Dominik Laa (co-first author), Katharina Ehrmann (PI), Michael Göschl (co-first author) (Photo: tuwien.at) Vienna University of Technology: Variable 3D printing produces materials with complex structures A team of researchers led by Katharina Ehrmann from Vienna...
Comment: High-visibility vests – quality over cheap purchases
The latest ADAC test on high-visibility vests has yielded alarming results: 60 per cent of the models tested barely fulfil their purpose, if at all, and all of the failures come from the low-cost segment of the internet. This shows once again that the supposedly...
Magnetisation textures in graphene detected
Potential for security technology through nano-SQUID-on-tip sensors A team from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rechovot has used a novel superconducting quantum sensor to visualise previously unknown magnetisation textures in rhombohedral graphene. Their...
Pinhole camera 2.0 now captures thermal images
How the new high-tech pinhole camera works (illustration: Kun Huang, english.ecnu.edu.cn) Special laser from East China Normal University “burns” a tiny hole in a crystal Researchers at East China Normal University (https://english.ecnu.edu.cn/ ) led by Heping Zeng...
Axis: Greater efficiency and resilience through intelligent video analytics
Axis Communications is expanding its core business in the field of video security to include additional areas of application such as business intelligence and operational efficiency improvement. (©Axis Communications) IDC report in collaboration with Axis...
Robot moves objects with its entire body
Experts at the Toyota Research Institute see potential applications in removals and care Researchers at the Toyota Research Institute (https://www.tri.global/) have trained the ‘Punyo’ robot provided by Boston Dynamics (https://bostondynamics.com/) to handle large...
DoorBird/Bird Home Automation GmbH receives ISO/IEC 27001:2024 certification for information security
Bird Home Automation GmbH has been successfully certified by TÜV Saarland in accordance with the internationally recognised DIN EN ISO/IEC 27001:2024 standard. With the completion of this comprehensive audit, the company has demonstrated that it meets the highest...
Electric motors soon to be produced without copper
Korea Institute of Science and Technology replaces classic windings with metal-free wires Dae-Yoon Kim and his team at the Composite Materials Research Institute of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (https://www.kist.re.kr/eng/index.do) (KIST) have...
DIN EN 1838:2025-03 – Technical requirements for emergency lighting systems in buildings
The revised standard DIN EN 1838:2025-03 specifies in detail the minimum lighting requirements for electrical emergency lighting systems used in buildings. These include safety lighting systems that are stationary or adaptive and must be installed in areas that are...
Robots recognise objects without looking
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (https://www.mit.edu/ ) (MIT) and the University of British Columbia (https://www.ubc.ca/) are enabling robots to identify objects based on their weight and mass distribution if there is insufficient light to...





