3DMM2O News

25.09.2023

Cluster PI and Spokesperson Martin Wegener received the prestigious MOC Award from the Japan Society of Applied Physics / Microoptics Research Group for his pioneering contributions to the research on 3D additive manufacturing of metamaterials. The award ceremony took place during the 28th Microoptics Conference on September 25, 2023, at the Seagaia Convention Center, Mayazaki, Japan. Prof. Wegener gave a plenary talk about the status and perspectives of 3D laser micro- and nanoprinting beforehand. Congratulations!

08.09.2023

In a recent Cluster publication by first author Young Scientist Steven Gauci, the authors review the current status, challenges, and opportunities of photochemically activated 3D printing inks. The publication published in Advanced Materials is a collaboration of Heidelberg University, KIT, and the QUT Centre for Materials Science. Besides second author Young Scientist Aleksandra Vranić, who also strongly contributed to the paper, Cluster PIs Eva Blasco, Stefan Bräse, Martin Wegener, and Christopher Barner-Kowollik were involved.

04.09.2023

From August 27 to September 1, the HEiKA Summer Science Academy 2023 took place at the Black Forest hotel "Zuflucht". Interested master students had the opportunity to learn from Cluster PIs, leading experts in the field of 3D Materials and Applications, about topics ranging from new 3D printing strategies to optoelectronic devices, microscopy and spectroscopy, and hybrid organoid systems. In addition to the lectures and workshops, the students also had the chance to explore the Black Forest, share ideas, and network with their peers. Thank you to everyone who made this event possible, especially the lecturers and organizers.

22.08.2023

Cluster Principal Investigator Jasmin Aghassi has been appointed member of the editorial board of the IEEE Journal on Flexible Electronics (J-FLEX) on July 2023. The journal publishes cutting edge research covering all aspects of sensors, transistors, related devices, circuits, systems on flexible, disposable, stretchable and degradable substrates. Since 2022, she is also executive editorial board member of the IOP Journal Flexible and Printed Electronics (FPE). We congratulate her and wish her much success for this new responsibility.

01.08.2023

A recent Cluster publication with participation of Associate PI Wolfram Pernice paves the way for controllable integrated photonic circuits. By using heterogeneous integration of electroluminescent, semiconducting carbon nanotubes into hybrid two dimensional – three dimensional (2D-3D) photonic circuits, the authors overcome existing challenges of emerging photonic information processing systems. The paper titled "An electroluminescent and tunable cavity-enhanced carbon-nanotube-emitter in the telecom band" was published in the renowned scientific journal nature communications.

21.07.2023

Cluster PI Kerstin Göpfrich has published her News & Views article "Synthetic cells on the move" in the renowned scientific journal nature physics. In her article she discusses a fascinating discovery in synthetic biology by Meifang Fu et al. previously published in nature physics. The researchers found that by using the bacterial MinDE protein system, they could induce persistent motion in liposomes through a mechanochemical feedback loop. The MinDE system unexpectedly led to the movement of liposomes when placed on MinDE-patterned lipid bilayers. The study explores the underlying mechanisms of this motion and highlights potential applications in drug delivery systems. This research opens new avenues for exploring soft and vesicle-based motile systems, shedding light on fundamental questions about life's origins.

18.07.2023

A new Cluster publication with the participation of seven Cluster PIs provides a nice overview of 3D architected pyrolytic carbon produced by additive micro- and nanomanufacturing. The review by first author Yolita Eggeler discusses the recent advances in the additive manufacturing of 3D pyrolytic carbon structures and the different techniques that can be used to produce them. It also discusses the properties of 3D pyrolytic carbon structures and the applications of this highly porous, high-performance material in a variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, energy, and biomedicine.

06.07.2023

The exhibition of the Cluster 3DMM2O moves for a limited time from the IMSEAM to the FoF4 Core Facility for Neuroscience of Self-Regulation (CNSR) (Hauptstr. 47-51) in the Old Town of Heidelberg. The exhibition aims to share the fascinating research of the Cluster with the public and takes place in cooperation with the City of Heidelberg as part of the event series "Science in the City". During the week of July 10 - 21, our Young Scientists will offer free tours of the exhibition Monday through Friday from 2:00 - 6:00 pm. In addition to that, workshops on different 3D printing topics will be held every Thursday from July 6 - 27 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm.

