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| 001 | 09.01.2017 |  |
New Endowed Professorship at KIT: Risks of Extreme Weather Events Joaquim Pinto’s Research Focuses on Regional Climate and Weather Hazards – AXA Research Fund supports a new Chair at the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research with EUR 1.8 Million |
| 002 | 10.01.2017 |  |
Neurons Modulate the Growth of Blood Vessels First Hampered, Then Released: Nerve cells regulate the density of blood vessel network dynamical-ly by fine modulation of signaling molecules |
| 003 | 12.01.2017 |  |
Novel LED Street Lights Reduce Costs Costs of Public Illumination Will Be Reduced by New, More Efficient LEDs and Special Method of Interconnecting Them – Production Started by Industry Partner |
| 004 | 17.01.2017 |  |
About Smart IT Systems and Big Data KIT at the City Hall: The KIT Information · Systems · Technologies Center Presents Itself |
| 006 | 19.01.2017 |  |
Metamaterial: Mail Armor Inspires Physicists KIT Researchers Reverse Hall Coefficient – Medieval Mail Armor Inspired Development of Metamaterial with Novel Properties |
| 007 | 25.01.2017 |  |
Heidelberg Castle Revisited Computer Simulation Reconstructs Heidelberg Castle – The World’s Most Famous Castle Ruin Can Now Be Experienced Virtually With All Its Ancient Beauty |
| 008 | 26.01.2017 |  |
Mobility: Optimum Interaction Between Man and Car Smart System for the Interaction between Driver and Autonomous Car – Enhancing Acceptance of Future Highly Automated Vehicles – “PAKoS“ BMBF Project Started |
| 009 | 30.01.2017 |  |
KIT Joins German Renewable Energy Research Association Joint Research for Renewables, Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, and Optimized Technical and Socio-economic Interaction of All System Components |
| 010 | 31.01.2017 |  |
Land-use change possibly produces more Carbon Dioxide than assumed so far Climate Researchers Study Impacts of Land-use Change on Carbon Dioxide - Reforestation Is Important to Climate Protection and Species Diversity – Study in Nature Geoscience |
| 011 | 31.01.2017 |  |
Energiewende: More Research Relating to Gas KIT and Caterpillar Operate Joint Gas Engine Test Laboratory – Cogeneration Power Plant Used for Research and Sustainable Supply on Campus North of KIT |
| 012 | 31.01.2017 |  |
Background Suppression for Super-resolution Light Microscopy KIT-developed STEDD Nanoscopy Yields Enhanced Image Quality for Analyzing Three-dimensional Molecules and Cell Structures – Presentation in Nature Photonics |
| 013 | 01.02.2017 |  |
Turning Research into Innovations ERC Funds for Commercializing Fundamental Research Results Go to KIT – Chemical Analysis by Mobile NMR – Optical Data Transmission Between Chips |
| 014 | 03.02.2017 | KIT in the Top 100 of the World’s Most International Universities Good Ranking Results from KIT’s High International Academic Reputation as well as International Students and Staff |
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| 015 | 03.02.2017 |  |
KIT’s Campus Alpine Joins Bavarian Climate Alliance Work of the Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Focuses on Processes in the Atmosphere and Global Climate Change |
| 016 | 06.02.2017 |  |
KIT Student on Forbes List “30 Under 30” US Business Magazine Ranks the Iranian Educated in Germany Among the Most Influential Young Europeans |
| 017 | 09.02.2017 |  |
KIT Wants to Make Its Campus More Sustainable Planting Event on February 14, 2017 – KIT’s Master Plan 2030 for a Sustainable Campus Development Focuses on Buildings, Energy, Climate, and Mobility |
| 018 | 13.02.2017 |  |
Back in the Depot: AERO-TRAM Measurements Completed Climate Data from the Tram: Project for the Scientifically Precise Measurement of Air Quality in the Region of Karlsruhe Is Completed – Cooperation of KIT and VBK |
| 019 | 14.02.2017 | Cybersecurity in Germany Science Makes Recommendations for Improving Cybersecurity in Germany: Continuing the Positive Development |
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| 020 | 15.02.2017 |  |
Metal-organic Frameworks Used as Looms KIT Researchers Produce Two-dimensional Textiles from Monomolecular Polymer Threads - Publication in Nature Communications |
| 021 | 16.02.2017 |  |
Measuring the True Size of Gods and Giants With a Commercially Available Photocamera and the Know-how of KIT, Three-dimensional Computer Models of Gigantic Objects Are Produced |
| 022 | 21.02.2017 |  |
Karlsruhe Dialogues on Diversity, Democracy, and Populism Focus on Pluralistic Society and Its Enemies – Keynote Lecture, Public Symposium, Panel Discussion, and Cultural Program |
| 023 | 22.02.2017 |  |
HIGH-TOOL Supports Transport Planning in Europe Strategic Model Assesses Sustainability until 2050 - EU Project Coordinated by KIT |
| 024 | 23.02.2017 | KIT’s Support of Startups Is Exemplary KIT in Second Place in Gründungsradar Ranking |
