DLR Kommunikation und Presse - Press Releases

DLR presents innovations in robotics at AUTOMATICA 2012

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:00:00 +0200

The Robotics and Mechatronics Center (RMC) at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is exhibiting at AUTOMATICA, the leading international exhibition for automation and mechatronics, which is being held in Munich from 22 to 25 May.

Paralysed woman's thoughts control a DLR robot

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:00 +0200

Almost 15 years after being paralysed by a stroke, a 58-year-old US-American woman was once again able to serve herself a drink of coffee. This was possible thanks to a state-of-the-art DLR robot arm and hand that she controlled with neural signals sent directly from her brain.

Vesta – a planet-like asteroid

Thu, 10 May 2012 20:00:00 +0200

Even though it doesn’t quite qualify as a 'proper' planet, the second most massive asteroid in the Solar System, Vesta – which has a diameter of approximately 530 kilometres – exhibits numerous planetary characteristics. This is just one of the many significant results of NASA's Dawn mission, published in the journal Science on 11 May 2012. The Dawn spacecraft has been orbiting Vesta since 16 July 2011. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is involved in the mission.

SOFIA: Molecules and star formation in the Milky Way

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:40:00 +0200

GREAT results of the early science flights with SOFIA, the airborne observatory, puiblished in the European scientific journal 'Astronomy & Astrophysics'.

Migratory locusts in a wind tunnel

Wed, 02 May 2012 11:00:00 +0200

Insects are capable of masterful feats of flying; whenever they witness locusts flying long distances or moths hovering over flowers, aerodynamicists can only marvel.

Surviving the conditions on Mars

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:00:00 +0200

Alpine and polar lichens could also survive on Mars. Planetary researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) simulated the conditions on Mars for 34 days and exposed various microorganisms to this environment.

Global Atlas for Solar and Wind Energy launched

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:10:00 +0200

The International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) presented the first Global Atlas for Solar and Wind Energy at the Clean Energy Ministerial Forum, which took place in London on 25 and 26 April 2012.

Lunar Symposium in Berlin – Interview with DLR planetary scientist Ralf Jaumann

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:40:00 +0200

The Moon continues to be a fascinating research objective for scientists from around the world. The DLR Institute of Planetary Research collaborated with NASA's Lunar Science Institute to hold a two-day Lunar Symposium, which took place on 19 and 20 April 2012 at the Adlershof Forum in Berlin.

Mechanical tests for SHEFEX

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:10:00 +0200

The SHEFEX II (SHarp Edge Flight EXperiment) spacecraft successfully withstood vibration on a shaker and spinning at two rotations per second. These tests represented the final simulation of the conditions that the space vehicle will be subjected to during its launch in the summer of 2012.