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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 24/09/2026

#MotionSickness may challenge #AutonomousDriving: #KITKarlsruhe researchers are developing systems that can detect motion sickness in passengers at an early stage and help reduce discomfort. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 24/09/2026

#SelfDrivingLab speeds up #MaterialsDevelopment: New research platform at #KITKarlsruhe autonomously examines materials for #ThinFilmPhotovoltaics and other #optoelectronic applications. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

The E-MAP consists of a self-contained system, in which robots conduct automated material experiments in a protective atmosphere.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 21/09/2026

#EuropeanResearchersNight 2026 on Friday, September 25: How is #AI transforming #science and #art? Join Benedikt Maier @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and Tina Lorenz, ZKM Karlsruhe, for a panel discussion moderated by astrophysicist Markus Klute from #KITKarlsruhe. indico.kit.edu/event/5843/

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 16/09/2026

Christian Koos, Matthias Lauermann, and Philipp-Immanuel Dietrich have achieved key advances in optical data transmission. Now the researchers from #KITKarlsruhe and two of its spin-off companies have been nominated for the Deutscher Zukunftspreis. 👏

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 15/09/2026

The Postdoc Office of the Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists #KHYS at #KITKarlsruhe is once again contributing the #PostdocAppreciationWeek #PAW with a series of lectures. All KHYS online events are also open for young researchers and #PAWGermany participants outside KIT.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 12/08/2026

Researchers at KIT are turning one of Karlsruhe’s hottest locations into a real-world laboratory for climate adaptation. The goal: develop science-based solutions that help cities remain livable in a warming climate. #KITKarlsruhe #ClimateAdaptation #SustainableCities #UrbanClimate #ClimateResearch

People are attaching sensors at Kronenplatz in Karlsruhe.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 06/08/2026

#PlasticWaste does not have to end up as trash. Chemical #recycling can convert plastics into valuable #feedstocks for new products. Researchers and industry representatives will discuss how to unlock this potential at the "International Symposium on Feedstock Recycling of Polymeric Materials."

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 06/08/2026

Combating #pandemics: Diagnostic plates with tenfold higher sensitivity. A team at #KITKarlsruhe has developed a solution that significantly improves novel #biosensors for medical use and enables faster diagnosis of #InfectiousDiseases. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

Person wearing blue gloves holding an assays, a testing system used to detect specific substances

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 06/08/2026

From #wastewater to #resource: new approaches to efficient #WaterReuse. EU project DECIRE-WATER develops and tests decentralized technologies for #WaterTreatment and reuse. www.kit.edu/kit/english/... 📸 J. Rettig, JULIAN RETTIG | FOTOGRAFIE

Modular container-based soil filter with piping system, filter media, and reeds for decentralized water treatment.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 04/08/2026

#EnergyTransition: #SodiumIon #BatteryStorage expands KIT’s #EnergyLab. Innovative #battery opens up new possibilities for research into future #EnergySystems – high availability of raw materials and safety. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

The new Sodium-Ion Battery Storage at KIT's Energy Lab. It occupies approximately five cubic meters and weighs around three metric tons.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 31/07/2026

How can we stay healthy? The current issue of #lookKIT, magazine for #research, #teaching, and #transfer of #KITKarlsruhe, focuses on the #medicine of the future. www.km.kit.edu/english/maga... (articles in German and English)

Cover of the current issue of lookKIT, titled “Medicine of the Future,” featuring a symbolic representation of a DNA double helix and a medical imaging device.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 31/07/2026

99 Projects for a post-fossil fuel future: The nine State Universities of Baden-Württemberg present research projects for tomorrow’s #PostFossil world. #KITKarlsruhe makes an important contribution. #99Projects www.kit.edu/kit/english/... Illustration: @unihohenheim.bsky.social

With their joint initiative, the nine Baden-Württemberg state universities are drawing attention to their research efforts aimed to find post-fossil fuel solutions.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 29/07/2026

#KITKarlsruhe becomes a #ResearchHub for #FusionTechnology: German Government relies on KIT’s expertise in building a #FusionReactor. www.kit.edu/kit/pi_2026_... (press release in German; graphic: ITER)

Graphic: Cross-sectional view of a future fusion power plant featuring plasma at temperatures exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 22/07/2026

The DWIH São Paulo’s “Startups Connected Challenge 2026” is seeking science-based #startups from Germany with innovative #ArtificialIntelligence #AI solutions focused on #sustainability. Applications open until July 31, 2026: www.dwih-saopaulo.org/startups-con...

