Applications such as iMessage, KakaoTalk, LINE, Signal, Skype, Snapchat, Threema, Viber, WhatsApp and WeChat have become an increasingly popular means of personal and business interaction. Surprisingly little academic effort has gone into understanding the nature and origin of these...

Plug In Electric Vehicles (PEVs) can contribute to the decarbonisation of the transport sector and to alleviate some of the negative local impacts of car driving. As current market shares for PEVs in Germany are still small, it is important to investigate the social acceptance of electric...

Über die Auswirkungen und Ursachen des Klimawandels besteht in der naturwissenschaftlichen Community grundsätzlich Einigkeit. Generell setzen alle Strategien zur Eindämmung des Klimawandels bei der Defossilisierung der Wirtschaft und einer umfassenden Energiewende an. Jedoch bröckelt der...