Two days, many perspectives: At the ENTRANCE ENASEC Conference on July 7–8, 2025, experts from academia, politics, and practice came together to discuss international cooperation with China – and beyond.
Batteries are a key element in the energy transition — whether in electric vehicles, stationary storage systems or power grids. Junior Professor Dr Weihan Li is investigating how their performance, lifespan and safety can be improved. He focuses on innovative approaches involving artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies. In recognition of his outstanding work in this field, he was awarded the Umbrella Award in 2024 and now leads the Junior Professorship for Artificial Intelligence and Digitalisation for Batteries.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the new Research Training Group “Circular Steel – Pioneers for a Circular Economy with Climate-Neutral Steel” at RWTH Aachen University. Under the leadership of Prof. Ulrich Krupp, member of JARA-ENERGY, the programme will train early-career researchers to actively shape the transformation of the steel industry towards a CO₂-neutral circular economy. The focus lies on sustainable steel production, innovative materials development, resource-efficient use, and the evaluation of the entire value chain. The Research Training Group brings together twelve interdisciplinary research projects and contributes to making the steel sector future-proof and climate-friendly.
JUPITER at JARA-Partner Forschungszentrum Jülich in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, becomes the fastest supercomputer in Europe. JUPITER, developed by the Jülich Supercomputing Centre (JSC) and owned by EuroHPC JU, ranks 4th on the June 2025 TOP500 list of the world’s fastest supercomputers and stands as the most energy-efficient system of the top 5 of the listing, which was presented today at the International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) in Hamburg.
On May 24, 2025, we were delighted to take part in the Mechanical Engineering Day at RWTH Aachen University - an event that offers exciting insights into research, teaching and practice in mechanical engineering every year.