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| 025 | 23.02.2017 |  |
2016 Julius Wess Award Goes to Robert Klanner Robert Klanner Is Granted Award for Fundamental Contributions to the Development of Silicon Trackers Needed for the Discovery and Measurement of Heavy Elementary Particles |
| 026 | 01.03.2017 |  |
Privacy: Secrecy Obligation for the Digital Piggy Bank Bonus Point Cards and Digital Payment Are Popular, but Users Leave a Data Track - KIT Scientists Develop System for Better Protection of Privacy |
| 027 | 06.03.2017 |  |
European Cutting-edge Research at KIT Ten Years European Research Council – Celebration Event at KIT: Scientists Present Outstanding Projects |
| 028 | 07.03.2017 |  |
Congress: “Wie bringen wir Kinder in Schwung?” Long-term Study of KIT Sports Scientists on Physical Fitness of Children and Adolescents – Seventh Congress of This Type on Campus South |
| 029 | 08.03.2017 | KIT Is in the Top 100 of the World in Nine Subjects QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 – KIT Is Strong in “Natural Sciences” and “Engineering and Technology” |
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| 030 | 08.03.2017 |  |
Network for Neutrino Research and Sensors Particle Physicists of KIT, Heidelberg University, and National and International Partners Intensify Cooperation to Learn More about the Building Blocks of the Universe |
| 031 | 09.03.2017 |  |
Reliable Molecular Toggle Switch Developed New Dimension of Miniaturized Electronic Components – Switch Can Be Operated as often as Desired – Future Circuits May Be a Hundred Times Smaller |
| 032 | 14.03.2017 |  |
CeBIT: Autonomous Driving and Other Glimpses into the Future Driving without Traffic-light Stops – Skilled Robots – Computers Understanding Language – Eye Tracking at Home – More Fun for Paragliders – Symposium: Robotics in the 21st Century |
| 033 | 15.03.2017 |  |
On Their Way to Mars: Test of Instruments in the Black Forest Joint Observatory of KIT and Stuttgart University Tests Seismometers for NASA |
| 034 | 15.03.2017 | Models for Customized Energy Systems KIT Coordinates “Energy Systems Integration“ Project Under the“Key Future Research Topics“ Program of the Helmholtz Association |
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| 035 | 16.03.2017 |  |
A Fifth of the World’s Food Is Wasted International Study on the Global Food System: Overeating and “Throwaway Mentality” Re-duce Global Food Security and Damage the Environment |
| 036 | 20.03.2017 |  |
Energy from Toilet Wastewater Wastewater as Valuable Resource – World Water Day on Wednesday, March 22 – Millions of Deaths Annually Due to Wrong Use of Wastewater |
| 037 | 21.03.2017 |  |
Big Data Approach to Predict Protein Structure Proteins Are a Basis of Life – Malfunctions May Lead to Alzheimer’s Disease – Repair Requires the Protein Structure to Be Known – Experimental Method Is Cumbersome |
| 038 | 23.03.2017 |  |
Interior Positioning System for Dynamic Environments Enhanced Safety and Productivity of Shipyards – Location in Dynamic, Industrial Environments – New Positioning System Supports Digitization of Workplaces |
| 039 | 28.03.2017 |  |
Top Performance Thanks to Optimal Settings 200 Years after the Invention of the Bicycle by Karl Drais, KIT’s Bike Scanner Helps to Adjust a Racing Bike to the Cyclist |
| 040 | 28.03.2017 |  |
Vortexes as Wheels of Nature Biomechanics Expert Claus Mattheck Transfers Universal Forms of Trees to Technical Components |
| 041 | 30.03.2017 |  |
Properly Sorted: More Intelligence to Bulk Material Plants Most Everyday Goods Pass Through Sorting Machines – KIT and IOSB Researchers Make Bulk Material Systems More Perfect – Optimization of Many Thousands of Plants Could Save Billions |
| 042 | 30.03.2017 |  |
EU Ranking: KIT Is Strong in Research and Knowledge Transfer Excellent Ratings for the Subjects of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Informatics, and Mechanical Engineering |
| 043 | 04.04.2017 |  |
Hannover Messe: Innovative Technologies for the Energy Transition, E-mobility, and Materials Sciences KIT Presents Innovations at Two Big Stands: At the “Energy” Leading Trade Fair in Hall 27 and at the “Research & Technology” Fair in Hall 2 |
| 044 | 05.04.2017 |  |
Using Sulfur to Store Solar Energy Closed Cycle Based on the Combustion of Sulfur for Overnight Storage of Solar Energy and for Providing Renewable Energy Sources with Base-load Capacity |
| 045 | 06.04.2017 |  |
2017 Girls’ Day: Studies and Vocational Training at KIT Information Day with 40 Workshops, Guided Tours, and Presentations – Registrations Are Still Possible |
| 046 | 07.04.2017 |  |
Plants with Custom-fit Combined Traits For the Second Time, Holger Puchta Receives ERC Advanced Grant for Research with Molecular Scissors |
| 047 | 07.04.2017 |  |
Optics Advance Quantum Information Processing European Research Council Selects Wolfgang Wernsdorfer for Funding through an ERC Advanced Grant |
| 048 | 12.04.2017 |  |
