University News: Research
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Phoxonic Art: How 187 Metal Steles in the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz combine Art and PhysicsProjects 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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What do you know about fairy tales?Call for participation in a short linguistic survey by Chemnitz University of Technology – no specialist knowledge needed
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Advancing Stronger Light–Matter Coupling: Tin Nanoantennas as a New Plasmonic PlatformChemnitz University of Technology researchers uncover a new way to amplify light-matter coupling in graphene using tin nanoantennas, published in “Advanced Optical Materials”
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How loops and shortcuts in the brain could be shaping our behavior?From dual system to network: Research team from Chemnitz, Santiago de Chile, and Magdeburg presents a new perspective on how the brain controls actions — and how this understanding could benefit the development of neuro-inspired AI
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Why cooking recipes are surprisingly personal – and have been so for over 160 yearsLinguistic study reveals personal pronouns are far more common in recipes than expected and that chatty cooking recipes go back at least 160 years
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What Does a Human Say to a Robot While They’re Building an IKEA Shelf Together?Researchers at Chemnitz University of Technology explore human-robot conversations – and share their insights in a podcast episode
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Fat Molecules and Water Interact in Surprising Ways within Collagen FibrilsResearchers 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.
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TODOSmart Microrobots Learn to Communicate and Collaborate in WaterResearchers at Chemnitz University of Technology demonstrate autonomous micro-scale communication and coordinated motion in a new class of self-sufficient electronic microrobots
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Of oranges and donuts: TU Chemnitz scientists investigate reversible switching of the quantum spin Hall insulator bismutheneChemnitz 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”
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Intelligent Fiber-reinforced Ceramics with Integrated Carbon-based Sensors A research team at Chemnitz University of Technology developed innovative ceramic composites with integrated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for real-time structural health monitoring
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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
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Scientific Secret of the Chemnitz Artwork "Model for Thought and Perception of the Phenomenon of Color" RevealedResearchers 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 CellsCurrent 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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An Entertaining Transatlantic Backstage Tour of Research on LanguageGerman Professor of English and Digital Linguistics and American co-host launch new podcast “Linguistics Behind the Scenes” for general audiences
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Chemnitz Mechanical Engineers Receive Award for Scientific Publication“International Journal of Production Research" selects paper on the use of simulation for resilience assessment as "Top Trending Article 2024" - Article shows how resilience can be captured with computer simulation to prepare for dealing with unforeseeable events
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Successful 3rd Focus Day at Research Center MAIN on the topic of NanomedicineCirca 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
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In the Focus of Research Unit: Strain and Charge Density Wave in Epitaxial GrapheneDFG-Research Unit at Chemnitz University of Technology studied the proximity coupling in Sn-intercalated epitaxial graphene, published in „Carbon“
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Prof. Dr. Oliver G. Schmidt from Chemnitz University of Technology Has Been once again Honored as One of the Most Cited Researchers in the WorldThe researcher and Scientific Director of Research Center MAIN at Chemnitz University of Technology is among the top-1-percent of the most cited scientists listed in the exclusive ISI “Highly Cited Researchers” 2024 ranking
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Innovative and Sustainable Semiconductor Fabrication Processes are the Common GoalThe center for micro- and nanotechnologies (ZfM) at Chemnitz University of Technology takes the lead in the European collaborative project HaloFreeEtch, funded with almost four million Euro by the EU.
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From “Ötzi” to “Hauna” and “Haunwin”German linguist and archaeologists develop a system to produce unique names for Stone Age skeletons and mummies