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.
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.
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.
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.
Postdoc Chandra Macauley researches fuel cell structures at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg—one of the top locations for materials science in Germany.
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have discovered a new class of polymers as part of the work carried out within the Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1357 Microplastics. These polymers are characterised by biodegradable and recyclable properties and can also be processed in a more sustainable way. The researchers report their findings in the scientific journal Small.
Chemist Prof. Dr Alex J. Plajer from the University of Bayreuth has been awarded the 2026 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize of the German Research Foundation (DFG). The prize is considered the most important distinction for early-career researchers in Germany.
Münchberg / Konradsreuth, March 25, 2026 – Clothing is often treated as disposable: T-shirts for events, general merchandise, or short-term campaigns frequently end up in the trash after only a few uses. This is particularly problematic given that their production still largely relies on fossil-based materials. This is precisely where a new research project at Hof University of Applied Sciences comes in.
T-shirts that warn of excessive sun exposure or labels that reveal damage to light sensitive materials: researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a coating that makes this possible—using proteins and bacteria. The coating reliably detects contact with UV-A radiation, is bio based, and could open the door to a wide range of new materials that draw on the biological functions of cells.
Researchers led by Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1357 Microplastics at the University of Bayreuth have overturned a common scientific assumption in a new study: microplastic particles do not all exhibit similar transport behaviour regardless of their shape. Instead, microplastics behave differently in aquatic environments depending on whether they occur as fragments or fibres. This insight reshapes our understanding of how strongly organisms are exposed to microplastics – an assessment that is crucial for evaluating the environmental risks posed by microplastic pollution.
