On 13th February - the anniversary of Dresden’s destruction 73 years ago - the citizens commemorate the victims of war. An important part of this annual event is the formation of a human chain around the city centre. The human chain is both an appeal for non-violence, for humanity and for peace as well as a symbolic protection against the misappropriation of the commemorations by radical...[more]
For the first time, on 11 January, DRESDEN-concept (DDc) organised a reception for international guest scientists. On the guest list were those who have joined one of the DRESDEN-concept institutions within the past two years. The scientists were welcomed by the Chairman of the Research Alliance, Prof. Hans Müller-Steinhagen; the Head of Dresden State Art Collections (SKD), Prof. Marion...[more]
Two new partners join DRESDEN-concept: The Dresden research landscape is growing dynamically, which is reflected in the strong and continuing interest in the DRESDEN-concept (DDc) research alliance. From January 2018, the Technische Sammlungen Dresden (Technical Collections Dresden) and the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden (Dresden Academy of Fine Arts - HfBK) will be members of the...
Prof. Andrés Lasagni from the Institute of Manufacturing Engineering at the “Technische Universität Dresden” and head of the “Center for Advanced Micro-Photonics (CAMP)” at the Fraunhofer IWS received the Materials Science and Technology Prize 2017. Every two years the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS) awards the prize to young European materials scientists whose research work...[more]
The DRESDEN-concept (DDc) science exhibition continues its international tour. Today, the exhibi-tion was opened at Plac Solny (Salt Market), one of the most central squares in Wrocław. It will inform the city residents and visitors about the Dresden science landscape for the next three weeks. [more]
DRESDEN-concept cordially invites (young) researchers of all DDc-partners to the Science Cruise on Thursday, 17 August 2017The Elbe ship “MS August der Stark” will be loaded with the smartest minds, starting at 5.50pm and will set sail at 6:20pm. The cruise will take you through the calm waters of the Dresden Elbe all the way to Pillnitz and will then return to habour of the “City of Excellence”.[more]
The Chair of Powder Metallurgy and Composite Materials of the Technical University of Dresden in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials is staging the first issue of the European Summer University Additive Manufacturing. This 4-day event provides profound insights into the topic of Additive Manufacturing with a focus on metal parts. In...[more]