 Bright Colors by NanotechnologyThe bright colors of e.g. the blue tarantula do not result from pigments, but from nanostructures (Photo: Tom Patterson). Publication in Advanced Optical Materials. |
 Record for Perovskite/CIGS Tandem Solar ModuleA prototype of a Perovskite/CIGS thin-film solar module achieves an efficiency of 17.8 percent and surpasses for the first time the efficiency of separate perovskite and CIGS solar modules (Picture: imec/ZSW/KIT). Article in optics.org. More… |
 Deriving Inspiration from the Dragon treeResearchers demonstrate how a branch-stem attachment could serve as a model for technical fiber-reinforced lightweight ramifications (Photo: Hesse/Uni Freiburg). Publication in Scientific Reports. |
 IMT’s compound refractive X-ray lenses in user operation at ESRF, ID01ESRF announced that the Full Field Diffraction X-ray Microscopy (FFDXM) end station at the ID01 is now open to user experiments. This new method uses X-ray lenses from KIT/IMT specially designed for the imaging part of the setup. |
 IMT’s beam shaping X-ray optics awarded at XRM 2016Ottó Márkus, Ph.D. student in the X-ray optics group, was awarded with the best poster price at the X-ray microscopy conference XRM 2016 for his poster entitled “X-ray beam shaping by polymer lenses”. |
 Nanofur for Oil Spill CleanupPlastic nanofur mimics the water-repellent and oil-absorbing effect of salvinia (Photo: Zeiger/KIT). Publication in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. |
 How to Turn Green Light BlueThe upconversion of photons allows for a more efficient use of light e.g. in solar cells (Figure: Oldenburg/KIT). Publication in Advanced Materials. |
 Tailored Probe Tips for Atomic Force MicroscopesScientists of KIT produce customized probe tips using 3D-Laserlithography (photo: KIT). Publication in Applied Physics Letters. |
 German Thesis Award 2016 for the Development of a Grafic Braille DisplayFor her doctoral thesis „Development of a Microfluidic Brailledisplay“ with IMT Dr. E. Wilhelm is honored with the Deutscher Studienpreis 2016. |
 Technology Transfer Project of IMT was awardedA team from IMT recently won a prize for their technology transfer project „Photonic markers for anti-counter-feiting solutions and plastic sorting”. |
 KIT founder award goes to IMT startup SMActuatorsSMActuators builts micro-actuators from shape memory alloy foils in particular for fluid handling systems. |
 “Flower Power”: Photovoltaic Cells Replicate Rose PetalsIMT scientists increase the efficiency of solar cells by replicating the structure of petals – publication in Advanced Optical Materials |
 TOP STORY in Prostate Cell NewsAt IMT the team of Dr. F. J. Gruhl and researchers of other institutes at the KIT have presented a 3D cell culture system based on a superporous poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate cryogel with a defined elastic modulus, which is a powerful tool for prostate cancer studies. www.prostatecellnews.com |
 Single Cell Organisms With Perspective: How Bacteria “See”Prof. J. G. Korvink and his team have solved a big mystery: bacteria can see and move towards a light source because they work like tiny eyeballs. |
 Lukas Liedtke receives the Roland Mack studentshipLukas Liedtke received the Roland Mack studentship on 1st of December 2015 for his excellent achievements in his studies as well as his Bachelor thesis. The studentship is granted every year for eleven students of mechanical engineering at the KIT. His Bachelor thesis was about „Energy Harvesting with Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys“. The goal was to build up a working vibration-based energy harvesting demonstrator using a single crystalline Shape Memory Alloy. |
