News overview
Here you can find the so far published news in 2025. Subscribe to the ITAS news via RSS feed.
 Gene drives: Opportunities and risks for the futureA new TAB report sheds light on the opportunities and risks of gene drive technology, which can spread genetic changes in populations in a targeted manner. This technology has the potential to offer new solutions - particularly in the fight against malaria and invasive species. more |
 Dispute over final repository: ITAS examines ways to manage conflictsThe need to find a safe way of dealing with high-level radioactive waste in the long term is as unavoidable as the associated conflicts. Researchers in the KonE project, which has now been launched, are looking for ways to manage potential conflicts. more |
 New TATuP on care concepts in sustainability transformationsHow can concepts of precaution and care be harnessed for a socio-ecological transformation? And what impetus can they give to technology assessment? These are the questions addressed by the current TATuP. more |
 Energy transition: ITAS contributes to WEF guidelinesHow can the needs of people and the environment be better considered during the transition to renewable energies? The World Economic Forum (WEF) has issued new guidelines on this topic that are also based on the expertise of ITAS researchers. more |
 From air taxis to bioprinting and large action modelsNew topic briefs from TAB's Horizon Scanning offer a concise overview of the opportunities and risks of new technologies and concepts. The short profiles also stimulate future research and innovations. more |
 Energy transition models and their impactHow do models influence our view of energy futures? In a new KIT project, Armin Grunwald and Daniel Lang are contributing knowledge from ITAS on how scientific models can become more transparent and participatory with the help of real-world laboratories. more |
 Blue-green infrastructures for the climate-resilient cityHow can cities use waters and green spaces to better adapt to climate change? Researchers from ITAS and the Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig look into this question in a new project. more |
 Hybrid forms of work and their social implicationsThe combination of onsite and offsite work has become widespread in Germany in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new TAB study explores the current prevalence of these forms of work, their acceptance, and their health, economic and social impacts. more |
 On the way to the municipal heat transitionHow can we heat in a climate-friendly way in the future? In the KOMM-WÄRME project, ITAS researchers examine how the municipal heat transition can succeed with measures at the interface between technology and society. more |
 TAB study on nuclear fusionNuclear fusion is now within reach thanks to recent advances. A new compact study examines the current state of the art and identifies critical knowledge gaps and the resulting research needs on the way to a possible fusion power plant. more |