New Software Platform Advances Understanding of the Surface Finish of Manufactured Components
20.09.2022
Scientists develop platform that combines measurements of surface topography in a digital twin
Complex systems far from equilibrium
02.10.2020
The German Research Foundation approves new interdisciplinary research unit
Close Proximity that Generates Energy
13.08.2020
Lars Pastewka is optimizing a type of what is known as contact electricity, or the triboelectric effect
New paper in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
21.08.2018
"Combining TEM, AFM, and Profilometry for Quantitative Topography Characterization Across All Scales" has appeared in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
New paper in Physical Review Materials
03.08.2018
"Shear melting of silicon and diamond and the disappearance of the polyamorphic transition under shear" was published in Physical Review Materials.
CECAM workshop
17.01.2018
We are delighted to announce an upcoming workshop at CECAM Lausanne on topographic and morphological structure of material interfaces.
ERC Starting Grants for Asplund and Pastewka
15.08.2017
Dr. Maria Asplund and Prof. Dr. Lars Pastewka have been chosen to receive funding from one of the most significant European sources of support for junior researchers. The ERC distinguishes these researchers by presenting them...
First Collaborative Research Center (SFB) at IMTEK
22.11.2012
Five laboratories of IMTEK contribute to the SFB/Transregio “Planar Optronic Systems,” which will be distributed among several locations. It will receive a total of 9.8 million euros. The German Research Foundation (DFG)...