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
3Druck
By Joram
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Werkstoffe an der Grenze zum Leben
Spektrum.de
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 […]
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 […]
Advancing 3D Printing Through Synergistic Two-Color Photochemistry
A new study involving 3DMM2O Doctoral Researcher Jan Hobich, Postdoctoral Researchers Florian Feist and Paul Somers, and Principal Investigators Eva Blasco and Christopher Barner-Kowollik presents a dual-wavelength photochemical approach that enables precise spatial and temporal control over polymer network formation. Using two light-sensitive molecules that react only when exposed to both 375 and 430 nm […]
25 Years of the International Department at KIT
On October 9, the International Department celebrated its 25th anniversary with a festive event that brought together the entire ID community, including our 3DMM2O Cluster. The evening featured opening remarks by KIT President Prof. Dr. Jan S. Hesthaven; Jörg Krauss, representing the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg; and Benjamin Bauer, representing the City Council of Karlsruhe. […]