18.06.2023

Cluster PI Christine Selhuber-Unkel receives the Lautenschläger Research Award endowed with 250,000 euros as an internationally outstanding representative of the innovative research field of Molecular Systems Engineering. The prize is awarded every two years for special achievements in cutting-edge research. Prof. Selhuber-Unkel conducts research at the interface of materials science and biophysics on biohybrid life-inspired microsystems and is pursuing the goal of linking synthetic systems made of molecular building blocks with living cells. The festive award ceremony of the highest endowed research prize of a private donor in Germany will take place on June 22, 2023.

15.06.2023

The Young Scientist Retreat 2023 has once again offered the Young Scientists of the HEiKA Graduate School on Functional Materials the opportunity to connect, exchange ideas and discuss their research results. At this year's team building event, they had to work closely together to successfully build suspension bridges. New impulses for research, collaboration and general improvements of the Cluster resulted from different workshops. And although many good posters were presented, in the end Tobias Abele, Magdalena Fladung and Clara Vazquez-Martel received the award from the postdoctoral researchers.

09.06.2023

Researchers from the KIT and Shanghai University developed a novel emitter molecule that enables blue OLEDs with high luminosity and quantum efficiency. In the Cluster funded publication published in Science Advances, the authors present their new strategy to fabricate efficient deep blue OLEDs: The specially fabricated novel molecule enables dual-channel intra/intermolecular exciplex emission upon electronic excitation, thereby allowing deep blue electroluminescence. Cluster PI Stefan Bräse, who contributed to the results, states that the ease of molecule synthesis and device fabrication paves the way for a new generation of efficient and long-lasting deep blue OLEDs.

01.06.2023

In a recent Cluster publication, first author Young Scientist Kai Xia combines Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology and inkjet printing to fabricate customized 3D conductive structures. The results shown in this publication on electrical conductivity and photodetection in 3D printed nanoporous structures via solution-processed functional materials are a promising step towards the fabrication of complex systems. The authors, including PIs Peter Gumbsch, Uli Lemmer, Yolita Eggeler, Pavel Levkin, and Gerardo Hernandez-Sosa, expect that the utilized approach could be applicable to the additive integration of other types of functional 3D printed optoelectronic devices and sensors.

07.05.2023

This year, different research groups of the Cluster 3DMM2O offered again a variety of workshops for young female students as part of the Girls'Day 2023. At the IMSEAM of Heidelberg University, the students 3D printed materials on the micro and nanometer scale, examined different biological samples with a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and experimented with proteins. They were supervised by the groups of PIs Franziska Thomas, Eva Blasco and Rasmus Schröder. The girls also learned about 3D printing at the KIT and got hands-on experience on how to get from an idea to the final product.

28.04.2023

We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Wolfram Pernice and Prof. Dr. Moritz Kreysing as new Associate Principal Investigators in our Cluster! Wolfram Pernice is leader of the Neuromorphic Quantumphotonics group at the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics (KIP) of Heidelberg University and currently Fellow of the Marsilius Kolleg. Moritz Kreysing is Professor for Biophotonics in the Life Sciences and head of the Biophysical Information Processing department of the KIT. He is also group leader at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics and Principle Investigator at the Karlsruhe School of Optics and Photonics. We wish both of them a good start in our Cluster and look forward to fruitful collaboration.

12.04.2023

The research group of Cluster PI Uli Lemmer at the Light Technology Institute of KIT demonstrates at the Hannover Messe 2023 how optical filters and dielectric mirrors can be manufactured in a customized, cost-effective, and energy-saving way via inkjet printing. They present their new manufacturing process based on new materials and inks from April 17 to 21 at their booth. The researchers see a high demand for the printed filters and mirrors in medicine, metrological devices, telescopes and microscopes, camera systems, sensor systems and solar panels.

