How do we want to live?

Could-haves, ifs and buts: How often have we resolved to get by with less?

Reducing your own consumption on a sustainable basis is no easy task. Our inner “Mr. Pig” often keeps us from pursuing our good intentions. In the exhibition, visitors can make themselves...

Making do with less can be hard – but is doable. Decluttering our daily lives also has a good side. But how to get started?

Less than half of the world's people today have the right to have a say in the things that matter to everyone. The vast majority of these people live in democracies. As different as modern...

Everyone can produce energy, not just large companies. In the future, citizens can play a key role in the energy system.

Our refrigerators are chock-full of exotic foods: pineapples, asparagus and our beloved avocados. Sounds delicious, but has consequences. What if we were to grow more fruits and vegetables in our...

The sweater from India, the furniture from Sweden. Many goods cover long distances. We could repair things more often or produce them ourselves. We already have the tools for this.

Not so bad as its reputation? Global trade on trial. An interview conducted in February 2020 with Dr Clara Brandi of the German Development Institute about the mechanisms of globalisation and the...

People have been intervening in the water’s natural flows for a long time. In the future, cities, countryside and water are to merge again into a common habitat.

Green areas will be covered by concrete more and more, which is why we have to bring nature back to the city.

New housing is clearly needed. Scientists and architects are therefore developing climate-friendly production methods and sustainable building materials.

Skyscrapers rising hundreds of metres into the sky, millions of glass pebbles forming an artificial beach, huge greenhouses covering the landscape – all over the globe, we’ve changed the face...

Have you ever sat on a fungus chair or worn algae shoes? Extraordinary materials can be produced from the smallest inconspicuous creatures or from food waste.

Many things contain more than a hundred different materials. After an item has been thrown away its constituent materials are still bonded with each other. Today there are more thoughtful...

Every factory is a small world of its own. Machines, raw materials and energy are utilised and a product is created – as is waste. Mostly too much of it. Some companies are changing the face of...

We release waste and pollution into the environment every day. Although we diligently separate our rubbish, there are still enough things that end up in places where they don’t belong. Large...

Whether in the big city or the countryside, our everyday life mostly plays out between our home, place of work or school, and places for leisure activities. A lot of time is spent thereby traveling...

With climate engineering we could influence our natural climate system. Could it really limit most of the adverse effects of climate change?

Carbon reinforced concrete is a building material that can radically change the building industry. It consists of fine carbon fibres and a very thin layer of concrete.

Researchers are creating the raw materials of the future out of miniscule particles: Graphene is one of the thinnest materials in the world and is considered as a wonder material.

It is usually hard to tell whether an invention will be successful. Whether something is a flop or changes the world depends on many factors.

Starting from simple machines with fixed movements, scientists around the world have developed complex learning systems. Ever since, we are witnessing the emergence of machines that can perfectly...

Prostheses are replacing the functions of our bodies in ever more effective ways. Technology is also getting closer to the unimpaired body. Will new machines be able one day to make humans better...

Mobile, strong and always ready to get down to work. In response to the lack of caregivers, robots take on a variety of tasks in nursing homes and hospitals.

These days, robots can build cars and perform operations. They never get tired and they are very exact in their work; however, they are not truly creative or flexible. In the future, machines will...

Today, science can decode the genetic blueprint of every single human being. In the future, preventive measures and cures of diseases could even be tailored to everyone's individual needs.

At home, in the neighbourhood, in the megacity: Data about us and our environment is constantly being captured and analysed. Centralised systems are even supposed to manage entire cities in real-time.

For a long time, many people’s work already has revolved exclusively around data. The digital world of work creates new freedoms but also more pressure and uncertainty.

Shopping will not only be faster and easier in the future, but much more precisely tailored to our own personal needs. Artificial intelligence is able to process huge amounts of data to this end.

Artificial intelligence (AI) polarises. Our ideas, expectations and fears with regard to AI are many and varied. Which of these myths are true? Which are false? [1]

How have politics, society, science and business changed as a result of increasing amounts of data and the application of algorithms? Stakeholders report on the opportunities and challenges that...