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84 sCienCe live UW’s annual Research open Day is when Wuppertal’s citizens are invited to enter the fascinating world of scientific and tech- eLeCtriCity FroM GiAnt soLAr-tHerMAL PoWer PLAnts Bundled together by a circular glass collector, the rays of the sun heat the air trapped beneath. The hot air flows up a central chimney containing turbines that drive electrical generators. It sounds simple, but plant like this can only be constructed economically in desert regions: the collectors must be at least 3 km across and the chimneys 500 m high. Such gigantic proportions make huge demands on the material and design of the chimneys. Recent UW research has focused on the stability and structural feasibility of reinforced concrete towers of this height. nological research. University and city unite in pursuit of a specific theme. This year it was energy. buiLdinG tHe Future – Zero And PositiVe enerGy Houses For tHe 21st Century Built for Madrid’s 2010 Solar Decathlon, UW’s experimental positive energy house now stands in Wuppertal- Lichtscheid. kTurning an art nouveau villa into a mini power station: Equipping Wuppertal’s turn of the (19th) century houses with combined heat and power generation units. kStudent apartments with ecological bonus: Better living in a prize-winning student hall (dormitory). inteLLiGent PoWer netWorKs Renewable energy power plants cannot be turned up or down at will: their output depends on the level of sunlight or wind. But the sun doesn’t always shine, and wind sometimes blows and sometimes doesn’t. So UW engineers are investigating questions of power storage and distribution. What will intelligent power networks of the future look like? Will there be a happy hour for electricity when the wind blows? soLAr CeLLs And LAMPs bAsed on orGAniC MAteriALs – A soLution oF tHe Future Powerful, flexible solar cells are easily produced using organic foils and low-cost processes based on large-area printing technology. organic light-emitting diodes (oLEDs) represent another breakthrough in low energy lighting and brilliant TV screens. kwww.uni-wuppertal.de/ researchkKnowledge Transfer officekResearch Day At_A_GLANCE neW CAMerA- ControLLed robot At HAnoVer trAde FAir A newly developed robotcamera system was presented at the Hanover Trade Fair by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Tibken, together with Dr.- Ing. Adnan Abou Nabout, from UW’s Department of Automation Engineering. The system enables a robot to recognize the shape of 2D objects, pick them up, and place them precisely where required. kwww.lart.uni-wuppertal. de. ProduCt deVeLoPMent LAb oPened in soLinGen The Bergisch Regional Institute of Product Development and Innovation Management, an associate institute of the University of Wuppertal, has opened a new laboratory for product development in Solingen. State-of-the-art methods such as eye-tracking will enable products to be examined from ergonomic, engineering and design viewpoints to determine and optimize esthetic and functional aspects. kwww.bergisches-institut.de boLd And oriGinAL Visions For tHe reGion ‘InnoIntegral – Cut and Tools’ is the name of a regional innovation initiative combining top level training and research with start-up support for young entrepreneurs, and the creation of attractive work environments and other incentives to retain talent in the region. A partner project of Inno- Integral within the frame- work of the European Regi- onal Development Fund’s “Ziel2” Program for NRW is ‘Intelligence in Metal’, set up by the Tools and Materials Research Association (Remscheid), another UW associate institute, in cooperation with Solingen Business Promotion. kwww.intelligenzinmetall. de bronZe AGe Hits sWiMMinG PooL Together with regional provider Hugo Lahme GmbH and the NRW Efficiency Agency, UW is researching improvements in the anticorrosive properties of metals used for underwater faucets etc. in swimming pools. Representatives of university and industry met to discuss current conditions practical and technological challenges, as well as the ultimate target. kwww.innovationsallianz. nrw.de souVenirs, souVenirs In cooperation with the Bergisch Regional Development Agency, UW Industrial Design (uwid) students have been developing souvenirs of the Bergisch Land. The region has a lot to offer tourists and seeks to widen its repertoire of gifts. The students’ designs ranged from marketing regional delicacies, through reworking products of the ribbon industry as fashion accessories, to an industrial tour. kwww.uwid.uniwuppertal.de kProjektekWS 2010/2011 neW bLood For tHe ‘berGisCH triAnGLe’ 24 UW students from Prof. Christine Volkmann’s seminar on ‘Industrial Clusters and Structural Development in the Bergisch Land’ took part in an industrial tour of the 3 cities of Remscheid, Solingen and Wuppertal (the so-called ‘Bergisch Triangle’). Prof. Volkmann comments: “We seek to familiarize our students with their region and present it to them as an attractive economic area with interesting, future-oriented industries and employers.” khttp://volkmann.wiwi.uniwuppertal.de/ kwww.zsb.uni-wuppertal. de kCareers Service 04_UW_REGIoNAL 85
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