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The second M+M Symposium took place on 29. October 2024 in the Wilhelm-Köhler-Saal of the TU Darmstadt. The M+M Symposium is an open format for valuable exchange and free discussions on the broad spectrum of the Research Field Matter and Materials and the four profile topics, Materials for Circularity, Networks for Industry 4.0, Nuclear Science and Synthetic Biology. It is an excellent opportunity for the members to meet, network and discuss burning matters for the research field, which in turn strengthens its core values and identity.

Wednesday July 3rd, 2024 at Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberg-Haus TU Darmstadt

Researchers at TU Darmstadt present new approaches to a problem of statistical physics

Whether bacteria in search of food or microrobots that automatically collect toxins or waste, again and again this is a problem in statistical physics that has not yet been clarified satisfactorily: how does an “agent” have to move in order to collect randomly distributed targets as skilfully as possible? Researchers at TU Darmstadt have now presented an approach in the renowned journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that can be used to systematically determine efficient search strategies. It could help to intelligently design tasks such as the search for cancer cells or environmental rehabilitations in the future.

Publikationen in Sonderausgabe des AVS Quantum Science

Die Natur eines Großteils der Materie im Universum ist Physikern weiterhin ein Rätsel. Bisherige Versuche, sie zu detektieren, scheiterten. Nun zeigen Darmstädter Physiker, wie es mit so genannten Quantensensoren doch gelingen könnte.

A new record for atom-based quantum computers

Making quantum systems more scalable is one of the key requirements for the further development of quantum computers because the advantages they offer become increasingly evident as the systems are scaled up. Researchers at TU Darmstadt have recently taken a decisive step towards achieving this goal. The results of their research have now been published in a prestigious publication.

Publication in “Nature Physics”

Physicists in Darmstadt are investigating ageing processes in materials. For the first time, they have measured the ticking of an internal clock in glass. When evaluating the data, they discovered a surprising phenomenon.

The first M+M Symposium took place on 2. November 2023 in the Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberg-Haus of the TU Darmstadt. The programme included the presentation of the four profile topics and open discussion sessions.

International Team publishes results in “Nature Chemistry“

A groundbreaking study published in “Nature Chemistry” reveals a remarkable leap in the synthesis of artificial cells using synthetic materials, achieved by an international team led by Dr. Andrea Belluati, Prof. Nico Bruns (both TU Darmstadt) and Dr. Sètuhn Jimaja (University of Fribourg). These cells, crafted through a process called biocatalytic polymerization-induced self-assembly (bioPISA), represent a significant advancement in the field of synthetic biology.

Scientists at TU Darmstadt extend research on quantum computing to new dimension

December of each year, OPTICA, the U.S. optical society, selects scientific breakthroughs of particular interest to the broad optics community that have emerged over the past year. In this year, research conducted in the group of Prof. Gerhard Birkl at the Institute of Applied Physics at Technische Universität Darmstadt has been highlighted in this exclusive list. The special issue “Optics in 2023” of the journal „Optics & Photonics News” (OPN) reports on work conducted by Malte Schlosser, Dominik Schäffner, and their colleagues, towards advancing unique architectures for quantum computing and quantum simulation.

DFG verlängert Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio (TRR) 270

Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) verlängert zwei Sonderforschungsbereiche (SFB) der TU Darmstadt für eine weitere Förderperiode. Ein TRR ist in der Materialwissenschaft angesiedelt.