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Hydrogen from the Algae Factory

What if the cars of the future were to run on climate-neutral fuels such as hydrogen, which could even be generated with the help of algae from the roofs of private houses? Or what if home-bred...

Futurium closed until further notice

Due to the current situation regarding COVID-19, we regret to announce that Futurium will be closed to the public from Saturday, 14 March 2020, until further notice. This includes our exhibition,...

ON THE FREEZING-COLD FAST-LANE OF THE ELECTRICITY HIGHWAY

Energy reaching its destination within seconds – across continents and with no power loss in transmission lines along the way. In the future, superconductors might well be able to make this...

Music of the Future – How artificial intelligence and creativity go together

Artifical Intelligence refers to the ability of a computer to solve tasks that require human intelligence. Where an algorithm can only follow fixed patterns, AI creates new connections all on its...

Bio-inspired Design

From Pine Cone to Building Facade

A model displayed at Futurium shows the principle behind the way some plants distribute their seeds: Dr Michaela Eder from the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG) explains what...

Bioeconomy and Futurium

Speech at the launch event for the Year of Science

By Stefan Brandt – Almost 50 years have now passed since the Club of Rome pointed out “the limits to growth”. Since 1972 at the very latest, it’s been known that we cannot continue our...