Latest news from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/microgrids-resilient-city-for-everyone/?sc=rsin /articles/microgrids-resilient-city-for-everyone/?sc=rsin Fri, 26 Jul 2024 06:05:31 EST Local decentralized energy systems, known as microgrids, can make urban infrastructures more resilient and reduce risks for the population, for example, in large-scale power outages due to natural hazards or cyberattacks. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/climate-change-rising-temperatures-may-impact-groundwater-quality/?sc=rsin /articles/climate-change-rising-temperatures-may-impact-groundwater-quality/?sc=rsin Fri, 05 Jul 2024 05:05:56 EST As the world's largest unfrozen freshwater resource, groundwater is crucial for life on Earth. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have investigated how global warming is affecting groundwater temperatures and what that means for humanity and the environment. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/eyesight-from-a-3d-printer/?sc=rsin /articles/eyesight-from-a-3d-printer/?sc=rsin Fri, 05 Jul 2024 04:05:28 EST Printing a new cornea during an operation to restore a patient's eyesight: This groundbreaking step in the fight against corneal disorders is set to become reality with a laser based process using personalized bioink. The method was developed by researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in collaboration with Carl Zeiss Meditec AG and Evonik Healthcare. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/ai-recognizes-athletes-emotions/?sc=rsin /articles/ai-recognizes-athletes-emotions/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:15:35 EST Using computer-assisted neural networks, Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Duisburg-Essen have been able to accurately identify affective states from the body language of tennis players during games. For the first time, they trained a model based on artificial intelligence (AI) with data from actual games. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/innovative-material-for-sustainable-building/?sc=rsin /articles/innovative-material-for-sustainable-building/?sc=rsin Fri, 24 May 2024 06:05:46 EST Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) introduce a polymer-based material with unique properties in the latest issue of the journal Nature Communications. This material allows sunlight to enter, maintains a more comfortable indoor climate without additional energy, and cleans itself like a lotus leaf. The new development could replace glass components in walls and roofs in the future Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/batteries-modeling-tomorrow-s-materials-today/?sc=rsin /articles/batteries-modeling-tomorrow-s-materials-today/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 May 2024 04:05:06 EST Which factors determine how quickly a battery can be charged? This and other questions are studied by researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) with the help of computer-based simulations. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/better-understanding-of-earthquake-risks/?sc=rsin /articles/better-understanding-of-earthquake-risks/?sc=rsin Thu, 18 Apr 2024 03:05:34 EST When one tectonic plate slides underneath another tectonic plate, strong earthquakes result rather frequently. The severe earthquake off the coast of Taiwan in early April 2024 also took place at such a subduction interface. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/cell-biology-molecular-code-stimulates-pioneer-cells-to-build-blood-vessels-in-the-body/?sc=rsin /articles/cell-biology-molecular-code-stimulates-pioneer-cells-to-build-blood-vessels-in-the-body/?sc=rsin Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:05:23 EST Cardiovascular diseases, including stroke and myocardial infarction, are the world's leading causes of mortality, accounting for over 18 million deaths a year. A team of KIT researchers has now identified a new cell type in blood vessels responsible for vascular growth. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/energy-storage-systems-100-times-better-heat-transfer-thanks-to-the-use-of-liquid-metal/?sc=rsin /articles/energy-storage-systems-100-times-better-heat-transfer-thanks-to-the-use-of-liquid-metal/?sc=rsin Tue, 16 Apr 2024 04:05:24 EST The industrial production of steel, concrete, or glass requires more than 20 percent of Germany's total energy consumption. Up to now, 90 percent of the fuels used for these processes have been of fossil nature. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/erc-advanced-grant-for-steffen-grohmann-from-kit/?sc=rsin /articles/erc-advanced-grant-for-steffen-grohmann-from-kit/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:05:55 EST Refrigeration and cryogenics expert Professor Steffen Grohmann from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) receives an Advanced Grant of the European Research Council (ERC). The ERC funds Grohmann's project GRAVITHELIUM on the development of a key technology for the Einstein Telescope (ET) - the proposed next-generation European gravitational-wave detector. