CRC 1411 – Design of Particulate Products
CRC 1411- Design of Particulate Products
The key objective and long-term vision of Collaborative Research Centre 1411 is the targeted design of particulate products by rigorous optimisation based on predictive structure-property and process-structure functions.
We target scientific breakthroughs in the product engineering of nanoparticles with optimised optical properties produced by continuous synthesis directly coupled to property-specific classification of nanoparticles by chromatography. These challenges are addressed from different perspectives in four strongly interlinked research areas. These will be underpinned by the development of joint methodologies in synthesis, classification, characterisation as well as modelling, simulation, and optimisation.
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How do a small number of larger colloidal particles behave when mixed with many smaller ones inside spherical droplets? We found that entropy alone drives the larger particles to the droplet surface, where they consistently settle at the twelve vertices of an icosahedral structure formed by the smal...
Wednesday, May 21st | 19:00 | Killians Irish Pub, Nuremberg
Why do peacocks shimmer? Why did rainbows used to have only three colors? And what does beer have to do with pigments?
Join us for a colorful evening where science meets history, art, and nature. In this engaging talk, Dr. Giulia Magnabo...
On April 3rd, Annika Mauch and Frederic Dietrich, doctoral researchers of the CRC1411, introduced young female students to the fascinating world of structural color and porous materials during the "Girls' day". This nationwide event aims to encourage girls to explore careers in science, technology, ...
In a new study featured on the cover of ACS Nano, researchers from the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 1411 have revealed that “magic number” arrangements in colloidal clusters vanish beyond a certain size. Led by CRC 1411 Principal Investigators Prof. Michael Engel, Prof. Nicolas Vogel and Prof...
Researchers from the CRC1411 have teamed up with the renowned magazine GEO to co-author an article on structural colors in animals. The piece, published on GEO.de, explores the fascinating mechanisms behind the vibrant and shimmering colors found in nature.
Unlike pigment-based colors, structural c...
Scientists have long known that the shape of tiny crystals (nanocrystals) can affect their properties, such as how they interact with light or how well they function as catalysts. However, precisely understanding how these shapes form has been challenging, since many factors are involved: temperatur...
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