Announcing the New Class of Fellows at the Marsilius Kolleg
Heidelberg University introduced the new class of fellows for the 2025/2026 academic year at the Marsilius Kolleg. Among the selected researchers is Cluster Principal Investigator Prof. Dr. Christine Selhuber-Unkel, who will contribute her expertise to the program’s interdisciplinary approach. Directed by Prof. Dr. Friederike Nüssel and Cluster Principal Investigator Prof. Dr. Michael Boutros, the Marsilius […]
Registration is open for the 3DMM2O Conference 2026
The 3DMM2O Conference 2026 is now open for registration. The event will take place at Schöntal Monastery in Germany from March 23–26. The annual conference is dedicated to exploring the many facets of 3D additive manufacturing. It will highlight advances in the theory, computation, and design of next-generation 3D materials. Researchers and industry professionals are […]
Infektionskrankheit: Rechtshändige Spiralen steuern die Bewegung von Malaria-Parasiten
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New Multiscale Approach Reveals Optical Behavior of Chiral SURMOFs
In a recent study, a team of scientists, including Cluster Doctoral Researcher Nadine von Coelln, Postdoctoral Researchers Marjan Krstić and Christian Huck, and Principal Investigators Petra Tegeder, Carsten Rockstuhl, and Christof Wöll, developed a multiscale computational model to predict the optical response of chiral surface-anchored metal-organic frameworks (SURMOFs). Their approach integrates quantum-chemical simulations at the […]
Advancing Sustainable Digital Infrastructure
Cluster Principal Investigator Christian Koos has been awarded the Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize 2025 for his pioneering contributions to energy-efficient optical communication technologies. His research group develops advanced photonic microchip systems that use light instead of electrical signals to significantly increase data transfer speed and reduce energy consumption. These innovations are crucial for data centers […]
A Breakthrough in Light-Based 3D Printing of Redox-Active Polymers
A new study, including Cluster Alumnus Marcus Dodds and PI Eva Blasco, has developed a light-based 3D printing method that can fabricate complex structures from redox-active carbazole polymers. These printed materials remain fully electrochemically switchable, displaying reversible color and charge changes throughout their entire architecture. Using in situ spectroelectrochemistry, the researchers tracked these redox processes […]
DLP-3D-Druck mit leitfähigen Polymeren: Farbwechselnde Strukturen aus Heidelberg und Stuttgart
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Werkstoffe an der Grenze zum Leben
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By Verena Tang und Lars Fischer
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ERC Synergy Grant Awarded for Project on Reconfigurable DNA-Based Nanosystems
Cluster Principal Investigator Prof. Dr. Peer Fischer was awarded a prestigious ERC Synergy Grant from the European Research Council. The international project, titled DNA4RENOMS, aims to develop light-responsive, reconfigurable nano-opto-mechanical systems using advanced DNA nanotechnology. The teams will employ DNA as a programmable construction material to create nanoscale machines that can dynamically restructure themselves and […]
4D Printing That Can Shrink and Regrow
In a new Cluster publication, Doctoral Researchers Johannes Markhart, Philipp Mainik, Pia S. Klee, and Principal Investigator Eva Blasco demonstrate a novel 4D printing concept based on self-immolative polymers. The researchers show that, when exposed to a chemical trigger, 3D-printed structures can shrink and regrow reversibly due to rapid depolymerization and subsequent repolymerization within the […]