Solar Cells with Nanostripes KIT Scientists Gain New Insights into the Structure of Perovskite Solar Cells |
| 049 | 20.04.2017 |  |
Nature: 3D-Printing of Glass Now Possible New Procedure Allows Complex Forms of Glass to Be Made by 3D-Printing / Publication in “Nature” / Presentation also at Hanover Fair |
| 050 | 24.04.2017 |  |
Erasable Ink for 3D Printing Laser-written Three-dimensional Microstructures Can Be Erased and Rewritten, if Desired – Very Important Paper Publication in Angewandte Chemie |
| 051 | 26.04.2017 |  |
Winemakers Lose Billions of Dollars Every Year due to Natural Disasters Scientists Develop Global Risk Index for Wine Regions – Climate Change Has Positive and Negative Effects on Wine Industry |
| 052 | 27.04.2017 |  |
Electric Impulses Clean Industrial Water and Paints Innovative Process for Decontamination in Paint Shops |
| 053 | 27.04.2017 |  |
For Strong Science Communication in Germany Joint Press Release by the National Institute for Science Communication, the Klaus Tschira Foundation (KTS), and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) |
| 054 | 28.04.2017 |  |
Water Droplets as Miniaturized Test Tubes New Laboratory Technology Makes Search for Active Substances Less Expensive – Water Droplets Self-arrange and Pipetting Robots Are No Longer Required |
| 055 | 02.05.2017 |  |
KIT Career Fair with 250 Companies Regional, National, and International Employers Present Themselves on KIT Campus South – Framework Program with Short Presentations, Lectures, Check of Application Documents, and Photo Shootings |
| 056 | 04.05.2017 |  |
New Series: “City Conversations: Heimat – was ist das?” Presentation Series at ZAK on the Complexity and Ambivalence of the Conception of Home |
| 057 | 05.05.2017 |  |
Guidelines for Implementation of Industry 4.0 Researchers Develop Guidelines for Intelligent Production and Products |
| 058 | 05.05.2017 |  |
2017 Annual Celebration of KIT: Success through Networking Fascination of Science: Research for the Society’s Areas of Demand of Energy, Mobility, Information Based on a Wide Scope of Scientific Disciplines |
| 059 | 08.05.2017 |  |
KIT’s Supercomputer Is Excellent in All Respects KIT’s New Computing Center with Its High-performance Computer Is Granted Energy Efficiency Prize – Researchers from All over Germany Can Use the Petaflop System |
| 060 | 09.05.2017 | CHE: Highly Satisfied Students at KIT Students of Business Engineering at KIT Are Highly Satisfied with Their Studies Situation / Information Engineering and Management Is Ranked in Two Top Groups |
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| 061 | 11.05.2017 |  |
Autonomous Driving: Permanent Environmental Recognition Reliable Environmental Recognition Is Crucial to Autonomous Driving – OPTICAR Project Develops and Optimizes Camera Systems for the Karlsruhe Priority Region for Mobility Systems |
| 062 | 15.05.2017 |  |
Water Resources Management in Arid Regions SaWaM Project Makes Global Data Usable for Regional Management and Seasonal Forecast |
| 063 | 16.05.2017 |  |
Joint Campus Radio Will Go on Air Students of KIT and Four Other Universities in Karlsruhe Plan Joint Program |
| 064 | 18.05.2017 |  |
Energy Transition: Smart, Interconnected, Sustainable KIT at Intersolar and ees: Intelligent Energy System of the Future – Energy Lab 2.0 Research Platform / Efficiency and Safety of Today’s Home Storage Systems |
| 065 | 23.05.2017 |  |
SEW-EURODRIVE Supports KIT Foundation SEW Funds Professorship for “Basic Electronic and Information Technologies for Functional Safety“ and a “Learning and Application Center for Mechatronics“ |
| 066 | 23.05.2017 | Using Synergies: Research for Digital Change After Berlin’s Decision on the Internet Institute: Baden-Württemberg Consortium Plans to Continue Cooperation – State Government Promises Support |
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| 067 | 24.05.2017 |  |
Knowledge Buffet: “All You Can Eat – And Learn“ Running Sushi Buffet, Scientific Presentations, and “Knowledge Snacks“ to Take Away – Contribution to the 2016*17 Science Year of the Federal Ministry of Research |
| 068 | 26.05.2017 |  |
Growth Mechanism of Fungi Decoded Fungal Cells Do not Grow by Division, but Extend Almost Infinitely – Video Sequence Illustrates Growth |
| 069 | 29.05.2017 |  |
2017 Tour Eucor: 900 Kilometers through Three Countries The 20th Tour Eucor from June 6 to 10 Will Lead to the Five Locations of Eucor – The European Campus – Start at Karlsruhe Palace – Music Festival after the Tour |
| 070 | 30.05.2017 | KIT Starts Application Phase for the Next Winter Semester Early Application Recommended – Wide Range of Local and Online Support Services Available |
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| 071 | 06.06.2017 |  |
KIT and Bosch: Joining Forces for Innovation KIT and Bosch Sign General Agreement to Consolidate Their Long-Standing Partnership – Strategic Partnership Promotes Research, Teaching, and Innovation |
