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Sustainable metals in the focus of a new DFG priority program

The German Research Foundation is setting up eleven new Priority Programs (SPP), which are due to start in 2025. One of the funded programs is SPP 2489 "DaMic - Data-driven Alloy and Microstructure Design of Sustainable Metallic Construction Materials". The coordinator is Prof. Markus Kästner, Chair of Computational and Experimental Solid Mechanics. Metallic materials of the future must become more sustainable: Currently, 40 percent of all industrial greenhouse gas emissions are caused by the production and processing of metallic materials. In addition, the extraction of the corresponding minerals produces several billion tons of by-products every year, some of which are harmful. DaMic aims to lay the essential scientific foundations for the development of sustainable metals and contribute to the establishment of a new field of research at the interface of digitalization and sustainability.

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New high-resolution tactile sensor can be used to detect prostate cancer

In collaboration with Meta (Stanford University), the TUD and the National Center for Tumor Diseases Dresden, a research paper was produced that presents the use of touch sensors for the early detection of prostate cancer. Thanks to vision-based tactile sensors, robotic hands can now also feel tactile perceptions. To do this, they need to achieve the strength and spatial resolution of human fingertips. The paper presents a new approach to the miniaturization of tactile sensors. Fiber bundles are used as optical lines. They have a diameter of 15 mm and are therefore smaller than an average human fingertip.

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CircEcon research campus for a greenhouse gas-neutral circular economy is being built in Lusatia

At the beginning of April, Prof. Ursula Staudinger, Rector of TUD, Prof. Uwe Götze, Vice Rector for Transfer and Continuing Education at Chemnitz University of Technology, Prof. Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht, Rector of TU Bergakademie Freiberg, and the Rector of Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences, Prof. Alexander Kratzsch, signed the cooperation agreement to establish the "Green Circular Economy" (CircEcon) research campus for a greenhouse gas-neutral circular economy, the only one of its kind in Europe, at the Schwarze Pumpe Industrial Park near Spremberg. Within the framework of joint pilot lines, test facilities and demonstration systems, the participants are pooling their expertise in the field of materials and production technologies as well as process and recycling technology in order to map future-oriented technologies for the circular economy on an industrial scale and thus initiate the creation of new jobs through settlements and spin-offs in the region. "CircEcon" is scheduled to start operations at the end of 2026.

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Science in the classroom - TUD special page in the Sächsische Zeitung

It is well known that children and young people are very curious. The question of "why" when looking at various phenomena in the world sometimes drives parents crazy. Schools also reach their limits here. The TUD, with its cutting-edge research, wants to help close this gap and has set up countless projects for pupils and teachers as well as collaborations with individual schools. Bundling and coordinating all of this is the task of TUD's School Contact Point, a contact point for bringing schools and the university into contact with each other. In the current special page of the Sächsische Zeitung, the work of the school contact point and selected projects, such as the EduInf - TUD's computer science student laboratory and CeTI's school activities, are presented.

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Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation honors outstanding achievements in engineering sciences

Invitation to the award ceremony and following reception on May 3, 2024

SICK AG, founded by Dr. Erwin Sick, is a manufacturer of intelligent and innovative sensors in the fields of factory, logistics and process automation. To promote engineering and natural sciences at the TUD, the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation annually awards three prizes worth a total of 10,000 euros. This year, the University Prize for Measurement Technology goes to Dr. Jiawei Sun from the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Giuseppe Ciccone from the Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering and Dr. Kai Geißdörfer from the Faculty of Computer Science are awarded the Prize for Measurement and Sensor Technology from the School of Engineering Sciences. Yuan Sui receives the Young Talent Award of the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation. The award ceremony and will take place on May 3 in the University Executive Board's ballroom. Guests are welcome. Please register with Mandy Dziubanek by April 26, 2024.

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Focus on sustainability: General Assembly of the Indo-European Heritage Network held successfully / TU Dresden to host the event for the first time in 2025

This year's General Assembly of the Indo-European Heritage Network was successfully held in early April under the theme "Sustainability: Teaching, Research and Innovation" in presence at IIT Roorkee. The event included presentations on various aspects of sustainability and academic cooperation and provided an opportunity for numerous bilateral and multilateral cooperation discussions. As part of the network meeting, TUD has been selected as the venues for 2025. TU Dresden has been a member of the network since 2019 and has been represented on the Steering & Executive Committee by Prof. Ercan Altinsoy since 2020.

