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2013|14 Annual Report Fraunhofer IGB

42 Ideas 2020 – A Tour of Tomorrow’s World What will our future look like? Where will tomorrow’s energy come from? How can we stay healthy into old age? To meet the need of present and future generations for sustainable solutions to society’s issues, scientists are developing visions, opening up new options through research, and accompany global change with new ideas. “Ideas 2020 – A Tour of Tomorrow’s World” is an initia- tive of the Helmholtz Association in cooperation with the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the Leibniz Association, the Max Planck Society and other scientific institutions. The exhibition is based on an innovative, interactive concept that aims to make the fascinating complexity and diversity of today’s scien- tific research accessible to the public. “Ideas 2020” highlights some of the major scientific research projects being carried out in Germany, in line with the aims and priorities set out in the “High-Tech Strategy for Germany”, the German govern- ment’s concept for national research and innovation policy. 4 5 4 + 5 HIGHLIGHTS 2013 On their “Tour of Tomorrow’s World”, visitors encounter seven “pillars” that stand for seven great challenges facing society today. Touching and interacting with the arresting 3D installations is encouraged, and accompanying multi-touch screens give the visitors fascinating insights into the work of scientists and allow them to ask questions about our future. The exhibition also includes photographs and film footage showing details of future-oriented Fraunhofer IGB topics and projects like the “DEUS 21” infrastructure concept for semi- decentralized urban water and wastewater management and the “EtaMax – fuel from market waste” project, as well as research on various aspects of “nature as a chemical factory”. “Ideas 2020 – A Tour of Tomorrow’s World” was launched in March 2013 in Berlin, and can be viewed at various locations in Germany until the end of 2014. www.ideen2020.de/en

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