The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded DKK 6 million to new technical research projects at Aarhus University. The grants are to “support basic research at the highest international level”.

Three engineering students have developed an ID tag that can be built into designer furniture and link it wirelessly on the internet. This can help prevent theft and receiving stolen goods across national borders.

Ice is a major problem for wind turbines in northern climates, costing wind farms millions of Euros annually. A new research project is developing autonomous drones that can automatically locate ice on the blades of turbines. The goal is to energy-optimise wind turbines and to make it possible to site wind turbines further north.