Materials Technologies
In an age where high-speed communication has become the norm, it is irritating when coverage fades and transmission speeds turn sluggish. A German scientist says light is the solution.
On this Cluster of Excellence: What do metamaterials and photonic crystal fibers have in common with printed electronics and organic solar cells?
Ever wondered how insects can walk on windows and geckos on ceilings without falling down? A German scientist and his team are trying to find the answers.
Carbon dioxide has earned itself a bad reputation as a greenhouse gas, but it could also be one of the raw materials in the plastics of the future. Munich researchers are working to tame the gas.
Light-emitting wallpapers and windows sound like the stuff of science fiction, but they are actually not far from becoming a reality. A team of researchers in Dresden is working to make it happen.
Professor Heike Walles and her team are trailblazers in the manufacture of skin. Their work not only promises help for burns and cancer patients but could spare animals from laboratory testing.
Dr. Ionela Vrejoiu is looking for new materials that might be suitable for constructing memory chips for computers.
Dr. Marko Kralj comes from Croatia and is a surface physicist. As a Humboldt scholar, he's doing research at the Institute Physical and Theoretical Chemistry at Bonn University.
Sergio Amancio is researching secure methods of connecting materials. That is of great importance, especially in aviation.
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