| 072 | 07.06.2017 |  |
Open Day 2017: Effects at KIT June 24, 2017: Citizens Invited to Dialog with KIT – Guided Tours of the KIT Laboratories at Campus North – Party Mile – Lectures – Stage – Program for Kids – Unifest |
| 073 | 07.06.2017 |  |
Light-Driven Customization of High-Tech Materials Australian Research Council Honors Christopher Barner-Kowollik with Australian Laureate Fellowship – Prize Money of More Than AUD three Million for Method that Enables Precise Programming of Material Properties |
| 074 | 08.06.2017 |  |
Nature: Optical Communication at Record-High Speed Soliton frequency combs generated in optical microresonators allow to transmit data at rates of more than 50 terabits per second – publication in Nature |
| 075 | 08.06.2017 | QS Ranking – KIT Well Reputed Among Employers For the “Employer Reputation” metric, KIT is ranked among the top 40 in international comparison – the overall worldwide university ranking lists KIT at 107 |
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| 076 | 09.06.2017 |  |
Research for Sustainable Life in the Heart of the City Scientists at KIT team up with citizens and civil society groups to develop ideas for more sustainability and quality of life in the “Karlsruhe Oststadt” urban quarter |
| 077 | 12.06.2017 |  |
Turning the First Sod for the Energy Lab 2.0 Construction of the First Energy Lab 2.0 Building Starts / Move-In of the First Scientists Scheduled for 2018 |
| 078 | 12.06.2017 |  |
Erna-Scheffler-Förderpreis für vorzügliche Forschung Soroptimist Club Karlsruhe zeichnet die Wirtschaftsingenieurin Dr. Nicole Stricker und die Biologin Bettina Fleck vom KIT aus – Verleihung am 23. Juni 2017 im Bundesverfassungsgericht |
| 079 | 13.06.2017 |  |
The Oceans – Resource, Climate Factor, and Escape Route Public series of lectures under the title “Mensch und Meer: Hoffnungen und Herausforderungen” at ZAK presents the ocean as a habitat. |
| 080 | 19.06.2017 |  |
Innovation Day: “Every Corporate Group Once Was a Start-Up” “Creating Innovation” is the motto under which innovators, companies, investors, students, employees, and representatives of the regional start-up scene meet at KIT for the annual NEULAND Innovation Day |
| 081 | 21.06.2017 |  |
Gerd Hirzinger Is Awarded Heinrich Hertz Guest Professorship Pioneer of Robotics to Give Two Public Lectures on June 28 and 29, 2017 at KIT |
| 082 | 24.06.2017 |  |
Open Day at KIT a Big Success Effects at KIT: 35,000 Visitors Look Behind the Scenes of Research of Campus North |
| 083 | 26.06.2017 |  |
Energy Planning: Improved Algorithms for Decision-Makers The energy turnaround depends on how uncertainties are being dealt with – KIT conducts research on the mathematics for energy system technology – new professor for stochastic optimization |
| 084 | 27.06.2017 |  |
Optimizing E-Mobility Use for Everyday Life The “BiE – Evaluation of Integrated E-Mobility” project develops, among other things, an electronic assistant that supports users in choosing the adequate means of travel for each situation |
| 085 | 29.06.2017 |  |
German Mobility Prize Goes to KIT Project HIGH-TOOL project helps understand long-term impacts of transport policy measures on economy, society, and environment / price awarded at the Federal Ministry of Transport in Berlin |
| 086 | 03.07.2017 |  |
A View on the Water Quality of Reservoirs New and globally applicable methods simplify water pollution control / international research pro-ject led by KIT / funded by BMBF with EUR 2.6 million |
| 087 | 03.07.2017 |  |
European Campus Projects Funded with Nearly EUR 1 Million Start-up financing for cross-border projects: “Seed Money” is the first proprietary funding instrument of the Eucor university confederation in the Upper-Rhine area |
| 088 | 03.07.2017 |  |
Understanding Tools, Users, and Their Interaction The KIT power tool test center enables effective investigation and development of hand-held tools, such as hammer drills and angle grinders, by using standardized, realistic tests |
| 089 | 04.07.2017 |  |
Adapters Enable Better Communication Between Machines In Industry 4.0, machines must exchange information, but often, they do not speak the same language. Scientists at KIT have overcome these communication problems. |
| 090 | 04.07.2017 |  |
KIT at the City Hall: Autonomous Technology – What about the Human Being? KIT Humans and Technology Center presents research results in the Bürgersaal of Karlsruhe City Hall |
| 091 | 04.07.2017 |  |
Leibniz Prize Finally Presented to Britta Nestler No scientific misconduct by KIT materials researcher – Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize award ceremony at the annual meeting of the DFG in Halle |
| 092 | 05.07.2017 | “Shanghai” Ranking: Top Results for KIT KIT among the 100 top universities worldwide in 13 subjects – stronghold in Engineering Sciences |
