To safely store hydrogen as a future energy carrier, liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) systems are a highly promising option. In the presence of a catalyst, these organic molecules are able to repeatedly absorb and release hydrogen molecules through chemical reactions depending on the pressure ...
Last year, Florian Bauer published on his work on in-situ spectroscopy of soot formation. He continues his efforts in his recent publication on the “Characterisation of the transition type in optical band gap analysis of in-flame soot”. By monitoring the flame at two different positions, he uses abs...
The elasticity and flexibility of a human muscle and its contractile properties depend on the presence of reactive oxygen species as well as calcium ions. Mena Michael investigates the calcium responsiveness of muscles both during active contraction and passive stretching. He systematically assessed...
Bastian Lehnert works on the optimization of 3D imaging of transient fuel sprays. His measurement technique is called ‘diffuse back illumination extinction imaging’. Simply said, the fuel spray is placed between an LED panel with specific characteristics and a High-Speed-Camera which records the lig...
Earlier this year, Dominic Bartels published his work on in-situ modification of case-hardening steel. He continues these efforts in his recent work “PBF-LB/M of Low-Alloyed Steels: Bainite-like Microstructures despite High Cooling Rates”. It focusses on the processing of this group of steels using ...
Last year, Alexander Wittmann introduced a laser with a wavelength of 1.94 µm for the consolidation of thermoplastic polymer coatings on metallic substrates. Since light of this wavelength is absorbed in the polymers themselves, light-absorbing additives are not required for the coating process. Thi...
A promising approach to reconstruct human muscle tissue after trauma, necrosis or tumor ablation is the use of cell-free muscle scaffolds processed from previously intact donor organs. Up to now, the required chemical decellularization of tissues is performed mostly manually, with predefined incubat...
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, abbreviated as DMD, is a genetic muscular disease causing inflammations, reduced membrane stability and ongoing myatrophy. To understand and assess the causes and effects of this incurable disease, different mouse model systems are investigated for quite some time now.
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Sebastian-Paul Kopp works on a new technique for powder deposition in laser-based additive manufacturing. Similar to the principle of a laser printer, a light-induced charge pattern on a photoconductive plate allows a spatially resolved distribution of polymer powder on the build platform. This redu...
Last year, Tim Russwurm showed that “Flame Luminesce in an Optically Accessible Engine with an Active Fuelled Pre-Chamber Ignition System” is a suitable detection technique for ignition and combustion processes. By monitoring the inside of an engine cylinder with a high speed camera he gained insigh...
