Progress in dementia research

Progress in dementia research

In old age, memory performance declines in most people, often to such an extent that this massively affects their everyday life. In a joint study with Stanford University, bioinformaticians at Saarland University have now identified a protein with a rejuvenating...
Significant contribution to the “Rust” programming language

Significant contribution to the “Rust” programming language

Ralf Jung, a doctoral student of Saarland University and now postdoc at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Saarbrücken, has made a significant contribution to the safety of the ‘Rust’ programming language. The new and increasingly popular programming...
Speak, Point, Touch: New Ways of Human-Technology Interaction

Speak, Point, Touch: New Ways of Human-Technology Interaction

New ways of interacting with IT systems will significantly shape our future – and this offers great potential for innovation, including in industry and the entertainment sector. Information technology and computer systems have long been an integral part of...
Research on the interplay of hardware and software

Research on the interplay of hardware and software

Many safety-critical areas of our lives are being controlled by computer systems: from airbag controls in cars and landing gear on airplanes to essential infrastructure such as energy supply and telecommunications. But are these systems reliable? Computer science...
Sensing devices: Design experiment to spark critical discussion

Sensing devices: Design experiment to spark critical discussion

Microphones and cameras are everywhere today: in smartphones, laptops, even in refrigerators and televisions. Many people are now used to these ‚sensing devices’. As a result, they are no longer seen for what they actually are – ubiquitous eyes and ears. A team of...