Archive: News of Technische Universität Darmstadt
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The electricity supply needs actively engaged customers
2021/09/21
Reasearch at Telecooperation Lab
Could we as consumers actually make the future electricity grid more stable? A research team headed by Rolf Egert and Max Mühlhäuser is working on exactly this kind of vision.
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“Responsible, reliable, safe”
2021/09/14
This is how TU Darmstadt is preparing for the Winter Semester 2021/22
concept and reliable prospects: These are the cornerstones of our TU Darmstadt strategy combining maximum health protection, individual freedom of choice and best possible predictability and continuity during the winter semester. TU Darmstadt’s President Tanja Brühl and Vice President Heribert Warzecha present the concept.
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RMU partners to join forces for the upcoming Excellence Strategy competition
2021/09/13
Five years of successful cooperation
The Rhine-Main University (RMU) alliance will prepare a joint application for the next round of the Excellence Strategy competition of the German federal and state governments. Established almost six years ago, the alliance can point to successful cooperation in research, learning, teaching as well as continuing education and is now looking to further extend its strategic collaboration.
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Large-scale hydrogen production
2021/09/07
Teams at TU Darmstadt are carrying out research as part of the lead project H2Giga
Green hydrogen produced using energy from renewable sources is one of the most important energy carriers for the energy transition in Germany. In order to support the hydrogen economy, the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) has initiated several lead projects. Four teams at TU Darmstadt are participating in the lead project H2Giga.
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Looking deep inside vehicles using virtual sensors
2021/09/01
COMPREDICT is writing its own success story
COMPREDICT is one of the start-ups from TU Darmstadt that has a particularly close and long-lasting relationship with the HIGHEST Startup and Innovation Center. The company was founded in 2016 as a spin-off from TU Darmstadt and is now writing its own success story – with a software that allows vehicles to be designed with more sustainable lifecycles, minimises their ecological footprint and enables tailor-made development processes. What exactly does this start-up business do? Co-founder Stéphane Foulard provides us with the answer in this interview.
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Support for those affected confirmed
2021/08/23
Statements of Angela Dorn, Hessian Science Minister, and TU President Tanja Brühl regarding suspected poisoning
Seven employees and staff members of TU Darmstadt had to be treated medically on Monday (23 Aug.) due to severe symptoms of poisoning. According to initial police investigations, they are believed to have fallen victim to a poisoning attempt. Angela Dorn, the Hessian Science Minister, and Prof. Dr. Tanja Brühl, the TU President, have promised all necessary assistance and support to those affected.
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Switchable antibodies for cancer treatment
2021/08/18
Published in “Frontiers in Immunology”
Tremendous hope is being placed on the use of therapeutic antibodies in cancer treatment. Researchers at the TU Darmstadt and Merck have found a way to activate antibodies only on the tumour itself. This prevents unwanted side effects in healthy tissue. The results of this research have been published in the journal “Frontiers in Immunology”.
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Smart bearings
2021/08/05
HCP Sense turns rolling bearings into smart drive components
Wind turbines, combine harvesters, kitchen appliances and machine tools all need rolling bearings. They ensure that a rotating system functions smoothly. The start-up HCP Sense equips these bearings so that they are ready for digital production. As a spin-off from TU Darmstadt and with support from the HIGHEST Startup and Innovation Center, the team is currently testing prototypes designed for use in series production in cooperation with potential customers from industry.
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Advantages of additive manufacturing
2021/07/16
Research results in “Advanced Functional Materials”
Additive Manufacturing (AM) of high performance permanent magnets becomes increasingly attractive as it enables many new applications where complex components with tailored magnetic flux density distribution are employed. The latest research results from a team at TU Darmstadt have just been published in the journal “Advanced Functional Materials”.
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Not without the poison dart frog
2021/06/29
Restoring complex ecosystems in the rainforest
A research group headed by Professor Nico Blüthgen at TU Darmstadt is investigating how nature returns to recovering rainforest. The comeback of key species and interactions indicates successful regeneration.
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New dimensions in quantum physics
2021/06/25
Developing high-performance computers using qubits
Theoretical physicist Vladimir M. Stojanović took a circuitous route to his research on quantum computers. He is now presenting findings that could provide decisive impetus to this field of research.
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Cellular pacemaker at work
2021/06/25
High-performance computer provides new insights into the structure and function of ion channels
An international team that includes researchers at TU Darmstadt has gained new insights into the protein structure and function of the ion channels that control the heartbeat. The results have now been published in the journal “Molecular Cell”, and could contribute to the development of cardiac drugs with fewer side effects.
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High performance coaching
2021/06/23
ATHLYZER makes video analysis fit for popular sport
No matter whether it’s a shot put, racing dive, flic-flac, cross or shot on goal: video analyses can significantly improve performance, even at the Olympic Games or in the German Bundesliga. ATHLYZER GmbH is now also making it possible to improve performance in popular sport with its cross-platform, cloud-based and user-friendly app. The team that was founded as a spin-off from TU Darmstadt and coached by the HIGHEST Startup and Innovation Center has set itself ambitious goals.
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Electricity from nanochannels
2021/06/21
Team led by Professor Steffen Hardt researches a more sustainable use of energy
Our world produces heat around the clock – through the operation of smartphones, heating systems, servers and factories. In the field of nanotechnology, a team of researchers at TU Darmstadt is finding a way to better utilize this heat for the generation of electricity and thus making a contribution to sustainability.
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Striking the right note
2021/06/15
New acoustic laboratories at TU Darmstadt
How can acoustic challenges be mastered so that unwanted sound is minimised while a desired sound environment in each particular situation is also generated at the same time? Researchers at TU Darmstadt are working on new methods and processes to help shape the acoustic properties of machines during their development.