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| 093 | 06.07.2017 |  |
Solar Glasses Generate Solar Power Semitransparent organic solar cells in eyeglasses to power microprocessor / example of future solar-powered mobile applications |
| 094 | 07.07.2017 |  |
Compact Accelerators: Inspecting Matter Using Terahertz Light Using the FLUTE linear accelerator, KIT researchers explore technologies for tomorrow’s accelerators and the application of terahertz radiation in science, industry, and medicine |
| 095 | 10.07.2017 |  |
2017 Mechanical Engineering Day at KIT: Engineers in Industry and Science Trade Fair, Lectures, and Departmental Celebratory Colloquium on Friday, July 14, 2017 – Keynote Lecture by Dr. Heiko Roßkamp (Andreas STIHL AG & Co. KG) |
| 096 | 10.07.2017 | Fear of Cyberattacks on Public Water Supply Security experts from research, politics, economy, and the police of three countries use conference at KIT in Karlsruhe to call for better protection of critical infrastructures in the Upper Rhine region |
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| 097 | 11.07.2017 |  |
Natural Molecule to Boost the Performance of Electrodes for Rechargeable Batteries Lab tests show that a novel material based on the organic porphyrin molecule allows to charge batteries within one single minute |
| 098 | 14.07.2017 |  |
Environmental Technology Award for Two Projects with KIT Participation Award for Tandem Solar Collector and Microstructured Reactors as Sustainable Technologies |
| 099 | 17.07.2017 |  |
Smart Robots, Small Hunters – and the Earth from Above 2016 KIT Children’s University to Start on August 01 – 15th Anniversary with Ten Lectures, KIT Children’s University Campus, and Interactive Workshops |
| 100 | 17.07.2017 |  |
Air Quality Measurements in the Sky over Europe HALO Mission Studies the Influence of Air Pollution from Conurbations on the Earth’s Atmosphere |
| 101 | 18.07.2017 |  |
Climate Research: Council of Science and Humanities Rates AtmoSat as Outstanding Scientific Evaluation Is Decision Basis for National Roadmap – Council: AtmoSat Data Will Be ”Unique” and “of Highest Relevance” |
| 102 | 19.07.2017 |  |
Students on a Surveying Trip in the Black Forest Exercise with a Tradition of 125 Years – The Only Exercise of this Kind in Geodesy Study Programs in Germany |
| 103 | 24.07.2017 |  |
Power-to-Liquid: 200 Liters of Fuel from Solar Power and the Air’s Carbon Dioxide Pilot Plant Produces First Synthetic Fuel from Solar Power and the Air’s Carbon Dioxide/KIT Spin-off INERATEC Supplied Key Component – Video of Opening |
| 104 | 24.07.2017 |  |
From Atmospheric Particles to Polymers Based on Renewable Resources Annual Conference of the KIT Climate and Environment Center on July 31, 2017 – Sparkasse Environmental Award for Six Young Scientists – Keynote Lecture on Clouds |
| 105 | 25.07.2017 |  |
Playing Computer Games at Competition Level E-Sports Is Gaining Ground and Attracts Large Audiences – KIT Is the Only German University Sup-porting High-performance Video Gaming in an Official Sports Club |
| 106 | 26.07.2017 |  |
Navigation System of Brain Cells Decoded Hardwiring of the Brain Is Genetically Pre-programmed – Researchers now Understand Better How Neurons Implement the Blueprint for the Brain |
| 107 | 31.07.2017 |  |
Volkswagen Foundation Funds Project on Model Theory Model Research as a Joint Effort of the Humanities and Engineering Sciences – Social Dimensions of the Energy Transition |
| 108 | 31.07.2017 |  |
Studying the Asian Monsoon with a High-Altitude Aircraft Climate Research: International Team of Scientists Investigates Air at Altitudes up to 20 km – KIT’s Focus Lies on Ammonia |
| 109 | 01.08.2017 |  |
When Robots Help with Shopping KIT’s IFL PiRo Team Convinces with Novel Shelf Concept and Innovative Object Detection for Future Warehousing / Participation in the Amazon Robotics Challenge / Video |
| 110 | 14.09.2017 |  |
Electromobility: Master Plan for Quick-charging Service Stations Tool for Expanding the Quick-charging Infrastructure as a Function of Requirements/Planning Tool for Evaluating Locations for Quick-charging Points in the Stuttgart Region |
| 111 | 14.09.2017 |  |
Self-healing Gold Particles Materials with a Shape Memory so far Have Had to Be Composed of Various Components in a Painstaking Process – Scientists now Discovered Self-healing Powers of Pure Gold |
| 112 | 10.08.2017 |  |
Futurologists: Our Everyday Technology Is Not Predictable Scientists of the Institute of Technology Futures Explore Present and Past Visions of Tomorrow’s Technology – New Endowed Professorship |
| 113 | 15.08.2017 |  |
Bye Bye, Ivory Tower – Hello, Open Science KIT Technology Assessment Experts Study Opportunities and Risks of Open Science |
| 114 | 21.08.2017 |  |
Energiewende: Energy Network Experts Pool Know-how The Energiewende Works only with a Smart Grid – Storage Technologies and Their Integration Are Decisive for Stable Power Supply Conditions – KIT Coordinates European Research Project |