30.03.2023

Cluster PI Uli Lemmer is one of the awardees of the European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant. His project "Origami inspired thermoelectric generators by printing and folding" will receive 2.4 million euros in funding over the next five years. With this project, he wants to develop and test a cost-effective and scalable process for manufacturing thermoelectric generators (TEGs). TEGs convert ambient heat directly into electrical energy, offering for example great potential for recovering unused waste heat. With the ERC Advanced Grants, the European Research Council funds established top researchers with an outstanding scientific record who want to open up new research areas.

15.03.2023

At this year's 3DMM2O Conference – Future 3D Additive Manufacturing three posters by Young Scientists were acknowledged with an award endowed at 500 euros each. The evaluation was carried out by external speakers on the basis of visual impression, content and presentation of the poster. The winners are Barbara Schamberger, Maria Villiou (both PI Christine Selhuber-Unkel) and Britta Weidinger (PI Eva Blasco). Congratulations!

27.02.2023

A new Cluster publication on laser printed microelectronics resulted from the strong collaboration between Heidelberg University and KIT. The paper by first author Young Scientist Liang Yang introduces laser printing with three different inks (zink oxide, platinum and silver) as a facile process for fabricating printed functional electronic devices with minimum feature sizes below 1 µm. The research has potential implications for the development of sensors, bioelectronics, and security applications. Four Principal Investigators were involved in this publication published in Nature Communications.

13.02.2023

The Cluster 3DMM2O is now also present on Instagram! With Instagram we try to reach a younger audience interested in our research with different formats. Following an edutainment approach, we will explain interesting topics surrounding additive manufacturing and give vivid insights into our work. To allow a more personal approach and connection to our Cluster, a focus will also be on presenting the researchers involved.

04.02.2023

The third 3DMM2O Conference – Future 3D Additive Manufacturing starts soon! The conference on the topic 3D Molecular Systems takes place at Schöntal Monastery near Heilbronn from March 12 to 16. It aims at linking Molecular Materials with 3D Hybrid Organotypic Systems. International experts in the fields of materials, molecular self-assembly, and (bio)nanomaterials design and characterization will give exciting talks and presentations.

02.02.2023

The Cluster of Excellence 3DMM2O has a permanent exhibition at the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials. The exhibition was officially opened on February 2 with a vernissage for invited guests. It is composed of different stations with various exhibits. Visitors are able to explore 3D printed nanostructures as well as pictures and canvases with selected research illustrations. An interactive touch screen conveys further information about the Cluster and shows media from the research groups involved.

22.12.2022

In a new Cluster collaboration, first author Young Scientist Vincent Hahn reviews three promising alternatives to Two-Photon Absorption: Upconversion Luminescence, Two-Step Absorption and Triplet–Triplet Annihilation. All of those emerging excitation processes the authors termed “(1+1)-Photon Absorption” allow the use of continuous-wave lasers at much lower peak laser powers and at much lower cost than those typical for Two-Photon Absorption. The paper also sheds light on current challenges and opportunities in 3D Laser Printing based on (1+1)-Photon Absorption as well as future perspectives.

04.12.2022

In a new Cluster publication, first author Cluster Alumnus Maximilian Bojanowski together with Young Scientists Vincent Hahn, Pascal Rietz, Tobias Messer, Julian Brückel and PIs Christopher Barner-Kowolloik, Eva Blasco, Stefan Bräse and Martin Wegener systematically explores alternatives to the few already reported one- and two-color two-step-absorption photoinitiators for 3D laser nanoprinting. The aspect of their work they find most interesting regarding future possibilities is that rotationally locked diketones open the door to depletable two-step absorption initiators. On this basis, inexpensive and compact setups based on continuous-wave lasers come into reach that systematically break the optical diffraction barrier in 3D laser printing.

21.11.2022

Principal Investigator Christopher Barner-Kowollik was awarded the David Craig Medal of the Australian Academy of Science as well as the HG Smith Medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute for his outstanding research on light as a "molecular surgical tool" for soft matter materials. His work fuses the in-depth understanding of chemical processes that are induced by light with their use to prepare soft matter materials, with applications from 3D printing inks to photodynamic materials. His research at QUT and KIT has enabled new material concepts, for example a dynamic material that is solely stabilised by light, and led to key advances in photochemistry.

