University News: Research

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Beware of Data Disclosure

Social media study at the TU Chemnitz shows: the majority of Facebook users would embellish their profiles to improve their credit rating
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From the Lab to the Real World: Technological Assistance for Dementia Patients

Electrical engineers at the TU Chemnitz hope to bring the laboratory-developed Smart Sensor Network into real world settings, to help support the care of people with dementia
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Converting Railcars to Hybrid Technology

The Professorship of Management Accounting and Controlling at the TU Chemnitz is a project partner and assesses the EcoTrain’s sustainability
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Flood Control Made Easy

Scientists at the TU Chemnitz have developed a temporary system to control floodwaters – the key is a textile membrane which holds back water and diverts the active forces
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It’s the Little Things that Matter

Focus on Nanoscience: the first “NANO-TECH” Summer School helps to intensify the TU Chemnitz’s cooperation with the Arabic world
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For the WOW-Effect on Wheels

Computer scientists of the Professorship of Computer Graphics and Visualization developed a mobile 3D-projection container in cooperation with industry partners, which is not just for showcase
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AC21 Provides a Platform for Novel Interdisciplinary Research

A workshop supported by “Academic Consortium for the 21st Century” (AC21)initiated new cooperations in the field of organic semiconductors - "AC21 International Forum" provides networks
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Alliance in the Nanouniverse

Scientists from the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Germany are funded to collaborate and explore semiconductor nanocrystals
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When the Brain Grows, the IQ Rises

Michael A. Woodley of Menie, PhD, Scientist in Residence at the TU Chemnitz, finds for the first time a link between increasing brain size and long-term increase in intelligence quotient
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New Method Promises 70 Per Cent Cost Reduction

Innovation Forum "Resource-efficient Technology for Load-dedicated Fibre Composite Structures effiLOAD" will be held on 20th and 21st January 2016 in Chemnitz
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Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Offers Innovative Solutions for Civil Engineering

Illuminated pavilions on campus demonstrate the use of curved shell structures made of carbon fibre-reinforced concrete, a project of the Lightweight Construction Research Group at the TU Chemnitz
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Sustainability is the Main Focus

The former European Commissioner Janez Potocnik and Thomas Schmidt, Saxon State Minister for Environment and Agriculture, visited the TU Chemnitz and the Fraunhofer IWU on 31st October 2015
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Multifunctional Molecules in the International Focus

Scientists from four AC21-member universities have come together at Chemnitz in order to discuss opportunities for future-oriented application of results in porphyrin and pythalocyanine research
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Conference from early stage researchers for early stage researchers

An early stage researcher conference took place at TU Chemnitz between 8th and 10th of September
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Better Together Than Alone

Even during the lecture-free period the Lern|Raum is there for students with its offerings in all study phases and all departments
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Earning Money With Big Data

Three students of the Master’s program in Business Intelligence & Analytics tell about everyday university life and their future plans as data scientists
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Charisma Far Beyond the Region

Members of the Excellence Council of the Federal Cluster of Excellence MERGE - Merge Technologies for Multifunctional Lightweight Structures caught up on the current state of research
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Creating Enthusiasm for the Interdisciplinary Information Systems

Eleven questions for Prof. Dr. Barbara Dinter, Professor of Business Information Systems I since April 2014
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TU Chemnitz ranks among the Winners of the “Study & Work” Competition

Universities were recognized for their strategies in engaging international skilled workers in the German job market – close cooperation in the Work Group for the Securement of Skilled Workers in Chemnitz
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Increasing Productivity by Taking a Holistic View of Value Chains

Eleven questions for Prof. Dr. Dirk Landgrebe, Professor for Forming and Joining since October 2014