University News: Research

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An Entertaining Transatlantic Backstage Tour of Research on Language

German Professor of English and Digital Linguistics and American co-host launch new podcast “Linguistics Behind the Scenes” for general audiences
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Chemnitz Mechanical Engineers Receive Award for Scientific Publication

“International Journal of Production Research" selects paper on the use of simulation for resilience assessment as "Top Trending Article 2024" - Article shows how resilience can be captured with computer simulation to prepare for dealing with unforeseeable events
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Successful 3rd Focus Day at Research Center MAIN on the topic of Nanomedicine

Circa 60 experts from medicine, natural sciences, and engineering discussed the opportunities and needs of an emerging interdisciplinary research field between materials science and life science and explored the potential for the region of Chemnitz
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In the Focus of Research Unit: Strain and Charge Density Wave in Epitaxial Graphene

DFG-Research Unit at Chemnitz University of Technology studied the proximity coupling in Sn-intercalated epitaxial graphene, published in „Carbon“
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Prof. Dr. Oliver G. Schmidt from Chemnitz University of Technology Has Been once again Honored as One of the Most Cited Researchers in the World

The researcher and Scientific Director of Research Center MAIN at Chemnitz University of Technology is among the top-1-percent of the most cited scientists listed in the exclusive ISI “Highly Cited Researchers” 2024 ranking
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Innovative and Sustainable Semiconductor Fabrication Processes are the Common Goal

The center for micro- and nanotechnologies (ZfM) at Chemnitz University of Technology takes the lead in the European collaborative project HaloFreeEtch, funded with almost four million Euro by the EU.
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From “Ötzi” to “Hauna” and “Haunwin”

German linguist and archaeologists develop a system to produce unique names for Stone Age skeletons and mummies
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“Tamed” Molecules for More Sustainable Catalysts

New perspectives for the development of catalysis: Chemnitz University of Technology's Chair of Inorganic Chemistry has succeeded in synthesizing a spectacular gallium compound in the laboratory
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Data-Boost for New Catalysts and Chemical Reactions

A Europe-wide network enables graduate education in modern data-driven methods for the development of catalytic reactions – Chemnitz University of Technology coordinates the network
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“ERC Starting Grant” for TU Chemnitz: Political Scientist Receives one of the Most Prestigious EU Grants for Cutting-edge Research

Assistant Professor Arndt Leininger, who holds the assistant professorship in Political Science Research Methods, wants to study the influence of residential mobility on political attitudes in society and will receive 1.44 million euros for this purpose
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‘WordValue’ Turns Texts into Rainbows

Linguist from Chemnitz University of Technology and computer science graduate from LMU Munich have developed a free web application that enables colourful, intuitive text analyses for research, for teaching or just for fun
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Chemnitz University of Technology Becomes a European University

University alliance "Across - The European University for Cross-Border Knowledge Sharing" of ten universities from ten countries is funded by the European Union with 14.4 million euros - Chemnitz University of Technology is consortium leader
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For Clear and Credible Science Communication

DAAD project at Chemnitz University of Technology and the University of Zaragoza researches the language of science communication to improve media competence
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Giving Holocaust Survivors a Digital Voice in the World

Researchers at TU Chemnitz and LMU Munich have developed a chatbot that can be used to learn more about the Holocaust – the interactive online testimony of Abba Naor enables users to have individual digital conversations with a Holocaust survivor in English
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Chemnitz Physicists Travel to the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

A celebration of scientific exchange: young scientists Maria Saladina and Fabian Samad will meet Physics Nobel Laureates in Lindau from June 30, 2024 onwards, and have the opportunity to network with other young scientists from around the world
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Europe-wide unique pilot project for a greenhouse gas-neutral circular economy is underway in Lusatia

The three Universities of Technology in Chemnitz, Dresden and Freiberg and the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences signed the cooperation agreement for the joint establishment of the "Green Circular Economy" (CircEcon) research campus, which will receive over EUR 108M in funding
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Well-known expert on meta-analyses joins Chemnitz University of Technology for research stay.

Prof. Tom Stanley (Deakin Business School, Australia) will hold the Commerzbank Endowed Professorship at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration from April 8 to 29, 2024 - Public lecture April 16th, 2024
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Chemnitz University of Technology Is Involved in the Development of Europe’s First Hydrogen Tramway

Professorship of Advanced Powertrains develops refueling strategy and simulation models for the aging of the drivetrain, and measures the fuel cell system before integrating it into the tramway
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“I’m gonna get totally and utterly X-ed.” OR: Can you really use any English word to mean ‘drunk’?

Linguistic study by Chemnitz University of Technology and ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig investigates over 500 English synonyms for “drunk”
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Springs Aboard – Gently Feeling the Way to Grasp the Microcosmos

Researchers from Chemnitz, Dresden und Shenzhen (China) describe in an article in the prestigious journal "Nature Nanotechnology“, how tiny magnetic springs can significantly advance medical applications