Breakthrough in MOF Electronics: First Metallic Thin Film via AI-Driven Synthesis
A research team including Cluster Postdoctoral Researcher Chatrawee Scheiger and Mariana Kozlowska, and Cluster PIs Christof Wöll and Wolfgang Wenzel has demonstrated the first MOF thin film with true metallic conductivity. Using AI-guided robotic synthesis, the team fabricated highly ordered Cu₃(HHTP)₂ thin films with conductivities exceeding 200 S/m at room temperature. This metallic behavior is […]
Deep Eutectic Inks Enable High-Resolution 3D Microprinting
In this new publication, Cluster Doctoral Researchers Philipp Mainik and Jonathan L. G. Schneider, Principal Investigators Martin Wegener and Eva Blasco, along with Christoph A. Spiegel, present a new class of deep eutectic inks (DEIs) for multiphoton 3D laser microprinting. These inks enable the production of highly elastic and responsive microstructures with high spatial resolution […]
Shaping the Future of Research: Stefanie Dehnen elected to the Senate of DFG
We congratulate our Cluster Principal Investigator, Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dehnen, on her election to the Senate of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). She will take office in January 2026 as one of six newly elected members. The DFG Senate is the central scientific body responsible for major decisions regarding research funding, as well as the structure […]
ERC Advanced Grants for Groundbreaking Research
Two Principal Investigators from our Cluster have secured ERC Advanced Grants, which are prestigious research funds awarded by the European Research Council. With his project PICNIC, Wolfram Pernice explores how probabilistic photonic circuits can enable ultrafast and energy-efficient optical computing. Jana Zaumseil’s project, SCALE-NT, focuses on the sustainable processing of semiconducting carbon nanotubes with biodegradable […]
3D-Druck bis zur Molekülebene: KIT und Universität Heidelberg erhalten Förderung für Exzellenzcluster
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3DMM2O Secures Second Funding Period
We are proud to announce that our Cluster of Excellence 3D Matter Made to Order (3DMM2O) has secured funding for a second period through the German Excellence Strategy. Following the submission of our renewal proposal in August 2024 and a successful on-site evaluation in January 2025, this achievement represents a significant milestone in our ongoing […]
Peer Fischer elected AIMBE Fellow for outstanding contributions to biomedical engineering
Congratulations to our Cluster Principal Investigator, Prof. Dr. Peer Fischer, on being elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)! This prestigious honor recognizes the top two percent of engineers for their exceptional contributions to the field of biomedical engineering. Professor Fischer is recognized for his pioneering work in nanorobotics […]
Tunable Hydrogels for 4D Printing
In a new publication, Principal Investigator Eva Blasco, Cluster Alumnus Christoph Spiegel, and H. B. Duc Tran developed a new class of smart hydrogel inks based on OEGMA for 4D microprinting. They created materials with tunable thermoresponsive behavior across a broad temperature range (33–66 °C) by combining OEGMA with MEO2MA and HEMA, surpassing traditional systems. […]
Metallvliese: Stoff für die Batterien der Zukunft
Science in School
A Review of Nonlocal Metamaterials and Metasurfaces
A new review article featuring Cluster Postdoctoral Researcher Yi Chen and PI Martin Wegener, published in Nature Reviews Physics, explores the concept of nonlocality in metamaterials and metasurfaces. Unlike traditional materials, which have local responses, nonlocality enables a material’s behavior to depend on fields at multiple locations. This unlocks novel ways to control wave propagation […]
