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The novel MEDUSA technology for turbocharging combustion engines fits the current trend to downsize engines perfectly. The optimal inflow into the turbine, particularly at low speeds of revolution, makes the engine very responsive, with maximum torque developing in the lower range of rotatory speed. Additionally the exhaust tract that forms part of the invention is extremely robust, in particular at high combustion temperatures. Thus the technology is particularly suited for use in small gasoline engines: the efficiency is greater than for wastegate turbochargers; however, unlike the Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG) turbocharger, this charger does not require adjustable guide vanes.

To understand biological functions at a molecular level it is important to know how proteins moving around. Todays optical equipment cannot resolve and track single molecules with high resolution in living cells. Our scientists developed a method for long-term detecting single molecules in living cells based on carbon nanotubes.

Why do some people become mentally ill when exposed to stress while others do not? Which genetic factors underlie the processes that maintain our mental…

Surface treatment is a common step in many manufacturing processes but also in medicine (e.g. disinfection or wound healing). Scientists at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts developed a 2in1 plasma device for combined surface preparation with cold-plasma and electromagnetic radiation (e.g. UV or IR).

Researchers of molecular diabetology at the University of Bremen have now identified a key protein, protein kinase MST-1, which is responsible for the death of these insulin-producing cells due to apoptosis (programmed cell death) and thus for the formation of the diabetes disease. This is valid for both forms of diabetes, namely the autoimmune type 1 and type 2, which depends on age and obesity. More than 7 million people are affected by this disease in Germany.
The scientists are carrying out intensive research on the involvement of the protein kinase MST-1 in the apoptopic processes in the beta cells.
In laboratory models, it was possible to demonstrate that the targeted inhibition of MST-1 was able to maintain the secretion of insulin and prevent the disease from progressing. Assays have been developed which can be used by means of in vivo and in vitro tests to show which MST1 inhibitors can prevent diabetes.
A worldwide patent is applied for this new approach. Companies are addressed which may are interested in a license or cooperation with the university of Bremen.

Der steigende Energiebedarf unserer Gesellschaft erfordert eine hohe, störungsfreie
Auslastung von Anlagen zur Energieerzeugung. Falls an einem Rotorblatt ein Schaden auftritt, wird die Auslastung der Anlage erheblich reduziert. Die Rotorblätter von Windkraftanlagen können aufgrund der Bauhöhe der Anlagen derzeit nur mit speziellen mobilen Arbeitsbühnen und Hubsteigern gewartet werden. Einfache Wartungsinspektionen werden von Fachleuten übernommen, die sich am Flügel abseilen. Aufwendige Reparaturen und Diagnosen können oft nicht durchgeführt werden und erfordern eine kostenintensive Demontage der Flügel. Die periodisch geforderte Inspektion von Rotorblättern oder von Windkrafttürmen nach DIN EN 61400-23 (VDE 0127-23) verlangt aber eine lückenlose vor-Ort-Untersuchung des Rotors auf weitere Schäden, die möglicherweise produktionsbedingt oder durch dynamische Belastung und häufig durch Transport und Betriebsvibration auftreten können.
Die selbstkletternde SMART-Plattform zur Wartung von Windenergieanlagen ermöglicht mit ihrem multifunktionalen Kletterroboter und ihrer wetterdicht gekapselten Arbeitsbühne umfangreiche Einsatzmöglichkeiten zur Wartung, Instandhaltung und Reparatur von Rotorblättern an Windkraftanlagen.