11.11.2022

Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dehnen has been chosen as new Cluster Principal Investigator in Research Thrust A3! Since October 2022 she is Executive Director of the Institute of Nanotechnology (INT) at KIT and head of the research unit "Cluster-Based Materials". From 2006 until 2022 she was Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Marburg. This year she received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and an ERC Advanced Grant for research on bismuth clusters and also became a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Inorganic Chemistry. We warmly welcome her to our Cluster!

20.10.2022

We warmly welcome Prof. Dr. Jana Zaumseil and Dr. Jens Bauer as new Associate Principal Investigators in our Cluster! Jana Zaumseil is Professor for Applied Physical Chemistry and leads the research group "Nanomaterials for Optoelectronics" at the Heidelberg University. Jens Bauer is leader of the Emmy-Noether research group "Nanoarchitected Metamaterials" at the Institute of Nanotechnology of the KIT. We wish both of them a good start in our Cluster and look forward to productive collaboration.

04.10.2022

You can now register for the 3DMM2O Conference 2023 – Future 3D Additive Manufacturing with the topic 3D Molecular Systems. It will take place from March 12 to March 17 in the baroque Schöntal Monastery, Germany (near Heilbronn) and aims at providing the latest research developments and future trends in the fields of materials, molecular self-assembly, and (bio)nanomaterials design and characterization. Conference chairs are Franziska Thomas (Heidelberg University) and Stefan Bräse (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology). Early bird tickets are only available in October and November!

20.09.2022

Not long after being awarded with the Dr. Herrmann Schnell Grant, Cluster Principal Investigator Eva Blasco now received the Ernst Haage Prize in Chemistry for her outstanding scientific achievements in the field of design and synthesis of new polymer-based functional materials for applications in 3D and 4D printing. The Ernst Haage Prize is presented by the Ernst Haage Foundation, which is carried by the two Mülheim Max Planck Institutes. The award ceremony will take place on November 4, 2022, during a ceremony at the Mülheim Chemistry Campus of the MPIs for Coal Research and for Chemical Energy Conversion.

11.08.2022

We welcome Prof. Dr. Peer Fischer as new Principal Investigator in the Cluster 3DMM2O. He will contribute his longstanding expertise in the Research Thrusts B1 and C3.

Peer Fischer is Professor of Experimental Physics (Molecular Systems Engineering) and conducts his research at the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials (IMSEAM) of the Heidelberg University. He is also Leader of the Micro Nano and Molecular Systems Research Group at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg. Before he moved his labs to Heidelberg University in 2022, he was Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Stuttgart.

27.07.2022

Together with the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis, the Cluster 3DMM2O has produced a five-part German-language podcast series exploring 3D printing technology and its current and future implications for society. In each episode, science journalist Isabelle Rogge talks to two experts that are working either with or on the technology or explore its societal impact. Some of the topics are 3D printing for future healthcare and opportunities and challenges for more sustainable production.

02.07.2022

Cluster Alumni Tobias Frenzel is one of the recipients of the 14th KIT Doctoral Award. He received the award for his doctoral thesis "On 3D Chiral Mechanical Metamaterials". With the KIT Doctoral Award, the university honors outstanding doctoral researchers, highlighting the great importance of young scientists at KIT. Today, the award was officially presented to him at the President's Banquet.

29.06.2022

Principal Investigator Eva Blasco will receive a Dr. Herrmann Schnell grant. With this award, the German Chemical Society (GDCh) honors Blasco's "innovative research work in the highly topical area of functional materials for 3D laser printing and lithography." The prize will be officially awarded during the Biennial Meeting of the GDCh-Division of Macromolecular Chemistry in September.

13.06.2022

In a new paper published in Nature Materials, researchers including PI Peter Gumbsch show their research on metamaterials that can fully reconfigure their meta-atoms in a wide range, allowing direct access to anisotropies of different types. The approach is based on connecting classical gears, with the gear-based metamaterials providing excellent properties. This allows for metamaterial customization and brings fully programmable materials and adaptive robots within reach.

