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We congratulate Michael Beck on the successful defense of his doctoral dissertation entitled "Optical properties of film cast single and multilayer transparent YAG and spinel ceramics" on February 2, 2022. Mr. Beck carried out his PhD project in our institute under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Andre...

Prof. Daisuke Urushihara, Assistant Professor at the Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan, has joined the Functional Ceramics Research Group of the Institute of Glass and Ceramics for a 6-month research visit as part of the International Research and Training Group (GRK2495) "Energy Conversion Syst...

Prof. Ali Hussain, Associate Professor at the Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Institute of Space technology, Pakistan, joined the Functional Ceramics Research Group at the Institute of Glass and Ceramics as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow for an 18 month research stay. He will be...

In this video, Dr. Tobias Fey, head of the Cellular Ceramics Research Group at the Institute of Glass and Ceramics, explains the manufacturing and use of lightweight ceramic foams.    

We celebrate in 2022 the essential role glass has and will continue to have in Society With its unparalleled versatility and technical capabilities, glass in its many guises has fostered innumerable cultural and scientific advancements:  Glass is the main conduit for information in our knowl...

Spezielle Spinnenseidenproteine verbessern die Funktion von Biomaterialien Ersatzgewebe spielen in Zukunft eine immer wichtigere Rolle zur Rekonstruktion und Schließung von Gewebedefekten, zum Beispiel bei großflächigen Verbrennungen der Haut. Denn die Verpflanzung von Eigengewebe ist nicht immer m...

Prof. Kyle Webber was officially appointed the Head of the Institute of Glass and Ceramics on December 7th, 2021. He has been the interim Head since the retirement of Prof. Peter Greil in March 2020.