Successful in the Hof start-up ecosystem: The BtX energy start-up story
What can a successful start-up at Hof University of Applied Sciences look like? The example of BtX energy GmbH is a good illustration of this. [more]
published: 22.06.2021science & research
Energy and CO2 savings by ice batteries – powered by solar energy!
Energy storage is one of the key issues for a sustainable energy supply. In Münchberg, novel ice batteries for cooling applications are being researched that can help to sustainably reduce energy and CO2. They are powered by surplus solar energy. [more]
published: 21.06.2021
Agricultural and packaging films or garbage bags: Scientists make wood residue usable
Using electron irradiation, researchers were able to treat largely unused residual materials from the paper industry in such a way that they can be used as bioplastics for further processing [more]
published: 17.06.2021
Digital Prize: Web accessibility – Katharina Müggenburg receives award
This year, the Bavarian Digital Award "B.Digital" was held under the motto "digital participation". Katharina Müggenburg, a graduate of the communication design program at Hof University of Applied Sciences, achieved an outstanding third place [more]
published: 14.06.2021
Meinel Bräu cooperates with university: Beer from Hof to become more ecological!
Together with Hof University of Applied Sciences, Hofer Brauerei Meinel wants to make its own production processes more efficient and conserve resources. The aim is to brew Hof beer in an even more environmentally friendly way than before. [more]
published: 02.06.2021
Green-Tech: Hof University as an innovation driver for a sustainable region
Hof University of Applied Sciences is currently recording not only a record number of students, but also the highest level of research projects in its history. Quite a few of the current projects and developments are directly or indirectly interwoven with the Hof region and the neighboring regions. [more]
published: 26.05.2021
How effective is corona vaccination? – CoVaKo study starts data collection
At the end of 2020, the participation of Hof University of Applied Sciences in the large Bavarian accompanying study on the effectiveness of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination was announced. The preliminary work has now been completed (interview). [more]
published: 25.05.2021
Sustainable power generation in aquaculture, wastewater treatment plant and sewerage system
A new research project of the Institute for Water and Energy Management at Hof University of Applied Sciences aims to promote the potential and use of hydropower in existing water plants and to contribute to the success of Hof as a center of excellence for water. [more]
published: 12.05.2021
Success factors for digitization in the water industry
The first meta-study on digitization in the German-speaking water industry has been completed: Around 700 projects, products and digitization solutions were analyzed, as well as surveys and expert interviews. [more]
published: 11.05.2021
Computer voices – hardly distinguishable from the human original!
Especially for visually impaired people, computer applications that read texts aloud are already a great help in everyday life. The Institute for Information Systems is conducting a study to research the acceptance of artificially generated voices and is developing its own models. [more]
published: 30.03.2021
“Bioplastics – Science Meets Industry” with almost 300 participants
The Institute for Applied Biopolymer Research at Hof University of Applied Sciences (ibp) held its first symposium on March 3 and 4 this year under the motto "Bioplastics - Science Meets Industry" - and met with great interest. [more]
published: 29.03.2021
Nationwide interest: Competence Center Digital Administration has been launched
The new Competence Center Digital Administration has opened. At an online kick-off attended by around 300 guests from all over Germany, speakers from politics, public administration and science spent the whole day reporting on exemplary projects from their institutions. [more]
published: 26.03.2021
Internet of Things: The more innovative the customers, the more interest in IoT projects!
The data generated from networked systems represents a new, virtual service product that can be used to develop innovative business models. A new study is now looking into the question of how customers can be involved in and convinced by new IoT business models. [more]
published: 08.03.2021
“EISBiR” aims to research environmentally friendly plastic products from biowaste
Will there soon be packaging with organic waste in the supermarket? Quite possible! At the Institute for Applied Biopolymer Research at Hof University of Applied Sciences (ibp), headed by Prof. Dr. Michael Nase, a group of young researchers wants to investigate the influence of natural radiation and biogenic residues on the properties and structure of biopolymers [more]
published: 04.03.2021
Production of sustainable food in aquacultures – without microplastics
Sustainable food production in aquacultures entirely without microplastics - that is the long-term goal of a new research project that will run for two years. [more]
published: 01.03.2021
Digitalization in the water industry: meta-study WaterExe4.0 launched
In a project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) entitled "WaterExe4.0", researchers from the Institute for Water and Energy Management (iwe) at Hof University of Applied Sciences are identifying success factors for successful implementation transfer in digitization projects in the water industry [more]
published: 10.02.2021
“Science meets Industry”: More environmentally friendly production with bioplastics!
At a digital symposium on March 03-04, 2021, current findings and innovations in the field of bioplastics will be presented to the public. [more]
published: 10.02.2021
Not a disposable product: biodegradable films for agriculture
The silage bales, often used by walkers and children as a photo motif or climbing object, are not as close to nature as one would like to think - recycling is simply not common and also only possible with great effort. This is now to change... [more]
published: 10.02.2021