| 115 | 22.08.2017 |  |
Body Energy as a Power Source Mobile Devices, such as Smartphones, Trackers, or Tonometers Are not only Helpful, but also Consume Lots of Power. KIT Researchers Satisfy the Need for Electricity by Kinetic Energy. |
| 116 | 28.08.2017 |  |
Online Purchasing Decisions Studied in the Lab At the Karlsruhe Decision and Design Lab, One of the Biggest Computer-based Experimental Laboratories Worldwide, Researchers Study the Influence of Emotions on Decisions |
| 117 | 30.08.2017 |  |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: High Sensitivity on Smallest Space For the First Time, Scientists of KIT Use Lenz Lenses for Measurements for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) – Potential Applications in Medicine |
| 118 | 31.08.2017 |  |
Harvey is one of the top 10 most costly natural disasters of all-time Texas suffers direct losses of $58 billion – Further increases in costs may be expected – Only Sandy and Katrina were more expensive |
| 119 | 01.09.2017 |  |
On the Way to Promotion into the Logistics League KIT Researchers Have Equipped Transport Robots with Team Spirit – In the Driverless Transport System, They Now Interact as in a Modern Football Team |
| 120 | 04.09.2017 |  |
The Dead Sea: Environmental Research on the Edge of Extremes Availability of Water, Environmental Risks, and Climate Change in the Focus of the DESERVE Helmholtz Virtual Institute – Public Closing Event in Halle on September 12, 2017 |
| 121 | 04.09.2017 |  |
Cultivated Building Materials for Cities of the Future As part of the “Beyond Mining – Urban Growth” Exhibition of the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, KIT Researchers Present a Load-bearing Structure of Fungal Mycelium and Bamboo |
| 122 | 04.09.2017 |  |
North Korean Nuclear Test Measured in Southwest Germany KIT Geophysicists Measure Earthquake after Bomb Test – Seismic Waves Need Twelve Minutes to Arrive in Central Europe |
| 123 | 05.09.2017 |  |
Virtual Driving Instructor and Close-to-reality Driving Simulator Close-to-reality Training Drives through Virtual Environments / Tutoring System Assesses Driving Behavior / Development Project in Cooperation with China / Video on the Project |
| 124 | 05.09.2017 | KIT Improves in THE Ranking In this Year’s THE Ranking, KIT Is Ranked in Position 133 – KIT Improves in Education, Research, Internationality, and Citations |
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| 125 | 06.09.2017 |  |
Bone Marrow Models to Study Blood and Musculoskeletal Disorders Dr. Cornelia Lee-Thedieck Receives ERC Starting Grant of EUR 1.5 Million for Five Years |
| 126 | 06.09.2017 |  |
Flexible Production of Electric Motors for Vehicles State Funds “AnStaHa” Project with EUR 1.2 Million – Research Strengthens Viability of Medium-sized Companies in Baden-Württemberg |
| 127 | 08.09.2017 |  |
“Irma” Is Most Devastating Caribbean Storm of All Time KIT Researchers Estimate the Damage to Amount to US$ 10 Billion – Overseas Territories of EU Member States Affected Strongly |
| 128 | 12.09.2017 |  |
CHF 12 Million for Research into Atomic-scale Components The Swiss Werner Siemens-Foundation Supports Establishment of a Centre for Single-Atom Electronics and Photonics in Karlsruhe and Zurich |
| 129 | 12.09.2017 | QS Ranking: Optimum Start of Employment Thanks to KIT QS Graduate Employability Ranking 2018: KIT Is the Best University in Germany, Seventh in Europe, and in 30th Position Worldwide |
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| 130 | 14.09.2017 |  |
Fitness App Turns Families into Sports Teams Via Smartphone, Parents and Children Motivate Each Other to Do Sports and Adopt a Healthier Lifestyle – Sports Science Study Focuses on Family’s Activity and Nutrition Behavior |
| 131 | 15.09.201 |  |
Schnitzel Made in the Petri Dish Meets with Acceptance Study: In-vitro Meat Might Help Solve Problems Caused by Meat Consumption |
| 132 | 18.09.2017 | Milestone for KIT: Klaus Tschira Foundation Donates New Building to the Research University New Building to Be Constructed on Adenauerring for Use by KIT – Existing Building Will Be Refurbished / Joint Press Release of the Klaus Tschira Foundation and KIT |
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| 133 | 18.09.2017 | Acquiring Key Competencies at the University KIT’s House of Competence (HoC) Conveys Key Competencies to Students / HoC Organizes Conference on Key Competencies on October 5 and 6, 2017 |
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| 134 | 21.09.2017 | Plannable and Transparent Career Paths at KIT KIT Establishes Nine Tenure-track Professorships from Funds of the Federal/State Government Program / Convincing Concept of KIT |
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| 135 | 22.09.2017 |  |
Science: Ambassadors from Distant Galaxies Scientists of the Pierre Auger Collaboration Prove Extragalactic Origin of High-energy Cosmic Rays / Publication in Science |