Event poster; Text: "Startups Connected: AI for Sustainability. Science-based AI solutions for sustainable social impact in Brazil"
© AHK São Paulo

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 22/07/2026

#Microtechnology: Water flow twists ultrafine fibers into bundles – new mechanism causes float to rotate in a fixed direction solely through flows at water surface. www.kit.edu/kit/english/... @science.org 📸 Cheng Zeng, SINANO

Micro-motor using water propulsion: In the transparent printed 3D part, the “float” (marked in red and blue) rotates on the water surface.

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Secuso Research @secuso.aifb.kit.edu · 16/07/2026

👉 Check it out: Das Programm zum 41. Symposium des Vereins Angewandte Informatik am 6. November ist online: aik-ev.de/veranstaltun... Das Symposium wird von SECUSO und dem human-centered systems lab unter dem Titel "Menschenzentrierte Informatikforschung" gestaltet. @kit.edu @kastel-labs.bsky.social

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41. AIK-Symposium – AIK

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 13/07/2026

Nanometer-sized " #soccer balls" made of #plutonium: Researchers at #KITKarlsruhe and the Joint Research Center Karlsruhe elucidate the structure of novel spherical cage molecules made of plutonium and, in the process, solve an 80-year-old cold case. #NuclearWasteDisposal www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

Structural comparison: The 60 plutonium atoms form a cage with an unusual geometry. The arrangement of the 32 panels in the soccer ball corresponds to the structure of a truncated icosahedron, as in C60 (right), while that of the black superstructure corresponds to the truncated dodecahedron topology of Pu60 (left).

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Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft e. V. @dpgphysik.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

👩‍🔬 Unsere Physikerin der Woche ist Dr. Lea Stockmeier! Lea ist Postdoktorandin am @kit.edu und entwickelt mit ihrem Team am CERN den neuen CMS-Spurdetektor aus Siliziumsensoren, die geladene Teilchen sichtbar machen. Mehr zu Lea: www.dpg-physik.de/vereinigunge... #DPG #DPGPhysik #Physik

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 09/07/2026

Scenarios for a new #Iron Age: #KITKarlsruhe study shows the potential of #IronPowder for long-term #EnergyStorage, #EnergyTransport, and the reuse of existing power plant infrastructure in future #EnergySystems. www.kit.edu/kit/english/... 📸 Janik Hebel, TU Darmstadt

Iron dust flame at lab scale. For presentation purposes, the photo has been rotated by 90 degrees.

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HITS - Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies @hitsters.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

HITS Tag der offenen Tür | 11 Juli 2026 | 11-17 Uhr Lernen Sie unsere Forschenden persönlich kennen, entdecken Sie aktuelle Projekte und erleben Sie hautnah, wie innovative Forschung unsere Zukunft gestaltet. Mehr Infos: www.h-its.org/de/2026/05/19/hits-ta…

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HITS Tag der offenen Tür 2026 - HITS gGmbH

Klima, Moleküle, Galaxien. Ein Institut. Viele Dimensionen. Alle zwei Jahre lädt das „Heidelberger Institut für Theoretische Studien“ (HITS) ...

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 03/07/2026

If you've been considering attending the International Symposium on #FeedstockRecycling of #PolymericMaterials, now might be a good time: The #EarlyBird registration will be closing on July 5! www.itc.kit.edu/english/2300... #ISF2026 is jointly organized by #KITKarlsruhe and Tohoku University .

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Nationales Institut für Wissenschaftskommunikation @nawik.de · 03/07/2026

Mona Wellhäusser vom @kit.edu gewinnt mit ihrem Vortrag "Wackelpudding für die Wissenschaft" FameLab Germany 2026. Den zweiten Platz belegt Jan Bretinger vom @awi.de mit "Ice, Ice, Algae - Mikroskopisches Leben in der Kälte". Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Für das NaWik saß Ulrike Brandt-Bohne in der Jury.

Mona Wellhäusser und Jan Bretinger freuen sich über ihren Sieg bei FameLab und präsentieren ihre Pokale.

📷 Wissenswerkstadt Bielefeld / Sarah Jonek

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Die Junge Akademie @jungeakademie.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

🎉Willkommen, Franziska Meinherz! Am @kit.edu widmet sie sich u. a. den Themen Mobilitätswende und -politik sowie Mobilitätsgerechtigkeit. Sie interessiert sich für die Frage, wie Wissenschaft als Werkzeug des gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalts agieren kann. www.diejungeakademie.de/de/personen/...

