Led by our colleague Robert Magerle, a group of researchers has unravelled the role of Triacylglycerols in the mechanical properties of collagen fibrils - the main component of connective tissue. More info: doi.org/10.1039/D5SM...

The KahmannLab has been growing quite a bit over the past weeks and it was about time that we get a new group picture/gif -- meet the KahmannLab 2025!

Our new helium liquefier started operation yeterday! Liquid He can cool experiments down to a few Kelvin 🧊 but is both expensive and scarce. Replacing a 30-year old device, the liquefier contributes to a more sustainable way of doing science by recycling used He♻️ www.tu-chemnitz.de/tu/presseste...

We have a big lineup in our colloquium this week. Our colleague Ulrich Schwarz went all in and assembled a set of speakers on a wide range of topics related to his reserch over the years. We'll be hearing about optical stimulation, short-wavelength laser diodes, and surface emitting lasers...

This year's physics tutorial trip from took us all the way to Greifswald — with stops at the Lubmin nuclear power plant and the #Wendelstein7-X fusion reactor! From past fission tech to the future of fusion, we got a glimpse of both worlds. ⚛️

This Thursday, in a joint colloqium with the HYPMOL research group, we'll be hosting Shuxia Tao from TU Eindhoven to hear all about the interesting and intricate aspects of halide perovskites. Surely, lots about metal halide octahedra in this one ;) Joins us for tea and biscuits from 3.15 pm.

A fascinating seminar for our students and postdocs by Sarah Polter from Gymnasium Einsiedel, providing insight into the life of a teacher and informing about the career perspectives in teaching when teachers are desparately needed. Part of our Computational Science Seminar at @tucphys.bsky.social.

This Thursday, we'll be hosting Hélène Seiler who will be speaking about microscopic interactions in nanomaterials -- be prepared for some cool experiments and deeper insights into electron-phonon interactions. Join us from 3.15pm for coffee and biscuits! www.tu-chemnitz.de/physik/physi...

📢 In tomorrow's Physics Colloquium, we'll be hosting Hermann Kahle from University of New Mexico, who will be speaking on external-cavity surface-emitting lasers - join us for some insights into this exciting technology! Pew, pew! Tea, coffee, and biscuits will be served from 3.15pm. ⏰

After our joint colloquium last week, we enjoyed a delicious BBQ with a great atmosphere with our friends from the Institute of Chemistry. Thanks to all the organisers and everyone contributing!

At our physics colloquium the Chemnitzer Förderverein für Physik e. V. (represented by Prof Ulrich Schwarz) handed out awards for the best BA degrees in Physics and Sensors & Cognitive Psychology to Dorothee Boesler and Michaela Schreiber, respectively. Congratulations!

If you want to get an overview about all the different flavours of PL microscopy and important aspects relevant for the study of optoelectronic materials, check out our new work www.nature.com/articles/s43... - great collaboration with the Cambridge crew driven by Zimu & @samstranks.bsky.social

This Thursday we'll be hosting Arno Ehresmann who will be talking about anisotropy enigineering in magnetic thin film systems in a joined colloquium with our friends in the Institute of Chemistry. Join us at 3.30pm or for tea and biscuits at 3.15pm! #CHEMnitz

Water based recycling of perovskite solar cells!? If that sounds weird to you, how about joining us for the last presentation of our @gem-series.bsky.social spring speakers? Tomorrow we'll start at 11am CET to host Xun Xiaofrom Peking University. More info: greenenergymaterials-series.com

We have another great talk in the @gem-series.bsky.social on offer! Join us tomorrow for Maurizio's presentation on the realm of coating techniques to scale up the fabrication of #perovskite solar cells and modules!

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In this week's colloquium, we'll be needing a lot of Fingerspitzengefühl - János Horváth will talk on foce measurements and action representations. Join us for tea and biscuits from 3.15pm outside the lecture hall.

Jan Anton gave a wonderful talk on doping of organic semiconductors and thermoelectrics during our colloquium.

Great introduction on pushing NMR to its limits! Last week, Dieter Suter (TU Dortmund) was our guest in a joint colloquium of the IoP and the #HYPMOL consortium. Dieter taught us the benefits of optical pumping for increased sensitivity and selectivity in #NMR of extremely small sample volumes.

📢📢📢 GEMS speakers for the month of May are here! Join us for the talks by Junia and Maurizio and hear more about the new exciting deposition techniques for halide perovskites. Spin-coating is so last year.. @gem-series.bsky.social #perovskites

This year, we collaborated with the Johanneum Stiftung in Chemnitz to spark enthusiasm for the #MINT area among the next generation of researchers. Together, we assembled robots and created programs to automate their movements 🤖.

It's approaching again: as during previous years, the IoP also organises its summer school for pupils in 2025. If you are in grade 10 or 11, you like science, and you would like to spend two days doing experiments and hearing the latest news from the research of our professors, join us!

During our physics colloquium last week, we heard a great talk by Gaede prize laureate Manuel Gruber Uni Duisburg-Essen on Spin and Orbital Degree of Freedom in Molecules. What an interesting overview of effects and how to measure them!

Whether it's mobility and the energy transition, new materials, molecular design, robotics, artificial intelligence, or quantum computers. The master's programme in Computational Science (CS) responds to these new demands by teaching students efficient methods and strategies for problem-solving.