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/prize-of-the-leopoldina-for-young-scientist-jingyuan-xu-from-kit/?sc=rsin /articles/prize-of-the-leopoldina-for-young-scientist-jingyuan-xu-from-kit/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:05:55 EST With the Leopoldina Prize for young scientists 2023, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina honors Dr. Jingyuan Xu, who researches novel heating and cooling technologies for the energy transition at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Currently, the young engineer can boast two more significant awards: the Hector RCD Award as well as admission to the Global Young Academy, an exclusive association of international young scientists. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/membrane-technology-looking-deep-into-smallest-pores/?sc=rsin /articles/membrane-technology-looking-deep-into-smallest-pores/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Feb 2024 04:05:37 EST Membranes of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VaCNT) can be used to clean or desalinate water at high flow rate and low pressure. Recently, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and partners carried out steroid hormone adsorption experiments to study the interplay of forces in the small pores. They found that VaCNT of specific pore geometry and pore surface structure are suited for use as highly selective membranes. The researchers report in Nature Communications. (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44883-2) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/new-study-focuses-on-long-term-effects-of-the-pandemic-on-the-health-of-adolescents/?sc=rsin /articles/new-study-focuses-on-long-term-effects-of-the-pandemic-on-the-health-of-adolescents/?sc=rsin Mon, 22 Jan 2024 02:05:16 EST Less exercise, more time spent in front of screens, higher psychological stress, and reduced physical fitness: These alarming results were obtained by various studies focusing on children and adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/gentle-x-ray-imaging-of-small-living-specimens/?sc=rsin /articles/gentle-x-ray-imaging-of-small-living-specimens/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Dec 2023 05:05:11 EST Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and partners all over Germany have developed a new system for X-ray imaging, which is suited for both living specimens and sensitive materials. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/quantum-materials-superconductor-performs-best-under-pressure/?sc=rsin /articles/quantum-materials-superconductor-performs-best-under-pressure/?sc=rsin Thu, 30 Nov 2023 03:05:35 EST Strontium ruthenate is a superconductor that gives rise to a number of questions. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (MPI CPfS), Dresden, have now found that mechanical pressure enhances superconductivity and, at the same time, facilitates deformation of the material. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/first-international-excellence-award-of-kit-goes-to-chemist-thalappil-pradeep/?sc=rsin /articles/first-international-excellence-award-of-kit-goes-to-chemist-thalappil-pradeep/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 Nov 2023 06:05:41 EST Professor Thalappil Pradeep from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT) in Chennai is awarded the first "International Excellence Award of KIT" and the "Fellowship of SCHROFF Foundation". Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/kit-is-planning-for-climate-research-in-space/?sc=rsin /articles/kit-is-planning-for-climate-research-in-space/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 Nov 2023 07:05:59 EST The CAIRT satellite mission is becoming increasingly likely. The European Space Agency (ESA) has now selected the concept, that was coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), as one of two remaining candidates for an Earth observation mission. The final decision for implementation will be made in 2025. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/nanoparticles-for-optimized-cancer-therapy/?sc=rsin /articles/nanoparticles-for-optimized-cancer-therapy/?sc=rsin Thu, 16 Nov 2023 01:05:13 EST Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest types of cancers in humans. It is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the western world. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/diapers-can-be-recycled-200-times-faster-with-light/?sc=rsin /articles/diapers-can-be-recycled-200-times-faster-with-light/?sc=rsin Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:05:28 EST Water and UV radiation rapidly and efficiently degrade crosslinked polymers of diaper liners without needing any chemicals - recycled plastic molecules can be used in various ways Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) /articles/land-use-producing-more-food-and-storing-more-carbon/?sc=rsin /articles/land-use-producing-more-food-and-storing-more-carbon/?sc=rsin Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:05:51 EST Researchers from KIT and HeiGIT find that land use change can increase both food production and carbon storage capacity Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)