16.05.2022

In its most recent episode, the German science podcast "Exzellent erklärt - Spitzenforschung für alle" features the research of the Cluster of Excellence 3D Matter Made to Order (3DMM2O). In the episode, moderator Larissa Vassilian talks to Cluster Spokesperson and Principal Investigator Jochen Wittbrodt and his doctoral researcher Christina Schlagheck as well as Principal Investigator Peter Gumbsch in order to learn more about the Cluster research in the area of Organoids (Thrust C3) and Metamaterials (Thrust C2).

06.05.2022

On May 5, the Opening Ceremony of the Carl Zeiss Foundation 3D User Lab took place. During the Ceremony, guests from the Carl Zeiss Foundation and the two foundation companies Carl Zeiss AG and SCHOTT AG as well as the members of the Cluster Industry Advisory Board got an insight into the shared infrastructure and the state of research in the Cluster.

12.04.2022

After a week of great talks and interesting exchange on the state-of-the-art in 3D Nano- and Micro-Manufacturing, Future 3DAM 2022 has concluded. The Cluster would like to thank all speakers and participants.

The next Future 3D Additive Manufacturing – The 3DMM2O Conference will take place March 12-17 and focus on the topic "3D Molecular Systems".

21.03.2022

Principal Investigator Daniela Duarte Campos has been awarded a grant by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for the project “BlindZero” which focuses on irreversible diseases of the human cornea. The projects investigates innovative hydrogels to produce corneas directly on the patient's eye using 3D bioprinting. The “NanoMatFutur” competition supports junior researchers in pursuing ambitious project ideas through innovative research approaches in materials science and materials technology.

02.03.2022

As biocatalysts, enzymes accelerate many chemical reactions. Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have now incorporated enzymes into metal-organic cages (MOFs). They then demonstrated for the first time that stabilization by these framework structures is sufficient for use of the enzymes in a continuously operated reactor. The authors, including Cluster Postdoctoral Researcher Tawheed Hashem and Principal Investigator Christof Wöll, report in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

03.02.2022

A team including Cluster researchers from the working groups of Principal Investigators Pavel Levkin and Wolfgang Wenzel present a 3D printable polymer gel system (PEGgel) with properties such as high stretchability and toughness, rapid self-healing, and long-term stability under ambient conditions. Soft materials like the reported PEGgel hold promises for broad applications in wearable electronics, soft actuators and robotics. The results are reported in Advanced Materials.

24.01.2022

Nature Communications recently updated their themed collection showcasing interdisciplinary papers on Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing published in the journal over the past years. It now features three Cluster research publications. In addition to two papers by Cluster PIs already on the list - Gräfe et al. (2018) and Hippler et al. (2019) - it now features "3D printing of inherently nanoporous polymers via polymerization-induced phase separation" by Dong et al. (2021).

02.12.2021

A team including Cluster researchers from the working group of Principal Investigator Martin Wegener report the direct experimental observation of roton-like dispersion relations in two different 3D metamaterials under ambient conditions. The results open experimental opportunities to tailor the lowest dispersion branch of 3D metamaterials. Their work builts upon a theoretical framework detailed in June of this year. 

30.11.2021

Currently, 3D Laser Printers require big and expensive laser systems. Cluster researchers from KIT and Uni HD now present an approach to use two-step absorption with inexpensive and small, blue laser diodes instead of two-photon absorption to realize smaller, more compact printers. This could pave the way to make 3D laser printing accessible for a wider audience. The paper was published in the journal Nature Photonics.

16.11.2021

Cluster Spokesperson and Principal Investigator Martin Wegener (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) has been recognized as Highly Cited Researchers 2021 by Web of Science in the category 'Cross-Field'. This means that his publications rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year. In order to create the list, Web of Science evaluated research published between 2010 to 2020.

20.10.2021

A new video in the Cluster's Women in Science series was recently published. In it, Principal Investigator Kerstin Göpfrich talks about her research focus on synthetic cells, how she perceives herself as a Woman in Science and gives advice to young researchers just starting their scientific career.

