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.
The Joint Science Conference of the Federal and State Governments has announced that RWTH’s research initiatives within the established Clusters of Excellence ML4Q und FSC², as well as the new Cluster initiative CARE, have been selected for funding. With this success, RWTH is now eligible to apply for further support under the University of Excellence program.
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.
