Archive: News of Technical University of Darmstadt

TU researchers develop AI for operations from a distance

Surgical robots require highly-qualified assistants – of which there is a worldwide shortage. Artificial intelligence developed at TU Darmstadt is intended to enable remote operations without them.

Research team for the first time observed a neutral nucleus – the Tetra Neutron

An international research team with leading participation by TU Darmstadt succeeded for the first time to create an isolated four-neutron system with low relative energy in a volume corresponding to that of an atomic nucleus. The scientists have overcome the experimental challenge by employing a new method using a 8He beam and a fast high-energy reaction.

Lively and creative discussions during Unite! Summer Community Event

A bright and mostly sunny Stockholm welcomed more than 200 Unite! staff members and students for the Unite! Summer Community Event June 13-15. The event gathered members of the Erasmus+ Task Forces and the Horizon 2020 Work Packages and around 30 meetings were scheduled. In addition, a number of open seminars were arranged on different Unite!-related themes.

The Alliance is committed to Flexible Study Pathways

The alliance presents a first report including definitions and recommendations for Flexible Study Pathways (FSPways) in order to build a common framework for flexibility that can be easily communicated to students, teachers and non-teaching staff.

DFKI establishes laboratory at TU Darmstadt

The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) is expanding basic AI research with a laboratory at TU Darmstadt. The focus is on Systemic AI, the combination of different AI building blocks into complex, comprehensive AI systems.

Combining heavy-ion experiments, astrophysical observations, and nuclear theory

An international research team has for the first time combined data from heavy-ion experiments, gravitational wave measurements and other astronomical observations using advanced theoretical modelling to more precisely constrain the properties of nuclear matter as it can be found in the interior of neutron stars. The results were published in the journal “Nature”.

Publication in Journal Advanced Science

Research team with involvement of TU Darmstadt shows: Cone scales open and close due to the interaction of multiple tissue layers, all of which respond to moisture

Advanced Science: researchers investigate movements when leaves reopen

The rapid speed at which the carnivorous Venus flytrap catches its prey is legendary. What is less well known is that Dionaea muscipula is also capable of a variety of other forms of movement. In a study, a team at the Universities of Darmstadt, Freiburg and Stuttgart studied the opening – i.e. the “re-setting” – of the traps. The results are also interesting for technical disciplines such as mechanical engineering or soft robotics, and have just been published in the renowned journal “Advanced Science”.

The internationalisation strategy of Technical University of Darmstadt

Strengthening internationalisation at TU Darmstadt is one of our core objectives. The research at our university reflects our continuous pursuit for finding the best solutions to address global challenges.

DFG verlängert Förderung für CROSSING und zwei weitere SFB-Transregio

Die TU Darmstadt hat in der neuen Förderrunde für Sonderforschungsbereiche (SFB) überzeugt. Drei SFB in Sprecherschaft oder unter Beteiligung der TU werden um eine dritte Laufzeit verlängert und nun erneut für vier Jahre von der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) gefördert. Darunter ist auch ein Projekt im Rahmen der Rhein-Main-Universitäten. Das hat die DFG bekannt gegeben.

Researchers at TU Darmstadt are developing an anti-eavesdropping quantum network

While quantum computers offer many novel possibilities, they also pose a threat to internet security since these supercomputers make common encryption methods vulnerable. Based on the so-called quantum key distribution, researchers at TU Darmstadt have developed a new, tap-proof communication network.

EU Research Council funds project by TU Professor Heinz Koeppl with 150,000 euros

TU Professor Heinz Koeppl (Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology) receives a “Proof of Concept” grant of 150,000 euros from the European Research Council (ERC) for the second time. The new grant will fund his project “PLATE – Biophysical Genetic Design Automation Technology”, which deals with algorithms for the computer-aided design of genetic circuits in synthetic biology.

50 years Department of Computer Science: Interview with Emeritus Professor Wolfgang Bibel

He is regarded as one of the top ten personalities in German AI history: Wolfgang Bibel, professor emeritus of TU Darmstadt, was one of the first scientists in Germany to conduct research in the area of Artificial Intelligence, achieving international recognition. As professor for Intellectics and an expert for deduction, he was for two decades a leading figure and formative force of the Department of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022, and he laid the foundation for the department’s leading position in AI research.

“Athene Young Investigator” Martin Adam takes a socio-technical look at the digitalised world

How can modern technology be designed and used to achieve the best possible benefit and well-being for people? Athene Young Investigator Dr. Martin Adam investigates this question. Dr. Adam (30) conducts his research at the interface between social and technical phenomena.

European Union Funds AI Project for Innovative Analysis of Text

Professor Iryna Gurevych wins one of the highly-coveted “ERC Advanced Grants” and receives 2.5 million euros from the European Research Council (ERC) for her project “InterText – Modeling Text as a Living Object in a Cross-Document Context”.