Research team suggests new process

A new nucleosynthesis process denoted the νr-process has been suggested by scientists from GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Technische Universität Darmstadt, and the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics. It operates when neutron-rich material is exposed to a high flux of neutrinos. The theoretical proposal, which was recently published in “Physical Review Letters”, may be the solution to a long-standing issue related to the production of a group of rare isotopes present in the solar system but whose origin is still poorly understood, the so-called p-nuclei.

DAAD Exchange programme

On Thursday, 09.11.2023, the Physics Department had a visit from a group of physics students from the University of Nariño as part of the DAAD exchange programme.

Researchers at TU Darmstadt present new approaches to a problem of statistical physics

Whether bacteria in search of food or microrobots that automatically collect toxins or waste, again and again this is a problem in statistical physics that has not yet been clarified satisfactorily: how does an “agent” have to move in order to collect randomly distributed targets as skilfully as possible? Researchers at TU Darmstadt have now presented an approach in the renowned journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that can be used to systematically determine efficient search strategies. It could help to intelligently design tasks such as the search for cancer cells or environmental rehabilitations in the future.

Interaction between soft matter and ultrasound investigated

In the journal “Advanced Science”, researchers from TU Darmstadt describe how ultrasound affects soft matter. This could lead to new medical and industrial applications.

Publications in special issue of AVS Quantum Science

Origin of heavy elements: Nuclear matter under extreme conditions

The President of the Max Planck Society has appointed Prof Dr Almudena Arcones from the Technical University of Darmstadt as a Max Planck Fellow at the Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK) in Heidelberg. Within the framework of the Fellowship, she will lead the theoretical research group “Theoretical nuclear astrophysics and the origin of heavy elements in the universe” starting 1 March 2024, working closely with the experimental department of Prof Klaus Blaum (MPIK).

A new record for atom-based quantum computers

Making quantum systems more scalable is one of the key requirements for the further development of quantum computers because the advantages they offer become increasingly evident as the systems are scaled up. Researchers at TU Darmstadt have recently taken a decisive step towards achieving this goal. The results of their research have now been published in a prestigious publication.

Publication in “Nature Physics”

Physicists in Darmstadt are investigating ageing processes in materials. For the first time, they have measured the ticking of an internal clock in glass. When evaluating the data, they discovered a surprising phenomenon.

DFG extends Collaborative Research Centre 1245

The German Research Foundation (DFG) is extending two Collaborative Research Centres (SFB) at TU Darmstadt for a further funding period. One SFB is in the field of nuclear physics.

Scientists at TU Darmstadt extend research on quantum computing to new dimension

December of each year, OPTICA, the U.S. optical society, selects scientific breakthroughs of particular interest to the broad optics community that have emerged over the past year. In this year, research conducted in the group of Prof. Gerhard Birkl at the Institute of Applied Physics at Technische Universität Darmstadt has been highlighted in this exclusive list. The special issue “Optics in 2023” of the journal „Optics & Photonics News” (OPN) reports on work conducted by Malte Schlosser, Dominik Schäffner, and their colleagues, towards advancing unique architectures for quantum computing and quantum simulation.