17.09.2021

In two new Women in Science videos, Young Scientists Svenja de Buhr and Saskia Braun detail their scientific journey. In the video featuring Svenja de Buhr, she talks about how she changed her focus from medical to basic research. In the video featuring Saskia Braun, she explains what fascinates her about her research and how she shares that fascination through science communication. 

06.09.2021

Two new videos have been released in the Explain Like I'm Five series. In the first one, Saskia Braun explains her research into new materials for 3D Printing and the role chemistry plays for the specific type of 3D Printing she uses. The second video features Johannes Scheiger and Mariia Kuzina as they provide an insight into their recently published research on liquid walls.

06.08.2021

A new video format by the Cluster 3DMM2O aims to make complex scientific topics and questions more approachable. In the Explain Like I'm Five video series, Cluster Young Scientists use simplified explanations and visualizations to explain their research. The series starts with a contribution by Svenja de Buhr on how cells maintain their shape and how they react when subjected to pressure.

15.07.2021

On July 7, pupils from course KA 16 of the Hector Seminar explored the versatile possibilities offered by 3D food printers. Under the guidance and supervision of Cluster Young Scientists Saskia Braun, Maximilian Elter, Clara Vázquez-Martel and Pascal Kiefer, they learned the theoretical and practical basics of designing and printing with mashed potatoes, pasta dough and chocolate. 

28.06.2021

A team of researchers that includes Cluster Young Scientist Mariia A. Kuzina and Principal Investigator Pavel A. Levkin presents a new way to contain fluids without a wall using so-called "liquid wells". The authors conclude that the water walls are self-repairing, adaptive and functional, thus displaying properties that are uncommon when it comes to solid walls. Their research was published in the journal Advanced Materials.

10.06.2021

Research Data Management is an important aspect of the research conducted in the Cluster of Excellence 3D Matter Made to Order (3DMM2O). In order to provide Young Researchers with the necessary tools and knowledge, a recently launched online course by the Cluster introduces good scientific practice of research data handling in an interactive way including practice-oriented examples. 

31.05.2021

Registrations for Future 3D Additive Manufacturing - The 3DMM2O Conference 2022: 3D Nano- and Micro-Manufacturing: Technology and Technical Applications are now open! The conference will take place from April 3-8, 2022 in the baroque monastery of Schöntal, Germany (near Heilbronn).

10.05.2021

On May 21 at 4 pm, Martin van Hecke (Leiden University & AMOLF Institute Amsterdam) will give an online lecture in the event series Physikalisches Kolloquium of KIT's Department of Physics following an invitation by Cluster Co-Spokesperson Martin Wegener. The topic of the lecture is "Mechanical Metamaterials: Step by Step". Cluster members are invited to take part.

07.04.2021

An upcoming live webinar of Two-Photon Polymerization technology manufacturer Nanoscribe will feature Prof. Dr. Martin Wegener as an expert on 3D Microfabrication with highest precision and speed using Two-Photon Polymerization (2PP). The webinar will take place April 13 from 5 to 6 pm (CEST).

09.03.2021

Prof. Dr. Martin Bastmeyer (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) and Joachim Wittbrodt (Heidelberg University), the organizers of Future 3D Additive Manufacturing – The 3DMM2O Conference 2021: 3D Hybrid Organotypic Systems, were interviewed by Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. In the interview, they give an insight into the topics of the Conference.

20.01.2021

Cluster scientists have developed a mass-producible low-cost fully printed flexible origami thermoelectric generator which is able to power an autonomous weather sensor comprising a Bluetooth module and a power management system. This approach might be a milestone for the use of low-cost TEGs. They present their results in the journal npj Flexible Electronics.

15.01.2021

Cluster scientists have developed new functional materials to extend the possibilities of 3D Nanoprinting. In a paper published in Nature Communications, they show their results: 3D polymer structures of highly complex geometries and spatially controlled pore sizes from 10 nm to 1000 µm. This new approach extends the scope of applications of 3D printing to hierarchical inherently porous 3D objects.

