Archive: News of Technical University of Darmstadt

The online hackathon will take place from November 22 to 26, 2021.

Grenoble INP is organising an online hackathon which will take place from November 22 to 26, 2021 (5 to 7pm CET) via online Zoom meetings. It aims at getting together different groups of students of different partners’ universities to work on a collaborative project solution for the University of the Future. You have until November 15th to register and the winner will get to travel to the KTH Royal Institute of Technology Dialogue in March to present the results of the Hackathon.

Dates for first vaccination on 4 and 11 November

TU Darmstadt offers the opportunity to get vaccinated against COVID-19 on Campus Stadtmitte in cooperation with the vaccination team of the Gesundheitsamt (public health department): On 04 November 2021 from 12 noon to 5 pm, vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 is possible in Building S 3|20 Rundeturmstraße 10 (ground floor). The scheduled second vaccination will then take place on 02 December from 12 noon to 5 pm.

Build your global competence

At the Unite! Virtual Fair on November 3, students can learn about the diverse offerings of the European University Alliance.

Ingenium offers two information events for prospective doctoral candidates

On November 30, students can find out online about doctoral opportunities and everything they need to know about doing a doctorate at TU Darmstadt.

core sensing transforms components into smart sensors

Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things require increasingly smarter technologies, processes and systems. core sensing GmbH wants to accompany its customers into the digital age: with smart components which themselves become sensors and use data to work optimally. This start-up – a spin-off from TU Darmstadt that has been supported by the HIGHEST Startup and Innovation Center – is on course for success. The first series production product is ready and the team is now enthusiastically looking forward to the Falling Walls Science Summit 2021.

Interview with TU Darmstadt Alumnus Armit Gajurel

Amit Gajurel joined the TropHEE program at the TU Darmstadt in 2016. Today the TU Darmstadt Alumnus from Nepal works as adoctoral student at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He says, the time in Darmstadt meant a giant leap in his career.

Research group at TU Darmstadt with „Nature“ publication

Mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes – also known as “breast cancer genes” – are associated with the development of inherited breast cancer as well as other types of tumours. A group of researchers from the Technical University of Darmstadt, the University of California and the University of Texas, characterized the specific repair processes in BRCA2-mutated tumour cells providing findings that can help to develop new or to improve existing strategies in cancer therapy. The results of this study were recently published in the renowned science journal Nature Cell Biology (NCB).

Researchers at TU Darmstadt decode mechanisms behind intercellular communication in tumours

In order for a tumour to grow, its cells need to communicate with one another. Disrupting this communication can help to fight the tumour. The research group headed by Dr. Meike Saul at Technical University of Darmstadt has discovered a mechanism that plays a key role in intercellular communication in tumours. This discovery could act as the basis for the development of innovative therapies in the fight against lung cancer. The results of the study were recently published in the internationally renowned “Journal of Extracellular Vesicles”.

Xelera is conquering a booming market in real time

Highly specific technical expertise, meticulous analysis of the market and customer-oriented product development based on the push and pull principle: This overall package explains the success of Xelera Technologies GmbH. This start-up – which was founded in Darmstadt with the help of the HIGHEST Startup and Innovation Center – sells software and middleware that make algorithms for the real-time processing of large volumes of data faster and significantly more energy efficient.

More courses taught on site and in person and 3G proof

The number of courses taught on site and in person will increase step by step throughout the winter semester. Starting 18 October, 3G proof (vaccinated, recovered or negatively tested) is required for participating in these on-site courses in person. This way, additional room capacity can be used. More information and explanations verbatim from the TU President and the Vice President, Academic Affairs.

Update 30 September, 2:00 pm

The public prosecutor's office in Darmstadt has taken over the investigation and initiated proceedings on the initial suspicion of attempted murder after seven people showed health problems, including symptoms of poisoning, after consuming various foods or drinks on Monday afternoon (23 August).

Progress through joint research

The mathematician Anton Freund from TU Darmstadt is founding a junior research group. He hopes that it will provide new creative impulses in Mathematical Logic.

An observatory enriches teaching in the Department of Physics at TU Darmstadt

The way to the stars leads through an inconspicuous door in the panelling of the lecture hall in the Uhrturm building, and then up a steep grid staircase to a hatch in the ceiling. Anyone who climbs through it will find themselves in front of TU's observatory, which is surrounded by the protective glass cube on top of the tower. Four remote-controlled telescopes are aimed up into the sky, observing the sun by day and clusters of stars, nebulae and galaxies by night. The images and data that are recorded are used in lab courses and teaching in the Department of Physics.

Successful experiment at TU Darmstadt

At Technische Universität Darmstadt, the world's first operation of a multi-turn superconducting linear accelerator with significant energy recovery succeeded. The experiment at the university's electron linear accelerator (S-DALINAC) proved that a substantial saving of accelerator power is possible.

Interview with art historian Christiane Fülscher

Embassy buildings are both political symbols and social expressions of their era. The architect and art historian Dr.-Ing. Christiane Fülscher has analysed and compared German embassies and consulates abroad. Mrs. Fülscher, embassy buildings are considered “architectural calling cards”. What significance do they have for foreign policy?