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In this podcast, Christoph Jurissek introduces his PhD project (in German), which aims at implementing photoswitches into polymeric materials in order to switch between dynamic and non-dynamic covalent bonds by light irradiation, giving rise to novel recycling techniques.
In this video clip, Michael Kathan describes his award-winning work on light-driven covalent bond formation and scission using photoswitches that selectively reverse their reactivity upon illumination with visible light.
In this video clip, Stefan Hecht uses a historical setting to motivate his research on photoswitchable molecules that act as optically addressable gates in future transistor and other devices.
In this video clip, Stefan Hecht describes the creative process of developing a chemical concept, translating it into a molecular target structure, and realizing its synthesis.
In this video clip, Stefan Hecht motivates his group’s research in smart light-responsive materials and explains in simple terms the underlaying principle of photoswitchable molecules.
In this lecture, Stefan Hecht motivates research in the field of photoresponsive molecular systems, illustrates some achievements of his own research group, and finally highlights general scientific challenges in the field, before transitioning to the other speakers in the session.
In diesem Interview motiviert Stefan Hecht seine Forschung in den Nanowissenschaften und erklärt die zugrundeliegende Philosophie und interdisziplinären Charakter.

In The Media

2023

Xolographie: 3-D-Druck für Deutschland

Highlight by Antonia Vangelista

Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung

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2022

Stefan Hecht: Ein helles Licht aus Berlin

Portrait Prof im Profil by Eva Murašo

Tagesspiegel

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2021

Nachrichten Trendberichte



Highlight by A. Gröschel: "Trendberichte", Nachrichten der Chemie 2021, Oktober, 65.

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#3DStartup: Xolo and Volumetric 3D Printing

Highlight by Amelia H

3D natives 16-Mar-2021. link

Spukhafte Materialisation im Zwielicht

Highlight by P. Trechow

Neues Verfahren der Adlershofer xolo GmbH revolutioniert den 3D-Druck", Adlershof Journal 25-Feb-2021. link

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Xolography - The Latest Innovation in 3D Printing

Highlight by Z. Hussain

engineering.com 22-Jan-2021. link

Innovation aus Berlin: Neue 3-D-Technologie sorgt weltweit für Aufsehen

Highlight by E. Matera

Berliner Zeitung 14-Jan-2021, 18. link

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Adlershof startup develops novel dual-color volumetric 3D printing method

Research News by H. Everett

3D Printing Industry online 8-Jan-2021. link

xube Produces Resin Parts in 20 Seconds Thanks to Volumetric 3D Printing

Highlight by Carlota V

3Dnatives online 5-Jan-2021. link

Speculations On 3D Printing In 2030

Feature by K. Stevenson

Fabbaloo 1-Jan-2021. link

2020

3-D printing complex objects in a flash

Highlight by B. Halford

Chem. & Eng. News online 24-Dec-2020, print 4-Jan-2021. link

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High-resolution 3D printing in seconds

News and Views by C. Darkes-Burkey and R. F. Shepherd

Nature 2020, 588, 594-595. link

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Das einzige, das etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig ist, ist der viele Regen…

Interview by Y.-O. Rhie

RWTH Keep in touch Alumni-Magazin 69/70 2020, 50-51

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The molecular wagon that stays on track

Perspective by F. Esch and B. A. J. Lechner*

Science 2020, 370, 912

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Herstellung von Zelluloid wird patentiert

Radio feature by C. Friedrich

(12.7.1870)" WDR ZeitZeichen, 12-Jul-2020. link

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Triplet-Sensitized Photochromism of Diarylethenes

Highlight

ChemistryViews 11-Jul-2020. link

2019

Materialien mehr Leben einhauchen

Interview with K. Menne

Aachener Zeitung 11-Oct-2019

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Neuberufenenprofil

Neuberufenenprofil, RWTH Insight 2-2019.

RWTH Insight 2-2019

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Kampf dem Plastik: Sind die Meere noch zu retten?

Radio interview with B. Wenz in

SWR2 Wissen, 23-Apr-2019. link

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Höchstauflösend

Highlight by A. Grävemeyer

c't magazin für computer technik 2019, Issue 7, p54

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Lasers control a mini-light show: Device achieves resolution thousands of times higher than current display screens

Highlight

Nature 2019, 566, 428-429. link

Displays in neuem Licht

Highlight by M. Gerlach

photonik, 20-Feb-2019. See www.photonik.de

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2018

A photoswitchable organocatalyst controls trimethylene carbonate and ?-valerolactone copolymerization

Highlight by M. N. Riffel, Z. C. Hern, and P. L. Diaconescu

Science Bulletin 2018, 63, 1460-1461.

