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School & Science: Internship for High School Students

Published on Wed, 09 Mar 2016 in NEWS

During their natural sciences project week (22 to 26 Feb. 2016) students from the high school Martin Andersen Nexö Gymnasium had the chance to take part in a one-week internship for career orientation. The students received an overview of different topics and aspects at the cfaed Chair for Organic Devices with the focus on improving the printability of organic semiconductors on silicon dioxide. They used different silanes to modify the surface of the silicon dioxide and investigated their influence on the surface energy and the resulting printability. For characterization of the modified surfaces they measured the water contact angle and examined the printed semiconductor layers by optical microscopy.

Graphene slides smoothly across gold

cfaed Professor Xinliang Feng Co-authors Publication in 'Science' Journal

Published on Fri, 04 Mar 2016 in PRESS RELEASES

Visualization graphene nanoribbon — A graphene nanoribbon was anchored at the tip of an atomic force microscope and dragged over a gold surface.

(Deutsche Version unten)

Graphene, a modified form of carbon, offers versatile potential for use in coating machine components and in the field of electronic switches. An international team of researchers led by physicists at the University of Basel, and including TU Dresden (Dr. Andrea Benassi and Dr. Xinliang Feng) have been studying the lubricity of this material on the nanometer scale. Since it produces almost no friction at all, it could drastically reduce energy loss in machines when used as a coating, as the researchers report in the journal Science.

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World’s First Parallel Computer Based on Biomolecular Motors

A study reports the realization of a parallel computer based on designed nanofabricated channels explored in a massively parallel fashion by protein filaments propelled by molecular motors.

Published on Thu, 25 Feb 2016 in PRESS RELEASES

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A study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports a new parallel-computing approach based on a combination of nanotechnology and biology that can solve combinatorial problems. The approach is scalable, error-tolerant, energy-efficient, and can be implemented with existing technologies. The pioneering achievement was developed by researchers from the Technische Universität Dresden and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden in collaboration with international partners from Canada, England, Sweden, the US, and the Netherlands.

Prof. Karl Leo’s Expertise Internationally Honored

Published on Thu, 25 Feb 2016 in NEWS

There are no boundaries between disciplines in natures, therefore humans must think beyond these boundaries when learning from nature. This is why the importance of bringing scientists of different disciplines together is increasingly reflected in temporary as well as long-term research structures.

Read more … Prof. Karl Leo’s Expertise Internationally Honored

Prof. Gerhard Fettweis Recognized as a Leader Fueling the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Published on Fri, 19 Feb 2016 in NEWS

Congratulations to Cluster coordinator Prof. Gerhard Fettweis (TUD Vodafone Chair Mobile Communications Systems) and his team! The scientist was listed as one of the leading Industrial IoT 5G Innovators. The complete list of innovators and industrialists was recently published by RCR Wireless News, a leading source of wireless, telecom and mobile technology news and actionable intelligence since 1982.