Project overview

An interdisciplinary team is researching a solution for the treatment of presbyopia. By use of newly developed intraocular and contact lenses, the lost adaptation of the lens for distance and near is to be restored.

The SektorSim³ project analyzes the interactions between the heat, electricity and mobility sectors in archetypal neighborhoods. Different actors, such as public utilities, municipalities or the housing industry, are taken into account.

An interdisciplinary project team is developing a system to support surgeons during tumor removal. For this purpose, the intraoperative measurement of optical and mechanical properties is combined with an AI-supported real-time analysis.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Wirtz, assistant professor for manufacturing technology and virtual process design at Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences, develops milling tools for the production of wear-resistant, highly smooth convex surfaces for tool and mold making.

Dr Mario Chemnitz holds a PhD in physics. He pursues a highly applied research approach that explores the frontiers of nonlinear optics to innovate at the professional interfaces between biophotonics, physics, and information sciences.

The project investigates how intelligent apps and web platforms, including assistance systems such as an exosuit, can improve the quality of life in older age. The focus is on usability and user acceptance, among other things.

In line with the energy turnaround, electricity demand in the process industry must be used flexibly in the future oriented to the electricity supply. To this end, the project is investigating the flexibilization of batch processes and DC-based supply networks..

The project team is researching programmable materials that make interfaces between organic and inorganic or animate and inanimate matter specifically switchable. They might be used as intelligent wound dressings, for example.

Prof. Dr. Christoph Koch, Professor of Technical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry, aims to create a soil cadastre of gardens in Thuringia. For this purpose, residents take soil samples, which are evaluated at the EAH (Citizen Science).

Optical elements such as mirrors or lenses are typically made of glass. This leads to significant limitations of wavelength and power of the light. SOPHIMA aims to use ultrasonic waves in gases for contactless and low-loss manipulation of light.