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Country Overshoot Day marks the date each year when a country would have exhausted its annual biocapacity budget - if everyone in the world lived like its population.

To the point Humans and AI: Men and large language models (LLMs) use similar creative strategies, employing flexible and persistent approaches.

Major milestone reached in digital Cuneiform studies: researchers from Mainz, Marburg, and Würzburg present an innovative tool that offers many new possibilities.

A research consortium involving the TU Ilmenau has just launched a project to enable the early detection of lung cancer. With the help of a mobile respiratory diagnostic device, the human exhaled gas is to be analyzed with the aid of AI in order to detect signs of lung cancer earlier and more gently than before.

At this year's Hannover trade fair, Technische Universität Ilmenau is presenting two innovative technologies for the autonomous driving of the future and two pioneering solutions for energy-efficient and intelligent mobile networks.

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) technology enables high spatial resolution wireless jamming Wireless connections are common in most households today.

TU Ilmenau research project: Non-contact measurement of brain signals for the gentle monitoring of infants On March 1, the Tehnische Universität Ilmenau is launching a research project that will enable the direct, contactless measurement of human biosignals.

  A new research team focused on photonic quantum technologies will begin work this February at RWTH's Chair for Laser Technology (LLT). While quantum computers already demonstrate superior processing power compared to conventional systems for complex tasks, researchers are now tackling the next frontier: how to enhance their capabilities while ensuring secure access.

What happens when technology, creativity and team spirit come together? The answer to this question was revealed on January 25, 2025 at the First LEGO League Challenge at TU Ilmenau Under the motto "S

From the lab to the road: Highly automated research vehicle (SAE level 4) ready for testing in real-world traffic Whether for the trip to the doctor, shopping, or commuting to work: many people rely on local public transport in their everyday lives.