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Chitin is the main component of the exoskeletons of insects, spiders, and crustaceans and ensures, for example, that an insect exoskeleton is both robust and flexible.

The new science exhibition "PRETTY POROUS - ALLES PORÖS" uses examples from biology, technology, and the environment to provide insight into the world of porous media and shows how current research makes the invisible visible.

Heat stress in summer as well as more frequent extreme rain events are already a reality in the Stuttgart region, and will occur more often in the future as a result of climate change.

Simulations using supercomputers or construction data from CAD systems are normally visualized and analyzed in a Cave 3D facility.

Earth observation satellites for very low altitudes, smaller, lighter, and cheaper than conventional models: These are the goals of the EU project "DISCOVERER", in which nine partners from Europe and the US are involved. For the first time, the new inductive plasma thruster (IPT) was ignited at the Institute of Space Systems (IRS) of the University of Stuttgart.

Texoversum, an education, research and innovation centre for the cross-cutting technology of textiles, is being established on the campus of Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences.

Researchers of the Universities of Stuttgart and Adelaide in cooperation with medical research centers in Australia developed a special microoptical tool with a thickness of only 125 microns. This enables endoscopic examimations within blood vessels whose diameter is smaller than 0.5 mm and helps detecting plaques or thrombs to reduce the danger of a stroke or a heart attack.

Whether thermal insulation in winter or heat protection in summer: there is an increasing demand for materials for insulation and waterproofing.

The index on the importance of energy efficiency (EEI) rose more than ever in summer 2020. Also, the targeted energy productivity for the past six months is higher than before.

By establishing and funding the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) under the umbrella of the Joint Science Conference (GWK), the Federal Government and the federal states aim to make better use of the potential of research data for science in Germany.

Landfills emit greenhouse gases from their surfaces such as methane. A new remote sensing method from the University of Stuttgart now makes it possible to record the concentration of emissions more comprehensively and model their propagation more precisely.

In medicine, computer-aided (in silico) models can help to diagnose diseases more accurately and treat them more individually.

An impressive number and a fine contribution to the fight against coronavirus infection: The 10,000th face shield was assembled last week by volunteer student helpers from the initiative "stuvus vs.

The ICF syndrome is a genetic developmental disorder that, among other things, leads to an immune deficiency and therefore increases the susceptibility of those affected to other diseases.

The corona crisis produced a huge demand for sanitizer which has yet to die down. Therefore, on 11 March the Rectorate asked the Faculty of Chemistry if it could switch to producing sanitizer.

A simple, crisis-relevant product to protect against coronavirus infection has been developed by Campus Schwarzwald, which is a partner of the University of Stuttgart, in cooperation with the Institu