Research Group of TU Darmstadt involved

Scientists have reached a new frontier in our understanding of pulsars, the dense, whirling remains of exploded stars, thanks to NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER). This X-ray instrument aboard the International Space Station has produced the first precise and dependable measurements of both a pulsar’s size and its mass, as well as the first surface map of one of these mysterious objects.

Research on deep neural networks in computer vision / European award

Stefan Roth, Professor of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt, will receive a highly prestigious Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This award further broadens the numerous activities of TU Darmstadt in the area of artificial intelligence (AI).

New TU Darmstadt Study

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25) will start in Madrid on Monday, 2 December 2019. The success of the Paris Agreement depends on the effective monitoring of climate policy measures. Political scientists at TU Darmstadt explain in a new study what it takes to achieve this.

TU Darmstadt and Universität Duisburg-Essen: New Collaborative Research Centre established

State-of-the-art functional materials, such as strong permanent magnets for use in wind turbines and electric motors, or magnetic materials for efficient cooling, are needed to transition to a low emissions future. The German Science Foundation (DFG) has therefore granted €12 million for a new Collaborative Research Center (CRC) called “HoMMage”. This centre will begin its first 4 years on 1st of January 2020 at Technische Universität Darmstadt and Universität Duisburg-Essen.

Introducing Dr. Xu Wen

Dr. Xu Wen, a Humboldt Research Awardee from the Zhejiang University (China), is researching solid fuel and gas phase combustion simulation, flamelet modeling and High-Performance Computing (HPC). He is a guest of Professor Prof. Dr. Christian Hasse at the department of Mechanical Engineering.

Collisions of neutron stars leads to new elements

For the first time, astronomers have identified a chemical element that was freshly formed by the merging of two neutron stars. The underlying mechanism, called the r-process – also known as rapid neutron capture – is considered to be the origin of large quantities of elements heavier than iron.

UNITE! University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering officially launched

The first steps towards a trans-European campus have been take: the heads of seven European technical universities, which have joined forces to form the UNITE! alliance and have been awarded the title "European University", have signed a joint charter at TU Darmstadt at a festive opening event.

Causes of insect decline and biodiversity loss to be found at the landscape level

Compared to a decade ago, today the number of insect species on many areas has decreased by about one third. This is the result of a survey of an international research team with contributions by scientists from the Technical University of Darmstadt. The loss of species mainly affects grasslands in the vicinity of intensively farmed land – but also applies to forests and protected areas.

Application deadline November 15th, 2019

A postdoc is the next step after the doctorate and thus the next step in your academic career. To offer the best possible support for young researchers on their academic path, TU Darmstadt has implemented Postdoc Career Programmes, which meet the particular challenges of an early research career. Currently new calls are open: Career Bridging Grant and ´Future Talent´ Guest Stay are tailored especially for advanced international Phds and young international Postdocs.

Application deadline November 15th, 2019

A postdoc is the next step after the doctorate and thus the next step in your academic career. To offer the best possible support for young researchers on their academic path, TU Darmstadt has implemented Postdoc Career Programmes, which meet the particular challenges of an early research career. Currently new calls are open: Career Bridging Grant and ´Future Talent´ Guest Stay are tailored especially for advanced international Phds and young international Postdocs.

Scientists at TU Darmstadt have developed a nanopore-microchip

Medical professionals and environment analysts would like to have microchips that measure substances directly on site. Scientists at TU Darmstadt have developed and patented a system based on nanopores with broad potential.

New evidence for structural brain changes in Coffin-Siris syndrome

Ulrike Nuber and her team have shown that a variety of structural brain changes can occur in Coffin-Siris syndrome. For doctors and affected individuals an important step.

DFG support for Professor Jürgen Rödel

Materials scientists at TU Darmstadt aim to reinvent the material ceramic. To this end, they are delving into its atomic structure. The German Research Foundation (DFG) is supporting this within the framework of a prestigious Reinhart Koselleck project.

Scientists assess the potential of magnetic-cooling materials

Later during this century, around 2060, a paradigm shift in global energy consumption is expected: we will spend more energy for cooling purposes than for heating. Meanwhile, the increasing penetration of our daily lives with cooling applications causes a rapidly growing ecological footprint. New refrigeration rocesses such as magnetic cooling could limit the resulting impact on climate and the environment. Researchers at Technische Universität Darmstadt and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have taken a closer look at today´s most promising materials. The result of their work is the first systematic magnetocaloric material library with all relevant property data, which they have published now in the journal Advanced Energy Materials.

New, interdisciplinary degree programme in Cognitive Science to commence in the winter semester

Cognitive Science is founded on the basic assumption that the human mind is essentially an information processing system. It uses algorithms to understand and explain human intelligence. From the 2019/20 winter semester, Cognitive Science is available to study as Bachelor’s and Master's degree programmes at TU Darmstadt. The Director of the Centre for Cognitive Science, Professor Constantin Rothkopf, explains what the students can expect.