Materials Research: A New Window into the Realm of High-Pressure ExperimentsScientists in Bayreuth and Karlsruhe combine high-pressure research with NMR spectroscopy (Photo: T. Meier, University of Bayreuth). Publication in Science Advances. |
Turning Research into InnovationsERC Proof of Concept Grant “Scanner for novel chemical reactions“ goes to Prof. Nesterov-Mueller. In the project, the innovation potential of the nanolayer-based synthesis developed in the ERC Starting Grant COMBIPATTERNING will be evaluated. |
Researchers from IMT and IPQ Received the Gips-Schüle Award 2017 |
ERC Consolidator Grant goes to Prof. Christian KoosProf. Koos was awarded for the project „Terahertz Waveform Synthesis and Analysis Using Hybrid Photonic Electronic Circuits -TeraSHAPE“ (Photo: L. Tkotz, KIT). More… |
Transparent Coatings for Everyday ApplicationsFluoropor is a New Material That Repels Water and Resists Abrasion Due to a Continuous Nano/Microstructure (Photo: B. E. Rapp, KIT). Publication in Nature Scientific Reports. |
Viola Flower Helps to Advance Light Harvesting in Solar CellsScientists at KIT copy microstructures from the viola petal and improve performance of solar cells. |
Special Issue on Glassy Carbon by Dr. Swati SharmaIMT researcher Dr. Swati Sharma was selected as the guest editor for an advertised special issue on glassy carbon in the journal Materials. Contributions are welcome. |
225 Japanese publications based on KIT/IMT X-ray lensesIn the last 10 years, from 2008 to 2017, at the synchrotron source SPring-8 in Japan 225 publications have been published where compound refractive X-ray lenses (CRLs) from KIT/IMT have been used in the experimental setup. More… |
From Nature to Photovoltaics: Absorption Increase up to 200 %Scientists from KIT and Caltech utilize the disordered nanoholes of the black butterfly scales to improve thin-film solar cell performance (Illustration: R. H. Siddique, KIT/Caltech). |
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: High Sensitivity on Smallest SpacesFor the first time, scientists of IMTEK (Freiburg) and IMT use Lenz lenses for measurements for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance – potential applications in medicine (Figure: Nils Spengler, KIT). |
EUROMAR 2017 Poster Prize goes to Shyamsundar AdhikariIMT Ph.D. student Shyam S. Adhikari (left) has been awarded with a poster prize for his contribution “On-chip capacitors for MACS NMR detectors” with the EUROMAR 2017 congress on magnetic resonance in Warsaw. |
In the test tube instead of under the knifeFreiburg neuroscientists develop new forms of diagnosis and therapy for temporal lobe epilepsy in cooperation with Prof. Korvink of IMT (Photo: N. Schwaderlapp, University Freiburg). Publication in eLife. |
KIT NEULAND: Common project of IMT and IMVT was awardedDr. Sadir, Dr. Rajabi and Prof. Guber recently won the 2nd prize for their project „Salivary sensing-chip for Early Diagnosis of acute Myocardial Infarction” in the category ideas competition (Photo: KIT). |
KIT-GRÜNDERSCHMIEDEM. Gültig, H. Ossmer, C. Megnin and C. Wessendorf from the start-up company memetis became founders of the month July 2017 and won the Elevator Pitch BW 2017 (Photo: KIT). More… |
Nature: Optical Communication at Record-High SpeedSoliton frequency combs generated in optical microresonators allow to transmit data at rates of more than 50 Tbit/s (Photo: J. N. Kemal/P. Marin-Palomo/KIT). |
Nature: 3D-Printing of Glass Now PossibleComplicated high-precision structures made of glass can be manufactured in a 3D-printing process developed at the KIT (Photo: NeptunLab). |
Making of hollow microcoilsA process to manufacture solenoidal microcoils relying on a two solvent approach is presented. The corresponding publication has been selected for the J. Micromech. Microeng. 2016 highlights collection. |
Two ERC-POC go to IMT |

Turning Research into Innovations



Special Issue on Glassy Carbon by Dr. Swati Sharma


EUROMAR 2017 Poster Prize goes to Shyamsundar Adhikari
In the test tube instead of under the knife
KIT NEULAND: Common project of IMT and IMVT was awarded


Making of hollow microcoils