This Wednesday in our HypMol seminar -- Anna Krawczuk from Uni Göttingen on 'From molecules to materials: structure-property correlation in functional materials'. Join us!

Building on a unique combination of physical and psychological content, the SeKo master's programme is aimed at graduates of relevant bachelor's programmes (e.g. SeKo, physics, psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, engineering) with an interest in humans and technology, and their interaction.

The bachelor's programme “Sensors and Cognitive Psychology” (SeKo) offers a unique combination of physical and psychological content. The German-taught courses lead to a fundamental understanding of technical sensor technology, human perception as well as natural and artificial cognitive systems.

The research-focused master’s degree in Advanced Functional Materials is an English-taught programme at the intersection of physics and chemistry. AFM combines courses on the synthesis, characterisation, and application of materials with many electives for tailoring the course to your own interests.

Great opportunity to work with some of our group leaders in the field of solution-processed semiconductors and optoelectronics. If you are a motivated researcher with a doctoral degree, make sure to check it out!

Great opportunity to work with some of our group leaders in the field of solution-processed semiconductors and optoelectronics. If you are a motivated researcher with a doctoral degree, make sure to check it out!

Major discoveries that shaped today’s world are deeply rooted in physics - lighting, communication, traffic, and many more. But physics is more: From elementary properties of the smallest atomic building blocks to the evolution of galaxies, physical research spans enormous orders of magnitude.

🐣 Hope everyone had a refreshing Easter break! Ready to hop back into cutting-edge solar research? Join us tomorrow for the next @gem-series.bsky.social's talk with Oussama Er-Raji. Perfect for anyone curious about making tandem tech scalable and industry-ready! syddanskuni.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Are you looking to start studying for a degree in physic or a related field? The window for applying to study at Chemnitz University of Technology has just started.

Our next @gem-series.bsky.social takes place tomorrow! Join us for Muyi's talk on the commercialisation of perovskite LEDs at 5pm Berlin time.

Our TUC Visiting Fellow Prof. Zohar Nussinov from @washu.bsky.social is giving students of physics, computational science as well as sensorics and cognitive psychology a very popular short course focused on an "Introduction to Machine Learning" this week!

Our colleague @skahmn.bsky.social, who is leading the Experimental Semiconductor Physics group has just published an article on broadband luminescence in a class of exciting new semiconductor materials. Check out the Viewpoint #perovskite

Our Optics and Photonics of Condensed Matter group (@deibellab.bsky.social) led by @deibel.bsky.social has recently advanced the understanding of the working mechanisms of organic solar cells by shedding some light on the transport resistance. More info: www.tu-chemnitz.de/tu/presseste...

April is here 🪺 and @gem-series.bsky.social awaits us with two more exciting talks! If you are interested in the life of a perovskite LED or how we advance perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells towards industry compatibility, join us when we host Muyi and Oussama later this month.

Our institute was very happy to support a lecture hall full of school students participating in the Saxonian Physics Olympiad (www.lzphysik-chemnitz.de). The festive lecture was delivered by Thomas Seyller, ...

Our colleague @skahmn.bsky.social is looking for a new member in his research group. If you are into optical spectroscopy, check it out! 👍

This Thursday (13 Feb), the 3rd focus day at the MAIN research centre will approach “nanomedicine” from different perspectives. A plenary lecture, several short lectures, posters and other scientific and technical exhibits promise a lively professional exchange. www.tu-chemnitz.de/tu/presseste...

Lecture time is over and exam period has started -- good luck to all our students and a lot of success for all your tests. 🤞

We'll be finishing this term's Physics Colloquium with a peeking at some biological aspects: Shivprasad Patil will be with us to talk about mechanics of proteins and cells 👀 Join us from 3.15pm for tea, biscuits, and a chat with the speaker.

Yesterday, our physics professor Olav Hellwig introduced our guest speaker Olaf Hellwig for our institute's colloquium. Can you spot the difference? Great insights into the world of earthquake monitoring and how the topic can be used to engage with pupils in schools.

If you missed @philippeholzhey.bsky.social's talk last week in our @gem-series.bsky.social series: it is now available via our youtube channel youtu.be/Zwejj-2GarY Consider browsing through some of the previous talks under the NGSE label - a couple of gems can be found there as well

New week - and this time we ar eback with a great colloquium on Thursday. Join us for the talk of Olaf Hellwig (that name seems familiar 🤔) on earthquake monitoring in Saxony. We certainly are intrigued to hear more about the Carola Bridge in Dresden...

Nice get together at the physics departments' research group presentation at TU Chemnitz yesterday! @tucphys.bsky.social

No colloquium this Thursday, but a great event instead. If you want to know what coold topics and techniques are used in which of our working group - drop by and chat with our professors and staff along some with some drinks and snacks. This is a great opportunity to identify thesis topics ;)

Our colloquium on Mobile EEG for Gait Studies by Dr. Nadine Jacobsen has just started.

Great initiative for people interested in materials for energy applications and the next generation of researchers working on them! Join the community organised by our colleague @skahmn.bsky.social and collaborators from @sdu.dk & @uppsalauniversitet.bsky.social