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Cluster of Excellence of @uniheidelberg.bsky.social and @kit.edu. The Goal: Taking 3D Additive Manufacturing to the next level. Imprint: http://3dmm2o.de/legals.php
A new multiscale model accurately predicts the interaction of chiral #SURMOFs with light. Experiments confirm this approach, establishing SURMOFs as robust platforms for solid-state VCD and the design of future chiral materials. 🚀
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#3DMM2O #ChiralMaterials
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#3DMM2O #ChiralMaterials
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A new multiscale model accurately predicts the interaction of chiral #SURMOFs with light. Experiments confirm this approach, establishing SURMOFs as robust platforms for solid-state VCD and the design of future chiral materials. 🚀
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/adfm...
#3DMM2O #ChiralMaterials
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/adfm...
#3DMM2O #ChiralMaterials
Congrats to Cluster PI Christian Koos on winning the 2025 Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize for advancing energy-efficient optical communication. 👏 The photonic microchip technologies developed by his team are paving the way for faster and greener digital infrastructure. 💡🌍
#3DMM2O #Photonics
@kit.edu
#3DMM2O #Photonics
@kit.edu
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Congrats to Cluster PI Christian Koos on winning the 2025 Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize for advancing energy-efficient optical communication. 👏 The photonic microchip technologies developed by his team are paving the way for faster and greener digital infrastructure. 💡🌍
#3DMM2O #Photonics
@kit.edu
#3DMM2O #Photonics
@kit.edu
Scientists, incl. Cluster Alumnus Marcus H. Dodds and PI @blascolab.bsky.social, present a breakthrough in light-based 3D printing with redox-active polymers, enabling fully switchable and electrochromic 3D structures for future smart electronic and optical devices.🚀
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November 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Scientists, incl. Cluster Alumnus Marcus H. Dodds and PI @blascolab.bsky.social, present a breakthrough in light-based 3D printing with redox-active polymers, enabling fully switchable and electrochromic 3D structures for future smart electronic and optical devices.🚀
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/adfm...
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/adfm...
🚀A new Cluster paper introduces a 4D printing approach that uses self-immolative polymers to enable printed objects to shrink and regrow reversibly when chemically triggered. @blascolab.bsky.social
👉 https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202520642
👉 https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202520642
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚀A new Cluster paper introduces a 4D printing approach that uses self-immolative polymers to enable printed objects to shrink and regrow reversibly when chemically triggered. @blascolab.bsky.social
👉 https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202520642
👉 https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202520642
Scientists have developed a plug-and-play fiber interface for photonic chips, almost like adding a USB port for light. Nearly all of the light reaches the chip, enabling scalable photonic computing with ultra-low loss. 💡
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Scientists have developed a plug-and-play fiber interface for photonic chips, almost like adding a USB port for light. Nearly all of the light reaches the chip, enabling scalable photonic computing with ultra-low loss. 💡
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Now, two colors of light can control how polymers solidify.
Researchers developed a photochemical system in which materials only form when two specific wavelengths act together, opening new possibilities for precise, light-guided #3DPrinting. 🚀
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/anie...
#3DMM2O #Photochemistry
Researchers developed a photochemical system in which materials only form when two specific wavelengths act together, opening new possibilities for precise, light-guided #3DPrinting. 🚀
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/anie...
#3DMM2O #Photochemistry
October 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Now, two colors of light can control how polymers solidify.
Researchers developed a photochemical system in which materials only form when two specific wavelengths act together, opening new possibilities for precise, light-guided #3DPrinting. 🚀
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/anie...
#3DMM2O #Photochemistry
Researchers developed a photochemical system in which materials only form when two specific wavelengths act together, opening new possibilities for precise, light-guided #3DPrinting. 🚀
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/anie...
#3DMM2O #Photochemistry
Our Summer Cluster Meeting 2025 in Heidelberg brought a day full of presentations, discussions, and new perspectives for the second funding period. 🚀 We can’t wait to share what’s coming next! 🙌
#3DMM2O #3DPrining #Networking
#3DMM2O #3DPrining #Networking
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Our Summer Cluster Meeting 2025 in Heidelberg brought a day full of presentations, discussions, and new perspectives for the second funding period. 🚀 We can’t wait to share what’s coming next! 🙌
#3DMM2O #3DPrining #Networking
#3DMM2O #3DPrining #Networking
🔬 Researchers developed intrinsically bistable #hydrogel microactuators using two-photon polymerization. Their dual light- and temperature-responsiveness enables stable, microscale actuation, which opens new doors for #softrobotics and #microfluidics.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/aisy...
