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The Technische Universität Ilmenau has just successfully completed the "Engineering for Smart Manufacturing (E4SM)" research project.

Rewetting peatlands: Sensor technology and underground radio communication to protect climate and health In order to achieve the climate protection targets in Germany, it is not only necessary to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector, industry and transportation.

Anyone starting an engineering degree at the Ilmenau University of Technology in the upcoming winter semester 2024/25 will, if they so wish, receive sound orientation in the extensive fields of activity of engineers alongside their studies.

The Technische Universität Ilmenau is researching high-performance components and their properties in a large-scale federal project to make the production of hydrogen from sunlight more stable, efficient and cost-effective.

How can artificial intelligence (AI) contribute to deciphering, describing and naming biodiversity, i.e. the diversity of life on our planet, by using taxonomic methods faster than these species become extinct - An international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and the TU Ilmenau has investigated this question and published the results in the renowned journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution.

The 4-day week can, if tailored specifically to a company, make the organization more flexible and at the same time strengthen the employees - this is the most important finding from the pilot test that has just been completed in two Thuringian companies.

"Young Researcher Days" at TU Ilmenau: For a whole month, young adults from the 10th grade onwards have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of science and technology.

Engineering for a Sustainable Future" - with this goal in mind, people from almost 100 nations study and work together at TU Ilmenau.

At Technische Universität Ilmenau, high school graduates have the opportunity to complete a Voluntary Year in Science, Technology and Sustainability (FJN).

At this year's Hannover Messe, the Technische Universität Ilmenau is presenting an innovative technology for autonomous vehicles that assesses the intentions of pedestrians at the side of the road online so that the vehicle reacts immediately and correctly in the event of danger.

A wet head can save lives during thunderstorms - this has been known since the team led by Prof. Jens Haueisen and Prof. Michael Rock published the results of their research on lightning discharges in the renowned journal Springer Nature Scientific Reports. The scientists have succeeded in demonstrating that rainwater on the scalp can reduce damage caused by direct lightning strikes to the head.

With more and more damaged timber and climate-related softened soils, timber harvesting and timber transportation with heavy machinery and vehicles are putting increasing strain on forest roads.

Authentic acoustics in virtual worlds: Scientists develop mobile robot for high-precision room acoustic measurements What acoustic properties do rooms have? And how can virtual sound elements be integrated as plausibly as possible into real spaces and merged with each other so that people in different locations experience their virtual communication as realistically as possible? Researchers and students of Media Technology/ Research in Media Engi

At the international trade fair "Ideas - Inventions - Innovations" iENA 2023 in Nuremberg, scientists from TU Ilmenau did extremely well in the awards for the best inventions: they received three gold, four silver and two bronze medals.

In a large-scale research project led by Ilmenau University of Technology, glass production in Thuringia is to be made more climate-friendly.

In a large-scale collaborative research project, 13 German universities, including the Technische Universität Ilmenau and the German Aerospace Center, are designing innovative battery storage systems for integrating renewable energy sources into future energy supply systems.

Starting in the upcoming winter semester 2023/24, the TU Ilmenau will offer orientation programs for students of engineering programs.

TU Ilmenau: Largest European Conference for Simulation in Production and Logistics successfully concluded Europe's largest symposium for simulation in production and logistics came to a close today (Sept.

Materials that can conduct electricity without resistance and thus without loss - so-called superconductors - promise a wide range of modern applications - from nuclear spin tomographs to high-precisi