{"id":26,"date":"2023-05-29T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website.prod.unilu.spikeseed.cloud\/fstm-en\/?post_type=research-departments&#038;p=26"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:38:09","slug":"department-of-physics-materials-science","status":"publish","type":"research-departments","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/research-departments\/department-of-physics-materials-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Physics &amp; Materials Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section py-0 static\"><div class=\"section py-0 section wp-block-unilux-blocks-navigation-and-hero py-0\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><div class=\"js-secondary-nav--sticky wp-block-unilux-blocks-secondary-navigation\" id=\"c1223b04-95dd-4b4f-b1c3-286afcde51fa\">\n    <nav\n        id=\"secondary-navigation\"\n        role=\"navigation\"\n        aria-label=\"Secondary 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the Department of Physics and Materials Science (DPhyMS) at the University of Luxembourg.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\">\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"section section wp-block-unilux-blocks-headline-text-and-image\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"a-glimpse-into-dphyms-a-stimulating-multicultural-department-of-international-renown\"\n    >\nA glimpse into DPhyMS: A stimulating multicultural department of international renown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper flex flex-wrap lg:-mx-32\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper w-full lg:w-7\/12 lg:order-2 lg:px-32\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" 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lg:order-1 lg:px-32\">\n<p><br><br>Today\u2019s world meets a major sustainability challenge. Scientific and technological innovations are part of the response. DPhyMS is laying the foundations in this field by spearheading unconstrained research in complex systems, quantum technologies, and materials science. <br><br>By training young scientists to address complex topics, we meet another need of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the world as a whole.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/fstm-en\/research-departments\/department-of-physics-materials-science\/contact\/\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        class=\"btn btn--primary\"\n            >Contact<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        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