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.

Podcast at the etit department honoured with the Franziska Braun Prize

How can young women be encouraged to study and pursue a scientific career in electrical engineering? And how can the TU's Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (etit) raise awareness of feminist and queer issues? The Equal Opportunities Officer team has found an answer to these questions with the monthly podcast “Gleichstellung@etit”. Yesterday, the team was awarded this year's Franziska Braun Prize for Equality, which is endowed with 25,000 euros, for the project.

Innovative ultrasonic detection method finds cavities in foamed sandwich elements

Scientists at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at TU Darmstadt, in collaboration with Inoson GmbH, have developed a new type of non-destructive testing method that uses air-coupled Lamb waves to detect cavities in sandwich panels. The research is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Policy.

Episode 3 with professor Myriam Koch

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? For the third episode of the podcast gleichstellung@etit, Claudia and Laura conducted a fascinating interview with Professor Myriam Koch – in keeping with her specialism.

Upcoming start-up wants to revolutionise the generation and use of terahertz waves

Terahertz waves have a wide range of potential applications: From materials testing to biomedical and security technology to telecommunications. The THzNanoVision project utilises innovative semiconductor technologies to develop compact terahertz sources. There is also a clear focus on sustainability and environmental compatibility.

Episode 2: Pupils' project days

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 second episode of the podcast gleichstellung@etit, Luisa and Laura were live at the department's project days for schoolgirls.

The TUDa start-up MimoSense develops film sensors in a class of their own

They are highly sensitive, reliable and widely applicable: the patented foil sensors from MimoSense make it possible to measure small forces such as touch, pulse, breathing and the smallest vibrations of any kind. But even large forces, such as those that occur on scales or on the blades of wind turbines, can be precisely recorded by these wafer-thin electronic marvels. Omar Ben Dali, Romol Chadda and Stefan Trillig are now receiving funding from the German government's EXIST research transfer programme. They want to use these funds to develop their foil sensors into market-ready products. Large companies have already come knocking.

Interdisciplinary team from TU Darmstadt wins DFG student competition

Students from the Departments of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt have shone in the student competition of the German Research Foundation's (DFG) priority programme “Sensor-integrating machine elements” and won first place.

Emmy Noether Group at etit develops decision algorithms for intelligent networked systems

In her project “Distributed decision-making in real time in autonomous driving and smart grids”, Tatiana Tatarenko is developing new efficient decision-making algorithms for real multi-agent systems at the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. The project is funded by the Emmy Noether Programme of the German Research Foundation (DFG). The funding for the first three years amounts to around 1.1 million euros, and includes the funds for two doctoral positions.

Friedrich Pyttel receives Best Bachelor Award from Rhode & Schwarz

Friedrich Pyttel received the Best Bachelor Award from Rhode & Schwarz for his Bachelor's degree. Every year, Rohde & Schwarz presents the award, which is endowed with 1,000 euros, for the best Bachelor's degree to students in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology specializing in Communication Technology and Sensor Systems as well as Computer Engineering.

Simulations reveal novel technique for increasing the intensities of ion beams in synchrotrons

A new comprehensive simulation study by etit professor Oliver Boine-Frankenheim and his colleague Adrian Oeftiger shows the potential of pulsed electron lenses to significantly increase the highest achievable intensity of ion beams in ring accelerators. This novel technique for compensating space charges is being developed at GSI/FAIR, where a prototype is also in preparation. The study, published in Physical Review Letters, paves the way for overcoming the so-called space charge limit in ion synchrotrons.