Professor Heinz Koeppl, Darmstadt spokesman of the project ‘CoM2Life’, in a video interview

The cluster initiative ‘COM2Life’ is a project within the framework of the Rhine-Main Universities (RMU), with TU Darmstadt and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz as partners. Professor Koeppl introduces the research project, which aims to develop a new generation of soft biomaterials.

LOEWE Start Professorship: Anna C. Bakenecker receives two million euros

Dr Anna C. Bakenecker has been awarded a LOEWE Start Professorship at TU Darmstadt. The expert in medical physics is working on the development, control and monitoring of nano- and microrobots that are designed to transport drugs to their target sites in the body. The LOEWE research funding programme of the state of Hesse is providing around two million euros over a period of six years.

Start-up ViSPAGI turns cancer diagnostics on its head

Cancer is one of the most frightening diagnoses for many people. According to statistics from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), around half of the German population will develop the disease in the course of their lives. There are around 500,000 new cases in Germany every year. But there is hope: more than half of those affected survive, thanks in part to improved diagnostics. Young etit scientists are revolutionising cancer diagnosis with their start-up ViSPAGI.

Episode 5 from High-Tech Women 2024

It is generally recognised that diversity and equality are not only beneficial, but also essential for our modern, western world. How does a traditionally male-dominated subject like electrical engineering deal with this? How can we get more women interested in this forward-looking field? In the fifth episode of the podcast gleichstellung@etit, Sarah reports on her visit to High-Tech Women 2024, a conference organised by the CySec division of the Department of Computer Science at TU Darmstadt.

Interview with Prof Dr Dr h.c. Ralf Steinmetz before his retirement

After 28 years at the Technical University of Darmstadt, Professor Ralf Steinmetz is retiring. Until the end of the special research centre ‘MAKI – Multi-Mechanism Adaptation for the Future Internet’, he has agreed to take on all tasks as its spokesperson. In this interview, the head of the Multimedia Communication Lab looks back on this time. He talks about challenges and his grand vision, provides insights into how the collaboration between different researchers and different technical communication systems has been successful – and reveals how research and teaching can continue to be successfully organised in the future.

etit scientists present their research

In September, Lucas Schmitz and Peter Franz from the Hessian State Parliament visited TU Darmstadt. The visit focussed on TU Darmstadt's diverse contributions to shaping the future. Two etit scientists were invited to present their research work.

Emeritus etit Professor Glesner receives the Order of the Polar Star

Emeritus etit professor Manfred Glesner has been awarded a high-ranking honour in Mongolia. He received the so-called Order of the Polar Star from the East Asian country in the capital Ulan Bator. Glesner was honoured for his services to educational cooperation between Germany and Mongolia over more than 35 years.

Felix Siebenhühner and Klaus Roppert will strengthen the department in the coming winter semester

Felix Siebenhühner from Aalto University and Klaus Roppert from TU Graz will be researching and teaching in the winter semester 2024/25 as part of the Unite! Visiting Professorship Program at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. The programme aims to attract outstanding international talent in order to promote interdisciplinarity in teaching and didactic innovation through international experience.

Alumnus Eginhard Jungmann expresses his thanks to his alma mater

Eginhard Jungmann came to Germany as a young man and late resettler from the former Upper Silesia in 1958. Since he had come across publications and books by two professors teaching in Darmstadt, his path led him to the Technical University. More than 60 years and a successful management career with Siemens later, he now expresses his thanks to his alma mater and his former department of Electrical Engineering by making a generous donation.

Graduation ceremony etit in the summer semester 2024

On Friday, 19 July, it was that time again: the graduates of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology in the summer semester 2024 were celebrated with a ceremony in midsummer temperatures. After graduating, they are now embarking on their Master's degree, are on the way to their doctorate or are moving straight into industry.

Episode 4 with TU President Tanja Brühl

It is generally recognised that diversity and equality are not only beneficial, but also essential for our modern, western world. How does a traditionally male-dominated subject like electrical engineering deal with this? How can we get more women interested in this forward-looking field? The fourth episode of the podcast gleichstellung@etit was recorded live at the Franziska Braun Award ceremony.

Start-up Metalonn reduces satellite components more than tenfold

Much more than we realise is controlled by satellites today: from navigation devices and weather forecasts to the transmission of television and the internet, they provide valuable data for our everyday lives. And this is increasing exponentially: ‘In the last three to four years, three times more satellites have been launched into space than existed before,’ says Emrah Fuat Talan, describing this growing market. This is where the start-up Metalonn, which he and Arshad Mehmood founded in mid-2023, comes into play.

After twelve years of maximum funding, the SFB MAKI ends at the end of the year

What will the Internet of the future look like? The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1053 MAKI – “Multi-Mechanism Adaptation for the Future Internet” at the Technical University of Darmstadt has been working on this question since 2013. After the maximum funding period by the German Research Foundation (DFG), it will come to an end at the end of this year.

Interview about the award-winning podcast “Gleichstellung@etit”

How can an autonomous vehicle recognise people or objects in good time, even when driving at night? How does a camera have to be designed for detection, and how will communication take place in the future if there is no one at the wheel to interpret gestures? The possibilities offered by adaptive lighting systems are being researched by etit's Adaptive Lighting Systems and Visual Processing Lab.

Interview about the award-winning podcast “Gleichstellung@etit”

Luisa Riik, Maria Rizou, Laura D'Angelo, Claudia Klein and Sarah Schleidt, the Equal Opportunities Officers at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (etit), have been awarded this year's Franziska Braun Prize for their podcast “Gleichstellung@etit”.We spoke to Laura D'Angelo about the project on behalf of the team.