Organisation: Department of Physics and Materials Science

  • Research Groups

    Physics of Living Matter

    Sengupta Lab reveals LIFE (Living In Fluctuating Environments) spanning human to environmental microbes, facing local changes due to natural or man-made causes

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    Nanomagnetism

    The research of the Michels group is centered around the technique of magnetic small-angle neutron scattering (SANS).

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    Multifunctional ferroic materials

    The usefulness of ferroic materials derives from symmetry breaking phenomena studied in the MFM group by solid state spectroscopy methods.

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    Laboratory for Photovoltaics

    Our mission at the Laboratory for Photovoltaics is to investigate the exact mechanisms that reduce the efficiency of real solar cells compared to ideal devices.

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    Laboratory for Energy Materials (LEM)

    Our interest lies in making and testing complex materials necessary for energy conversion and storage using innovative methods.

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    Integrative Biophysics

    We are combining concepts from physics and bioinformatics with experimental approaches to identify underlying mechanisms of life across the biological scales.

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    Experimental Soft Matter Physics

    We study the spontaneous appearance of order in liquid crystals, polymers, colloids and their combinations, giving rise to unique and peculiar behaviours.

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    Complex Systems and Statistical Mechanics (CSSM)

    Thermodynamics and statistical physics have been mostly used to study systems close to equilibrium. We are interesting in far from equilibrium phenomena.

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  • News

    The luminous energy of the Void

    Prof. Alexandre Tkatchenko of the University of Luxembourg addresses one of the greatest mysteries in physics: dark energy.

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  • Study Programmes

    Master in Physics

    Our Master in Physics provides students with a solid, broad education in theoretical and experimental physics and materials science with a strong emphasis on learning by research.

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