“Next stop: the future of public transport with intermodal integration, automation and on-demand systems” is the theme for participants in the Open BTU lecture series on Wednesday, 4 November 2026, at 5.30 pm on the main campus of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU).

The aim is for excellent research to lead to the development of specific technologies, businesses and jobs for the region: it is with this objective in mind that the Energy Innovation Centre (EIZ) at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg is embarking on its second five-year funding phase.

An international research team has developed a plastic that is made up of 50 per cent renewable raw materials, is produced in a more energy-efficient manner and can be selectively broken down at the end of its useful life. The Department of Polymer Chemistry at BTU Senftenberg has made a key contribution to this. The findings have now been published in the journal *Chem Circularity*.