Medical research for future spaceflight Long-term stays in space are an enormous strain on the human body that lead to muscle and bone loss. Body fluids move from the legs toward the head due to the lack of gravity. The different pressure conditions can also lead to medical problems. Astronauts repeatedly report that they experience ...

A service provider for innovation in Germany and the rest of Europe With around 1600 employees, the DLR Projektträger covers the broadest range of subjects of any German project management agency. It runs the gamut from education, equal opportunities, health, society, innovation, technology, environment, and sustainability all the way through to cooperation within Europe and ...

Are you ready for your mission? Developing new technologies and shaping the future – at DLR, researchers carry out their research with curiosity and passion. Here, they can focus all their energy on research within a unique infrastructure and carry out pioneering work in the fields of aeronautics, space, energy, transport, security and digitalisation. Does ...

Construction kit of different technological possibilities for climate-neutral flight The exhibit illustrates the various areas of expertise of the DLR institutes that are making contributions to the climate-neutral flight of tomorrow. Various concepts and technologies tailored to size and range are under consideration, all of which greatly reduce climate impact. The exhibit itself does not ...

Emerging augmented reality simulation The Test Bed Lower Saxony is a 280-kilometre-long research platform where researchers and companies test automated and networked driving. With its cameras and sensors, this test field provides more data than anywhere in the world. The acquisition, processing, interpretation and transmission of data into a digital image of the test field ...

How could it work in everyday reality? Ingenious solutions for linking the energy supply and mobility sectors are essential for the success of the energy and mobility transitions. Battery- and fuel-cell-powered vehicles can feed electricity and heat into stationary distribution networks if necessary. They can also be used as a mobile source of power or ...

Drones and smart image analysis for condition monitoring of solar fields Volateq is an innovative technology start-up that emerged as a spin-off from DLR. Its products include software using drones and intelligent image analysis automated condition monitoring of solar fields. This is based on the Q-Fly technology developed at DLR. Q-Fly provides highly accurate geometry, ...

Flexible Robot Station for assembly and start-of-line applications Leverage Robotics is a DLR spin-off that develops highly flexible robot assembly stations for safe and efficient human-robot collaboration. International conflicts and persistent delivery delays are prompting European companies to rethink reshoring and regional production. However, staff shortages and the cost of regional production present challenges. Intelligent ...

Solar thermal production of carbon-neutral fuels Every day, transport and industry burn huge amounts of fossil fuels, which result in high carbon emissions. But implementing a quick and comprehensive conversion to purely electric systems has seemed challenging. Energy from renewable sources, meanwhile, has unlimited potential to produce carbon-neutral fuels. Most importantly, they are concentrated in ...