10.12.2020

The Cluster 3DMM2O warmly welcomes Prof. Dr. Christine Selhuber-Unkel as a new PI. Prof Dr. Selhuber-Unkel is head of the Molecular Systems Engineering research group at the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering (IMSE) of Heidelberg University and will conduct research in Thrust B1 of the Cluster. Furthermore, she recently received an ERC Consolidator Grant for her project „Photomechanical writing of cell functions“ (PHOTOMECH) which aims at regulating cell functions through external physical forces.

02.12.2020

A new feature issue of the journal Optical Materials Express, guest-edited by Cluster PIs Eva Blasco and Martin Wegener as well as SAB member Shoji Maruo, showcases selected latest developments and results in the field of optical 3D printing and its applications in optics and other areas. The virtual feature issue is available on the Optical Materials Express website.

18.11.2020

Principal Investigator A. Stephen K. Hashmi (Heidelberg University) and Cluster Spokesperson Martin Wegener (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) have been recognized as Highly Cited Researchers 2020 by Web of Science. This means that their papers rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year. For the current list the authors evaluated publications from 2009 to 2019.

The November issue of Physik Journal, the member journal of the German Physical Society, features an article on the Cluster 3DMM2O. For the article, Cluster Spokesperson Martin Wegener was interviewed on the goals as well as the current state and research developments of the Cluster. The article is available to all registered pro-physik.de users as well as DPG members.

A new paper published in Advanced Functional Materials, introduces a biocompatible and photocurable resist for scaffold fabrication that can be readily degraded by a certain enzyme. The authors, among them Cluster PIs Eva Blasco, Martin Wegener and Christopher Barner-Kowollik, describe their photoresist as a step towards "enabling 3D tissue constructs to be created to heal patients with tissue loss or to guide tissue regeneration".

We warmly welcome Jun.-Prof. Dr. Yolita Eggeler as a new Principal Investigator in Thrust B3 of the Cluster of Excellence 3D Matter Made to Order.

There is currently an opening for a doctoral researcher in her new research group MNM (Microscopy of Nanoscale Structures & Mechanisms) at the Laboratory for Electron Microscopy (LEM) at KIT. Please see our Opportunities page for more information.

In a paper recently published in the journal Advanced Materials, Cluster researchers describe a newly developed photoresist for 3D laser microprinting that can be used for manufacturing nanoporous polymer microstructures. By tuning the writing parameters, the porosity of the printed material can be controlled.

On July 21 at 6 pm, the ITAS event technik.kontrovers "Zukünfte des 3D-Drucks" will take place online. It will feature talks and a discussion on the present and future as well as the social dimension of 3D printing. The information on how to access the event is available on the website of the ITAS.

A new Cluster paper, published in the journal Advanced Materials, details water erasable microstructures produced by 3D laser printing. The paper features three Principal Investigators of the Cluster as co-authors: Martin Wegener, Christopher Barner-Kowollik and Eva Blasco.

On June 3, 2020 at 11 am, Distinguished Professor Dietmar W. Hutmacher (Queensland University of Technology) will give an online talk in our Lecture Series on 3D Printing. His talk is titled "Melt Electro Writing Biomimetic Fibre Network Architectures".

The cover of the newly published ChemistryOpen 5/2020 depicts a successful synthesis of high quality, monolithic UiO‐66‐NH2 MOF thin films on diverse solid substrates detailed in a publication by Postdoc Tawheed Hashem and others, including PI Christof Wöll.

The Cluster 3DMM2O warmly welcomes Prof. dr. ir. Martijn Kemerink. As Professor at the Centre for Advanced Materials (CAM) at Heidelberg University, he receives start-up investments within the Carl Zeiss Foundation-Focus@HEiKA. He will act as a PI in Thrust C1.

The Cluster 3DMM2O is now on Twitter. Follow us to get all the latest information about the Cluster and get in contact!

In view of the current situation, we would like to draw your attention to the recommendations of the KIT in respect to the coronavirus. See also the information by Heidelberg University.

With regret, the organizers of Future 3D Additive Manufacturing - the 3DMM2O Conference 2020: 3D Hybrid Organotypic Systems have decided to cancel the conference. Further information will follow soon.

