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As part of the EU project MusicSphere, the TU Ilmenau is working with eleven partners from across Europe to digitize the historic organ of Ilmenau's town church in a detailed 3D model.

A new study warns that efforts to reduce bureaucracy may fail due to a lack of information among the population.

After more than twenty years of competing in the World Solar Challenge in Australia, Solar Team Twente is entering a new chapter.

Researchers at TU Graz are using virtual reality and large language models to support people with autism spectrum disorder in training social skills.

From waste collection and repairs of quayside walls to energy poverty: for over a decade, AMS Institute has been helping to resolve problems faced by cities.

Researchers from Trinity and the ADAPT Research Ireland Centre for AI-Driven Digital Content Technology won the Maritime Situational Awareness Challenge after creating with a system that will strengthen Ireland's naval security.

Solutions to the plastic waste crisis are often pitched using words that can skew value judgements, new research argues.

At Carnegie Mellon University, breakthroughs in robotics, materials science and bioengineering are increasingly shaped by a shared goal - making health care more precise and less burdensome for patients and providers.

A new scientific statement warns of health risks for children and young people from digital media. Scientific organisations are calling for clear age limits and stronger child protection.

From the depths of the ocean to the craters of the moon, Carnegie Mellon University has spent more than 40 years designing robots for the most extreme environments.

New project 'Iakumama 2050' at the Center for Development Research at Uni Bonn combines digital technology with Indigenous knowledge Investigating and combining new and existing technologies with Indigenous knowledge systems - that is the aim of 'Iakumama 2050.

Downed power lines, flooding and collapsed buildings are dangerous obstacles emergency responders must navigate when searching for survivors of catastrophic events.

Can you tell which three of the face images above are AI-generated and which face is 'real'- The answer is at the bottom of this page.

Electrokinetic research backed by ERA and industry partners targets salts and hydrocarbons in Alberta soils Across Alberta, roughly 740,000 abandoned oil and gas wells have left behind elevated salt concentrations that can threaten agriculture and groundwater.

Automated vehicles are conquering the roads. So it is high time to research how reliability and safety can be optimized in the communication between human and technical systems. The Thuringian Center for Innovation in Mobility (ThIMo) at TU Ilmenau is tackling precisely this issue with a new research group.

Plastic recycling is entering a new era, thanks to smart sorting systems and chemical processes that break the material down into its constituent monomers. Research and innovation are giving rise to new approaches for a bolder, more sustainable circular economy. Despite heightened awareness about the damaging impacts of plastic and the growing number of sustainable alternatives to it, change is disappointingly slow.

The Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association (APMA) unveiled the next phase of Canada's national vehicle innovation program, Project Arrow 2.0, at the 2026 Canadian International AutoShow on Feb.