Materials Science - Research in Bavaria

From energy-efficient construction to the production of biomedical devices, researchers are discovering innovative applications for new materials that continue to shape our world.

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Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)

3D Printing Living Cells

Prof. Jürgen Groll is one of the driving forces behind the Würzburg Center of Polymers for Life. In this interview, he discusses the new center—and the challenges involved in 3D printing living tissue.

HM Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences

Cultivating Microorganisms for Biocementation

As part of his doctoral research, Frédéric Lapierre works on creating and improving culture media for biocementing bacteria—which could yield sustainable applications for the construction industry and environmental engineering.

FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

Im Department Werkstoffwissenschaften

Postdoc Chandra Macauley erforscht die Strukturen von Brennstoffzellen an der FAU – einem der Top-Standorte für Materialwissenschaften in Deutschland.

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Hochschule Landshut

Leichtbau: von nano bis macro

Am Kompetenzzentrum Leichtbau der Hochschule Landshut forschen Professoren, Doktoranden und Labormitarbeiter an der Zukunft des Leichtbaus.

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Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Machine Learning and Supramolecular Materials

New supramolecular materials can be used in energy production and medical devices. A team at the TUM Innovation Network ARTEMIS aims to identify the best materials for use with the help of machine learning.

University of Regensburg

Nanomaterial-Based Biosensors

SciFiMed is a multi-disciplinary project that combines fundamental immunological research with novel nanomaterial biosensor development translated into proof-of-principle diagnostics. International experts as well as biotechnology enterprises and health institutions are involved in the project.

Universität Bayreuth

Länger haltbar und effizienter

Die Universität Bayreuth hat zusammen mit Forschungspartnern aus Wissenschaft und Industrie das TADFlife Innovative Training Network (ITN) auf den Weg gebracht. Das gemeinsame Ziel ist die Entwicklung nachhaltiger Technologien, indem die Lebensdauer und die Energieeffizienz blauer OLEDs gesteigert wird.

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University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt

Recycling of Elastomers

With more than 330 million cars on European roads, millions of tons of end-of-life tires are produced each year. Researchers at FHWS are developing methods of recycling elastomers that could give these tires new life.

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München (HM)

Betonrecycling: Bauen statt Deponieren

An der Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München (HM) wird im Rahmen eines Modellprojekts aus dem Bauschutt abgerissener Gebäude wieder neues Baumaterial hergestellt.

University of Bayreuth

Fascination Biofabrication

Scientists at the University of Bayreuth are conducting cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research in biofabrication. The high-tech processes they are developing open up new possibilities for biomedical therapies.