From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Jul 11 2011 1:32 AM

"Brilliant Minds" on Tomorrow Today presents young up-and-coming scientists from around the world who live and work in Germany.Brian Buijsse of the Netherlands is a researcher at the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIFE). Buijsse is examining the role that diet plays as a risk factor for dev...

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Jul 04 2011 11:55 AM

Every year, Lindau in southern Germany hosts a meeting of Nobel Prize winners. This year’s event focuses on medicine, and brings together 24 Nobel laureates with 570 young researchers from across the world.The main objective over the week is to engage in informal debate and discussion about the ...

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Jun 06 2011 5:19 PM

Researchers in Italy and Spain are working on robots that can collect trash or act as guides for tourists. ”Dustcart,” developed in Italy, is already able to navigate its way around streets without bumping into people. It can also pick up garbage when instructed. In the future, the robot will al...

From: Deutsche Welle on Tue, May 31 2011 2:10 AM

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, May 23 2011 1:52 PM

Our studio guest is Prof. Alfred Gebert of the German Association of Media Effects Research (DGMF)

From: Deutsche Welle on Tue, May 10 2011 1:54 AM

Brian Buijsse is a researcher from the Netherlands. At the German Institute of Human Nutrition in Potsdam, he’s investigating the role that diet has on the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, heart attacks and strokes.In our series "Brilliant Minds", Tomorrow Today presents young scientists ...

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, May 02 2011 9:22 PM

Dr. Isabel Dziobek, Psychologist and expert on emotion at the Free University of Berlin

From: Deutsche Welle on Tue, Apr 19 2011 1:15 AM

From: Deutsche Welle on Tue, Apr 19 2011 1:14 AM

Scientists tend to be pragmatists when it comes to fashion. They often prefer practical pullovers or a traditional jacket and shirt, although they sometimes do come up with surprising combinations. Young designers have thought about the special relationship scientists have to fashion and develop...

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Apr 04 2011 3:54 PM

Today’s studio guest is Professor Bernd Rech from the Helmholtz Center Berlin. DW: Professor Rech, southern Spain has lots of sun, but it can get pretty dusty when the wind is blowing. Can all that sand and dust destroy a solar power plant? Bernd Rech: It can destroy a solar power pla...

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Mar 28 2011 12:53 PM

Professor Volker Quaschning is a researcher on renewables and he comes from the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin (HTW).DW-TV: Professor Volker Quaschning, when in Germany the wind blows very strongly it can already overwhelm the electrical power grid. How come the big energy suppliers di...

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Mar 14 2011 7:25 AM

We will address the issue of particulates in the candlelight in the studio with: Prof. Hartmut Herrmann of the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (IfT)DW-TV: Candles aren’t all that much of a problem worldwide, but wood-burning stoves are. In developing countries people use wood as fuel...

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Mar 07 2011 3:06 AM

Our guest on today’s show is Dr. Paul Enck from Tübingen University Clinic

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Feb 28 2011 9:40 PM

Prof. Dr. Dieter Bimberg, head of the Institute for Solid State Physics at the Technical University in Berlin talks about Nanotechnology. DW-TV: Our studioguest Dieter Bimberg is a physicist and a nanotechnology expert. We journalists have long been promised a nano technology revoluti...

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Feb 21 2011 2:36 AM

The Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific organization. The President Jürgen Mlynek gives us an overview of the scientific landscape in Germany.DW-TV: What do you think about the chances of CO2 replacing oil as a starting material in the chemical industry. How realistic is that? ...

From: Deutsche Welle on Tue, Feb 15 2011 3:00 PM

Our Studio Guest is Prof. Bernhard Steinauer, who heads the Institute of Road and Traffic Engineering in Aachen.DW-TV: Here in Berlin we’re used to the road crews who swarm out after winter to fix the potholes and cracks. But today's studio guest says it doesn't have to be that way. Jo...

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Jan 31 2011 3:06 PM

We talk with Johannes Lindenmeyer about addiction to sugar.DW-TV: Mr. Lindenmeyer, should we actually ban sugar, or maybe treat it like alcohol and not sell it to anyone under the age of 16? Johannes Lindenmeyer: No, we need sugar to live. But what is needed is a moderate consumption. We live...

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Jan 17 2011 9:41 PM

Information technology specialists in Berlin are bringing one of the world’s first truly humanoid robots to life. Myon can already stand on one leg, and even after he's switched his arms around, he can still pick up objects.All of Myon's body parts work on their own, even when the cabl...

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Jan 17 2011 9:41 PM

Our studio guest is Dr.Dr. Alfonso Lampen, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

From: Deutsche Welle on Mon, Jan 03 2011 9:26 PM

Our studio guest is Dr. Hermann Dieter from the German Federal Environment Agency