Machine learning for electron microscopy: Leopoldo Molina-Luna receives EU funding

Leopoldo Molina-Luna, Professor of Electron Microscopy at TU Darmstadt, is the first TU researcher to receive funding from the European Research Council (ERC) for the fourth time. Following Starting and Consolidator Grants, Molina-Luna is now receiving a Proof of Concept Grant. The new project “BED-TEM”, which is receiving 150,000 euros of funding for 18 months, aims to make methods of machine learning accessible for use in electron microscopy in a user-friendly manner. In doing so, it should help to optimise the design of experiments.

Millisecond pulsars are rotating neutron stars that emit regular electromagnetic signals, similar to lighthouses. The pulsar PSR J0437-4715 is the closest to Earth and thus the brightest. Researchers with the participation of TU Darmstadt have now gained new insights into the neutron star’s radius and its consequences for the equation of state of dense matter. The results are published in a series of papers in the renowned journal “The Astrophysical Journal Letters”.

Portrait of Athene Young Investigator Dr Andrea Belluati

The research team headed by Dr. Andrea Belluati has made a breakthrough in the synthesis of artificial cells. The biotechnologist at TU Darmstadt was involved in research to create artificial cells that resemble real ones. This success could have a lasting impact on the health care sector. Belluati carries out his research at the Centre for Synthetic Biology at TU Darmstadt and has now been selected as a new Athene Young Investigator.

TU Darmstadt research team presents innovative safety tool “LlavaGuard”

Researchers at the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Lab (AIML) in the Department of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt and the Hessian Center for Artificial Intelligence (hessian.AI) have developed a method that uses vision language models to filter, evaluate, and suppress specific image content in large datasets or from image generators. The research is part of the “Reasonable Artificial Intelligence (RAI)” cluster project, which has submitted a full application to the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments for the “Clusters of Excellence” funding line.

TU research team publication in renowned journal “Physical Review Letters”

Neutron stars are extreme objects whose inner matter can take on exotic forms. Researchers at TU Darmstadt and the University of Copenhagen have now been able to predict a new phase that favours “nuclear pasta”.

Athene Young Investigator Lisa Wille deals with the present – and researches the past to do so

How have the literature and bourgeoisie of the 18th century shaped our current understanding of individuality, uniqueness and gender? How has Americanisation and US consumer culture influenced our society since the time of the Weimar Republic? The cultural and literary scholar Dr. Lisa Wille focuses on these questions in her research. The new Athene Young Investigator also has a degree in economics.

State programme supports application for Cluster of Excellence “Reasonable Artificial Intelligence”

Professor Dr. Carsten Binnig, an expert in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Management, has been awarded a LOEWE Top Professorship at TU Darmstadt. The state of Hesse is thus supporting the “Reasonable Artificial Intelligence (RAI)” research project as part of the Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments. At the beginning of the year, the project successfully cleared the first hurdle on its way to becoming a Cluster of Excellence. The LOEWE Professorship will be funded over five years with around two million euros from LOEWE funds.

Research paper published in PNAS

Our heartbeat and also the function of our nerve cells are regulated by special ion channels – so-called HCN channels. A research team from Milan and Darmstadt has now deciphered how the substance ivabradine from a commonly used heart medicine influences these channels. This discovery, which has now been published in the renowned journal “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences”, could lead to the development of new, more precise medicines for the treatment of heart problems, without any undesired side effects in the brain.

Publication by TU researchers in the renowned journal “Physical Review Letters”

Atomic nuclei can be tiny magnets. Their magnetic moment can be precisely measured, but the corresponding calculations have been deficient until now. Physicists from TU Darmstadt have now solved this problem, as they report in the journal “Physical Review Letters”.

Portrait of Athene Young Investigator Dr Henning Bonart

Dr. Henning Bonart is the head of a research group at the Institute for Nano- and Microfluidics in the Mechanical Engineering Department and a newly appointed Athene Young Investigator at TU Darmstadt. The fluid process engineer wants to apply the statistical methods used in the field of uncertainty quantification and physics-based machine learning to reconcile computer simulations with time-consuming laboratory experiments or processes in microfluidics more reliably than before.

Unite’s Virtual Exchange Credit Programme (VECP)

Studying abroad without leaving home might seem paradoxical, but it's a reality thanks to Unite’s Virtual Exchange Credit Programme (VECP). The VECP initiative was launched July 2020 in response to the global pandemic. The aim was to create new opportunities for students to continue their academic journey despite the mobility challenges posed by COVID-19. The current offer is available, registration is open.

Interdisciplinary for all Unite! students

To promote teaching and international exchange, the Institute of Constructive Design and Building Construction (KGBauko) is organizing the international compact symposium for students on the topic of “Green Building Design” via Zoom on 2, 9 and 16 July 2024. All Unite! students who are interested in sustainable and energy-efficient buildings are invited.

Artificial Tissue in the Spotlight with Humboldt Research Award Winner Milica Radisic

The LOEWE Research Cluster FLOW FOR LIFE is hosting the minisymposium “Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering” on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, from 1:30 PM to 6:00 PM at the Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberghaus. The event will feature Humboldt Research Award winner Milica Radisic from the University of Toronto. Other speakers include Wolfram Zimmermann from the University of Göttingen, Katharina Landfester from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, and Aranzazu del Campo from the Leibniz Institute for New Materials and the Saarland University.

Professor Milica Radisic researches at “FLOW FOR LIFE”

Professor Milica Radisic from the University of Toronto is an international leader in the field of cardiac tissue engineering and organ-on-a-chip technology as well as the development of new biomaterials that promote tissue healing and attenuate scarring. As part of a Humboldt Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Radisic will now be a guest at TU Darmstadt in July. At the LOEWE research cluster “FLOW FOR LIFE”, she will work together with TU Professor Ulrike Nuber and other colleagues on the development of vascularised tissue models. In the interview, she talks about her research projects and goals.

Researchers of the RAI Cluster pool ideas

Scientists from the “Reasonable Artificial Intelligence” (RAI) project have exchanged visions and methods for researching artificial intelligence (AI) as part of a series of retreats. The findings will feed directly into the application process for a Cluster of Excellence in the prestigious Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments.