Optimal framework conditions for excellent research and for young scientists central topics

Focus on further development of innovation and internationalization strategy, strengthening knowledge transfer and dialog with society

KIT and Heidelberg University Researchers aim to support schools. Volkswagen Foundation funds project with EUR 120,000

KIT researchers apply advanced methods with hybrid functionals to analyze active sites - Publication in Physical Review Letters

President Holger Hanselka: "Law shows a way how we can climb the next level of unity at KIT."

Research project uses deep geothermal energy to extract the raw material - funding is granted by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Use of operando X-ray spectroscopy at KIT brings new opportunities for materials and reaction diagnostics.

Research consortium studies fluctuation in synchronous grid areas – data recorder developed by KIT used for measurements on three continents

While schools and sports clubs were closed, daily physical activity of children and adolescents Increased

Fossil CO2 emissions have decreased more than ever before. However atmospheric CO2 concentrations continue to rise.

Data analysis on the effect of Corona measures: Study of the effectiveness of nonpharmaceutical interventions in combating the pandemic.

KIT coordinates MeKIDI research project for the digitalization of processes in the energy industry

Excellent research on actinide compounds and energy-efficient communication technology: Tonya Vitova and Laurent Schmalen are awarded ERC Consolidator Grants

KIT researchers develop a printed display that is biodegradable - Publication in the Journal of Materials Chemistry

Making artificial intelligence tangible through humanoid robots: Bidirectional exchange between society and research in focus

Study in PNAS: Revised post-2020 biodiversity targets will have to consider global warming

Scientists to evaluate local methane sources in the North Sea with high-resolution modeling

Research team with KIT participation develops platform for short-term predictions on the development of the corona pandemic in Germany and Poland.

Resource-efficient, flexible, and low-cost production of fuel cells – State Ministry of Economic Affairs grants funding in the amount of about EUR 1 million

Field test for a redox flow/lithium-ion battery pair for efficient and long-lasting power and heat supply.

Current ranking of the Center for University Development (CHE) ranks the two master's programs among the top three in the German-speaking world.

The goal of the research of the collaborative research center "TrackAct" at KIT is a holistic understanding of catalytic processes for emission control.

Ministry of Science, Research, and the Arts funds research project "digiLAB - Digitized Learning in Teacher Training" of KIT.

KIT Scientists involved in Whitepaper. Trust in AI systems a prerequisite for successful dissemination.

KIT research team investigates the effects of digital technologies on the work of medical professionals. Project funding over three years.

Closed cycle for plastics from the automotive industry: Waste from engineering plastics is processed into pyrolysis oil that can be used for new components.

Measuring streetcar scrutinizes the rails in the subway tunnel. Project provides insights into wear and operational optimization.

KIT Test series identifies foam mattresses as a possible source of extreme fire behavior

Neurobiological mechanisms analyzed: New findings about the correlation of physical activity and well-being in everyday life.

New project tests electrified and automated vehicles in regular traffic - KIT investigates acceptance and effects.

This year, eight KIT researchers are among the most frequently cited scientists in the world.

KIT project among the best 100 ideas. Funding by anniversary initiative of the Stifterverband.

Millions of Euros in funding for future supercomputers at KIT - Researchers all over Germany can use enormous computing power from Karlsruhe.

Team of KIT and partners presents open source platform for segmentation of volume images. Publication in Nature Communications.

KIT researchers are constructing low-cost and high-performance apparatus that can remove pathogens from ambient air and inactivate them.

Imports of millions of tons of grain and meat undermine EU agricultural standards - environmental damage is thus outsourced.

New project of Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology investigates autonomous particle accelerators.

Processes can run 10 000 times faster - European Research Council funds KIT researchers and partners in the HiSCORE project.

"The Man-Made": Colloquium Fundamentale at KIT dedicates its winter semester to the discipline of culture research.

Interdisciplinary research on 5,800 square meters at KIT Campus North. The new building was officially opened on October 29, 2020.

In Munich, the longest superconducting cable in the world will be realized and used in an economically efficient way. KIT is involved in the project.

New functionalization of glass surfaces enables resource-efficient production, analysis, and biological testing of new active compounds.

KIT researchers stimulate specific expansion of endothelial cells in arterioles – Basis for improved treatment of heart attacks and strokes

Research team investigates the resistance of wild vines against fungi and transfers these findings to the protection of trees in urban areas.

KIT researcher talks about the effects of the crisis on air pollution over China. Significant decrease observed in spring 2020.

KIT researchers have developed the first speech recognition system worldwide that works better than humans and is quicker than other AIs

New Mechatronics Learning and Application Center for up to 1,000 students per semester is being built. Trumpf company funds project.

Federal Ministry for the Environment funds AI lighthouse project "Nitrate Monitoring 4.0" for the reduction of nitrate in groundwater

Opening of the office of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) in Karlsruhe

KIT develops new generation of customizable humanoid robots for the elderly – Carl Zeiss Foundation funds the project with EUR 4.5 million

In the new “Cape Reviso” project, researchers of KIT determine how cyclists and pedestrians feel when they meet in traffic

What trends in climate change are emerging and what influences do they have on our daily life? An interactive presentation globe at KIT enables unusual views of our earth.

Platform Learning Systems publishes new white paper on developing secure, traceable and non-discriminatory AI applications.

Use of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture leads to a strong increase in nitrous oxide concentration in the atmosphere - Study in Nature with participation of the KIT.

Jena Experiment: Biodiversity influences the functioning of ecosystems - Results in Nature Ecology & Evolution.

KIT’s interdisciplinary institution presents activities from 2017 to 2020, with the spread of Covid-19 being the current topic.

EU project CONFER launched - Rainfall forecasts reduce the effects of droughts and floods in East Africa.

Success factors in soccer: A good defense, precise and efficient moves, and expensive players.

Project funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport to optimize traffic management systems on freeways.

The research initiative of the Helmholtz Association presents strategies, technologies and open source tools.

International research team investigates link between specific weather conditions and influenza. Improved forecast of infection waves possible.

Experts discuss issues related to the awareness of artificial intelligence

An ingenious device, only a few micrometers in size, enables to study the reaction of individual biological cells to mechanical stress

DFG and FhG fund project to transfer KIT scientific findings to industry

Livestock farming in Africa is a source of the greenhouse gas N₂O that has been greatly underestimated to date

Production at Lower Costs Thanks to Optimized Distribution of Atoms - Publication in Nature Catalysis

The "Energy System 2050" initiative has studied the transformation of the energy system. Holger Hanselka, President of KIT and Coordinator of the initiative, takes stock.

Modular "U-Shift" concept enables ever new vehicle variants.

KIT Researchers Contribute to Improving Water Supply in the Mekong Delta.

Effects of the pandemic will only become apparent in the atmosphere at a late stage - Decades of action are needed to achieve the Paris climate targets

Researchers of the Cluster of Excellence 3D Matter Made to Order expand the possibilities of two-photon microprinting

Concept developed by KIT researchers enables ultra-fast wireless communications at low cost – highest data rate in terahertz transmission so far

For the first time, KIT researchers use CRISPR/Cas molecular scissors to recombine genes on a chromosome – nature communications publishes results

UV radiation changes DNA even very far away from the point of light entry - Publication in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

The EPIC project coordinated at KIT aims at the energetic, economic, and ecological optimization of production.

Improved polymeric activated carbon membrane filtration system eliminates estradiol by more than 99 percent.

Residence of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology e.V. and Schroff Foundations provide accommodation for 103 students.

Research project aims to achieve efficiencies of up to 33 percent with perovskite silicon solar cells.

International research team describes possible health risk. Publication in Nature Sustainability.

In the Fit4E project, KIT identifies manufacturing competencies of SMEs. Key findings published in a guide.

With funds of the Schroff Foundations, additional housing for 103 KIT students is being built on Hagsfelder Allee.

KIT engineers and industrial partners work on the economic production of individualized industrial and consumer goods.

Scientists of KIT and the University of Freiburg investigate the conversion of pure to mixed stocks - beech-fir mixtures with high potential

Geologists investigate metal enrichment processes in geothermal waters in the Upper Rhine Graben - DFG project investigates potential valuable substances in deep waters

New material opens up the possibility of saving up to 80 percent energy when separating raw materials for the plastics industry - Publication in Nature Materials

Federal Environment Minister Untersteller visits KIT.

Study compares mobility scenarios and helps with strategic decisions.

Lithium lanthanum titanate particles enable high power densities even on the micrometer scale.

Precipitation-induced weakening of the radio connection allows for the generation of rain maps of high temporal resolution.

The Helmholtz Association’s Energy Computing Initiative supports climate-friendly transformation of energy systems.

The European initiative BATTERY 2030+ launches a novel battery development strategy.

KIT and its partners work on new test methods and standards for lithium-ion cells in battery systems.

Cooperation projects on agile production, recycling, utilization concepts and quality assurance.

KIT researchers develop adaptable human-machine interface for combine harvester.

One of the most powerful AI computer systems in Europe now helps to solve humanity's problems.

Cyanobacterium  can be used for fundamental research and biotechnical applications

International research team studied relationships in the Lesser Antilles. Publication in Nature

Spin-off from KIT supports with its free offer and provides software and certification for hygiene and protection measures.

KIT plans adapted lecture times and examination phases. 2020/21 winter semester will start on November 02, 2020.

President Holger Hanselka in an interview about the role of hydrogen in the future energy system.

Scientists demand target to lower extinction rates, comparable to the principle used in climate protection.

Researchers analyze the effect of fake phishing mails to sensitize employees

Digital assembly assistant enables contactless human/machine cooperation.

Interactions between mechanical and electronic properties offer significant application potential.

Research project contributes to understanding the dynamics of forest fires and reducing the risk.

Maximilian Haider, Harald Rose, Knut Urban and Ondrej Krivanek are awarded the Kavli Prize 2020

KIT researchers develop a new method using a seven-day acausal filter to determine the R number.

Computer scientists of KIT and TU Dresden investigate how well generalization of tracking data hides traces on the internet.

Collaboration with Messe Karlsruhe enables large groups of students resume postponed on-campus examinations.

The BLUESKY project studies the effects of social and economic lockdown on the atmosphere.

The “Waterfox” smartphone app of KIT’s startup heliopas.ai helps farmers irrigate their fields more efficiently.

CRISPR/Cas revolutionizes plant breeding through targeted combination of traits.

KIT researchers used a test plant to study how fabric biogas holders can be improved.

The ethics label is visually similar to the energy efficiency label for electronic devices.

“HoreKa” Hybrid System Expected to Be Among Ten Most Powerful Computers in Europe in 2021

Sustainable production: Enabling closed-loop recycling management systems in production processes.

Programmable, biohybrid material system uses bacteria to generate electricity.

The members of the National Advisory Board (NBG) elected Armin Grunwald as the new Co-Chairman.

KIT and FZI develop suggestion for a compromise of centralized and decentralized solution for more privacy.

Colloquium Fundamentale focuses on challenges associated with sustainable, organic business management.

The Karlsruhe Research Accelerator (KARA) is another infrastructure facility of KIT that conducts Corona-related research.

KIT supports efforts to manage the Corona crisis by research and material contributions and scientific and technical services.

New approach to sustainable weed control based on studies of biological communication between plants.

Corona aid: Masks and face shields are delivered to the municipal hospital and ViDia clinics, for example.

KIT scientists are involved in the Belle II accelerator experiment, which has now published first results.

The European research initiative BATTERY 2030+ presents its objectives - CELEST research platform involved.

KIT researchers develop technology to locate injured or buried action forces - without GPS.

The study courses at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology will start on April 20, 2020 with digital-only offerings.

The European Research Council has awarded an Advanced Grant to Peter Sanders‘ “ScAlBox“ project.

Nanostructured polymer film achieves white appearance without the use of environmentally harmful titanium oxide - beetle armour as a model.

At KIT, a pilot plant will be built for the conversion of CO2 from ambient air into solid carbon.

KIT and Risklayer collect current data on the development of the corona pandemic.

A transnational network coordinated by KIT investigates chemical signals between pathogens and plants.

According to a decree of the State of Baden-Württemberg, no public meetings, conferences, or other gatherings and events are to take place until June 15, 2020 for the time being.

Under extreme heat and drought, trees hardly benefit from an increased CO2 level.

Updated FAQ: Organization of Written Examinations in the 2020 Summer Semester / Face-to-face Meetings and other Gatherings (As of July 14, 2020).

FIZ Karlsruhe and KIT are to establish the Directorate of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI).

greenventory startup offers data and software for utilities, grid operators, cities, and municipalities.

The entrepreneur, donor, and patron visited the KIT for the ceremonial presentation of the certificate.

Within the AgiloBat research project, KIT and partners work on future battery production in Germany.

Various processes for the production of synthetic natural gas from renewable electricity developed in the STORE&GO project.

Wolfgang Wernsdorfer receives 150 000 Euros in prize money for his contributions to quantum computing.

Wear of ball screws can be monitored and evaluated by a KIT-developed intelligent system.

KIT computer scientist elected as head of Germany's most important research policy advisory board

Psychological mechanisms revealed: Results provide important implications for prevention and therapy.

New 3D system prints structures of submicrometer precision at record speed.

Information day for girls from grades five and higher with workshops, guided tours, and lectures – register now!

KIT researchers work on new technologies to establish renewable resources as an alternative to fossil fuels.

New event series of KIT provides information on the energy transition and energy research.

The KIT Climate and Environment Center will present its research.

KIT study shows that individual ethical improvements are sufficient to justify immoral behavior.

At the innovation  campus “Future Mobility,” KIT and Stuttgart University develop ideas and business models.