Germany's Lusatian Lakeland, located between Berlin and Dresden across Brandenburg and Saxony, now comprises 23 artificial lakes covering roughly 14,000 hectares, created by flooding former open-cast lignite mines. The transformation began in 1967 with Lake Senftenberg, which was fully flooded by 1972 and opened to the public in 1973, and has continued for decades using groundwater and water diverted from rivers. Mining-rehabilitation company LMBV says five of the lakes are now linked into a connected waterway, with further integration planned.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
· 2026-10-09
Designer Niklas Roy constructed a working mechanical clock entirely from trash and found materials while on an artist residency in Glashütte, Saxony, hosted by watchmaker NOMOS. The clock runs for about 30 minutes, displaying only seconds and minutes, striking a gong at each full hour and triggering a randomizer device just before it stops. Roy also devised a mock time standard he calls GTC, with his clock serving as its reference timepiece.
niklasroy.com
· 2026-10-02
Proxima Fusion announced plans to construct a €140 million ($162.6 million) plant to manufacture fusion-grade high-temperature superconducting tape, a critical material for containing plasma in its reactors. The factory will be funded through a mix of public and private money, including €21 million from the state of Lower Saxony, and follows a €411 million funding round the startup closed months earlier.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-10
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party more than doubled its vote share to 44% in Sunday's Saxony-Anhalt state election, while the ruling CDU lost over half its 2021 support. Chancellor Friedrich Merz called it the worst defeat his party has suffered in decades and warned of consequences beyond the region.
cnn.com
· 2026-09-08
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