Information Technology
Here you can find a summary of innovations in the fields of information and data processing and up-to-date developments on IT equipment and hardware.
This area covers topics such as IT services, IT architectures, IT management and telecommunications.
Modular functional units for reconfigurable space systems
In space, autonomous robots are supposed to fulfil diverse tasks. In order to meet the respective requirements, existing systems are strongly mission-specific. The downside: If the mission requirements change, a…
Paving the way for machine learning with medical data
Data science specialist CASUS and the research consortium PIONEER ally in the fight against prostate cancer. The Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has joined…
New Algorithm Flies Drones Faster than Human Racing Pilots
For the first time an autonomously flying quadrotor has outperformed two human pilots in a drone race. The success is based on a novel algorithm that was developed by researchers…
Emergent magnetic monopoles isolated using quantum-annealing computer
Project offers new step toward study of emergence, ‘materials by design,’ and future nanomagnets. Using a D-Wave quantum-annealing computer as a testbed, scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have shown…
3D printed soft robotic hand that can play Nintendo
A team of researchers from the University of Maryland has 3D printed a soft robotic hand that is agile enough to play Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. – and win! The…
Topological materials for ultrafast spintronics
Future information technologies… A team led by HZB physicist Dr. Jaime Sánchez-Barriga has gained new insights into the ultrafast response of topological states of matter to femtosecond laser excitation. The…
Unconventional superconductor acts the part of a promising quantum computing platform
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. Scientists on the hunt for an unconventional kind of…
Swarm of autonomous tiny drones can localize gas leaks
When there is a gas leak in a large building or at an industrial site, human firefighters currently need to go in with gas sensing instruments. Finding the gas leak…
5D imaging of ultrafast phenomena
Spectral-volumetric compressed ultrafast photography simultaneously captures 5D information in a single snapshot. Information-rich optical imaging can provide multidimensional information to enable observation and analysis of a detected target, contributing insights…
What kind of sea ice is that? Ask Knut!
A new app under development is using deep learning and artificial intelligence to classify different kinds of sea ice. If you’ve watched Netflix, shopped online, or run your robot vacuum…
