University News: Naturwissenschaften

Research
How gentle touches affect the wave transport properties in crystals

Franco-German research team uncovers the role of contact points for the formation of band gaps in two-dimensional crystal lattices
Study
TUCpanel 2026: please participate!

Until May 15, 2026, students at Chemnitz University of Technology have the opportunity to actively help shape their study conditions as part of a university-wide online survey.
Research
Insights at the Atomic Level: What Binds the World in its Innermost Core?

At the Transmission Electron Microscopy Center at Chemnitz University of Technology researchers explore the nanoscale to study and develop modern materials with new characteristics
Events
Who would like to actively help shape the „Across eCampus”?

The European University Alliance Across is looking for interested students and staff at Chemnitz University of Technology who would like to share feedback on the digital services they use in focus groups on 18 and 20 March 2026, thereby supporting the practical, user-centred further development of the „Across eCampus“.
Events
Promoting Women in Science: 3rd International Women-in-Science Day at TU Chemnitz

TU Chemnitz invites female scientists of all career stages and female students on March 6, 2026, to this years’ focus topic on women’s health
Campus
Complete the course paper all around the clock

Simply hold on: University Library of Chemnitz University of Technology open 24/7 immediately from the “Long Night of Postponed Course Papers” on February 5, 2026 up to February 14, midnight
International
Going abroad with Erasmus+

The application for doing a semester abroad with Erasmus+ during winter semester 2026/27 and summer semester 2027 is still open until 31st of March 2026
Research
Phoxonic Art: How 187 Metal Steles in the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz combine Art and Physics

Projects from the TUCculture2025 initiative performed by the Faculties of Natural Sciences and Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and the Research Center MAIN are featured in the most important German-language physics journal
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Advancing Stronger Light–Matter Coupling: Tin Nanoantennas as a New Plasmonic Platform

Chemnitz University of Technology researchers uncover a new way to amplify light-matter coupling in graphene using tin nanoantennas, published in “Advanced Optical Materials”
Events
„Tag des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses“ on 11 November 2025

The “Tag des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses” at Chemnitz University of Technology focuses in 2025 on the opportunities and challenges of academic qualification in the age of AI – participation is free of charge following online registration
Research
Fat Molecules and Water Interact in Surprising Ways within Collagen Fibrils

Researchers from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Chemnitz University of Technology have discovered fat molecules in natural collagen fibrils, the main component of connective tissue. Their research shows how fats affect the mechanical properties and water content of collagen fibrils.
Research
TODOSmart Microrobots Learn to Communicate and Collaborate in Water

Researchers at Chemnitz University of Technology demonstrate autonomous micro-scale communication and coordinated motion in a new class of self-sufficient electronic microrobots
Research
Of oranges and donuts: TU Chemnitz scientists investigate reversible switching of the quantum spin Hall insulator bismuthene

Chemnitz University of Technology research team investigates the synthesis and properties of bismuthene, a two-dimensional honeycomb structure made of bismuth, at the interface between graphene and silicon carbide - publication in renowned journal “Nature Communications”
Campus
New “Ethiktool” Introduced at Chemnitz University of Technology

Software development achieves important milestone: dialogue-guided generation of ethics proposals now browser-based, bilingual and with modern user interface
International
Erasmus+ programme - funding extended

A travel allowance will also be paid for future Erasmus+ semesters abroad.
Research
Highly Reactive Catalyst Enables Labeling of Biologically Active Compounds

A research team led by Prof. Dr. Johannes Teichert (Chemnitz University of Technology) and Prof. Dr. Fabian Dielmann (University of Innsbruck) reports on a new copper catalyst in the Journal of the American Chemical Society
Research
Scientific Secret of the Chemnitz Artwork "Model for Thought and Perception of the Phenomenon of Color" Revealed

Researchers from Chemnitz and Besançon have uncovered the unexpected property of Stefan Nestler's striking stele artwork on the TU Chemnitz campus square as the largest known realization of a photonic crystal
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Deeper Understanding: Slow Current Flow Limits Efficiency in Organic Solar Cells

Current research led by TU Chemnitz contributes to a deeper understanding of why slow electrons reduce the efficiency of organic solar cells – Publications in the renowned journals Reports on Progress in Physics and Advanced Energy Materials
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Successful 3rd Focus Day at Research Center MAIN on the topic of Nanomedicine

Circa 60 experts from medicine, natural sciences, and engineering discussed the opportunities and needs of an emerging interdisciplinary research field between materials science and life science and explored the potential for the region of Chemnitz
Events
Renewed Launch of the "Long Night of Postponed Course Papers"

Students of Chemnitz University of Technology are invited to profit from assistance for writing their theses in the University Library – In addition, there are also complementary support offers