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News from Fraunhofer USA

Brain Health and Research using Boron-Doped Diamond Electrodes

At Fraunhofer USA, we’re conducting brain research into the use of Boron-Doped Diamond Electrodes targeting biotechnology, environment and health applications.

News from the Hasso-Plattner-Institute (HPI)

Design Thinking Impact

Europe’s biggest Design Thinking Hub “HPI School of Design Thinking” is celebrating its 15th anniversary.

Connecting researchers at German universities of applied sciences with researchers from Canada and the US

Matchmaking Event: German and North American researchers

Read on to find out more about an exciting matchmaking event on October 18, 2022. The DFG invites researchers of German universities of applied sciences (UAS) and researchers from Canada and the US to meet up virtually for a matchmaking event.

Research at Campus OWL

Understanding Artificial Intelligence

Whether it is a digital assistant on a smartphone or tablet, or smart speakers, just what goes on behind the scenes of AI-controlled systems usually remains hidden from their users. The concept of co-construction promises to change this: in the interchange of questions and answers, humans and intelligent systems are meant to arrive at joint explanations for the knowledge contained in these machines. Since 2021, this topic has been a major topic of research at the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre TRR 318 ‘Constructing Explainability’, a joint endeavor of Bielefeld University and Paderborn University.

New partnership

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin joins DWIH New York

Berlin university joined the supporter network to strengthen its networks in the US.

DWIH New York field trip

Sustainability Initiatives on Governors Island

The annual DWIH focus topic “Sustainable Innovations” encapsulates a broad range of applications, so the DWIH New York Team wanted to experience what this could look like on the ground. The team went on a field trip to Governors Island, located in the New York Upper Bay, to learn about local sustainability initiatives.

Exciting discussions on science communication at the Summer Evening 2022

Global Young Faculty meets Research Academy Ruhr

This year’s ‚Summer Evening‘ of the Research Academy Ruhr (RAR) took place on June 28. In the vegan restaurant “Rote Bete“ of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, a top-class panel discussed various aspects of science communication. The discussion was titled „Science Communication, Social Media & Outreach Activities: Why, How & Sharing Experiences for Postdocs“.