Archive: News of Technische Universität Darmstadt
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Smart search strategies for random targets
2024/04/02
Researchers at TU Darmstadt present new approaches to a problem of statistical physics
Whether bacteria in search of food or microrobots that automatically collect toxins or waste, again and again this is a problem in statistical physics that has not yet been clarified satisfactorily: how does an “agent” have to move in order to collect randomly distributed targets as skilfully as possible? Researchers at TU Darmstadt have now presented an approach in the renowned journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that can be used to systematically determine efficient search strategies. It could help to intelligently design tasks such as the search for cancer cells or environmental rehabilitations in the future.
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Focus on female scientists at TU Darmstadt
2024/03/20
Portraying researchers and their work
Women play an essential role in research and science, carry out cutting-edge research and contribute to a comprehensive understanding of scientific problems and their solutions. But it is also a fact that the further along the scientific qualification path, the fewer women are represented. This week, we present some of the female scientists who research and teach at TU Darmstadt. We give a glance at their excellent research content and achievements.
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Finding the right partner
2024/03/18
Seed Fund virtual matchmaking event
103 participants from all 9 universities met to present their ideas for Seed Fund projects and look for the right partner to submit their proposals.
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Picture: TU Darmstadt / Klaus MaiPicture: TU Darmstadt / Klaus Mai
How one scientist is challenging the laws of physics
2024/03/08
Radostina Zidarova is carrying out research into unstable atomic nuclei
Radostina Zidarova has already achieved a lot in her almost four years at TU Darmstadt. The young physicist is carrying out research into neutron-rich atomic nuclei at the Institute of Nuclear Physics (IKP) by analysing them using gamma-ray spectroscopy.
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Picture: Klaus MaiPicture: Klaus Mai
New Emmy Noether group investigates explainable AI for image and video analysis
2024/03/04
Extending XAI to dense visual tasks
The German Research Foundation has accepted Dr. Simone Schaub-Meyer into its Emmy Noether Programme. Together with her new junior research group, Dr. Schaub-Meyer aims to research and develop methods that increase the understanding of widely used models of artificial intelligence (AI) in image and video analysis and improve their robustness. The funding for the first three years amounts to around 1.1 million euros, and includes the funds for two doctoral positions as well as 8 high-quality graphics processors.
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Let´s Unite! in Graz
2024/02/23
Livestreams for the Unite! Dialogue
The Dialogues are meant to be for the whole community to meet and discuss – even virtual. TU Graz has put together livestreams for a selection of meetings.
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Picture: Klaus MaiPicture: Klaus Mai
1,000 atomic qubits and rising
2024/02/15
A new record for atom-based quantum computers
Making quantum systems more scalable is one of the key requirements for the further development of quantum computers because the advantages they offer become increasingly evident as the systems are scaled up. Researchers at TU Darmstadt have recently taken a decisive step towards achieving this goal. The results of their research have now been published in a prestigious publication.
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Guest professors at TU Darmstadt
2024/02/09
Unite! visiting professorship program
The Unite! visiting professorship program aims to attract outstanding international talents to promote interdisciplinarity in teaching and didactic innovation through international experience. It is open to all subjects represented at TU Darmstadt. Up to 13 visiting professorships are to be financially supported. The target group are primarily experienced postdocs. The deadline for applications is March 31st, 2024.
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Picture: Patrick BalPicture: Patrick Bal
Successful next step in the Excellence Strategy
2024/02/02
Successful next step in the Excellence Strategy TU Darmstadt has the chance of establishing three Clusters of Excellence
Huge success for the Technical University of Darmstadt: In the prestigious Excellence Strategy from the German federal and state governments, TU Darmstadt has reached an important milestone. It has been selected and invited to prepare full applications for the outline proposals “Reasonable Artificial Intelligence” (RAI), “The Adaptive Mind” (TAM) and “CoM2Life” in fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive science and biomaterials and submit them for funding as part of the Cluster of Excellence funding line. The selections were made by an international panel of experts. A total of 143 outline proposals were submitted to the German Research Foundation (DFG), of which 41 have now been invited to submit full applications for the second round of the Excellence Strategy funding programme.
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A revolution with biomaterials
2024/02/02
The cluster project CoM2Life
Researchers in the CoM2Life project at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research and TU Darmstadt are conducting research into biomaterials that will enable medical innovations such as tissue repair or the development of artificial organs.
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The future of artificial intelligence
2024/02/02
The cluster project “Reasonable Artificial Intelligence” (RAI)
Although deep learning (DL) has enabled important advances in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) over the last ten years, current AI systems have displayed some significant weaknesses, such as an inability to reason, difficulty handling new situations and a need for continuous adjustments. Last but not least, current AI systems also require substantial resources. The aim of the Cluster of Excellence project “Reasonable Artificial Intelligence” (RAI) is thus to develop the next generation of reasonable AI.
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Picture: JLU/Anna VoelskePicture: JLU/Anna Voelske
Between stability and adaptation: How humans respond to changes
2024/02/02
The cluster project “The Adaptive Mind” clears the first hurdle in its application for Cluster of Excellence funding
The research project “The Adaptive Mind” (TAM), in which TU Darmstadt is participating, was successful in the first round of the Excellence Strategy. The researchers are now able to submit a full application – and hope that they will ultimately be awarded a prestigious Cluster of Excellence grant. The project aims to understand how the human mind is able to adapt.
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“Think beyond and create a sustainable impact” – The IX Unite! Dialogue at TU Graz
2024/02/01
As part of a Unite! seed funded project, researchers and scientists from KTH Stockholm, TU Darmstadt and TU Graz focus on joint training, hands-on collaboration and new insights in the field of renewable biotechnology.
Graz University of Technology is hosting the upcoming Unite! Dialogue, titled "Think Beyond: Unite! for Collective and Sustainable Impact”, scheduled to take place from the 27th to the 29th of February 2024.
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Contributing to the European Research Area
2024/01/29
UNITE.H2020 comes to an end – UNITE!Widening begins
The UNITE.H2020 project has shaped an integrated R&I strategy for the European University Alliance Unite!, concluding in December 2023. The follow-up UNITE!Widening project, starting in January 2024, aims to strengthen scientific capabilities in Portugal and Poland, highlighted in a Lisbon meeting on February 1st and 2nd.
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Picture: Till BöhmerPicture: Till Böhmer
The internal clock of materials
2024/01/26
Publication in “Nature Physics”
Physicists in Darmstadt are investigating ageing processes in materials. For the first time, they have measured the ticking of an internal clock in glass. When evaluating the data, they discovered a surprising phenomenon.