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…
TU Ilmenau start-up project successful in iHUB pitchAt this year's iHUB pitch of the InSignA High-Performance Center - Intelligent Signal Analysis and Assistance Systems, more than 550,000 euros of research budget were awarded to five teams. One of…
From BITS Pilani in India to the TU IlmenauWhat does interdisciplinary research look like when natural and engineering sciences, chemistry and biotechnology come together - and when scientists from India and Germany work together in the…
