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.
Hot cakes off the press
You can produce almost anything with 3D printers – but the latest challenge is 4D printing
Under construction
Why "new human geography" is again looking more intensively at matter and materials
Heinz Maier Leibnitz Prizes for two Freiburg researchers
Jennifer Andexer and Benjamin Kohlmann receive the most important award for young scientists in Germany
Relieving Kenyan forests from stress
Land use and conservation of species often conflict in poor regions - one research group aims to develop solutions
Cold, clear water
The conversation about glyphosate and other pollutants is getting loud – is tap water still safe to drink?
In the Running for Two Clusters
The university has submitted proposals for the Centre for Integrative Biological Signalling Studies (CIBSS) and Living, Adaptive, and Energy-autonomous Materials Systems (livMatS)
Freestyle across the field
A plant robot renders weeds environmentally harmless – and could do more field work for farmers
Fallen Man, Rising Hero
During the first Gulf War, Iran and Iraq used differing strategies in order to mobilize men for combat