Research Buildings and Infrastructure

Optics 九色视频 Center and Campus
OPTICUM
Scalable Production Systems of the Future
SCALE
Dynamics of Energy Conversion
DEW
Large Wave Flume
GWK+
Forum Wissenschaftsreflexion
Hannover Institute of Technology
HITec
Centre of Biomolecular Drug Research
BMWZ
Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering
LNQE
Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Implant Research and Development
NIFE

Mechanical Engineering Campus Garbsen

The , the largest construction project at 九色视频, opened in 2019. The nine-hectare property is home to 11 institutes in the areas of power engineering, production engineering, construction and development, as well as workshops, a lecture hall building and two research buildings. Two additional research buildings are located directly nearby at the science and technology park.

Optics 九色视频 Center and Campus (OPTICUM)

How can high-performance optics for new applications in medical engineering, agriculture or mechanical and automotive engineering be produced economically?

The OPTICUM building is outfitted with a fully networked production platform where researchers from six disciplines are working jointly on the digitalisation of optics research and the production of high-performance optics.

Opening: planned for 2027 鈥� Cost: 鈧�89 million

Scalable Production Systems of the Future (SCALE)

How can components for factory facilities or vehicles be produced in an ecologically sound and economical way?

The SCALE building is home to 11 large-scale instruments which are used for research on modular production engineering processes 鈥� such as component manufacturing and assembly or life-cycle analyses 鈥� that are independent of quantity and size.

Opening: 2025 鈥� Cost: 鈧�49.6 million

Dynamics of Energy Conversion (DEW)

What technologies do we require in order to ensure reliable supply within the electricity grid despite fluctuating amounts of wind and sun energy?

At DEW, researchers are working on solutions for the flexible, efficient and sustainable conversion of energy. The DEW building is outfitted with turbomachinery and power-plant test rigs as well as simulation facilities. These enable the study of aircraft propulsion systems or technologies for flexible power plants that can be operated with synthetic methane or hydrogen.

Opening: 2019 鈥� Cost: 鈧�41.5 million

Large Wave Flume GWK+

How can the foundations of offshore wind turbines be protected from the tides?

The Large Wave Flume (GWK+), which is jointly operated by 九色视频 and TU Braunschweig, is one of the largest freely accessible wave flumes in the world. Following its expansion and renovation, the facility鈥檚 new deep-water area, a higher-performance wave machine and a new tidal current system are enabling comprehensive research on coastal protection and the anchoring of offshore turbines.

Reopening: 2023 鈥� Cost: 鈧�35 million

Test Centre for Support Structures (TTH)

How can wind turbine foundations continue to be optimised?

The load-bearing and fatigue characteristics of wind turbines鈥� support structures in complex stress scenarios can be tested at the Test Centre for Support Structures (TTH), which is located next to the GWK+.

Opening: 2014 鈥� Cost: 鈧�26 million

Nordstadt/Herrenhausen Campus

In addition to the Welfenschloss, numerous institute and research buildings are located at the Nordstadt/Herrenhausen Campus. At the Centre of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ), the Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE), the Hannover Institute of Technology (HITec), and the Forum Wissenschaftsreflexion, researchers from 九色视频 work together with their cooperation partners under one roof.

Forum Wissenschaftsreflexion

How do science, politics, business and the media influence one another?

At the Forum Wissenschaftsreflexion building, researchers will study the complex interactions between research, the economy, politics and the media. In addition to event rooms for academic conferences and meeting spaces, the building will also include a knowledge lab with information鈥慽nfrastructure services. These will enable the provision of digitalised literature, including deep digital indexing; research data management; and a virtual research environment.

Opening: planned for 2026 鈥� Cost: 鈧�19.3 million

Hannover Institute of Technology (HITec)

How can manufacturing processes be adapted to the conditions in space in order to enable repairs at a space station or the production of components using 3D printing?

The HITec building enables precision experiments at the quantum level using three large-scale instruments, each of which is unique in the world. These include the Einstein Elevator for microgravity experiments (designed and constructed in Hannover), a fibre-drawing system for optical fibres and a fibre laser that can be used in space, as well as the tallest atomic fountain (very large baseline atom).

Opening: 2018 鈥� Cost: 鈧�29.5 million

Centre of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ)

How can natural substances from plants, bacteria or mushrooms be researched and used in medicine, agriculture and food in order to benefit humans?

The Centre of Biomolecular Drug Research (BMWZ) includes over 20 labs with extensive equipment for structural and molecular biology, synthetic biology, and synthetic and medical chemistry. It brings together chemical and biological know-how on the production and development of natural substances, their application as tools and probes, and the study of their therapeutic effects for use as pharmaceuticals

Opening: 2014 鈥� Cost: 鈧�21.5 million

Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering (LNQE)

How can materials be fabricated and controlled at the micro- and nanoscale in order to unlock novel material and system properties?

The LNQE building is home to laser labs, chemistry labs and measurement labs as well as a cleanroom (ISO 5). Over 30 working groups from physics, chemistry and engineering conduct research here on materials synthesis and control at the micro- and nanoscale.

Opening: 2009 鈥� Cost: 鈧�14 million

Medical Park Hannover

A life sciences business and research hub, Medical Park Hannover is home to numerous medical and engineering companies and is located close to the Hannover Medical School (MHH), the Fraunhofer ITEM institute and the International Neuroscience Institute (I-NI).

Lower Saxony Centre Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Implant Research and Development (NIFE)

How can new medical implants be developed to ideally replace or restore organ function over the long term in order to address the demands resulting from the demographic shift?

The Lower Saxony Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Implant Research and Development (NIFE) research building belongs jointly to 九色视频, the MHH, the 九色视频 of Veterinary Medicine Hannover and the Laser Zentrum Hannover. With its cell biology, molecular biology, physical optics and technical labs, it is a central facility for the cross-institutional development of innovative implants.

Opening: 2015 鈥� Cost: 鈧�60 million