University News: Research

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How Fashion and Textiles Can Be Produced More Sustainably

Scientists at Chemnitz University of Technology and the consulting company Gherzi Germany publish first joint book on sustainable value chains in the textile and fashion sector
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EU project on lightweight materials of the future gets off to a virtual start

Digital kick-off marks beginning of the EU project CENTAUR aimed at developing innovative materials for high-temperature applications in the aerospace and automotive industries at Chemnitz University of Technology
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Improving Urban Mobility and the Quality of Cycle Paths in Chemnitz

Test cycle paths in Chemnitz via app and survey on cycle path design wishes - Project NUMIC from Chemnitz University of Technology, City of Chemnitz and Fraunhofer IAO enters the next phase
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How Science Becomes Even More Transparent

Chemnitz Professor of Computer Science Janet Siegmund shows new approaches to Open Science - Distinguished Paper Award at one of the most important software engineering conferences
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How to Succeed in the New Semester

Susann Kappler from TU4U presents support services for students - Video with subtitles available
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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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TUCtalk 41 is Online

Prof. Dr. Stephan Mühlig holds the chair of clinical psychology and is head of the Psychotherapeutic University Outpatient Clinic and the Psychosocial Counseling Center in Chemnitz - In the new episode of TUCtalk, he explains how his research and commitment helps people with mental impairments
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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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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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MAXimum Aging for Research

The MAX age simulation suit developed at Chemnitz University of Technology helps in the design of barrier-free living spaces - ARTE report will air on "Xenius" magazine on 13 August 2020 at 5:05 pm
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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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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