In January 2017, German scientists succeeded for the first time in creating a Bose-Einstein condensate in space with the MAIUS 1 experiment (matter wave interferometry in zero gravity). The DLR ...

SolarPACES is one of several Technology Collaboration Programmes (TCP) organized in a framework of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Its annual conference claims to be the world's leading event ...

Zukünftige Missionen des Menschen ins All sollen weit über die Internationale Raumstation ISS hinausgehen und auf dem Mond ...

Recently, the world of launch vehicle development has become highly dynamic again. Important technical successes are being achieved in rapid succession. Now that Falcon 9 has established itself as a ...

Scheinwerfer werden aus der Halle getragen. Studenten säubern mit Staubsaugern und Pinseln futuristische, weiße Gerätschaften ...

Commercial aviation is to become climate-neutral by 2050. This requires enormous efforts in all areas. New, disruptive, climate-friendly technologies must be ...

DLR has conducted flight tests to validate a new radar system capable of monitoring uncontrolled airspace over urban areas. The tests, involving DLR's BO 105 research helicopter and several drones of ...

The LUNA facility is abuzz with activity. Spotlights are being carried out of the hall. Students use vacuum cleaners and brushes to clean futuristic white equipment. People dressed in overalls carry ...

The transformation hub "Scale-up E-Drive" supports small and medium-sized companies in the automotive industry in Germany in particular in the transformation to electrified powertrains by preparing ...

We have set up a "Decentralised Test Centre" as part of the Scale-up E-Drive transformation hub project. The test centre provides a Germany-wide overview of testing and inspection capacities for ...

DLR_ITEMS comprises various modelling approaches and applications for the techno-economic simulation of individual systems and plants. The models have been developed at the Institute of Networked ...

Monitoring track infrastructure accounts for half of the lifecycle costs in the rail system. This comprises inspection, maintenance, fault elimination and repairs. Maintenance can be corrective or ...