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Pentagon opposes E-voting despite German encryption efforts

Researchers at the University of Osnabrueck's Foundation for Internet Voting have developed I-vote, an online voting system with the world's strongest encryption. more...

Rita McBride feels at home in «Cultural Hot Spot Cologne»

Sculptor and art professor Rita McBride from the US considers herself an «equal among equals» at the Duesseldorf Art Academy, but she has 20 years more experience. more...

On the trail of Martin Luther: An American deciphers mediaeval letters

Daniel Gehrt from Wisconsin came to Germany to follow his passion for the mediaeval period. He now works in Gotha and has learned to speak Early New High German perfectly. more...

A device made in Germany is helping to ensure discipline on American roads

The Lübeck-based company Draeger is making an alcohol breathalyser which is being used in the U.S. to prevent accidents. more...

«In love with Germany» - students from Utah come to Kiel for the summer

For the past 40 years students from the University of Utah have been coming to Kiel for the summer to study literature, linguistics and geography. more...

Spruce from the Harz Mountains can be found on many U.S. construction sites

Timber exports from the Harz mountain range in Germany are booming. The wood from this region is particularly popular in the U.S. where it is used to build homes. more...

The trend comes from Germany - but other countries also like organic food

Organic products are not just for eco-freaks nowadays. Supermarkets have discovered the trend too. Germany is a world leader in the organic food movement. more...

Expat American writer sets murder mysteries in quiet Karlsruhe

«Well, Karlsruhe is a city I know,» explained Karen Adams. Besides, the streetcars there have criminal potential. more...

Manhattan's sausage king comes from Hoyerswerda

«The Wurst Wins»: How Rolf Babiel with his «Hallo Berlin» specialties has prevailed over the Indian pancake vendor and the Jordanian gyros-maker. more...

Tolerance and Understanding

Sara Nachama, executive director of Touro College Berlin aims for integration without fanfare. more...

Rolf Herken – Master of Image Synthesis

The Berlin software company “mental images” provides Hollywood’s animation specialists and two-thirds of the global automotive industry with “mental ray.” The software has been rendering photorealistic images, animated sequences and countless visual effects in films such as “Matrix” or “Star Wars” for over fifteen years. more...

EXBERLINER aims to be the New Yorker of Germany's capital

The international magazine for the world's most exciting city has been a surprising success story. more...

For U.S. citizens seeking their German roots fresh support is at hand

Americans who want to learn about their forefathers who left Germany long ago can now carry out detailed research at facilities in Hamburg and Bremerhaven. more...

From Marilyn Manson to Jonathan Franzen - Americans in Berlin

The «Berlin buzz» - more and more American painters, musicians and authors are moving to Berlin. The city fascinates like Prague and Budapest did in the past. more...

Gayle Tufts: «Dinglish» is her trademark

Fluent in «Dinglish», a mixture of German and English, American Gayle Tufts, who lives in Berlin, is for many critics perhaps the best entertainer in Germany. more...

U.S. car buyers in Germany enjoy personal touch and speedy highways

BMW receives about 2,500 customers annually who fly from the U.S. to personally pick up their new car in Germany. One such customer is Mary Jane Alipio from Hawaii. more...

Budding master brewers must head for Germany's Freising

Young Texan Ben Bailey's ambition to be a master brewer has led him to study in Germany's world famous beer academy more...

«Adopt an Airman»: US troops get German substitute families

Strangers in a strange land: Many of the 25,000 US troops in Germany's Rhineland Palatinate suffer from homesickness. German substitute families can help. more...

Luxury instead of low prices - ALDI making a name as «Trader Joe's» in the US

The «Trader Joe's» chain has virtually attained cult status in the United States through quality and an exotic status. But the chain is owned by German low price discount group ALDI. more...