Scientists at the THL (Technische Hochschule Lübeck) are developing a novel process for extracting valuable products from marzipan production residues – with funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

The i_city research and innovation partnership under the leadership of Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart develops innovative strategies and concepts for the sustainable city – with funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

So far, robots have been primarily used in industrial contexts. A team of researchers at Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences is now investigating how robots can be integrated into the intelligent home to take on traditional everyday tasks.

How can robots be used in the future to relieve relatives in the care of their loved ones with dementia? A research group in the RoboLand project – with funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research – is investigating this question.

In the BioFlexRobot project, researchers at Nuremberg Institute of Technology are developing a pliable articulated robot with which humans can work together without danger – with funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

How can the participation in society of people with intellectual disabilities in various forms of housing be supported in old age? This is the question being investigated by Catholic University of Applied Sciences of North Rhine–Westphalia (KatHO NRW) in Münster within the framework of the MUTIG project.

Despite significant advances, hearing aids cannot completely replace human hearing. At Saarland University of Applied Sciences, hearing aids are being developed that can adapt to what the wearer is trying to hear.

Humane animal husbandry and profitability are not necessarily mutually exclusive – this is now being investigated by a research group at the University of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg in a large long-term study.

Every year, mould destroys about a quarter of the world’s food crop harvest. A team of researchers at the University of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg is now developing a novel plant protection product based on a natural active ingredient.

Rigo Herold, professor for digital systems at the University of Applied Sciences Zwickau, on the further development of data glasses and their potential applications in business and medicine.