Accelerating material innovations
Advances in materials science form the basis for the technological revolution in almost all industries and require constant further development. Whether it is lightweight, high-strength materials for automotive, aerospace or functional nanomaterials for electronics or medicine - advanced materials enable innovations that will shape our future. We are pioneers in the research of new materials and improved manufacturing processes.
The KIT Center Materials in Engineering and Life Sciences comprises research groups from the natural sciences, engineering and life sciences. This close collaboration between researchers from different disciplines creates enormous potential for innovation in materials science. By partnering with us, you can gain access to these achievements to develop resource-efficient and sustainable products.
A selection from the material area
Technology offers of the KIT
- Chemical industry
- Polymer industry
- Raw material and textile industry
- Process and production engineering
Ethylene-free synthesis of polyethylene
New synthesis route for the production of functionalized polyethylene facilitates product development in polymer chemistry. Without the use of ethylene gas, easy feasibility in the laboratory is given.
- Automotive industry
- Building industry
- Coating technology
- Aerospace industry
- Raw material and textile industry
- Polymer industry
Measuring device for stress states in textiles
Biaxial test facility at KIT measures arbitrary stress and distortion states in flat membrane materials such as textiles and films.
- Electrical engineering
- Coating technology
- Printing industry
- Polymer industry
- Process and production engineering
- Raw material and textile industry
- Microtechnology / precision mechanics
Printing flexible electronics
Highly conductive ink with reduced metallic particle content enables the additive production of highly stretchable electronics for soft electronic applications.
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Successful transfer - materials science
Carbon fibers – A material with health risks?
Fragments of carbon fibers can be released during the processing and recycling of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic. What happens if the people involved inhale them? Do these fiber fragments pose a health hazard? KIT researchers are looking for answers together with other research and industry partners in the joint project Carbon Fibre Cycle (CFC).
MoreThe positive turn for carbon dioxide: How greenhouse gas becomes a raw material
In the joint project NECOC, a pilot plant for the conversion of climate-damaging carbon dioxide (CO2) from ambient air into solid carbon as a usable raw material for industrial applications is built at KIT. Climeworks, INERATEC and KIT bring their know-how together to realize negative greenhouse gas emissions.
MoreMaking chemical plastics recycling respectable
A pyrolysis process for the chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste has been developed at the KIT Institute for Technical Chemistry. ARCUS Greencycling Technologies GmbH relies on the procedure and is building a first demonstration to get more out of plastic waste in the future.
MoreConductive adhesives – new TT project with PROTAVIC INTERNATIONAL started
A new German-French technology transfer project between KIT and PROTAVIC INTERNATIONAL has started with the kick-off in July 2021. The goal of the project is to develop an electrically conductive adhesive for microelectronic components and solar modules. The production of low-cost, resource-saving solar modules is one of the central technical challenges of the next decade.
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