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Ericsson, RWTH Aachen, and Rovi MainConcept Improve Video Conferencing
Ericsson, RWTH Aachen University, and the company Rovi MainConcept have started a collaborative research and development project called Connected Visual Reality (CoVR). The goal of the project is to substantially enhance the performance of audiovisual online communication and thus make it more popular. ...view article
Aachen Cathedral Springs are a Fairy Tale
There never were cathedral springs. This mistaken assumption, based on the finds of Roman baths during the construction of the Hungarian Chapel in 1755, has been dropped. According to Professor Thomas R. Rüde from the Department of Hydrogeology, drilling during restoration work on the cathedral can prove that the limestone layers containing the thermal water lay much too deep under the floor to have been used by the Romans. ...view article
Spider Silk for Wound Healing
RWTH researchers are developing a bandage from spider silk. In relation to the diameter of its threads, a spider web is five times stronger than steel. To describe the thread’s resilience, biochemist Artem Davidenko, from DWI Interactive Materials Research at RWTH, says, "A thread with a diameter of 2 centimeters could pull a whole airplane." ...view article
Federal President Wulff visits GUtech in Muscat
The Federal President Christian Wulff and his wife Bettina visited the new GUtech campus and spoke with students in Oman’s capital city, Muscat. The new university campus, located on the coast of the Indian Ocean, is supported by RWTH Aachen University and includes lecture and seminar halls, work and laboratory spaces, a housing complex, and even a cafeteria. ...view article
Prof. Burkhard Rauhut Receives DAAD Award for International and Intercultural Involvement
The former Rector of RWTH Aachen University, Professor Burkhard Rauhut, was awarded the first Theodor-Berchem Prize from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) on December 11, 2011. With the award, which includes €10,000, the DAAD honors individuals who have been outstanding models for international and intercultural involvement. ...view article
BMBF to Support Collaborative Research Project
Earlier this month the Federal Ministry of Education and Research has announced to support the SmartInspeCT project with funding in the amount of €350,000. With a focus on process optimization in the tool and mold making industry, the project sets out to develop a technique that utilizes X-ray computed tomography for the optimization of the injection molding process. RWTH's Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) is a SmartInspeCT project partner. ...view article
E.ON Energy Research Center Moves Into a New Main Building
The time of inconvenience and temporary solutions is finally over. Starting immediately, more than 170 researchers, technicians, and administrative personnel from the E.ON Energy Research Center at RWTH Aachen University (E.ON ERC) are working in spacious and optimal conditions in their new main building, located on the northern edge of the Campus grounds. ...view article
Prestigious Award for RWTH Environmental Researcher
Dr. Thomas Preuss of the Institute for Environmental Research at RWTH Aachen University has been awarded the 2011 Cefic LRI Innovative Science Award. The prize, valued at €100,000, is awarded to researchers working on new interdisciplinary research ideas in the field of environmental toxicology.The thirty-eight-year-old works in ecological risk assessment, which focuses on the mechanistic analysis and prediction of the effects of chemicals on biological systems. ...view article
