researchers are looking for solutions to burning questions about the future.

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Communication

Data at the speed of light

A German scientist says light holds the key to the future of high-speed data transfers.

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Organic LEDs

Light-emitting diodes so thin and flexible they can be rolled up could soon turn any wall into an electronic display.

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Neural connections

Creating connections between the brain and the body could revolutionize treatments for stroke victims.

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Predicting earthquakes

Researchers analyze regional and historic data to zero in on where future quakes could occur.

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Computers move out of sight

Already so ubiquitous we hardly notice them anymore, computers will continue permeating all aspects of our daily lives.

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Environment

Water and waste in megacities

German scientists have come up with a model to improve sewage management in sprawling cities.

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Arsenic in drinking water

A relatively cheap and simple biosensor could stop millions of people from drinking water contaminated with arsenic.

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Cleaning up CO2

Carbon dioxide has a seriously bad reputation, but scientists say it can be tamed.

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Drought resistant crops

Can Himalayan plant genes help crops better cope with climate change? One project aims to find out.

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Health

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Machine-made skin

New ways of efficiently creating artificial skin lead to new treatments for burn victims and play a role in cutting down on testing cosmetics and medicines on animals.

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Stem cell research

Scientists in Germany are working to make use of the huge medical potential of embryonic stem cells.

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Looking Alzheimer’s in the eye

A German scientist may have discovered a new Alzheimer's diagnosis tool that's as easy as an eye scan.

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Dangerous viruses

Scientists work in the jungles of Ghana and labs in Germany to stop the spread of bat-borne disease.

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Growing old gracefully

There's no way to prevent death, but scientists are developing ways to influence aging and hold off the diseases associated with growing old.

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Mobility

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White gold

Researchers are scanning the ocean floor for methane hydrate, which they say has the potential to be an energy source of the future.

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From hairy feet to high tech

Scientists in Germany are trying to understand the cohesive properties of animal feet and other bionic wonders.

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My dear robot

Ongoing research could turn robots from devices good for repetitive tasks into intelligent, life-like machines.

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Autopilot for automobiles

Researchers in Germany work to create autonomous cars that will keep traffic moving better than human drivers and make roadways safer at the same time.

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Robots in space

As resources on Earth dwindle away, some researchers turn to the moon, Mars and space for new mining opportunities.

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