Finally: Prizes, opinions, major projects

2024 is coming to an end. This has been an important year for ELEMENTS Digital, as we have made our online offering more attractive, faster and more flexible. In addition to the strong texts, we are focusing much more on accompanying media such as videos and also publishing material that is not included in the print edition.

A prize like dynamite

This includes the article by my colleague Dr. Bernd Kaltwaßer, who looked at the points of contact Evonik already has with the Nobel Prizes awarded in the natural sciences last week. And he proves it: Alfred Nobel's claim that progress in research is only worthy of a prize if it also brings about concrete improvements was once again fully met this time. (Photo: Nobel Prize Outreach / Clément Morin)

Read about "From research to application" now in ELEMENTS

Back to the future?

But what is progress anyway? Growth critic Niko Paech and venture capitalist Romy Schnelle have different views on this. Does progress require constant innovation or does humanity take a step forward by taking a step backwards? They discuss this in the ELEMENTS debate.

Read about "Debate: Growth or Grit?" now in ELEMENTS

Great at Grand Thinking

There is no debate about the great things that can be marveled at in Egypt. Since the construction of the pyramids, the country has repeatedly implemented huge projects. A pictorial journey through the country full of wonders of the world shows where Evonik can make a contribution.

Read about "A land with a remarkable sense of purpose" now in ELEMENTS