Archive: News of Technical University of Darmstadt

Publication on perovskites in "Nature Energy"

Improving the long-term stability of perovskite solar cells, which is crucial for the use of this pioneering technology – this is the topic of a paper published in the journal “Nature Energy” by an international research team, in which TU materials scientist Professor Michael Saliba is also involved. Perovskite solar cells convert sunlight into electricity and are regarded as the greatest hope for the solar cell industry.

Research at the Department of Computer Science

Julia Vinogradska’s algorithms make machine learning more reliable.

Research at the Department of Physics

A physics research team at TU Darmstadt is developing an apparatus that arranges atoms in desired patterns. A quantum computer could work in the same way.

Exploring the nature of dense nuclear matter

The ExtreMe Matter Institute (EMMI) with its research groups at Technical University of Darmstadt and the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung will participate in a new network of networks for nuclear astrophysics research. The US National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2 million grant to the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics — Center for the Evolution of the Elements (JINA-CEE), led by Michigan State University (MSU), to create the new International Research Network for Nuclear Astrophysics (IReNA).

Study by TU economists analyses its effects

For years the European Central Bank (ECB) has been trying to stimulate the economy. Experts are also considering “helicopter money”. Economists of TU Darmstadt have studied what people would do with it.

Manufacturer patches the vulnerability reported by TU Darmstadt

The research group of Professor Ahmad-Reza Sadeghi, at TU Darmstadt in Germany has presented a novel attack, named V0LTpwn, against recent Intel processors. After responsible disclosure Intel has released patches and fixed the vulnerable platforms.

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).

Students develop a robot for biomedical engineering

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.