The first ryon Summer School of the Rhine-Main Universities

Early career researchers with a background in molecular biology, biochemistry, synthetic biology or biomolecular engineering are invited to join the first ryon summer school from 4–8 September 2023. The event will bring together scientists with the aim to generate business ideas in the domain of synthetic biology.

Athene Young Investigator Pelin Tozman is carrying out research into alternative components

Permanent magnets are one of the key elements of climate neutral technologies. They are important components of e.g. wind turbines or electric motors. However, rare earth elements are needed for their production and the degradation of these materials is becoming more and more problematic due to the growth in the green energy market. Dr. Pelin Tozman, a new Athene Young Investigator at TU Darmstadt, is conducting research into a new generation of permanent magnets that will have more affordable components, use fewer resources and which can also be made safer and more efficient thanks to the use of artificial intelligence.

Quantum computers might be able to crack currently unsolvable tasks, but it is not easy to expand them to the necessary size. A new technique from a team of Darmstadt physicists could overcome this hurdle.

European Innovation Council funds Europe-wide project led by TU Darmstadt

Magnets are key materials for the energy transition. However, they often consist of critical raw materials. Scientists led by TU Darmstadt are now researching alternative magnetic materials as part of the “CoCoMag“ project. The European Innovation Council (EIC) is funding the project with three million euros.

Visiting expert for memristors

Enrique Miranda is a professor at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) in Spain and is regarded worldwide as an expert in compact modelling of electronic components. As the first TU Darmstadt Research Fellow, he is a guest at TU Darmstadt and is working on memristors together with TU researchers. The TU Darmstadt Research Fellowship aims to integrate the expertise of international scientists into research at TU Darmstadt.

New Research Training Group “Nuclear Photonics” at TU Darmstadt

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the international research training group “Nuclear Photonics” of TU Darmstadt and Politehnica University Bucharest. The Research Training Group will be funded with approximately five million euros from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2028. The spokesperson is TU Professor Norbert Pietralla.

The Ira Rischowski Programme supports international female Master's students on their way into academia

The Ira Rischowski Programme at TU Darmstadt supports international female students on their way into science. In addition to their Master's degree in physics, they gain practical experience with a particle accelerator and the data obtained there at the Institute of Nuclear Physics.

Magnetocaloric effect for more efficient hydrogen liquefaction

In the Horizon Europe project HyLICAL with a budget of about some five million euros, a team including the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), TU Darmstadt and the start-up MAGNOTHERM wants to significantly improve the technologies for storing liquid hydrogen.

Research team works on new tool for cancer diagnostics

Quantum imaging enables insights into previously invisible areas. Can tumour diagnostics also benefit from this? The TU Darmstadt, which has special expertise in quantum optics, is now investigating this question together with eight partners. The Quancer research project has a budget of 6.7 million euros and is being funded with 5.6 million euros in the framework programme “Quantum Technologies – from basic research to market” by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

Professor Heinz Koeppl involved in founding of new start-up Dirac Biosciences

A new start-up with significant participation of etit professor Heinz Koeppl is dedicated to the computer-aided design of innovative gene circuits in synthetic biology. In addition to Koeppl, partners of the new company Dirac Biosciences are the TU Darmstadt and the investment company eureKARE, which finances and develops innovations in the field of synthetic biology in Europe. The founding of the start-up was supported by the Innovation and Start-up Center HIGHEST of the TU Darmstadt.