Published on Tue, 24 Mar 2026 in NEWS
A collaboration between the Single Molecule Machine (SMM) group at TU Dresden/cfaed, TU Hamburg, and IPF Dresden within the ESiM project has identified a new class of vertical oriented molecular rotors for applications in energy storage.
The work is published in ACS Nano: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.5c17283
For the development of single-molecule machines on surfaces able to store energy, a vertical molecular geometry based on a simple, common platform and on variable functional ligands is a promising design approach. This could allow to decouple the active unit from the supporting surface and to obtain a flexible modular system.
Scientists of TU Dresden, TU Hamburg-Harburg, and IPF Dresden have functionalized subphthalocyanine with a series of vertical axial ligands of varying conjugation lengths and studied their adsorption on the Au(111) surface by low-temperature STM supported by simulations. They found that increasing the conjugation length of the axial ligand induces a distinct transition in the adsorption geometry.
The article sets the bases for the development of a modular and flexible platform for vertical rotors on surface with applications in energy storage and offers a rational strategy to control the orientation and packing of the rotors through the design of the axial ligands.
Published on Mon, 09 Feb 2026 in PRESS RELEASES
An international team of researchers from TUD Dresden University of Technology, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics Halle, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and partner institutions across Europe has developed a breakthrough method for producing MXenes – an important family of two-dimensional materials – with unprecedented purity and control. The new “gas-liquid-solid” process enables the synthesis of pure MXenes with uniformly distributed halogen atoms on the surface and a precisely tunable surface composition. Their method dramatically boosts their electrical conductivity and opens the door to high-performance electronics, sensors, and energy technologies.
Read more … New route into 2D materials: Research team produces ultra-clean MXenes with outstanding electrical performance
Published on Thu, 15 Jan 2026 in NEWS
Vom 23. bis 25. Januar geht in der Messe Dresden wieder die KarriereStart über die Bühne - die größte Jobmesse 💪 in der Region Sachsen! Der Hochschulverbund ForLab präsentiert sich am Gemeinschaftsstand von Silicon Saxony und zeigt euch deutsche Unis als Ausbildungs- und Innovationszentren der Mikroelektronik.💠
Wie klein 🔬 ist eigentlich "mikro"? Werft mit der VR-Brille 🕶️ einen Blick in die Welt der Mikrosysteme! Schaut in den virtuellen Raum und vergleicht das Größenverhältnis zwischen Blutkörperchen 🩸 und einem modernen Mikrochip! Was wünschst du dir von der Elektronik der Zukunft 🔮? Wirst du vielleicht sogar später selbst an solchen Gadgets forschen? Das ForLab-Team zeigt dir, welche Studienwege es ins Arbeitsfeld der Mikroelektronik gibt!
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Published on Mon, 05 Jan 2026 in NEWS
TUD Dresden University of Technology performed exceptionally well in the 2024 call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks. In total, seven projects involving TU Dresden (TUD) were selected for funding. One of these networks is coordinated by TUD. In the other six, TUD is involved as a partner. A total of around EUR 2.76 million will be allocated to TUD for this purpose.
cfaed is part of this success: TU Dresden holds a beneficiary partner role in the project 'REACT – Self-AwaRe NEuromorphic ArChiTectures: Security, Reliability and Energy-Efficiency'. The project lead on the TUD side lies in the hands of Prof. Jeronimo Castrillon (Chair of Compiler Construction, Faculty of Computer Science).
The REACT network (Funding sum for TUD: EUR 290,272.32) is training 15 doctoral students in neuromorphic systems—computer architectures inspired by the human brain. The goal is to develop adaptive, secure, and extremely energy-efficient hardware and software solutions. TU Dresden contributes its expertise in compiler technology and system software, helping to unlock the potential of neuromorphic systems for future, sustainable IT applications.
Read more … Success in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions: TU Dresden secures seven EU Doctoral Networks
Published on Tue, 09 Dec 2025 in PRESS RELEASES
Jerónimo Castrillón-Mazo, Chair of Compiler Construction at the Faculty of Computer Science at TUD Dresden University of Technology (TUD), has been awarded one of the European Union's highly endowed ERC Consolidator Grants. His project, COMpilers for ExTreme Heterogeneity (COMETH), which will run for five years and receive EUR 2 million in funding, aims to develop a new generation of tools that will simplify the programming of increasingly complex computer systems for scientists, engineers, and other users.
Read more … 2 million EUR to simplify the programming of computer systems: TUD researcher Jerónimo Castrillón-Mazo receives ERC Consolidator Grant
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