Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology

Quantennetzwerke haben in den vergangenen Jahren in der Forschung zunehmend an Bedeutung gewonnen. Sie könnten nicht nur die Sicherheit kritischer Infrastrukturen erhöhen, sondern auch neue Anwendungen erschließen – von der sicheren Vernetzung von Quantencomputern bis hin zu einem zukünftigen Quanteninternet. Grundlage solcher Netzwerke sind sogenannte Quantenrepeater. Ein neues Verbundprojekt soll nun Technologien und Demonstratoren für Quantenrepeater weiterentwickeln und im Betrieb testen. [...]

Using the motto 'Teaching the subject – teaching the senses', more than 500 STEM teachers will gather at Saarland University from 26 to 29 March 2026 for this year’s national congress of the Federal Association for the Promotion of STEM Education (MNU). The programme features over 150 lectures, workshops and laboratory tours. [...]

Quantencomputer können manches besser als klassische Computer, aber vieles eben auch noch nicht. Wissenschaftler der Saar-Universität wollen nun gemeinsam mit den Industriepartnern BMW, Infineon und dem Quantencomputer-Start-up planqc beide Welten zusammenbringen. Ein Quantencomputer soll klassischen Rechnern dabei helfen, hochkomplexe Optimierungsherausforderungen aus dem Industrie-Alltag zu bewältigen. Gefördert wird das Projekt mit 2,3 Millionen Euro vom Bundesforschungsministerium. [...]

Industrial dyes and pigments significantly impact the environment and their production often requires a lot of power and resources. A research team of scientists and industry partners has set out to change this. Under the leadership of Christoph Wittmann, Professor of Systems Biotechnology at Saarland University, the team will employ bacteria to produce colour particles from by-products of wood-based cellulose fibre production. [...]

Saarland University's alumni reunion on 12 June promises to be evening full of memories, familiar and new faces and special moments. As the first university-wide gathering of its kind, it offers a varied programme with many opportunities for attendees to exchange experiences. The reunion aims to bring together people who studied, researched, worked or taught at the Saarbrücken or Homburg campuses. [...]

Innovative materials could help to reduce the energy consumption of electrical devices, allowing drones to fly longer and e-bikes to travel further. By introducing components made from metallic glass into electric motors, researchers aim to minimize energy losses during motor operation. Professor Ralf Busch and his team at Saarland University have developed new alloys for just this purpose. [...]

Scientists from Saarland University, RPTU Kaiserslautern–Landau, VIB-VUB Brussels and collaborating institutions have discovered that important enzymes in our cells, known as peroxiredoxins, can combine more flexibly than previously assumed. The discovery shows how cells create molecular diversity and fine-tune stress responses.
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The protein IMP2 plays a pivotal role in tumour growth. A research team led by Professor Alexandra K. Kiemer from Saarland University has discovered that when immune cells, known as macrophages, produce this protein in the immediate vicinity of cancer cells, the tumour grows faster under laboratory conditions. The team suspects that the protein makes it easier for macrophages to infiltrate the tumour and promote its growth. [...]