Digital twins to make manufacturing industries more resilient to unforeseen events.

Force majeure, war, blocked trade routes, pandemics. Unforeseen breakdowns in the global supply chain caused by sudden events make manufacturing industries vulnerable. A new international research project will now attempt to deal with the issue.

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New sensors can raise the alarm about strokes

The survival of the approx. 12,000 Danes who experience a blood clot or haemorrhage in the brain each year depends on how quickly they receive treatment. Researchers are developing a sensor system that can ensure that more people get the help they need in time.

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Smart earbud will measure how astronauts sleep

Astronauts find it difficult to maintain a natural circadian rhythm and generally complain a lot about their sleep. Aarhus University's Center for Ear-EEG has developed a technology that can read the brain's electrical activity and map our sleep patterns. The technology, along with astronaut Andreas Mogensen, will travel to the International Space Station ISS to examine the differences between human sleep patterns on earth and in space.

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Light is not fast enough for the future Internet of Skills - this is how we solve that problem

With a grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark, a team of researchers and experts from industry and Aarhus University will try to solve the fundamental problem that the speed of light simply is not fast enough for the internet of the future.

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AU researchers behind new breakthrough in surface-based groundwater measurement.

By using ground-breaking new electronics and data modelling, a team of researchers from Aarhus University has proven that it is possible to carry out very accurate, non-invasive groundwater measurements in previously inaccessible areas.

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Large grant to the digital agriculture of the future

With a big bag of cash from the EU, Danish researchers can develop their proposals for a new digital infrastructure for agriculture. This will further boost the green transition of the sector.

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Terahertz technology pushes the boundaries of materials research

Pernille Klarskov Pedersen is a new associate professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Aarhus University. She is the head of the Terahertz Photonics research group, which, among other things, is developing technology to sort plastic waste and inspect the solar cells of the future.

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She receives award for breakthrough in efficient data transmission

Software engineer Niloofar Yazdani has with new solutions for efficient data transmission made it more sustainable to transfer data from the Internet of Things. That is why she receives Aarhus University Research Foundation's PhD prize.

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New international research project to make livestock farming more sustainable

Danish expertise is at the forefront of a new pan-European research project to develop sustainable systems for livestock farming in collaboration with local livestock farms.

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Ny professor om data-tsunami: Det bliver kun værre

Daniel Lucani Rötter is a new professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Aarhus University. He conducts research into how we can solve some of the internet's biggest Gordian knots.

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Danish invention preserves muscle mass in Covid patients

Engineering researchers from Aarhus University have developed electronic support stockings and tested them on bed-ridden Covid patients at Copenhagen University Hospitals, Bispebjerg and Herlev. The experiments show that the stockings counteract a significant loss of muscle mass.

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New research in digital twins allows for much safer and more efficient construction

Artificial intelligence is a key word in two major EU-funded projects aiming to dramatically reduce the number of accidents and close call incidents on construction sites.

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Artificial intelligence to make European cities smarter

In a major EU project, researchers from Aarhus University will develop brand new technologies to process and analyse image and audio sensor data from cities. This will increase security for citizens and enhance traffic flow.

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Danish researchers develop budget optical ammonia sensor

In collaboration with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering at Aarhus University has developed photonic sensor technology that can pave the way for a portable, reliable and, above all, inexpensive device for detecting ammonia and other gases in agriculture.

Autonomous, battery-less monitoring of bridges and tunnels

Maintaining and repairing critical infrastructure is becoming ever more expensive, and there is increasing international focus on monitoring the condition of infrastructure. A new project is bringing together seven major Danish organisations to develop intelligent, battery-less and wireless monitoring that can increase the security and service life of large infrastructure projects.

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PhD student invents a ring for leaking heart valves

A small ring around the main artery may cure patients with leaking heart valves. Researchers have documented its effect on animals and they hope they will make it possible to use the technology on humans.

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Heavy trucks to run on electricity

Danish researchers are developing new electrical solutions for the transport sector. The aim is to reduce the climate footprint significantly, and the EU is investing DKK 45 million in the project.

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Groundwater measurements and future medical electronics in focus in new research grants

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”.

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New AI tools against stock market manipulation

Danish researchers want to detect possible situations of fraud on the financial market by using new sophisticated tools based on artificial intelligence. They have received funding by one of the world's largest banking groups, and their goal is to develop new tools that can be used to block insider trading and market manipulation.

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New professor to develop battery-less brain-inspired brain implants

Farshad Moradi, a new professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been inspired by the brain in his work to develop electronic devices that can communicate with the brain on the brain’s own terms, and ideally without a battery.

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Work commences to develop the world's smallest brain-inspired computer

The energy consumption of the device will be so small that it can harvest its energy itself, directly from its surroundings. The project has received funding from the Villum Experiment programme.

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Self-driving cars must be able to communicate with each other

Cars must be able to share knowledge about what is happening on the roads and warn each other about dangerous situations. This will improve road safety in a future with autonomous vehicles, and Independent Research Fund Denmark is investing in technology development.

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Professor about UN energy summit: “This could be pivotal to the global green transition”

In September, the UN General Assembly will host a high-level dialogue on energy. Aarhus University will participate in efforts to identify green transition strategies.

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Intelligent insect counter opens new opportunities for nature monitoring

Engineers and biologists from Aarhus University have developed an intelligent light trap that can count insects and determine their species as they fly past. This could significantly boost nature monitoring.

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New research project on sustainable electronics promises to reduce e-waste problem

Assistant Professor Shweta Agarwala from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Aarhus University will use materials science and printed electronics to deal with the ever-increasing problem of electronic waste.

How neural networks can help us gain a deeper understanding of financial markets

A new research project at Aarhus University will use Bayesian Neural Networks to model, analyse and understand trading behaviour in the world of finance. The researchers behind the project expect the technology to revolutionise our understanding of financial data.

How do we design reliable AI for marine robots?

Intelligent marine robots open up a wide range of possibilities in the vast unknown areas below sea level, covering more than 70 per cent of the surface of the Earth. However, we need reliable artificial intelligence if robots are to operate on their own. A new EU-funded project will address this problem.

Fast & furious: Autonomous drone racing raises the bar for artificial intelligence

Today, drones can autonomously carry out various tasks with zero or minimum involvement by human operators. However, they need to fly as slow as possible to sense their environment and plan future actions. But what if drones need to fly fast like in a manual drone race where speed, agility, and performance are paramount? A team of researchers from Aarhus University have just taken a step forward.

Danish researchers invent a new way to compress data

A new project, supported by Independent Research Fund Denmark, will make it possible to read data directly from compressed IoT data. The project is being headed by researchers from Aarhus University and it is a collaboration with, among others, MIT and Boston University.