Technische Universität Dresden - Clusters of Excellence
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TUD Dresden University of Technology has been one of Germany’s eleven Universities of Excellence, which have received funding within the framework of the Excellence Strategy of the Federal and State Governments since November 1, 2019. The Excellence title confirms the potential of one of Germany‘s largest technical universities. We currently boast three Clusters of Excellence:
- CeTI – Centre for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop
- ct.qmat – Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter
- PoL – Physics of Life
CeTI - Humans and machines
The Center for Tactile Internet with Human-in-the-Loop (CeTI) Cluster of Excellence aims to design innovative robotic solutions to support everyday life – technical systems that interact with humans in real time. The aim of the research is to democratise access to skills and expertise in order to promote equal opportunities for people of different gender, age, cultural background or physical limitations. Scientists from the fields of electrical engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, psychology, medicine and neuroscience work together in an interdisciplinary way to create the basis for novel applications in medicine, industry and the Internet of Skills.
ct.qmat - Excellence as a driving force
The global competition for quantum technologies is well underway. Materials that exhibit exotic phenomena play a crucial role in this respect. On top of the game: The Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat–Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter. Almost 400 scientists from 38 countries are exploring quantum materials that will be able to, e.g., conduct electricity without loss and store gigantic amounts of information in the future. They reveal their exotic phenomena under extreme conditions such as ultra-low temperatures, high pressure or strong magnetic fields. If these special properties can be made applicable under everyday conditions, this will be the basis for revolutionary technical applications.
ct.qmat – a joint research collaboration by TUD Dresden University of Technology and Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg – is the only German cluster that traverses federal state boundaries. This cutting-edge research is closely interlinked with four renowned Dresden institutes of the Max Planck Society, the Helmholtz Association and the Leibniz Association.
PoL - The formula for life
The “Physics of Life” (PoL) Cluster of Excellence views life from a new perspective. The multidisciplinary team is exploring the importance of physical laws for growth and structure formation in organisms, as well as for the dynamic organisation of molecules, cells and tissues. Understanding life down to its smallest components is one of the great challenges of our time. Why does the heart beat on the left side and how do the laws of physics influence our DNA? Experts from physics, biology and computer science at the Cluster of Excellence "Physics of Life" (PoL) are researching which biophysical processes in molecules, cells and tissues are responsible for giving organs, for example, their shape and their place in the body. PoL views biological processes as complex physical phenomena. The research insights gained provide the basis for understanding the organisational principles of life and enable a new approach to overcoming the health problems of our society. The DFG-funded cluster is a cooperation between scientists at TU Dresden and research institutions in the DRESDEN-concept network.