#3DMM2O #2PP
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#3DMM2O #2PP
September 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🔬 Researchers developed intrinsically bistable #hydrogel microactuators using two-photon polymerization. Their dual light- and temperature-responsiveness enables stable, microscale actuation, which opens new doors for #softrobotics and #microfluidics.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/aisy...
#3DMM2O #2PP
👉 doi.org/10.1002/aisy...
#3DMM2O #2PP
Fluorescent #MOF thin-film arrays enable stable, multiplexed sensing of pH and disease-related molecules like dopamine. A step toward next-gen diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and food safety. 👉 doi.org/10.1002/smll...
📷Wang et al., Small 2025, CC BY
#3DMM2O #Nanotechnology #Sensors
📷Wang et al., Small 2025, CC BY
#3DMM2O #Nanotechnology #Sensors
September 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Fluorescent #MOF thin-film arrays enable stable, multiplexed sensing of pH and disease-related molecules like dopamine. A step toward next-gen diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and food safety. 👉 doi.org/10.1002/smll...
📷Wang et al., Small 2025, CC BY
#3DMM2O #Nanotechnology #Sensors
📷Wang et al., Small 2025, CC BY
#3DMM2O #Nanotechnology #Sensors
🚀 A new study shows that organotin sulfide clusters can be inkjet-printed without losing function, paving the way for optical data storage. 👉 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43246-025-00922-z
📷Nier et al., Communications Materials, 2025, CC BY 4.0
#3DMM2O #NonlinearOptics #InjektPrinting
📷Nier et al., Communications Materials, 2025, CC BY 4.0
#3DMM2O #NonlinearOptics #InjektPrinting
September 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🚀 A new study shows that organotin sulfide clusters can be inkjet-printed without losing function, paving the way for optical data storage. 👉 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43246-025-00922-z
📷Nier et al., Communications Materials, 2025, CC BY 4.0
#3DMM2O #NonlinearOptics #InjektPrinting
📷Nier et al., Communications Materials, 2025, CC BY 4.0
#3DMM2O #NonlinearOptics #InjektPrinting
A new study used multi-photon #3DLaserPrinting to explore how the shape of carrier particles affects drug delivery in inhalers, finding that the spiked Pharmacone performed best. 👉 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43246-025-00913-0#Sec7.
📷Wostry et al., Communications Materials 2025, CC BY 4.0.
📷Wostry et al., Communications Materials 2025, CC BY 4.0.
August 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A new study used multi-photon #3DLaserPrinting to explore how the shape of carrier particles affects drug delivery in inhalers, finding that the spiked Pharmacone performed best. 👉 https://www.nature.com/articles/s43246-025-00913-0#Sec7.
📷Wostry et al., Communications Materials 2025, CC BY 4.0.
📷Wostry et al., Communications Materials 2025, CC BY 4.0.
A new Cluster publication presents a single-component resin for 3D microprinting that makes structures from soft to stiff in one step, opening possibilities for soft robotics, microfluidics, and biofabrication.🔗 doi.org/10.1002/adfm...
📷T. N. Eren, et al., Adv. Funct. Mater., 2025, e02876 (CC BY)
📷T. N. Eren, et al., Adv. Funct. Mater., 2025, e02876 (CC BY)
August 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A new Cluster publication presents a single-component resin for 3D microprinting that makes structures from soft to stiff in one step, opening possibilities for soft robotics, microfluidics, and biofabrication.🔗 doi.org/10.1002/adfm...