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3rd Lusatia network event on the topic of robotics

What are the opportunities for robotics in the future? What does it take to bring IoT start-ups to Lusatia? These and other questions were addressed by representatives from science, business and politics at the 3rd Lusatia Network Event at the TUD. After introductory speeches and subsequent keynote speeches on research projects at the TUD and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg on the topic of robotics, there was an insight into the company Wandelbots, a successful spin-off from the TUD. In addition, a large number of Chairs presented their demonstrators. In the GeTUGether Zone in front of the Alte Mensa, visitors could marvel at the plantation robot Elwobot and the sniffer robot Sniffbot. In the Dülfersaal itself, there was a poster exhibition and smaller VR and robotics demonstrations. The Max and Moritz robots and work from the CeTI Cluster of Excellence could be viewed in the foyer. In a startup pitch, five (pre-)startups presented their business model and classified how they would use the infrastructure in Lusatia. The jury board provided suggestions and helpful tips. The conference was rounded off with a panel discussion on the topic of "Research transfer in Lusatia with robotics and IoT startups".

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CeTI Cluster of Excellence opens unique "robot kitchen" as a research laboratory for human-machine interaction

On April 15, 2024, the Cluster of Excellence Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop (CeTI) opened the CeTIBAR in the Barkhausen Building, a unique research laboratory that brings the capabilities of so-called collaborative robots ("cobots") to life in an impressive way. The opening was attended by Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer, Science Minister Sebastian Gemkow, TUD Rector Prof. Ursula M. Staudinger and celebrity chef Benjamin Biedlingmaier. He demonstrated the possibilities offered by the combination of top-class cuisine and top-class research. The interaction between humans and machines is researched in the ultra-modern facility. At the same time, the direct presence of the cobots makes CeTIBAR an inspiring venue where the results of innovative cutting-edge research can be seen.

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Poster session on energy research

At the end of March, more than 100 scientists came together for the poster session "State of the Energy Technology @ ING". With 75 posters, more than 25 Institutes and Chairs from the ING School as well as the Chair of Business Administration, in particular Energy Economics, presented various energy research projects. The scientists with different professional backgrounds and different qualification levels were able to obtain comprehensive information on the very broad range of topics related to energy research and network with each other. This kick-off event was organized as an initiative of the task force for an energy research strategy in the ING sector and is intended to serve the expansion of research cooperation. For further information on the event, please contact Dr. Anja Blüher and Simon Puteanus.

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Seating with professors

Did you want to be a professor as a child? Do you even have time for your own research? And how annoying are students who are late for lectures? The TUD's social media team has peppered TUD professors with questions. In the "Sitzgelegenheit", they reveal how strenuous the path to a Chair was, whether they always read the compulsory literature during their studies and which part of their work as scientists they enjoy the most. Prof. Kristin Paetzold-Byhain from the School of Engineering Sciences answered our questions.

Networking event

connectING regulars' table – "Women in Science - Academic Careers".
The first regulars' table in the summer semester is dedicated to the topic "Women in Science - Academic Careers". Female employees and students of the ING School are cordially invited. Female professors, doctoral candidates and diploma students will present themselves and their career path to the respective position or degree as "role models". Afterwards, there will be the opportunity to ask individual questions to the role models in small discussion rounds.

Drawing Room, Potthoff Building (POT/168)

Award ceremony

Presentation of the prizes of the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation
Guests are welcome to attend the award ceremony and/or the subsequent reception at 3:30 p.m. in the Festsaal of the University Executive Board/ in the Bärengarten.

Festsaal of the University Executive Board

Lecture

Which ZIH infrastructure can I use for secure storage and sustainable management of my research data? - An overview lecture.
Systematic research data management offers support for daily research practice and is a prerequisite for the reproducibility of scientific research and data reuse in the context of good scientific practice. A fundamental aspect in this sense is the secure storage, organization, archiving and sharing of research data. This short presentation will therefore introduce the various storage systems at the ZIH (Center for Information Services and High Performance Computing) of the TUD.

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Summit

IEEE 6G Summit Dresden
The summit brings together industry leaders, academic pioneers and technology enthusiasts to explore the latest developments and trends in 6G. The event is organised by the IEEE, the 5G Lab Germany and the TUD.

Messe Dresden

International Colloquium

"Interactive soft-stiff composites" - hybrid event
Scientists from Dresden want to research an innovative new class of materials within the RTG 2430, i.e. fiber-reinforced elastomer composites with structurally integrated actuators and sensor networks that can switch between soft and stiff behavior. The developments and results of the RTG doctoral students will be presented together with lectures by international guests during the two-day event. Students are welcome to register, also in view of the upcoming call for proposals for the 3rd project phase!

German Hygiene Museum Dresden and online

Symposium

27th International Dresden Lightweight Engineering Symposium with partner country India
Under the motto "Neutral Lightweight Engineering - Resilience through Technological Sovereignty", the Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology is focusing on the future of lightweight construction, which is characterised not only by its lightness, but also by its resilience and technological sovereignty. Register by April 30 to secure your early bird conference ticket!

Messe Dresden

Conference

Designing Developing Experiencing - People, technology and methods in product development and design
The teams from the Chair of Virtual Product Development and the Chair of Industrial Design Engineering invite interested parties to discuss current issues, innovations and challenges in product development and design in a proven yet new way.

Messe Dresden

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