Exploring 3D Maxwell Beams with Floppy Modes
Scientists, including Cluster Postdoctoral Researcher Yi Chen, Doctoral Researchers Paul Krause and Jonathan Schneider, and PI Martin Wegener, have developed a 3D Maxwell beam that uniquely balances flexibility and stability. This structure exhibits “floppy” vibration modes that are highly localized at one end and remarkably robust even when parts are removed, thanks to a special […]
Unveiling nonlocal electrical effects in metawires
Recent research including Cluster Postdoctoral Researchers Yi Chen and Ke Wang and Principal Investigator Martin Wegener has shown that electrical conduction in specially designed metawires fundamentally differs from Ohm’s law. Unlike conventional conductors, where resistance increases linearly with length, meta-wire resistance shows oscillatory behavior due to nonlocal conduction effects. This phenomenon results from countercurrents flowing […]
Inkjet-printed stretchable light scanners
A team of researchers including Doctoral Researchers Christian Rainer, Kai Xia and Principal Investigators Uli Lemmer and Gerardo Hernandez Sosa, has developed flexible light sensors that remain fully functional after 600 stretching cycles at 7% strain. Their approach uses protective structures to shield the electronic components, allowing the sensors to bend and stretch without losing […]
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Exploring the Potential of Bio-Metamaterials in Cell Studies
A recent review by Cluster Postdoctoral Researchers Magdalena Fladung, Yi Chen, Doctoral Researchers Alexander Berkes, Natalie Munding, and PIs Motomu Tanaka, Martin Wegener, and Martin Bastmeyer explores the potential of elastic microscaffolds with metamaterial properties in mechanobiology. The study shows how auxetic materials with negative Poisson’s ratio and soft PDMS-based 3D microprinted structures can create […]
Hector Science Award for breakthroughs in chemistry and materials science
We are proud to congratulate our Cluster Principal Investigator Stefanie Dehnen, one of the recipients of the Hector Science Award. As a leading expert in inorganic chemistry and materials science at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Prof. Dehnen’s pioneering research on cluster-based materials is revolutionizing energy storage, sustainable synthesis, and the understanding of chemical […]
3D Printed Collagen: A major step forward in tissue engineering
A team of scientists including Cluster Doctoral Researchers Philipp Mainik and Magdalena Fladung, Cluster Scientists Camilo Aponte-Santamaría and Irene Wacker, and Principal Investigators Martin Bastmeyer, Rasmus R. Schröder, Frauke Gräter and Eva Blasco, has developed a collagen type I methacrylamide (ColMA) ink that enables precise 3D printing of microstructures using two-photon laser printers. The ink, […]
Advanced Functional Materials: Special Issue
Explore the latest Special Issue of Advanced Functional Materials (Volume 34, Issue 20), featuring groundbreaking research from our Cluster of Excellence 3D Matter Made to Order (3DMM2O). This issue focuses on advances in digital 3D additive manufacturing, covering innovations from the molecular and nanometer scale to larger micro- and macroscale applications. The articles explore how these technologies are […]
Register now for the 3DMM2O Conference 2025 – Deadline January 31!
Don’t miss your chance to attend the Future 3D Additive Manufacturing – 3DMM2O Conference 2025, taking place from March 23–27, 2025, at the historic Schöntal Monastery. The registration deadline is January 31, 2025 – secure your place now! This year’s focus is on Additive Nano- and Micro-Fabrication, with topics such as photonic neural networks, bioelectronic […]
A breakthrough in printed electronics
Cluster Doctoral Researchers Yan Liu and Christian Rainer, Principal Investigators Uli Lemmer, Christof Wöll, and Jasmin Aghassi-Hagmann, and Cluster Alumnus Hongrong Hu, have successfully integrated HKUST-1, a metal-organic framework (MOF), into inkjet-printed memristors. These advanced memory devices operate at ultra-low voltages (~1V), achieve resistance changes up to 10,000 times, and remain stable over more than […]
