In laser design, the finesse of the resonator in combination with the stability of the mirrors determines how precisely the light beam delivers the desired wavelength. Until now, each wavelength not only requires its own optical resonator, but also a lot of space on optical tables in special laboratories with few sources of interference. The new metamirrors from MightyMirrors will make a decisive difference here.
In the MIGRATe project, Professor Dr James Thackeray, a molecular medicine specialist at the Clinic for Nuclear Medicine at the Hannover Medical School (MHH), will research non-invasive molecular imaging approaches. The aim is to examine inflammatory cells and the activation of fibroblasts in the heart and in the network organs connected to it, and thus to precisely control targeted therapeutic interventions. This should lead to better therapy after a heart attack.
Floods like the one in the river Ahr valley, Germany, and storm surges during extreme weather events are increasing due to climate change. The risk of residential houses being destroyed under the pressure of the water is ever-present. Professor Nils Goseberg from TU Braunschweig wants to investigate the complex processes of building collapse during extreme flow events. The scientist has now been awarded the prestigious Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).
Prof. Dr Hauke Hillen, head of the “Structure and Function of Molecular Machines” working group at the Institute of Cell Biochemistry at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), independent research group leader at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences and member of the Cluster of Excellence “Multiscale Bioimaging: From Molecular Machines to Networks of Excitable Cells” (MBExC), will use the funding to investigate how the powerhouses of cells – the mitochondria – produce proteins.
The RESAS project’s goal at TU Clausthal is to fabricate a portable device able to sense extremely low concentrations of food allergens within minutes.
On 1 February 2024, a new ERC Starting Grant was started at Leibniz University Hannover (LUH). Prof. Dr. Philippe van Basshuysen has received the prestigious European Union funding to spend the coming five years researching how scientific models not only reflect the world but can also change it. His project MAPS – Managing Performative Science also develops strategies for dealing with this phenomenon in a better way.