University News: Research

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Europe’s Top Networkers of Lightweight Engineering are in Chemnitz

The Federal Cluster of Excellence MERGE at the TU Chemnitz provides an international impetus for sustainable development in the field of lightweight engineering
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Cross-national Research in the Field of Fiber-reinforced Plastic

Habilitation of Prof. Suchart Siengchin, elected president of the King Mongkut´s University of Technology North Bangkok, at the TU Chemnitz – Research cooperation with MERGE
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Third-party Funding: TU Chemnitz Nationwide Among the Top Ten

The university was able to procure more than 74 million euros in 2014 – The TU Chemnitz is in 7th place nationwide based on proceeds per professor
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Textile Innovation for Bicycles

A team of founders at the TU Chemnitz want to make bicycles even lighter with spokes made from high-tech fibers
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MERGE going to Brazil for International Networking

Scientists from the Cluster of Excellence MERGE introduce their current research results at the 7th Brazilian-German Frontiers and Science(BRAGFOST) Symposium in Campinas
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Expert Network on Inclusion in Schools Established at the TU Chemnitz

The Professorship of General Psychology and Biopsychology provides scientific support to Saxony’s inclusion assistant project for the next five years
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For Better Teaching Quality at German Universities

The Professorship of Educational and Developmental Psychology at the TU Chemnitz will present the latest research findings at the 50th Congress of the German Psychological Society
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Prize-winning Idea Put into Practice

Stefan Uhlmann of the Professorship of Lightweight Structures and Polymer Technology developed a new testing device to determine the bulk density and pourability of granules
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High-Precision Machining in Microcosmic Dimensions

TU Chemnitz’ Professorship Micromanufacturing Technology puts a new high-precision machining center into operation, focused on development and manufacture of functional surfaces
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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