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Computer Vision Research Helping Companies Achieve Success in Space

Gone are the days where the space industry was dominated by the public sphere. The new space movement has seen a commercialisation of the sector that is enabling more and more companies to join in an exciting race to the stars. In fact, it’s private companies that may enable us to go further than we…

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ISM Students Program Rovers to Find Water Ice on the Moon

On Wednesday 30 June, first-year Interdisciplinary Space Master (ISM) students took to SnT’s LunaLab, an environment that simulates the Moon’s surface, to test their rovers in finding resources. In a semester that has shown them what the space industry of tomorrow has in its sights, their focus has been on building and effectively programming a ‘LeoRover’, one…

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ActInSpace Winner is Accepted into the Interdisciplinary Space Master

Back in November 2020, the Space Robotics Research Group at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) of the University of Luxembourg launched a challenge in the framework of the ActInSpace hackathon. ActInSpace is a global event created by the National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) and the European Space Agency (ESA), bringing together space innovators from around the world with…

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Consortium to Define Luxembourg’s Quantum Communication Infrastructure

In a press release from late-July, SES announced their plan to develop satellite-terrestrial infrastructure and the roadmap for wider European integration that will define our next-generation of cybersecurity. Joining in this endeavour will be InCert, iTrust consulting, LuxConnect, LuxTrust and SnT.

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The Research Centre Shaping the Future of Technology

Here at SnT, we have been partnering with institutions for more than 10 years, leading to the creation of highly relevant and competitive research in information and communication technology. Over this time, we have gathered nearly 60 enterprises as part of our Partnership Programme, and helped them to address the real challenges facing their sectors…

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Pioneering Space Technology in the Heart of Luxembourg

Since our first journey to the Moon over 50 years ago, worldwide efforts to explore further beyond now depend on our ability to extract resources from space to use in expeditions. Currently, astronauts going up into space are limited to staying within reach of the Earth, as they need access to food and supplies. If…

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SnT Collaborating on EBSILUX Project for Digitalised Diplomas

In a press release this week, it was announced that SnT will contribute towards the EBSILUX project, a joint initiative that will see them work alongside Luxembourg’s Ministry for Digitalisation, Infrachain and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST). On July 14, Marc Hansen, the Luxembourg Minister Delegate for Digitalisation gave exclusive insights into…

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SnT Partners with Gas Control Innovation Leader Rotarex

SnT has entered into a partnership with Rotarex, the world-leading producer of high-quality gas control products and systems. Their joint project will focus on developing a concept to increase the efficiency, degree of automation and flexibility of Rotarex’s product assembly process through the use of collaborative robots.

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The Cutting-Edge Technology Shaping Space Robotics

With an increasing amount of companies being able to put satellites up into orbit, having access to cutting-edge technology is a necessity to thrive in the space industry. SnT’s Prof. Miguel Angel Olivares-Mendez has been working together with partners in the industry in the development of new technologies and intellectual property.

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Robots for Efficient Construction Sites

Stugalux and the University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) have begun a three-year research partnership focusing on advancing navigation capabilities of mobile robots for 3D information collection on construction sites. Stugalux, a construction company based in Luxembourg, is one of the first in Europe to use the robot. Last year,…