| 136 | 25.09.2017 |  |
How Switches Work in Bacteria Researchers of KIT, Heidelberg University, and Freie Universität Berlin Analyze Structure and Dynamics of Riboswitches in Light Optical Single-molecule Experiments |
| 137 | 25.09.2017 |  |
ZEISS Invests EUR 30 Million in Innovation Hub at KIT ZEISS and KIT Plan Shared Innovation Building – KIT Spinoffs Are Offered Longer-term Prospects on Site – ZEISS and KIT Promote Strategic Partnership |
| 138 | 26.09.2017 |  |
Thunderstorm Activity Is Highest at Foot of the Zugspitze Every Year, Storm, Hail, and Heavy Rains Cause a Damage of EUR 2 Billion on the Average – KIT Researchers Studied Thunderstorm and Lightning Activity |
| 139 | 26.09.2017 |  |
“Knowledge Buffet“ Tastes Delicious: KIT Wins Univer-sity Competition Launched by Wissenschaft im Dialog Pieces of Fish and Knowledge on the Running Sushi Buffet, Scientific Presentations Relating to the Sea |
| 140 | 28.09.2017 |  |
Industry of the Future: German-French Cooperation Production Systems, Robotics, Virtual Reality, and Manufacturing Processes Will Be in the Focus of the ”French-German Institute for Industry of the Future” / Conference on October 6, 2017 |
| 141 | 29.09.2017 |  |
Excellence Strategy: KIT Reaches Final of Clusters of Excellence Funding Line with Four Initiatives Full Proposals on Projects in Informatics, Materials Science, Elementary Particle and Astroparticle Physics, as well as Energy Research – President Hanselka: “Big Success for KIT” |
| 142 | 02.10.2017 |  |
Autonomous Driving at the Bus Depot Bus Depot Use Case: Study Analyzes Feasibility and Cost Reduction Potentials of Autonomous Driv-ing – KIT, FZI, and SSB Conduct Research at the Interface of IT and Mobility |
| 143 | 04.10.2017 |  |
Quantum Simulator: First Functioning Component Superconducting Quantum Simulator Outperforms Conventional Computer and May Simulate Complex Biological Processes, such as Plant Metabolism |
| 144 | 05.10.2017 |  |
KIT Is Granted IEEE Milestone Otto Lehmann International Association of Engineers Honors Fundamental Research into Liquid Crystals – Cere-mony on October 11, 2017 in Karlsruhe |
| 145 | 09.10.2017 |  |
Big Data: Large-area Measurement Network for Fine Dust Computer Scientists Combine Data of Various Sources to Better Understand Urban Air Pollution / Database for Science, Authorities, and Citizens / Augsburg as a Model Region |
| 146 | 09.10.2017 |  |
5,000 Student Beginners at KIT Welcome Event for Student Beginners at Schwarzwaldhalle – More than 25,000 Students in the KIT Winter Semester of 2017/18 |
| 147 | 10.10.2017 |  |
Mobility: Autonomous, Sustainable, Useful, and Safe Series of Seminars of the Karlsruhe Priority Region for Mobility Systems at KIT to Present Fascinating and Current Aspects of Research |
| 148 | 11.10.2017 |  |
Microscopy: A Keen Eye on Sensitive Samples New Multifunctional Electron Microscope of KIT Can Detect Structures in Sensitive Materials |
| 149 | 11.10.2017 | NTU Ranking: KIT Is the Best German University in Natural and Engineering Sciences International Ranking of the National Taiwan University (NTU) Is Based on Publication Data |
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| 150 | 13.10.2017 |  |
Co-Founder of Informatics: On Karl Steinbuch’s 100th Birthday Karl Steinbuch Coined the Term “Informatics“ – The Visionary Conducted Research and Lectured in Karlsruhe |
| 151 | 16.10.2017 |  |
Dynamic Catalytic Converters for Clean Air in the City Dynamic Structure of Platinum Particles Optimizes Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment / German-French Cooperation / Publication in the Journal ‘Angewandte Chemie’ |
| 152 | 17.10.2017 |  |
Secure Payment without Leaving a Trace Conventional Electronic Payment Systems Offer Minimum Data Security – KIT Scientists Have Developed Safe Protocol to Guarantee Privacy |
| 153 | 19.10.2017 |  |
Butterfly Wing Inspires Photovoltaics: Light Absorption Can Be Enhanced by Up to 200 Percent Nanostructures Optimize Light Absorption in Black Butterflies – Principle Can Be Transferred to Photovoltaics for Improving Light Harvesting in Thin-Film Solar Cells – Cell Efficiency Increase |
| 154 | 20.10.2017 |  |
Colloquium Fundamentale: Parallel to Majority Society Presentation Series on “Parallelwelten – eine Gefahr für die Demokratie?“ of ZAK Covers Collective Structures Parallel to the Society’s Mainstream |
| 155 | 24.10.2017 |  |
Practical Test for the Future Energy Market KIT Field Test in Landau on Trading of Electricity by Private Households – Regional Electricity Trading Is to Push the Use of Renewable Energies |
| 156 | 25.10.2017 |  |
3D Microprinting: Security for Products, Passports, and Money Forgeries and Product Piracy Are Detrimental to Society and Industry – 3D Microstructures Can Increase Security – KIT Researchers Develop Innovative Fluorescent 3D Structures |
