Due to the "Central Innovation Program for SMEs" of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy a two-and-a-half-year research project (duration: 01.09.2017 - 31.01.2020) was approved for the Professorship of Sport Equipment and Sport Materials. In cooperation with BUSCH GmbH & Co. KG a… [read more]

Within the module "Methods of Sports Technology" also the lecture "Sports Technology Project" took place in summer term 2017 in the surroundings of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. One group of students dealt with the traction properties of trail running shoes - the rather rainy weather provided the ideal… [read more]

At the Lehrstuhl-Orientierungs-, Informations- und Forschungstagung (= LOIFT) at Friday 23rd of June, 30 Chairs and Professorships of the Faculty of Engineer Sciences (MSE) presented their actual research to a large audience of students to facilitate their next academic career-steps especially for… [read more]

As part of the seminar "CAD Basics and Innovation Assessment" the participating students visited the OutDoor Friedrichshafen. They took a closer look at the products exhibited at the trade fair for outdoor and outdoor-sports and evaluated them with respect to their innovative content. More… [read more]

With three team members the Professorship of Sport Equipment and Materials was strongly represented at the ISSS2017. During five conference days, Prof. Veit Senner, Mirko Barone and Aljoscha Hermann were presenting and discussing their research in the field of skiing safty. [read more]

23rd Sportwissenschaftlicher Hochschultag der Deutschen Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft 13. - 15. September 2017 at the Technical  University of Munich Find attached some informations concerning the TUM Hochschultag 2017 and the Call for Papers. Entries can be submitted by April 21, 2017 via the… [read more]

Students and researchers of the TUM and the University of Reutlingen spent three days on the Zugspitze. Together they performed studies in the fields of biomechanics and physiology of alpine skiers, as well as GPS tracking of a skiing person. As base station and accommodation served the… [read more]

It is an obvious idea to use the athlete’s motion to produce electric energy to continually recharge batteries. End of July 2016 the European Patent Application (EP 3 037 142 A1) by TUM inventors Senner and Schott was published. This patent with the title “A System for harvesting electrical energy… [read more]

Prof. Senner confirmed as the ASH-Chairman! Within the general meeting of the ASH (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Schneesport an Hochschulen e.V.) Prof. Senner was confirmed unanimously (only two people with abstinence) in his office as ASH-Chairman. Thus, Prof. Senner will be on the top of the interest… [read more]

Prof. Senner and Aljoscha Hermann were visiting the 7th International Congress on Science and Skiing in St. Christoph am Arlberg. On four days, scientists from all around the world were presenting the results of their research in the fields of skiing and wintersports. The talk of Prof. Senner can be… [read more]