TU spin-offs: What became of ... ICONTEC?Based in Thuringia and strongly connected worldwide: that is ICONTEC GmbH, a young and dynamic IT company headquartered in Ilmenau. Founded in 2021 by TU Ilmenau alumnus Nils Büchner, the company has…
Smart materials and sensors for a better life“Smart Materials, smarter Sensors” was the guiding theme of Thüringer Werkstofftag 2026, which brought around 120 participants from academia, industry, and politics to the Technical University of…
Preserving Historical Sounds in the Digital AgeAcoustic measurements carried out on the Walcker organ in St. Jacob’s Church in Ilmenau marked an important milestone in a European research project dedicated to the large-scale digitization of…
New paths to even more precise length measurementsHow can light be used to measure the smallest distances, lengths or path changes that are invisible to the naked eye with even greater precision and stability? Scientists at the Group of…
Bio-based composites for sustainable lightweight constructionDefossilization, resource efficiency and the circular economy are important cornerstones when it comes to making the European economy sustainable and competitive by 2050. Bio-based materials can make…
High-precision measuring tools for the mobility of tomorrowAutomated 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…
