Smart search strategies for random targets
April 02, 2024
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.
Mit Atomwolken die rätselhafte Dunkle Materie detektieren
März 07, 2024
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.
1,000 atomic qubits and rising
February 15, 2024
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.
The internal clock of materials
January 26, 2024
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.
Breakthrough in the synthesis of artificial cells
December 05, 2023
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.
Research at TU Darmstadt selected as breakthrough in optics in 2023
December 01, 2023
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.
Zukunftsweisende Forschung zu Magneten
November 24, 2023
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.
Visionäre Forschung zu Atomkernen
November 24, 2023
DFG verlängert Sonderforschungsbereich 1245
Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) verlängert zwei Sonderforschungsbereiche (SFB) der TU Darmstadt für eine weitere Förderperiode. Ein SFB ist in der Kernphysik angesiedelt.
In search of active substances against stress-related diseases
November 10, 2023
Researchers at TU Darmstadt present two new publications
Depression, obesity or chronic pain – all of these disorders can be triggered or promoted by stress. In two recent publications in renowned scientific journals, researchers at TU Darmstadt show new ways of treating stress-related diseases.
Bilder wie von Geisterhand
Oktober 13, 2023
Forschung der Arbeitsgruppe Experimentelle Festkörper-Quantenoptik
Die Quantenphysik ermöglicht eine neue Form der Bildgebung, die die Krebsdiagnostik präziser machen könnte. Physiker aus Darmstadt, Jena und Barcelona haben die Methode praxistauglicher gemacht.