5/25/12
Bochum University and ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel jointly developing motor for new solar-powered car The current SolarWorld GT solar-powered car is still on its way around the globe, but work is already starting at Bochum University of Applied Sciences, where it was built, on the next ...
5/24/12
The Robotics and Mechatronics Center (RMC) at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is exhibiting at AUTOMATICA, the leading international exhibition for automation and mechatronics, which is being held in Munich from 22 to 25 May. A total of 15 exhibits ...
5/21/12
Almost 15 years after being paralysed by a stroke, a 58-year-old US-American woman was once again able to serve herself a drink of coffee. This was possible thanks to a state-of-the-art DLR robot arm and hand that she controlled with neural signals sent directly from her brain. It took just a ...
5/3/12
Electric vehicles powered by electricity from renewable energy sources are an attractive option for mobility within the urban area and beyond. However, previous approaches lead to vehicles that either are too heavy and too expensive or do not meet mass-market safety requirements. Within the ...
5/2/12
If errors creep in during the assembly of components, costly post-processing is often the consequence. Automatic testing is difficult, especially where individual products are concerned. Now there is a new testing system that is flexible and economical, even for smaller production runs. ...
4/20/12
Germany Trade & Invest showcases the latest business opportunities at Hannover Messe 2012, the world’s leading industrial technology trade fair Berlin/Hanover – Solar electricity generation in Germany increased by 40 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared to the previous year, according ...
4/19/12
Global Change research projects funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) will be presenting themselves at HANNOVER MESSE from 23rd to 27th of April, 2012. Discover how future megacities and small and medium-sized enterprises fight climate change through research and ...
4/18/12
The public and press can see the latest progress in a unique, ongoing electromobility research project during the international trade fair MobiliTec, which takes place April 23-27 at the Hannover Messe. Embodied in a sleek, Colani-designed tractor-trailer that looks more like a spaceship than a ...
3/30/12
The Postdoctoral Research Forum (PRF) “Sustainable Future” at the newly established Competence Center for a Sustainable University at the Universität Hamburg will be launched in April 2012 and aims at attracting excellent junior researchers with a clear potential to develop and realize their ...
3/27/12
Under the brand “Research in Germany - Land of Ideas”, the BMBF, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, is hosting issue- and country-specific campaigns abroad to promote innovation and research in Germany. Now also in Russia, under the slogan “Russia and Germany - Partnerships ...
