University of Stuttgart

3D-printed bike saddles in general are known to be comfier than their regular counterparts, but they should become even more so if they're made to order. That's the thinking behind the Personomic saddle, which is printed to fit the butt of each individual cyclist.

Pine cones are pretty smart for things with no brains, enough so that scientists have copied them to create a unique window shading system. The setup blocks sunlight in the summer and lets it through in the winter, without using any electricity.

Although many cyclists utilize custom insoles in their shoes, they typically just use one-size-and-shape-fits-all grips on their handlebars. German startup Personomic is out to change that, with grips that are custom-made for individual users' hands.

Scientists in Europe researching aerodynamic forces have opened up some interesting new avenues of study inspired by fish scales, which could eventually lead to drag reductions in aerial vehicles of as much as 25 percent.

Even the smallest of deformations in structures such as buildings or bridges can lead to cracks, so the sooner that they're noticed, the better. A new laser-based system is designed to do just that, quicker and cheaper than ever before.

Moisture is usually bad news for timber, but a group of researchers in Germany is investigating how it can actually be harnessed for more efficient construction, manifesting in a magnificent tower made up of timber pieces that twisted themselves into shape.

A new system from the University of Stuttgart explores how drones can give rise to a novel form of intelligent architecture, demonstrated through an adaptive canopy that changes its configuration as the sun moves through the sky. ​

A team of speedy Stuttgart University students has broken the existing electric car acceleration record, in a blistering 1.779 second run that shaved 0.006 seconds off the record set Swiss students late last year.

In order for microscopic "nanobots" to get to their destinations, they'll need some form of propulsion. A team of Israeli and German scientists has responded by creating what they claim is the world's smallest propeller.

Claimed to be the first building to have its core structure made entirely from interlocking timber panels formed by robots, the Landesgartenschau Exhibition Hall in Stuttgart, Germany is created as a self-supporting, lightweight structure based on biomimetic principles.

SmartShell is a wooden structure that uses hydraulic drives to compensate for structural loads.