Knowledge and technology transfer from research to application is multifaceted: innovative research results find their way into industry, into application or to end users in a wide variety of ways.

Distributed processing of imagery of highly specialized optical and non-optical sensors, for instance, footage of the Modular Aerial Camera System (MACS), into a variety of photogrammetric data ...

The world's first in-flight measurements of contrails from a hydrogen-powered turbojet engine have been conducted. The measurements provide new insights into the climate impact of contrails produced ...

The LUNA facility is designed to replicate conditions on the lunar surface. The research centre will prepare astronauts and robots for missions to the Moon. The joint DLR and ESA endeavour makes use ...

DLR has conducted flight tests to validate a new radar system capable of monitoring uncontrolled airspace over urban areas. The tests, involving DLR's BO 105 research helicopter and several drones of ...

"Solar Thermal Energy on the Rise - Perspectives for Heat Transition and Sustainable Fuels". This was the motto of the 27th Cologne Solar Colloquium, which was held for the first time this year as a ...

On 11 November 2024 at 07:38 UTC, a research rocket soared over the icy expanse of Swedish Lapland for the 600th time. The mission, MAPHEUS 15, carried 21 scientific experiments from both DLR and ...

When talking about spaceflight, many people think of numerous rocket launches, especially in the USA and China. But this will soon change, as Europe is working hard to build on its past achievements ...

Last week, our colleague Dr. Stefan Baumgartner was awarded the „Otto-Lilienthal-Forschungssemesters 2024” during a scientific colloquium at the DLR Space Agency in Bonn. After receiving this ...

Flying needs to become more comfortable and efficient. One way to achieve this is by using intelligent load control systems capable of proactively responding to wind gusts and manoeuvres, and ...

The path to climate-compatible flying involves energy-efficient aircraft, low-emission engines and optimised flight paths. Digitalisation can accelerate these developments, for example by simulating ...

Our team at the DLR Institute of Flight Guidance has worked with market research institute SKOPOS to conduct an extensive online survey on drones in six different EU countries. The poll forms part of ...