📷T. N. Eren, et al., Adv. Funct. Mater., 2025, e02876 (CC BY)
📷T. N. Eren, et al., Adv. Funct. Mater., 2025, e02876 (CC BY)
📽️ New video out!📢 How can #BrainOrganoids — tiny, lab-grown models of the human brain — help us understand neurological disorders? Lízia Branco from @kit.edu explains how she uses them to study brain development. Watch on YouTube👉 https://youtu.be/NjrFh7FWh_k ##ELI5 #Neuroscience
August 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
📽️ New video out!📢 How can #BrainOrganoids — tiny, lab-grown models of the human brain — help us understand neurological disorders? Lízia Branco from @kit.edu explains how she uses them to study brain development. Watch on YouTube👉 https://youtu.be/NjrFh7FWh_k ##ELI5 #Neuroscience
🚀A big step for MOF-based electronics! A research team, incl. Chatrawee Scheiger, Mariana Kozlowska, and PIs Christof Wöll and Wolfgang Wenzel, reports the first #MOF thin film with metallic conductivity.🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...
📷 Scheiger et al., Materials Horizons, 2025 (CC BY 3.0)
📷 Scheiger et al., Materials Horizons, 2025 (CC BY 3.0)
July 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
🚀A big step for MOF-based electronics! A research team, incl. Chatrawee Scheiger, Mariana Kozlowska, and PIs Christof Wöll and Wolfgang Wenzel, reports the first #MOF thin film with metallic conductivity.🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5MH...
📷 Scheiger et al., Materials Horizons, 2025 (CC BY 3.0)
📷 Scheiger et al., Materials Horizons, 2025 (CC BY 3.0)
New deep eutectic inks (DEIs) for multiphoton #3Dprinting enable soft, elastic microstructures with high resolution. A step forward for soft robotics, bioengineering & photonics.🙌
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/adma...
#3DMM2O #MaterialsScience
📷 © Mainik et al., 2025, Adv. Mater., CC BY 4.0
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#3DMM2O #MaterialsScience
📷 © Mainik et al., 2025, Adv. Mater., CC BY 4.0
July 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
New deep eutectic inks (DEIs) for multiphoton #3Dprinting enable soft, elastic microstructures with high resolution. A step forward for soft robotics, bioengineering & photonics.🙌
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/adma...
#3DMM2O #MaterialsScience
📷 © Mainik et al., 2025, Adv. Mater., CC BY 4.0
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#3DMM2O #MaterialsScience
📷 © Mainik et al., 2025, Adv. Mater., CC BY 4.0
Shaping the Future of Research 🎉 We are proud to share that PI Stefanie Dehnen has been elected to the Senate of @dfg.de. Taking up her position in January 2026, she will be one of six newly elected members who will contribute to key decisions in Germany’s research landscape. Congratulations! 👏
July 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Shaping the Future of Research 🎉 We are proud to share that PI Stefanie Dehnen has been elected to the Senate of @dfg.de. Taking up her position in January 2026, she will be one of six newly elected members who will contribute to key decisions in Germany’s research landscape. Congratulations! 👏
🎉Congratulations to Cluster PIs Wolfram Pernice and Jana Zaumseil from @uniheidelberg.bsky.social on being awarded ERC Advanced Grants! Pernice is exploring photonic computing using physical randomness, while Zaumseil is developing sustainable methods for processing semiconducting carbon nanotubes.👏
June 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🎉Congratulations to Cluster PIs Wolfram Pernice and Jana Zaumseil from @uniheidelberg.bsky.social on being awarded ERC Advanced Grants! Pernice is exploring photonic computing using physical randomness, while Zaumseil is developing sustainable methods for processing semiconducting carbon nanotubes.👏
🚀 This new study introduces electrospun V₂O₅ nanofibers annealed at 500°C, enabling ultra-fast, sensitive, and energy-efficient room-temperature humidity sensors. This innovation opens new possibilities for smart homes, agriculture, and healthcare. 👉 doi.org/10.1002/adsr... #3DMM2O
June 4, 2025 at 6:11 AM
🚀 This new study introduces electrospun V₂O₅ nanofibers annealed at 500°C, enabling ultra-fast, sensitive, and energy-efficient room-temperature humidity sensors. This innovation opens new possibilities for smart homes, agriculture, and healthcare. 👉 doi.org/10.1002/adsr... #3DMM2O
🎉Exciting news! 3DMM2O’s second funding phase is approved! Thanks to our amazing team & partners, we’re continuing to innovate in 3D #AdditiveManufacturing at @kit.edu & @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, supported by the #GermanExcellenceStrategy. More groundbreaking projects ahead!🚀🙌 #3DMM2O #3DPrinting
May 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🎉Exciting news! 3DMM2O’s second funding phase is approved! Thanks to our amazing team & partners, we’re continuing to innovate in 3D #AdditiveManufacturing at @kit.edu & @uniheidelberg.bsky.social, supported by the #GermanExcellenceStrategy. More groundbreaking projects ahead!🚀🙌 #3DMM2O #3DPrinting
How can #nonlocality reshape the physics of wave propagation? A new article in Nature Reviews Physics featuring Cluster Postdoctoral Researcher Yi Chen & PI Martin Wegener explores the power of engineered nonlocal interactions in metamaterials.🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s422...
