University News: Research

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Surround Sound from Lightweight Roll-to-Roll Printed Loudspeaker Paper

Institute for Print and Media Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology has further revolutionized the printing of paper loudspeakers - German government funded the project with around 1.4 million euros - Results now published in the renowned journal Advanced Materials
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Federal Government Funds Research into Digital Rail Technology with 17.75 Million Euros
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Wanted: Problem Solvers for the Next Generation of Microtechnologies

Researchers from Chemnitz and Dresden give an overview of challenging ways to produce tiny batteries for microelectronics in the journal Nature - Interdisciplinary courses of study and cooperation are gaining in importance.
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More Flexible Mobility for Rural Regions

Chemnitz University of Technology part of research project consortium funded by the German Federal Ministry of Transport to study autonomous mobility in rural areas - Free transportation in parts of Upper Franconia beginning spring 2021
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Developing AI for the Power Grid of Tomorrow

Professorship of Artificial Intelligence at the Chemnitz University of Technology is a project partner in BMBF-funded joint project for greater digital security in smart grids - contribution to greater social acceptance of AI solutions
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Eight Million Euros in Funding for Hydrogen Research in Chemnitz

Saxon Ministry of Science supports Chemnitz University of Technology and Fraunhofer IWU Chemnitz in research on the use of hydrogen for mobility, industry, and heat as well as energy storage
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Civil Society Resists Pressure Even in Repressive Regimes

Chemnitz protest researcher Dr. Piotr Kocyba is editor of a special issue with international research contributions on shrinking spaces for civil society - published by De Gruyter
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Ionic Defect Landscape in Perovskite Solar Cells Revealed

Joint research work between Chemnitz University of Technology and the Technical University of Dresden under Chemnitz leadership reveals ionic defect landscape in metal halide perovskites - publication in renowned journal Nature Communications
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Innovative energy business models of the future - What should they look like?

Project NEMoGrid is looking for respondents for an online survey to explore the preferences of innovative business models for the integration of distributed energy resources
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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