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Lichtfarbe reguliert Materialbeschaffenheit

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ChemieXtra Nov-2018, pp 8

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Red-blue light switch pushes equilibrium both ways

News by K. Krämer

Chemistry World 20-Aug-2018. See www.chemistryworld.org

Ein neu entdecktes Molekül zum Plastikrecycling

Radio interview in "Die Profis" with S. Karkowsky

RadioEins  18-Aug-2018. link

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Light-controlled molecules: Scientists develop new recycling strategy

News

www.chemeurope.com 15-Aug-2018. See www.chemeurope.com; "Licht-gesteuerte Moleküle: Forscher öffnen neue Wege im Recycling", www.chemie.de 15-Aug-2018. See www.chemie.de

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Flipping the switch on supramolecular electronics

Science News

Science Daily 14-Aug-2018. See www.sciencedaily.com

Behind the Scene: Using Light to Modulate Vesicle Shapes

Highlight by A. Pfisterer

Advanced Science News, 18-July-2018. See www.advancedsciencenews.com

Ein Forscherteam der Humboldt-Universität entwickelt recyclebare Kunststoffe

Radio interview with C. Schruff

kulturradiorbb 9-Jul-2018

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On like a light

Highlight by P. K. Kuroishi and A. P. Dove

Nat. Catal. 2018, 1, 486-487

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Molecular Switching by Electron Holes

Highlight by C. García-Iripia and L. M. Frutos

Chem 2018, 4, 1488-1489

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Have a Plan - And Don't Be Afraid to Leave It Behind

Potential Energy by A. Goulet-Hanssens

Chem 2018, 4, 1479-1480

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Photocatalyst system for plastics production

News

www.chemeurope.com 5-July-2018. See www.chemeurope.com; "Photokatalysatorsystem für die Kunststoffherstellung", www.chemie.de 5-July-2018. See www.chemie.de

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Lighting the way to versatile 3D printing

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Nature 2018, 559, 155

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2017

Increasing the Lifetime of Self-Healing Materials

Highlight by K. Severing

Advanced Science News, 26-Aug-2017. link

Azobenzene Molecular Switches Now Fueled by Electrons

JACS Spotlight by X. Su

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 1

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2016

Bei Reparaturen dient Licht als Schalter

Highlight

Salzburger Nachrichten 19-Dec 2016, 24

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Light4Function

Highlight on ERC Project

EU Research 2016, Winter Issue, 37-39

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Photoschalter modulieren Selbstheilung

Highlight by Annabelle Bertin

Nachrichten der Chemie 2016, 1143

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Cover of 10th Anniversary Issue of Nature Nanotechnology

Cover of 10th Anniversary Issue of Nature Nanotechnology featuring highlights from the first 10 years of the journal including our seminal work on the discovery of on-surface polymerization.

featuring highlights from the first 10 years of the journal including our seminal work on the discovery of on-surface polymerization link

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Flexible Nonvolatile Memory Just Got a Lot Closer

Highlight by D. Johnson

IEEE Spectrum 23-Sep-2016. See: spectrum.ieee.org

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Visionen zum Jubiläum

"Visionen zum Jubiläum: Adlershofer Wissenschaftler skizzieren Trends für Fachgebiet", Adlershof Journal 5-Sep-2016. Links to English and German versions.

Adlershofer Wissenschaftler skizzieren Trends für Fachgebiet", Adlershof Journal 5-Sep-2016. Links to English and German versions

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Plastic wappert in zonlicht

Highlight

Technisch Weekblad 12-Jul-2016

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Selbstputzende Fenster

Radio interview with C. Schruff

kulturradiorbb 8-Jul-2016

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Die Sonne anzapfen

News

www.chemie.de 7-Jul-2016. See www.chemie.de

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Forscherteam entwickelt flexible optische Speicher

"Forscherteam entwickelt flexible optische Speicher", Humboldt July 2016.

Humboldt July 2016

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Stable multilevel memories

News and Views by M. Ebrahimi and F. Rosei

Nature Photonics 2016, 10, 434-436

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Light and organic chemistry could make smarter, flexible devices

Highlight by M. Davenport

Chem. & Eng. News 2016, 94(26), 7. See cen.acs.org

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Un nouveau type de mémoire électronique

Highlight

Le Figaro 22-Jun-2016

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Switching mindsets

Feature by A. Extance

Chemistry World June 2016 pp62. See www.chemistryworld.org

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2015

Acylhydrazones turn on the light

Research highlight by D. Bradley

ChemistryViews 1-Dec-2015. See

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Molekulare Drähte mit sehr hoher Biegsamkeit

Science News

Welt am Sonntag 12-July-2015

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2014

Watching Single Molecules Move in Response to Light

Perspective by P. K. Kundu and R. Klajn

ACS Nano 2014, 12, 11913-11916.