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#HigherEducationPostcard @hepostcard.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie @kit.edu Founded in 1825 as the Polytechnische Schule it became a Technische Hochschule - an institute for technology - in 1885 If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm

An old monochrome picture postcard showing a three-floor brick building, quite austere in style, on a city street. There are people and tram-tracks on the street. Printed at the foot of the card is Karlsruhe i. B, Karlsruhe Technische Hochschule

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 29/06/2026

#KITKarlsruhe awards #HonoraryDoctorate to Professor Achim Wambach. The @zew.de President receives honor for his research on #MarketDesign: www.kit.edu/202606-kit-a...

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 23/06/2026

#ERC #AdvancedGrant for Mario Ruben from #KITKarlsruhe: The chemist is working on developments on the path toward the #QuantumInternet. The @erc.europa.eu is funding his project ‘Hilbert Molecules’ with approximately €2.5 million. www.kit.edu/kit/pi_2026_... (press release available only in German)

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 23/06/2026

Medical diagnostics and materials analysis using compact #MagneticResonance: German Research Foundation #DFG extends funding for #KITKarlsruhe coordinated Collaborative Research Center #SFB HyPERiON for four years – benchtop devices intended to enable broad applications. www.kit.edu/202606-medic...

The HyPERiON Collaborative Research Center at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology focuses on the miniaturization of the core components of magnetic resonance technology. Symbolic picture: Miniaturized magnetic resonance system, next to it a Lego figure.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 16/06/2026

#Robots in soil mechanics: Researchers at #KITKarlsruhe have developed an automated way to prepare sand samples for lab testing - more uniform, more reproducible, and potentially cheaper than manual work. A step toward “self-driving labs” in civil engineering. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

A robot arm is filling taking a soil sample.

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Diepold Lab @diepold-lab.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Exciting PhD position available in the Diepold lab @kit.edu ! We're especially interested in international students with expertise in molecular biology and ready to lead a cutting-edge research project in molecular machines and infection biology. Find out more at diepoldlab.com.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 12/06/2026

Methodological breakthrough: A touch-free window into #CellMechanics. Researchers at #KITKarlsruhe can now measure how “fluid” or “solid” living #cells are—using #LaserLight instead of probes. By gently driving motion inside cells, they extract mechanical properties with unprecedented precision. 1/2

Oscillatory scanning of an infrared laser induces time-delayed flows that report on material mechanics.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 11/06/2026

#KITKarlsruhe receives #Humboldt Professorship for historian Daniel Jütte: Pioneer in #UrbanHumanities honored with Germany’s most prestigious research award. www.kit.edu/kit/pi_2026_... (press release in German) @humboldt-foundation.de 📸 private

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Humboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · 10/06/2026

✨ Newly selected Humboldt Professors to receive up to €10 million in funding! They were nominated by @unikassel.bsky.social, @kit.edu, the @bihatcharite.bsky.social, @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, @lmu.de, @tuda.bsky.social, and @uni-saarland.de. www.humboldt-foundation.de/en/explore/n...

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 10/06/2026

Explainable #AI for #EnergySystems: Researchers from #KITKarlsruhe have developed a method to make AI-based forecasting for #EnergySupply more transparent. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

High-voltage power line (symbolic picture)

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Humboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · 08/06/2026

Humboldtian María Gabriela Bordón shares the top three highlights of her research stay in Germany. Since 2025, the Argentine sustainability and food technology researcher has been advancing her work at @kit.edu. Learn more about Humboldt Research Fellowship programme: bit.ly/4ti8400

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 01/06/2026

#Nanozymes act in #CancerCells: #KITKarlsruhe researchers develop metal-free nanostructures that are stable in water and activate drug precursors in cancer cells. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

Nanozymes mimic properties of natural enzymes. They could make catalysis more sustainable and activate prodrugs in cells.

