How can we get a clearer picture of air quality and asphalt temperatures in our cities? Professor Sven Klinkel from JARA-CSD, together with the SchwarmMessRad team, is harnessing swarm measurements with cargo bikes to gather detailed data — paving the way for healthier, more liveable cities.
A groundbreaking method now enables the rapid and cost-effective production of optical components for infrared applications. Using metasurfaces and phase-change materials, customized infrared optics can be directly programmed with laser light. Potential applications range from LIDAR and thermal imaging to optical holography. The results, published in Nature Communications, lay the groundwork for new infrared optical technologies. JARA-FIT member Prof. Thomas Taubner and his institute were key contributors to this research.
JARA-BRAIN scientist Prof. Janina Fels, Chair of Hearing Technology and Acoustics at RWTH Aachen University, has been elected Vice President and designated President of the German Acoustical Society (DEGA). Her term as Vice President will begin on July 1, 2025.
With the help of the JUWELS supercomputer and innovative AI methods, a research team led by JARA-CSD scientist Prof. Holger Gohlke has succeeded in developing a new model for predicting enzyme functions. The corresponding publication can be found in the journal Nature Communications.
The new BrainPET-7T tomograph, developed by JARA partner Forschungszentrum Jülich, provides high-resolution insights into the structure, function, and metabolism of the human brain in a single scan. This breakthrough technology holds great promise for advancing the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. JARA-BRAIN scientist Prof. Jon Shah is a key contributor to its development.