PLEASE NOTE that Daniel Torrent's visit had to be postponed.

Daniel Torrent (Universitat Jaume I, Spain) will be visiting KIT on March 25 & 26. He will give two talks, in each case at 10 am in room 6/1 of the Physics tower (building number 30.23). Torrent's research interests include, among others, optical and acoustic metamaterials.

PLEASE NOTE that the event had to be postponed.

On March 11, 2020 at 6 pm, doctoral researcher Marc Hippler will participate in a public discussion about the present, future and societal dimension of 3D printing alongside Christoph Schneider and Maximilian Roßmann (both ITAS).

The deadline for Future 3D Additive Manufacturing - The 3DMM2O Conference 2020 was just extended to February 29, 2020. The conference will take place from March 29 to April 2, 2020 and focus on 3D Hybrid Organotypic Systems.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck, vice spokesperson of the Cluster of Excellence "livMatS", will give a talk during the KIT Materials Colloquium on January 14 at 4 pm. Principal Investigator Peter Gumbsch will guide the discussion.The colloquium will take place in the Redtenbacher-Hörsaal on Campus South.

Principal Investigator Peter Gumbsch was elected as a member by acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering.

On December 12, 2019, one of our new PIs, Dr. Franziska Thomas, will talk about "Exploring de novo designed protein folding motifs in the development of biomimetic systems and biomaterials" at CAM in Heidelberg.

Like our new Facebook page to get the latest information about the Cluster and to find out more about the research that is being conducted by our scientists.

Female high school students with an interest in STEM are invited to take part in a week of fascinating insights into the world of 3D Printing. Places are limited!

Kristen Kozielski will give a talk on "Magnetoelectric materials for wireless neuronal modulation" on November 7, 3.00 pm, in Karlsruhe. The event is open to the public that has previous knowledge of the topic.

During their first Young Scientist Retreat, the doctoral and postdoctoral researchers of the Cluster 3DMM2O had an productive exchange of ideas and made connections across Thrusts and disciplines. Different team building exercises helped strengthening the group cohesion.

During the Presidents’ Conference of the German-Japanese University Consortium HeKKSaGOn on 12 and 13 September 2019 in Heidelberg, members of Working Group I - including several Cluster PIs - met up to discuss further research activites.

Researchers of the Cluster demonstrate polarization rotations during acoustical activity in metamaterials. They present their research in the scientific journal Nature Communications.

The magazine LookKIT presents KIT's research to the general public. The current issue features the Cluster 3DMM2O as a key institution within the materials research conducted at the University.

The Cluster's Lecture Series in 3D Printing continues. The second lecture will be presented by Dr. Venera Weinhardt on July 18, 2019, 2.45 pm, in the context of the HEiKA Day 2019 at Heidelberg University.

The Mayor of Karlsruhe and the President of KIT warmly invite the general public to "KIT in the City Hall" on June 4, 2019 at 6:30 pm. This year, the event is focussed on the topic "New Technologies for the Materials of Tomorrow".

On April 9, 2019, Prof. Dr. Martin Wegener gave the inaugural lecture for the Nano Institute of the University of Syndey on the topic "Nano 3D printing: Materials beyond Imagination".

The Cluster 3D Matter Made to Order presents a lecture series in 3D Printing. The first lecture will be presented by Gerardo Hernández-Sosa on April 16, 2019, 3:15 pm at the InnovationLab Heidelberg.

The Karlsruhe House of Young Scientists financially supports doctoral students and postdocs undertaking three- to six-month research stays abroad. Applications are open until May 5, 2019.

The new Cluster explores the possibilities of 3D Additive Manufacturing reaching all the way from the molecular to the macroscopic scale.

Scientists of the Cluster 3DMM2O develop a new method for producing controllable 3D microstructures. They present their multidisciplinary research in the scientific journal Nature Communications.

Scientists of Heidelberg University are key participants in two research teams, each of which has obtained an ERC Synergy Grant, a highly-endowed grant from the European Research Council.

The jury awarded Nanoscribe for their extraordinary innovations in the field of 3D printing on the microscale as well as their entrepreneurial success.