#Metamaterials #Nature
#Metamaterials #Nature
May 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
How can #nonlocality reshape the physics of wave propagation? A new article in Nature Reviews Physics featuring Cluster Postdoctoral Researcher Yi Chen & PI Martin Wegener explores the power of engineered nonlocal interactions in metamaterials.🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s422...
#Metamaterials #Nature
#Metamaterials #Nature
New OEGMA-based hydrogels enable 4D microprinting with tunable temperature responsiveness (33–66 °C).🌡 Ideal for soft robotics, smart sensors & biomedical microdevices.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/mame... #4DPrinting #Hydrogels #SoftRobotics
@blascolab.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1002/mame... #4DPrinting #Hydrogels #SoftRobotics
@blascolab.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New OEGMA-based hydrogels enable 4D microprinting with tunable temperature responsiveness (33–66 °C).🌡 Ideal for soft robotics, smart sensors & biomedical microdevices.
👉 doi.org/10.1002/mame... #4DPrinting #Hydrogels #SoftRobotics
@blascolab.bsky.social
👉 doi.org/10.1002/mame... #4DPrinting #Hydrogels #SoftRobotics
@blascolab.bsky.social
Scientists, inc. @senneseneca.bsky.social and Joachim Spatz, developed a droplet-based microfluidic platform that screens and isolates cytotoxic natural killer (NK) cells. It uses AI and image-based sorting to identify "serial killer" cells, improving cancer immunotherapy.👉 doi.org/10.1002/smtd...
May 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Scientists, inc. @senneseneca.bsky.social and Joachim Spatz, developed a droplet-based microfluidic platform that screens and isolates cytotoxic natural killer (NK) cells. It uses AI and image-based sorting to identify "serial killer" cells, improving cancer immunotherapy.👉 doi.org/10.1002/smtd...
Researchers, incl. Stefan Hengsbach & Jan Korvink, #3DPrinted micro-optics that can precisely shape complex light beams across a wide range of wavelengths. These compact, low-cost tools enable advanced imaging, sensing, communication, and quantum technologies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/adom...
#Photonics
#Photonics
May 7, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Researchers, incl. Stefan Hengsbach & Jan Korvink, #3DPrinted micro-optics that can precisely shape complex light beams across a wide range of wavelengths. These compact, low-cost tools enable advanced imaging, sensing, communication, and quantum technologies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/adom...
#Photonics
#Photonics
🌱 Scientists, including Cluster Alumnus Dennis Reinhard and PIs Rasmus R. Schröder & Michael Mastalerz, report a new rigid hexakis(salicylaldehyde) precursor for improved porous materials with better CO₂ selectivity. 👉 doi.org/10.1002/ceur... #3DMM2O #MaterialsScience #GreenChemistry
April 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
🌱 Scientists, including Cluster Alumnus Dennis Reinhard and PIs Rasmus R. Schröder & Michael Mastalerz, report a new rigid hexakis(salicylaldehyde) precursor for improved porous materials with better CO₂ selectivity. 👉 doi.org/10.1002/ceur... #3DMM2O #MaterialsScience #GreenChemistry
In this new Cluster publication, researchers developed a groundbreaking #3DNanoprinting method combining two-step absorption and dynamic multi-focus control for faster, scalable printing with high resolution. Ideal for #Photonics, #Metamaterials, and #MicroOptics. 👉 doi.org/10.1002/lpor...
April 8, 2025 at 8:33 AM
In this new Cluster publication, researchers developed a groundbreaking #3DNanoprinting method combining two-step absorption and dynamic multi-focus control for faster, scalable printing with high resolution. Ideal for #Photonics, #Metamaterials, and #MicroOptics. 👉 doi.org/10.1002/lpor...