Author: Krisztina Gall

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 […]

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 […]

Making photonic chips as easy to connect as USB

A team of scientists, including Cluster Doctoral Researchers Erik Jung and Clara Vazquez-Martel and Principal Investigators Eva Blasco and Wolfram Pernice, has developed a new plug-and-play fiber interface for photonic chips. The researchers used two-photon polymerization to 3D-print optical couplers and alignment structures directly onto the chip. This enables a standard MTP multifiber connector to […]

Science Days 2025 at Europa-Park

From Thursday to Saturday, our team presented interactive experiments at the 25th annual Science Days  at Europa-Park. We encouraged visitors to explore science through creativity and hands-on activities. At our booth, participants built their own lava lamps and learned how colors can be separated using paper chromatography. A key attraction was the 3D printer provided […]