microtechnology

The ForLab Competence Atlas was launched at the symposium "Microelectronics Research in Germany: From Fundamentals to Application" which is currently taking place in Bochum. The online platform presents the high-tech infrastructure and specific expertise in microelectronics research at 23 German universities. Other research institutions and companies can now access it and establish contacts with the respective universities and initiate corresponding projects. ForLab Competence Atlas: https://forlab-kompetenzatlas.tu-ilmenau.de/

Automated vehicles are conquering the roads. So it is high time to research how reliability and safety can be optimized in the communication between human and technical systems. The Thuringian Center for Innovation in Mobility (ThIMo) at TU Ilmenau is tackling precisely this issue with a new research group.

In the neuroNODE research project, which starts on 1 January, researchers at TU Ilmenau are developing super-fast microelectronic components that are nevertheless extremely energy-efficient - an imperative given the rapid growth in energy requirements due to global digitalization. The superconducting circuits are inspired by human biology, which is extremely energy-efficient: they exchange information and signals in a similar way to the voltage impulses on human nerve pathways. The neuroNODE project is being funded by the Thuringian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture with 482,000 euros from the European Social Fund Plus for three years.

What does it feel like to not only observe the energy transition, but to actively help shape it? High school graduate Benjamin Schwibs is experiencing just that - during his Voluntary Year in Science, Technology and Sustainability (FJN) at the Thuringian Energy Research Institute (ThEFI) at TU Ilmenau.

Topic: Speaker: Eberhard Manske, TU Ilmenau Time: 3:00 p.m. Place: TU Ilmenau, Faraday lecture hall, Weimarer Straße 32, access Prof. Schmidt-Straße Admission: 5 euros The industrial revolution, which began in the second half of the 18th century, enabled a significant increase in precision, efficiency and production speed through the use of machines.

The Thuringian Innovation Center for Quantum Optics and Sensor Technology, which is based at TU Ilmenau and Friedrich Schiller University Jena, is launching the FastPIC research group on January 1, 2026.