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Research

With carbon concrete, Prof. Manfred Curbach’s team
has created the building material of the future that
has­already­found­practical­applications.­The­CUBE­
on the TUD campus is the world’s first building
made of carbon concrete.
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Microtechnology and Nanotechnology
Dresden is the most important location for microelectronics
in Europe. Expertise in all the disciplines that play an
important role in this are woven into the fabric of the
university. Our “Information Technology and Forstbotanischer Garten der TU Dresden
Microelectronics” Research Priority Area provides the in Tharandt: An der Professur für Tropische
funda mental hardware. The Center for Advanced und Internationale Forstwirtschaft von
Prof. Lukas Giessen (2. v. l.) studieren und
Electronics (cfaed) is developing innovative microchips, forschen junge Menschen aus Ländern des
for example for neuronal AI and for sensors in the Internet Globalen Südens. Als Forstexpert:innen
of Things. They not only have to be powerful, but also kehren sie in ihre Heimat zurück. Bedingt
durch den Klimawandel sind in zwi schen
energy-saving and reliable. At the same time, the Center überall die Wälder bedroht – auch in
is developing software to integrate new microtechnology Mitteleuropa. Die Tharandter Forschenden
and nanotechnology into factory automation and haben deshalb eine globale Perspektive.
automotive engineering. Als be sonders wichtige Aufgaben sehen
sie die Entwicklung von Maßnahmen zur
Wald rettung an.
Hafnium and carbon concrete
The “Materials Science” Research Priority Area concentrates TU Dresden’s Forest Park Tharandt: At the
Chair of Tropical and International Forestry,
on the fundamental materials of future products. headed by Lukas Giessen (2 from the left),
nd
Researchers at TU Dresden are working on alternative young people from the Global South are
semiconductors, for example using hafnium, as well as involved in study and research. They return
to their home countries as forestry experts.
on lightweight materials for machines and vehicles. As a result of climate change, forests are
now under threat everywhere – including in
Central Europe. The researchers in Tharandt
take on a global perspective. They consider
the development of forest rescue measures
to be indispen sable.