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Forscher in zwei Welten

Interview with D. von Richthofen

Süddeutsche Zeitung / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 4/5-Oct-2014

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Highlighted in "Adlershofer Kluge Köpfe" / "Adlershof Great Minds" by WISTA Management GmbH

Highlighted in "Adlershofer Kluge Köpfe" / "Adlershof Great Minds" by WISTA Management GmbH. Link to full download.

Link to full download

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2013

Orthogonal Switching in Photo-electrochromes

Highlight by T. Swager and E. M. Sletten

Synfacts 2013, 9, 377

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Trendberichte

Highlight by A. Walther, F. H. Schacher, and A. Kühne

Nachrichten der Chemie 2013, 332-333

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2012

Blending Organic Building Blocks

News and Views by J. Sayago, F. Rosei, and C. Santato

Nature Photonics 2012, 6, 639-640

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Personalien, Tagesspiegel 28-Aug-2012.

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Personalien, Tagesspiegel 28-Aug-2012

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Making the right connections

Highlight by Neil R. Champness

Nature Chem. 2012, 4, 149-150

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Komplexe Nanostrukturen erforscht

Highlight

Berliner Zeitung 26-Jan-2012

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2011

Author profile of Stefan Hecht

(German pdf)

Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 7356; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 7218.

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Drähte für Prototypen molekularer Computer

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Humboldt 14-Jul-2011

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Appearance in "Adlershofer Köpfe - Adlershof Faces" by IGAFA 2011.

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by IGAFA 2011

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Appearance in "Who's Who Wissenschaftsmetropole Berlin" featuring Berlin's top scientists; an initiative of Deutsche Informationsbörse AG and Berlin Partner GmbH, 2011.

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featuring Berlin's top scientists; an initiative of Deutsche Informationsbörse AG and Berlin Partner GmbH, 2011

Appearance in Die PROFIS: "Beschränkt ist der große Bruder von Blöd - Klüger werden leicht gemacht", Rowohlt 2011 (based on radio interview: "Was ist ein Molekül?" from 26-Jan-2008).

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from 26-Jan-2008)

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Interview in Forschung & Lehre Jan 2011, 59.

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Interview in Forschung & Lehre Jan 2011, 59

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2010

"Licht"-Schalter im Nanomaßstab

Highlight by M. Manych

Tagesspiegel 20-Nov-2010

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Drähte statt Spaghetti

Highlight by J. P. Bassenge

Berliner Zeitung 5-Nov-2010

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Der Molekül-Koch

Highlight by J. Oberländer

Tagesspiegel 5-Nov-2010

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National TV news coverage in "ZDF Heute" 5-Nov-2010.

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5-Nov-2010

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Falten, Schalten und Sticken

Highlight

Adlershof Journal Nov/Dec-2010, 14

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Moleküle als Schalter

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Tagesspiegel 16-Oct-2010

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Wir sind Humboldt: Stefan Hecht - An der Schnittstelle zwischen Chemie und Physik

Interview

Sep 2010. See www.hu-berlin.de/hu/humboldtianer/hecht

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Ingredienzien für kleinste Bauelemente

Highlight by L. Nikolic

HU-Wissen 2010, 127-133

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2009

Single-Molecule Wires Get a Lift

Highlight by J. M. Mativetsky and P. Samori

Small 2009, 5, 1927-1930

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Was sind Tenside?

Radio interview - Die PROFIS

RadioEins 18-Jul-2009

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Smarte Moleküle für die Elektronik

Highlight by B. Peiseler

Chemische Rundschau 2009, (5), 81-83

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Einzelne Polymerstränge als molekulare Drähte

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Humboldt-Spektrum 2009, 1, 59-60

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Adlershof 100 Years of Innovation: Scientist of the week (April 2009)

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Adlershof 100 Years of Innovation: Scientist of the week (April 2009)

Molekulare Drähte als Stromleiter

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Berliner Zeitung 25-Mar-2009

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Trendberichte

Highlight by A. Herrmann et al

Nachrichten der Chemie 2009, 297-304

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Forschergruppe gelingt Charakterisierung der elektrischen Leitfähigkeit molekularer Drähte

News

www.chemie.de 2-Mar-2009

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Reiseziel Wissen: Forschungsexpedition Deutschland

Highlight

brochure by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) at the occasion of the "Wissenschaftsjahr 2009".

