Traditionally, Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences (HS) invites prospective students and, of course, the general public to its Open Campus Day in the spring. This year, on Saturday, April 5th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the three campuses in Kaiserslautern, Pirmasens, and Zweibrücken will sh…

The natural compound methyleugenol occurs in various herbs and spices and enters our bodies through food. In the liver, it is activated by xenobiotic metabolism and can thus cause genetic damage there, as is well known. A research team from Kaiserslautern University of Technology (TUK), led by Profe…

Smartphones, smartwatches, or a regular computer – electronic devices consume a lot of energy. New technologies enabled by spin research can help reduce consumption, for example by integrating them into common semiconductor and microchips. At the Technical University of Kaiserslautern (TUK), two n…

To produce medicinal active ingredients, microorganisms such as bacteria are often used. However, especially with complex molecules, they reach their limits because they are unable to synthesize them. An alternative is the unicellular green algae species Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Researchers at the…

The German Physical Society (DPG) has awarded Dr. Benjamin Stadtmüller the Gaede Prize. In doing so, it recognizes his research achievements in the field of controlling dynamic processes at metal-organic interfaces. Benjamin Stadtmüller conducts research at the Technical University of Kaiserslaute…

The interaction of light and matter is responsible, for example, for plants conducting photosynthesis and solar cells generating electricity. The efficiency of light absorption in matter is determined on a microscopic scale by so-called transition dipole moments. The research group of Prof. Dr. Mart…

From experiments in cleanrooms to experiments in quantum physics to escape rooms that require physics knowledge: At the upcoming "MINT-EC-Camp" on the campus of the Technical University of Kaiserslautern (TUK), modern physics is the focus of lectures and interactive seminars. 22 selected students wi…

The University of St. Kliment Ohridski in Sofia/Bulgaria has awarded the honorary doctorate to Professor Dr. Klaas Bergmann from Kaiserslautern. The University of Sofia recognizes not only Bergmann's research achievements but also, in particular, his commitment to integrating colleagues from Eastern…

The brain, with its approximately 100 billion nerve cells, called neurons, processes sensory impressions in fractions of a second. The neurons are closely interconnected by synapses. Researchers are using the brain as a model for neuromorphic computers. However, the complex connections required for…

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive imaging technique used, for example, in medical diagnostics (magnetic resonance tomography, MRT). To make the method more effective, Dr. rer. nat. Kerstin Münnemann, who researches at the Chair of Thermodynamics at TU Kaiserslautern (TUK), has deve…