Materials Research Department

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🔬 New Research Group at RUB 🙌 A new research group, led by Prof. Dr. Andreas Ostendorf from the Chair of Laser Application Technology at Ruhr University Bochum, will focus on optimizing laser cladding through robotics and computer simulations. The goal is to develop innovative tool geometries tailored to specific applications. Funded by €3.85 million from the DFG, the project will start in early 2025 👏 . Find more information below ⤵ https://lnkd.in/ePmqgrQW #RUB #MRD #DFG #Innovation #Research #LaserTechnology #3DPrinting #Robotics

🎉 Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Lars Borchardt! 🎉 MRD member Lars Borchardt is one of three researchers from RUB to be awarded the prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grant. His project focuses on advancing solvent-free mechanochemistry, a field with immense potential for sustainable chemistry. While significant progress has been made in transferring classical reactions to solvent-free environments like ball mills, many fundamental questions remain unanswered. With the support of the ERC MECHANOCHEM grant, Larse’s team in Bochum will dive deeper into these critical aspects. We look forward to seeing the exciting discoveries ahead—congratulations again! 👏 Find more information below ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eTWwY7Gw #RUB #MRD #ERCGrant #Mechanochemistry #SustainableChemistry #Innovation

🎥✨ And... Action! ✨🎥 This summer, in collaboration with the Incubator Materials, a part of Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC), we hosted an exciting Science Communication Workshop that brought together doctoral researchers and start-ups. The goal? Turning their research and innovative ideas into compelling short films! Participants began by developing treatments for their videos and then teamed up with a professional camera and editing crew to transform complex science into captivating stories for broader audiences. Here's a sneak peek behind the scenes of the shoot! 📸✨ Stay tuned—the final videos are on their way! 🎬🌟 A big thank you to the participants (mechIC, PicoShape, DrinkSea, Jan Schmidt & Ronak shoghi, Fan Bai & Biao He, Ahmadreza Riyahi Khorasgani and Dhanunjaya Kumar Nerella), to the communication trainer Kristin Raabe, to the camera and editing crew SyncPhonia 👏 👏 👏

📢 News from our scientists 👩💻 👨🔬 🧪 How Catalysts Secretly Lose Their Stability Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are promising catalysts, but their true mechanism is surprising. Researchers from Ruhr University Bochum (Kristina Tschulik and Pouya Hosseini) and the Max Planck Institutes for Solid State Research and for Sustainable Materials have shown that COFs’ catalytic activity doesn’t come from the frameworks themselves. Instead, the cobalt ions are released from the framework and transform into nanoparticles that perform the actual catalysis. This discovery, published in Advanced Science (Nov 26, 2024), opens the door to designing far more efficient catalysts by combining organic frameworks with nanoparticles ✅ . Find more information below ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eVVJC2ms #RUB #MRD #MPI #Electrochemistry #Catalysis #Innovation #Sustainability #AdvancedScience

📢 We are pleased to forward an invitation to the event "Women in Deep Tech – Afternoon at LIDROTEC!" organized by the Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC) 🙌

📢 FALLING WALLS SCIENCE SUMMIT 📢 The three-day Falling Walls Science Summit, held annually from November 7th to 9th in Berlin, celebrates groundbreaking achievements in science and research. This prestigious event highlights discoveries and innovations that tackle global challenges 🧑💻 🧑🔬 . Some of our early career researchers got the opportunity to join the summit. Together with Tina Boes from Incubator Materials, a part of Worldfactory Start-up Center (WSC), they supported the xemX materials space exploration GmbH team, a RUB based start-up that has been nominated for the "Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year" 👏. Attending the Falling Walls Science Summit was incredibly enriching for our researchers, as they learned about new investigations across various fields and experienced the vibrant spirit of scientific enthusiasm 💡. #FallingWalls #ScienceSummit #Innovation #Research #GlobalChallenges #xemX #MRDCommunity #ScientificEnthusiasm

📢 Congratulation to our MRD members! 👏 🏆 Achievement Awards 🏆 Prof. Dr. Robert Vaßen (Institute for Materials at the Ruhr University, Jülich Research Center) has received the Albert Sauveur Achievement Award 2024, recognizing his groundbreaking achievements in materials science and engineering. ✅ Please, find more information below ⤵ https://lnkd.in/ecugSZpv Prof. Dr. Andreas Ostendorf (Chair for Applied Laser Technologies at the Ruhr University) has been included in the prestigious Photonics 100 list for 2025. This award recognizes the 100 most influential and innovative personalities in the field of optics and photonics. ✅ Please, find more information below ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eb6EpjNt #RUB #MRD #Achievements

📢 News from our scientists 🧑💻 🧑🔬 📍 Unexpected behavior of iron atoms For the first time, an international research team has observed how solute elements, like iron, form unique, cage-like structures at grain boundaries in titanium. 🔬 Using atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy and advanced computer simulations, Prof. Dr. Christian Liebscher from the Research Center Future Energy Materials and Systems and his colleagues unlocked new pathways for designing resilient materials with tailored properties. Check out their findings published in Science on Oct. 25, 2024 ✅ Find more information below ⤵ https://lnkd.in/eeBhehTV #RUB #MRD #RCFEMS #UniversityAllianceRuhr #MATERIALSRESEARCH #Science

We are excited to announce that the MRD community has reached an important milestone – 1,000 followers! 🎉 🎉 🎉 This achievement wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible support and engagement from each one of you 🤝 . Your likes, comments and shares have helped us grow and reach this milestone 🎊 . Stay tuned for exciting news and developments coming your way! 🤗 #MRDCommunity #Milestone #ThankYou #Community #Growth #Achievement