Smart minds

IKK | Recycling is essential on the path to sustainability in vehicle manufacturing. But how can we determine which parts can be dismantled and recycled? Mohammad Ansari developed a method in his master’s thesis and received an award for it.

IMPT | Dr. Evan Thomas researches diamonds – first in London, then in Cardiff, and now in Hanover at the Institute of Micro Production Technology (IMPT). In this interview, he talks about the fascinating properties and amazing uses of diamonds.

match | How compressed air, artificial intelligence, and international exchange lead to innovation: Three American first-year students developed practical solutions for tomorrow’s industry during the Summer Engineering Research Program in Hannover.

LZH | Discovering a career with practical relevance: Young scientists have started a Voluntary Scientific Year or Niedersachsen Technikum at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) in order to start a career in science even before their studies.

match | The SPP2100 student team won the Manipulation Challenge at the RoboSoft conference with a specially developed pneumatic gripper. The competition consisted of gripping various fruits without damaging them.

IFW | IPH | LZH | He supervised 257 scientific employees as a doctoral supervisor. He has left his mark on manufacturing technology and has been awarded numerous honorary doctorates and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Today Professor Hans Kurt Tönshoff celebrates his 90th birthday.

match | Liubov Marchuk from the National Technical University of Ukraine in Kyiv is completing a three-month research stay at the Institute of Assembly Technology (match) to gain insights into the research field of soft robotics.

ITA | Can rubber be 3D printed? How far away are we from self-printed action figures or bouncy balls? Sebastian Leineweber received the Best Paper Award from the journal RCT at the International Elastomer Conference (IEC) for answering these and other questions.

ITA | How can polymer optical waveguides be manufactured on 3D circuit carriers? This is what physicist Laura Fütterer at the Institute of Transport and Automation Technology (ITA) is researching. She received the Best Paper Award at the International MID Congress.