Finally, the heat-wave temperature curve of the past few weeks has broken. How We Got Through the Heat Waves 2026 Rather than slowing down, we stepped things up physically and mentally over the past few weeks — increasing working hours, the number of clients and our professional activities, while still fitting in daily tutoring and programming for the next software module. In other words, it was an excellent opportunity to put the whole work package to a rather strict persona

Lessons from an Unexpected Email, a Stubborn Dachshund, and Staying Cool During a Heat Wave The past few days have certainly been memorable. Munich has been in the grip of an intense summer heat wave, and at the same time I've been spending long hours in what I affectionately call my "fitness job"—the perfect counterbalance to the countless hours I spend sitting in front of a laptop. Right in the middle of all this, an email popped into my inbox from my longtime colleague and

A Small Educational Project with Unexpected Consequences As we approach the halfway point of 2026, we find ourselves looking back on a rather unexpected first half of the year: Following the surprisingly successful development of our second VDI module between New Year's Day and Easter, the present "Bremen City Map" project represents another small milestone in our ongoing business development activities. While it certainly does not mark the beginning of our GIS work, it does

What once required considerable effort and imperfect data during my PhD work (1997-2001) —estimating acoustic attenuation in shallow marine sediments off the California coast—has now found a surprisingly elegant continuation. This time, the setting is different: not a research vessel, but a classroom. Within a tutoring program for 10th–12th grade students, we revisited the same underlying concepts—now using high-quality NMR datasets. Over several weeks, we reconstructed and s

As the year 2025 draws to a close, we would like to extend our heartfelt wishes to all partners, collaborators, friends, and families — and yes, also to those who may not always see eye to eye with us in a positive manner. May the closing weeks of the year be peaceful, and may 2026 open with strength, optimism, and brimming with new possibilities. For us, the guiding theme of “2025: A Year of New Beginnings” has unfolded more clearly than we could have anticipated. A recent

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