University News: Research

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Better Climbing with a Virtual Mentor

Team of the KliMB research project on automated motion analysis in bouldering, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, presented results
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Better Energy Output by Understanding Power Loss in Organic Solar Cells

Joint research work of Chemnitz University of Technology and several partner universities shows how slow electrons reduce the efficiency of novel organic solar cells - publication in the renowned journal Nature Communications
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TODO"I would like to help significantly reduce the production costs of hydrogen and establish hydrogen as an energy source more quickly"

Polymer chemist Prof. Dr. Michael Sommer in an interview about the consequences of climate change and what contribution the Institute of Chemistry at Chemnitz University of Technology is making to the energy transition
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Surprising “Game of Hide-And-Seek” Discovered in Famous Medieval Relief Panels

Chemnitz historian Monja Schünemann brings to view previously unnoticed, invisible folding effects in Jean Fouquet's " Melun Diptych", which enable new interpretations of the double image
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Chemnitz Student is Talent in Photomask Industry 2022

Cansu Hanim Canpolat-Schmidt studies Micro and Nano Systems at Chemnitz University of Technology and was honored with the Best Student Paper at the European Mask and Lithography Conference in Leuven
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Funding in the Millions: DFG Establishes New Research Unit under the Leadership of Chemnitz University of Technology

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the establishment of the research unit "Functional surfaces by high-speed adiabatic processes: microstructure, mechanisms and model development - FUNDAM³ENT" - Spokesman is Prof. Dr. Thomas Lampke, head of the Professorship of Materials and Surface Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology
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Temperature-Resistant Power Semiconductors From a 3D Printer

Researchers at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology have succeeded for the first time in 3D printing and subsequent sintering of housings for power electronic components
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Success in the Renowned Emmy Noether Program

Political scientist Arndt Leininger from Chemnitz University of Technology receives funding of 600,000 euros from the DFG's Emmy Noether Program for his research on the effects of referendums on political polarization
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Metallic five-membered ring pushes the boundaries of aromaticity

Researchers at Chemnitz University of Technology, Humboldt Universität Berlin and Philipps-Universität Marburg succeed in synthesizing a molecule that should not actually exist
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Guidance System Designed for Targeted Catalyst Development

Research team from Chemnitz University of Technology and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden develops new concept for catalyst research
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72.5 Million Euros for National Hydrogen Competence Center Chemnitz

The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approves an increase in funding from 60 to 72.5 million euros - The Hydrogen and Mobility Innovation Center is being built on the Technology Campus South with significant participation by Chemnitz University of Technology.
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Better Medical Care for Diabetic Eye Disease Through AI

Chemnitz University of Technology participates in research project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research with more than eleven million euros to establish a research data infrastructure for more reliable and AI-based progression modeling in diabetes-related eye diseases
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TODOExperience Stage Shows Live from Home Thanks to Virtual Reality

Digital transformation in cultural industry: TU Chemnitz and partners develop a social virtual reality application to experience concerts and theater performances together, away from TV and live streaming
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How Citizen Participation in Research Can Be Strengthened

Participation researcher Dr. Andreas Bischof from the Professorship of Media Informatics will participate in the final event of the Citizens' Assembly on Research in Berlin on May 19, 2022, which will be livestreamed starting at 6 p.m.
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Can a Smart Housing Increase the Safety of Battery Packs?

New european project on smart lightweight functionalized materials for housing of batteries leaded by Chemnitz University of Technology.
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More Relaxation and Less Stress Through Combined Yoga Techniques

Chemnitz University of Technology publishes first comprehensive study on the effectiveness of combined yoga exercises
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Electronic Skin Anticipates and Perceives Touch from Different Directions for the First Time

Scientists from Chemnitz University of Technology and Leibniz IFW Dresden develop a new approach for miniaturization of soft ultra-compact and highly integrated sensor units for directional tactile sensitivity in e-skin systems
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Governmental Funding For Fuel Cell Research with Around Ten Million Euros

Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport and Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action strengthen Chemnitz as a hydrogen location and promote the further development of fuel cell technology
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Additional millions in funding for two WIR! projects at Chemnitz University of Technology

Chemnitz University of Technology is involved in two alliances that have now been successfully evaluated and will continue to be funded with a total of 12.8 million euros until 2025 in the WIR! - Change through Innovation in the Region program of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research
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Cutting-Edge Research in Retirement

The research group “Complex Systems and Nonlinear Dynamics” publishes in “Physical Review Letters” its newest insights on chaotic diffusion in delay systems