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Nationales Institut für Wissenschaftskommunikation @nawik.de · 29/05/2026

Im Juni gibt's das Pop-up-Lab der Stadt Karlsruhe und das NaWik ist mit spannenden Beiträgen mittendrin! Das Beste daran: Die Veranstaltungen sind kostenlos - also kommt einfach zum Live Podcast, den Eye-Tracking-Experimenten und unserem Dialogformat vorbei und meldet euch für die Workshops an! 🙌

Kostenlose NaWik‑Events im Juni in Karlsruhe am Marktplatz:

Nerds at Work LIVE
03. Juni, 19-21 Uhr

Eye-Tracking-Experimente
08. & 09. Juni, ganztägig

Wissenschaft visualisieren
10. & 11. Juni, 10-18 Uhr

Erwartungen an Wissenschaftler*innen
17. & 18. Juni, ganztägig

Wisskomm auf Social Media
23. & 24. Juni, 10-18 Uhr

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 28/05/2026

Shielding #QuantumCircuits from light and heat: #KITKarlsruhe researchers develop a filter material for superconducting circuits – key microwave signals are largely preserved. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

A quantum computer test setup developed at KIT

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RWTH Aachen University @rwth.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Scientists working at @kit.edu, RWTH Aachen, the University of Siegen and @uniheidelberg.bsky.social efforts in the Collaborative Research Center P3H to address the open questions in elementary #particlephysics after the discovery of the #Higgs boson and to pave the way for future discoveries. 👍

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Particle Physis Phenomenology after the Higgs Discovery

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 20/05/2026

Scalable manufacturing of #perovskite #photovoltaics: Researchers at #KITKarlsruhe and the University of Valencia @uv.es have jointly further developed a fast, solvent-free vacuum process for #TandemSolarCells with efficiencies of up to 24.3 percent. www.kit.edu/kit/english/... @uv.es

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 18/05/2026

#HumboldtProfessorship awarded to KIT researcher: Christopher Barner-Kowollik receives Germany’s most highly endowed international #ResearchAward – at #KITKarlsruhe, he investigates next-generation #materials. www.kit.edu/202605-humbo... 📸 @humboldt-foundation.de / David Ausserhofer

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 12/05/2026

3D #Microscopy: Researchers at #KITKarlsruhe have developed a new laser-based technique that allows microscopic samples such as cells to be rotated contact-free in all three spatial directions. www.kit.edu/kit/english/... Graphic: Fan Nan, KIT

The laser rotates delicate cell samples under the microscope without physical contact.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 12/05/2026

Sodium-ion #Batteries for stable #PowerGrids: Within the PowerNIB project, #KITKarlsruhe is collaborating with partners to develop high-power #SodiumIonBatteries for stationary #EnergyStorage and large-scale applications. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

Sodium-ion technology is moving into the stationary energy storage sector. At KIT, this work includes the development of novel cathode materials.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 04/05/2026

Physics-based #WeatherModels more reliable than #AI for #ExtremeEvents: Study led by #KITKarlsruhe and University of Geneva reveals limitations of AI-based weather forecasts for record-breaking storms, heat waves, and cold waves. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

Temperature anomalies during the 2020 heat wave in Siberia, which broke historical records and caused severe wildfires, among other things

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 04/05/2026

#Nanofiltration: Efficient removal of #glyphosate from water. #KITKarlsruhe researchers identify the hydration of molecules – besides their size and charge – as an additional factor in the removal of #herbicides. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

KIT scientists are investigating how glyphosate and AMPA can be removed from water using nanofiltration membranes.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 29/04/2026

In the Bio-O-Ton-2 project, researchers at the #KITKarlsruhe are developing a method that allows the condition of habitats to be mapped over large areas with the support of citizens acting as citizen scientists and AI. www.kit.edu/kit/pi_2026_...

A marsh stretches into the background of the picture. The water glows blue. The marsh is surrounded by many trees, which grow denser on the right side to form a forest. In the foreground, individual branches jut into the picture. The sky is blue, and the sun is shining from the left.

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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) @kit.edu · 22/04/2026

New research platform on efficient #FertilizerUse: Researchers from Europe and the US are pooling their expertise to reduce #nitrogen losses in #agriculture and cut emissions. #KITKarlsruhe is participating in the initiative, coordinated by Aarhus University @au.dk. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

SmartField location in Denmark. At the core of AgNUE is a network of twelve intensively monitored field sites, known as “supersites”.

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Western University @westernu.ca · 17/04/2026

A visit from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ( @kit.edu ), a leading German research university, is opening pathways at #WesternU for international collaborations in fields including biomedical and wind engineering, AI and safe storage of nuclear waste.

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International research possibilities explored with Karlsruhe - Western News

International research collaboration takes centre stage at a two-day visit to Western University from Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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