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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Hof University of Applied Sciences

Toward Sustainable Textile Processing

Molla Tadesse Abate is working to reduce water use in dyeing and finishing processes in the textile sector. His work is part of a broader collaboration between researchers in Bavaria and Ethiopia.

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

Inside the Fundamental Materials Properties Institute

Postdoc Chandra Macauley researches fuel cell structures at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg—one of the top locations for materials science in Germany.

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From Leading Innovation to Lightweight Design

Landshut University of Applied Sciences

From Nano to Macro

At the Competence Center for Lightweight Design (LLK) at Landshut University of Applied Sciences, professors, PhD students, and laboratory staff are researching the future of lightweight design.

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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.

University of Bayreuth

Longer Lasting and More Efficient

At the University of Bayreuth, academia and industry have partnered to form the TADFlife innovative training network. Together, they are working to develop sustainable technologies by improving the lifetime and energy efficiency of blue OLEDs.

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Tackle New Challenges

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.

HM Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences

Landmarks, Not Landfill

At the HM Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences, a model project on recycled concrete shows how demolished buildings can literally take on new forms.

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.