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Perspective by D. F. Perepichka and F. Rosei, Science 2009, 323, 216-217.

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Perspective by D. F. Perepichka and F. Rosei, Science 2009, 323, 216-217

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2008

Nano-Schaltmatrix aus einzelnen Molekülen

Highlight

Humboldt-Spektrum 2008, 2-3, 110

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Molecular Switches: Order and Control

News & Views by O. Vaughan

Nature Nanotechnology 2008, 3, 644

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Highlight by A. Gourdon, Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 7056-7059; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2008, 47, 6950-6953.

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Highlight by A. Gourdon, Angew. Chem. 2008, 120, 7056-7059; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 6950-6953

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Highlight by J. S. Yeston, Science 2008, 321, 612.

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Highlight by J. S. Yeston, Science 2008, 321, 612

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Light-triggered Base

Highlight by C. Drahl

Chem. & Eng. News (ACS) 24-Jul-2008. link

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"Exkurs" by M. Kleiner, President of the German Research Foundation (DFG) forschung 3/2008, I. Detailed report

"Exkurs" by M. Kleiner, President of the German Research Foundation (DFG) forschung 3/2008, I. Detailed report

by M. Kleiner, President of the German Research Foundation (DFG) forschung 3/2008, I. Detailed report

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Interview in Jugend Forscht Alumni News Jul 2008.

Interview in Jugend Forscht Alumni News Jul 2008. link

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Click polymers form soluble helixes and insoluble metallic gels”, Chemistry.org "Noteworthy chemistry

Highlight by B. Z. Tang

(ACS) 31-Mar-2008. link

Trendberichte

Highlight by H. Frauenrath et al.

Nachrichten der Chemie 2008, 315-324.

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Chemie - Was ist eigentlich ein Molekül?

Radio interview in "Die Profis" with J. Tadeusz

RadioEins 26-Jan-2008.

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2007

Nano-Architektur mit einzelnen Molekülen

Highlight

Humboldt-Spektrum 2007, 3, 57

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Hooking up

News

Science News 2007, 172, 301

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Nano-Architektur

News

Tagesspiegel 17-Nov-2007

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Nano-Architektur mit einzelnen Molekülen

News

www.chemie.de 9-Nov-2007

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Joining up nanocircuits

Highlight by N. Stafford

Chemistry World 5-Nov-2007

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Mit Nano-Physik zu Minischaltkreisen

News

Standard 31-Oct-2007

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Building with molecules

Commentary by N. R. Champness

Nature Nanotechnology 2007, 2, 671-672

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2006

Foldamer Made Photoswitchable

Highlight by S. Trohalaki

MRS Bulletin 2006, 31, 288

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Lichtgesteuert von der Helix zum Knäuel und zurück

Highlight by J. Eichler and O. Weichold

Nachrichten aus der Chemie 2006, 54(3), 208

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Umgefaltet

Highlight

Spektrum Direkt 30-Jan-2006

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2005

Kreativer Querdenker

Interview with V. von Keitz

Financial Times Deutschland 7-Mar-2005

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2004

"Impulsgeber im Profil", Impuls – Newsletter der Partner für Innovation Dec 2004, 6.

"Impulsgeber im Profil", Impuls – Newsletter der Partner für Innovation Dec 2004, 6.

Impuls – Newsletter der Partner für Innovation Dec 2004, 6

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In der Nanowelt zuhause

Radio Interview with O. Rehlinger

Inforadio 8-Oct-2004

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Innovativer Haarspalter

Interview with T. Warnecke

Tagesspiegel 30-Sep-2004

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Supra solutions

Highlight by M. van der Auweraer and F. C. De Schryver

Nature Materials 2004, 3, 507-508

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Gegen den Strom

Interview with C. Schwägerl

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 7-Feb-2004

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Kulturreport

Radio Interview with G. Birkenstock

Deutsche Welle 23-Feb-2004

2003

Rechner aus dem Reagenzglas

Interview with D. von Richthoven

Wir Feb 2003, 18-19

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2002

Attraktivität deutscher Hochschulen für internationale Nachwuchswissenschaftler

Interview in

Forschung & Lehre Jun 2002, 302-306

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National TV news coverage in Tagesschau 31-Jan-2002.

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National TV news coverage in Tagesschau 31-Jan-2002

Die amerikanische Versuchung

Interview with B. Schubert

Tagesspiegel 28-Jan-2002

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1999

Completing the Cycle

Highlight by J. Uppenbrink

Science 1999, 284, 1942

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