research & discover
University of Freiburg researchers transcend the traditional boundaries between the disciplines, working together to advance scientific knowledge and work out solutions to the great challenges of the future.
Intelligent Aircraft Wings Could Save Fuel
Chris Eberl develops unit cells – these miniature building blocks give materials special capabilities
Eddy-fying Research
Freiburg researchers can measure even the slightest air pressure fluctuations between the forest floor and the atmosphere – this promises new discoveries about greenhouse gases and climate protection
Political Pitch
How government leaders’ manner of expression and sound often reveal more about them than they actually say
Award-winning measuring technology at a nano scale
Joint research group of the University of Freiburg’s Department of Microsystems Engineering and the Humboldt University Berlin receives Helmholtz Prize
One Virus, Many Small Waves
The infectious disease expert Winfried Kern doesn’t expect the pandemic to end anytime soon and that there will continue to be localized outbreaks of Covid-19
Humans and Hedgehogs
Sharing a neighborhood with feathery or furry critters isn’t always an idyllic fairy-tale – Fanny Betge would like to improve awareness of how to coexist correctly with wildlife living nearby
A culinary time journey
Literary studies specialist René Waßmer investigates to what extent restaurants were originally places of leisure
Around the World in an RV
The literary scholar Anna Sennefelder is studying travel descriptions in movies
Concepts that Provide Direction During Crises
The NO-FEAR network has initiated a European dialogue about the corona epidemic