University News: Forschung

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Mourning for Internationally Recognized Professor of Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Klaus Banert, who held the Professorship of Organic Chemistry since 1993, died on 19 September 2020
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Research into “green” carbon fibres to contribute to coal phase-out

The Free State of Saxony, Lausitz Energie Kraftwerke AG, the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU), the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP) and the Cluster of Excellence MERGE of Chemnitz University of Technology have signed a letter of intent on the InnoCarbEnergy project at the Boxberg power plant site
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Lighter headrest for child car seats thanks to German-Polish research cooperation

Researchers at Chemnitz University of Technology, together with companies in Thuringia and Poland, have developed a 26 percent lighter headrest for a child seat and established the technical foundations for its resource-efficient production
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1.6 Million Euros for AI Junior Research Group

Mathematician Dr. Franziska Nestler from Chemnitz, Germany, applied for BMBF funding to establish a junior research group at Chemnitz University of Technology in the field of artificial intelligence
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Designing the House of the Future - Thanks to Crowd  

As part of an EU pilot action, the Cluster of Excellence MERGE at Chemnitz University of Technology is looking for innovative 3D printing solutions to make life at home easier - Challenge for teams and individuals with the option to win 1,250 euros in project start-up funding
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Prof. Dr. Harald Kuhn takes over the management of Fraunhofer ENAS and a professorship at Chemnitz University of Technology

As of September 1, 2020, Prof. Dr. Harald Kuhn takes over the management of the Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nano Systems ENAS in Chemnitz and a professorship at Chemnitz University of Technology, which has been rededicated from "Microtechnology" to "Smart Systems Integration."
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Chemnitz Robotics Researchers Invent New Robot Joint

New patent granted to the Professorship of Robotics and Human Machine Interaction (Prof. Dr. Ulrike Thomas) for compliant robot joint - invention will make human-robot interaction safer
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TUCtalk 40 is Online - Subtitles available

Prof. Dr. Georg Jahn is spokesman of the Collaborative Research Center "Hybrid Societies" at Chemnitz University of Technology and talks about human-machine interaction and embodied technologies in the new episode of TUCtalk
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Research into Digital Railway Technology Planned in the Erzgebirge

Chemnitz University of Technology and Deutsche Bahn AG want to use federal funding to test technologies for the digitalisation and automation of rail traffic under real conditions
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Chemnitz Hydrogen Research Networked Throughout Europe

Chemnitz University of Technology is a member of Europe's largest research network for hydrogen research
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The Navigation System for Complex Buildings

Junior research group from Chemnitz develops an indoor navigation and orientation system for physically impaired people - target group is involved in the development
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Short Visit to Chemnitz University of Technology’s Future Library

Saxony's Minister of Finance Hartmut Vorjohann visited on 30 June 2020 to see the completed construction measures in the "Alte Aktienspinnerei"
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Funding for scientists at risk

Professorships at Chemnitz University of Technology can again submit applications in the Philipp Schwarz Initiative until 25 August 2020
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DRadEsel Survey on Road Safety Enters Second Round

Research Group Cognitive and Engineering Psychology at Chemnitz University of Technology is conducting short interviews in Chemnitz’s the public transport area until 20 June 2020
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In Focus: The Introduction of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into Our Everyday Life

Control engineers and mathematicians from Chemnitz University of Technology cooperate in a nationwide research consortium that aims to optimize mobility applications and make them sustainable
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Watching the Brain Program

Interdisciplinary research team including professor at Chemnitz University of Technology analyzes brain activity in understanding program code for the first time - First-class publication in the journal Communications of the ACM
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New Appointment to the University

On 1 June 2020, a new professor was appointed at Chemnitz University of Technology - Prof. Dr. Nina Katrin Hansen is now Chair of Human Resource Management and Leadership Studies
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From Psychological Benefits of Prostheses to Age-Appropriate User Interfaces

Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk participates in the 8th German Diversity Day on 26 May 2020 and looks at research at the interface between man and technology at Chemnitz University of Technology.
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Surgery Training with Robots and Virtual Reality

The insertion of hip implants places high demands on surgeons - To help young doctors practice this operation under realistic conditions, scientists from the University of Bremen and Chemnitz continue developing their hip implant simulator
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New Appointment to the University

On 1 May 2020, a new professor was appointed at Chemnitz University of Technology - Prof. Dr. Martina Hentschel is now head of the Professorship of Theoretical Physics of Complex Dynamic Systems