| 157 | 27.10.2017 |  |
Education of Teachers-to-be in Karlsruhe Joint Event of Four Karlsruhe Universities on November 09, 2017, Informs about Education Programs for Future Teachers |
| 158 | 30.10.2017 |  |
Ceria Nanoparticles: It Is the Surface that Matters New Findings Relating to the Structure Enable Specific Further Development of Catalytic Converters and Photocatalysts – Three Publications in the Journal Angewandte Chemie |
| 159 | 02.11.2017 |  |
Medical Innovations for Africa Technology Assessment: Open Innovation and Local Clinical Centers Can Strengthen Research and Product Development for Neglected Diseases – Analysis for the German Bundestag Provides a Wide Range of Options |
| 160 | 09.11.2017 |  |
Hunting for the Finest Droplet With Simulation Methods Usually Applied for Trick Films and Computer Games, Engineers Want to Reduce Exhaust Gas Emission of Aircraft by Fifty Percent |
| 161 | 10.11.2017 |  |
Organs on Microchips for Safe Drug Testing Vanessa Kappings of KIT Is Granted 2017 LUSH PRIZE Supporting Animal-free Testing in Research |
| 162 | 13.11.2017 |  |
Quantum Computing with Molecules for a Quicker Search of Unsorted Databases Grover’s Quantum Algorithm Successfully Implemented – Superposition Manipulated and Read out Electrically – Publication in Physical Review Letters |
| 163 | 14.11.2017 |  |
Day for Information about Studies at KIT “Uni für Einsteiger” on November 22, 2017: Lectures, Workshops, Guided Tours, and Personal Consultations Will Provide Insight into Study Programs and Training Options |
| 164 | 15.11.2017 |  |
Environmental Research: The Silence of the Bumblebees Pesticides Reduce the Buzz of Bumblebees and Bees and, Hence, the Amount of Pollen Collected – Study in Scientific Reports |
| 165 | 15.11.2017 |  |
The Hazards of Antibiotic Resistances Remain High A Survey among Antibiotics Researchers Worldwide Reveals Uncertainty about the Number of Deaths – A New Survey Tool Helps to Obtain Global Expert Opinions on Vital Issues |
| 166 | 17.11.2017 |  |
Science Night at KIT from 8 pm to 4 am Third Public Lectures Series Organized by KIT Students |
| 167 | 20.11.2017 |  |
Transparent Coatings for Everyday Applications Fluoropor is a New Material That Repels Water and Resists Abrasion Due to a Continuous Nano/Microstructure – Presentation in Nature Scientific Reports |
| 168 | 21.11.2017 |  |
Wafer to Chip: X-ray Imaging for Reduced Defect Rate New Method Shows How Smallest Damage at the Surface of Semiconductor Crystals Develops into Large Defects / Reduced Defect Rate in the Manufacture of Computer Chips |
| 169 | 24.11.2017 |  |
Science: Metamaterial with a Twist KIT Scientists Have Designed a Three-dimensional Material that Converts Linear Compression Forces into a Rotation Movement / Publication in Science |
| 170 | 28.11.2017 |  |
Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles Are Better than Their Reputation First Systematic Empirical Comparison of Performances of Battery and Hybrid Vehicles / Smaller Carbon Dioxide Footprint of Hybrids / Publication in Nature Scientific Reports |
| 171 | 28.11.2017 |  |
Research into Terahertz Signals and Friction-optimized Metals Christian Koos and Christian Greiner of KIT Receive ERC Consolidator Grants |
| 172 | 29.11.2017 |  |
Gips-Schüle Research Award for Ultracompact Photodetector Smallest Photodetector Worldwide Converts Optical into Electrical Signals – Direct Installation on Electric Chips Is Possible |
| 173 | 30.11.2017 |  |
Zukunftspreis: Artificial Hands of Enhanced Sensitivity Karlsruhe Startup Established by a Scientist of KIT Was in the Final for the German President’s Award for Innovation in Science and Technology and Accepted for the “Circle of the Best” |
| 174 | 04.12.2017 |  |
New World Karst Aquifer Map International Project of KIT Results in the “World Karst Aquifer Map“ that Is to Improve the Protection and Management of Karst Aquifers |
| 175 | 04.12.2017 |  |
KIT and BASF Intensify Joint Research KIT and the Industrial Company Plan to Cooperate in Academic Education, Innovation, and the Recruitment of Qualified Staff |
| 176 | 05.12.2017 |  |
A Transport Association Turns into a Mobility Provider Innovative Mobility Concept Planned for the Region of Karlsruhe – KIT Contributes Know-how – RegioMOVE Project Is Funded with about EUR 5 Million |
| 177 | 12.12.2017 |  |
German Sustainability Award for Bio-electrochemical Fuel Cell Collaboration of Partners from Research and Industry Results in the Development of a Component for an Energy-generating Sewage Treatment Plant |
| 178 | 14.12.2017 |  |
Why Doughs Stick to Surfaces Structure of Work Surfaces and Materials and Contact Time Influence Dough Adhesion – Enhancing Food Safety and Productivity of Bakeries |
| 179 | 27.12.2017 |  |
Karlsruhe Urban Transition Lab to Be Extended KIT’s Urban Transition Lab 131 Will Be Extended to the “Karlsruhe Transformation Center for Sustainable Futures and Cultural Change“ |
