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Wire laser material deposition
Within a BMBF-funded project, the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT is tackling the issue of 3D printing large components economically by using a…
Crystallisation simulated in much higher resolution
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University have made it possible to observe and simulate the self-assembly of crystalline materials…
Soft robots for everything
From warehouses to hospitals, soft robots are used in different places to assist humans in moving items, treating patients and gathering information. As interests…
Controlling friction in topological insulators
Topological insulators are innovative materials that conduct electricity on the surface, but act as insulators on the inside. Physicists at the University of Basel…
RWTH and Vinnova to design recycling plant for batteries
German-Swedish collaboration to research sustainable battery recycling processes. The requirements for energy sources with high specific voltages and charging cycles have strongly advanced the…
Go Beyond 4.0 project to individualise mass production
Six Fraunhofer Institutes have demonstrated the individualisation of single products in mass production environments by the employment of digital printing and laser technologies. This…
EU to fund three innovative RWTH research ideas
Triple EU funding success for RWTH, AMO and the Aachen Graphene & 2D Materials Center. The FET Open funding line of the Future and…
Sustainable battery recycling
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety supports the MERCATOR research project on battery recycling. A consortium of seven…
2 RWTH microelectronics projects are to be funded
Microelectronics is a major driving force for innovation and digitalization and a key technology to sustain the economic wellbeing of Germany and of Europe.…