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No, it's not always just about #mathematics - not even at the CRC 1173 "Wave Phenomena" 🌊 at #KITKarlsruhe. Discover what makes #Karlsruhe so livable and the #CRC a place of opportunities for its members. Long version of this clip: youtu.be/Sdzus13p1xQ?...
Learn more: www.waves.kit.edu
January 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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"Zukunft gestalten" (Shaping the future) was "written" in the night sky by light drones to mark KIT's big anniversary. The anniversary year is over, but the slogan remains our commitment. We wish you a healthy and successful new year. Stay tuned, see you soon!
#HappyNewYear #KITKarlsruhe
Drone show to celebrate KIT's anniversary. Drones write the words “Shaping the future” in the night sky.
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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What would Santa Claus 🎅 study at KIT? #KITKarlsruhe celebrated the end of its anniversary year with a #ChristmasMarket at Campus South. It served, not least, to answer the question posed at the beginning. But see for yourself (video in German with English subtitles.)
Happy holidays!
December 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Looking for a good read for the holidays? Here you go: The latest issue of #lookKIT, magazine for research, teaching, and innovation of #KITKarlsruhe, reports on basic research into #AI algorithms as well as groundbreaking applications of #ArtificialIntelligence. www.sts.kit.edu/downloads/lo...
Detail of the cover with the title “Artificial Intelligence” (in German)
December 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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#Waves are everywhere. Understanding their behavior leads to understand nature. The goal of CRC 1173 "Wave Phenomena" at #KITKarlsruhe is to analytically understand, numerically simulate, and eventually manipulate wave propagation under realistic scenarios by intertwining #analysis and #numerics.
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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New #MicrowaveAmplifier improves quantum readout: In the EU project TruePA, researchers at #KITKarlsruhe and their partners have developed a key component for superconducting #QuantumComputers. www.kit.edu/kit/english/... (Image: ChatGPT, OpenAI)
The new microwave amplifier routes signals only forward, making quantum readout simpler and more reliable.
December 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Chemical #RiskAssessment: Researchers at #KITKarlsruhe to test the toxic effects of chemical substances using alternative test organisms. Their findings could contribute not only to reducing the number of tests on mammals, but also to replacing them altogether. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...
Zebrafish embryos
December 12, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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#AstroparticlePhysics: Chasing new #GhostParticles – the KATRIN Experiment at #KITKarlsruhe tightens the net around the elusive sterile #neutrino. Latest results were recently published in @nature.com. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...
Entrance to the interior of the main spectrometer of KATRIN during the construction phase.
December 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Quantum computing under extreme conditions: KIT researchers present a Fluxonium qubit that stays stable in strong magnetic fields and acts as a sensor for magnetic defects - paving the way for more robust quantum chips.

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Electron microscope image with illustration of a novel superconducting fluxonium qubit and a magnet.
December 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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New #RNA class discovered that helps keep cells organized: Discovery of these so called smOOPs sheds light on why certain RNAs cluster into condensates – a breakthrough that opens new avenues for #DiseaseResearch. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...
📸 Artur – stock.adobe.com
Symbolic RNA image
December 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Novel magnetic material with helix structure: Metallic p-wave magnet conducts electricity depending on the electrons’ angular momentum – potential application in #InformationTechnology. @nature.com www.kit.edu/kit/english/...
Artistic representation of p-wave splitting: Electron spin depending on the sweep direction (green/purple arrows) above a magnetic lattice structure.
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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New building block for the #QuantumInternet: With the Superspin Project, researchers from #KITKarlsruhe and partners aim to connect a #QuantumComputer with a #QuantumMemory. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...
A KIT researcher integrating an optical quantum memory unit in a cryostat and optically connecting it to a superconducting qubit with an optical fiber.
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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#GeneticEngineering: Researchers of #KITKarlsruhe succeeded for the first time in reducing the number of chromosomes in a plant using the #CRISPR/Cas method – surprisingly without affecting its growth. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...
For the first time, KIT researchers managed to reduce the number of chromosomes in a plant by fusing two chromosomes (schematic graphic illustration)
November 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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#Microbiology: #Bacteria perform self-maintenance. Researchers at #KITKarlsruhe have demonstrated that bacteria are capable of continuously renewing a mechanism that plays a central role in infections. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...
To demonstrate the exchange of SctD (top), the researchers labeled a variant of the protein (red arrow). The reappearance of the label indicates that the protein has been replaced—similar to the dynamic protein SctQ (middle), but unlike the stably integrated SctV (bottom).
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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#Daliranite – discovered 25 years ago by mineralogist Farahnaz Daliran from #KITKarlsruhe, now on public display for the first time: An exhibition at the State Museum of Natural History #Karlsruhe commemorates the discovery of the rare mineral. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...
📸 Prof. Werner Paar
The rare Daliranite appears as a two-micrometer-wide, red-orange fiber – as seen here on quartz crystals.
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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“Highly Cited Researchers” from KIT: Five researchers from #KITKarlsruheare among the world’s most frequently cited scientists this year. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...
Clockwise from top left: Amir-Abbas Haghighirad, Torsten Brezesinski, Almut Arneth, Stefano Passerini, Jürgen Janek
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Using #AI to measure cooling demand from aerial imagery: Researchers of #KITKarlsruhe and Swiss partners map Manhattan’s cooling systems and highlight potential for sustainable heating and cooling networks. #EnergyConsumption #AirConditioning
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Installed cooling capacity (left), cooling demand (center), and electricity consumption for air conditioning (right) in Manhattan
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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Zwei #Nachwuchswissenschaftler des #KITKarlsruhe können im Programm #CZSNexus eine eigene Forschungsgruppe aufbauen. Die Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung fördert ihre Forschung zu optischen Kommunikationssystemen und zur Reduktion der CO2-Emissionen von #Kryptowährungen.
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Die Nachwuchswissenschaftler Dr. Boris Karanov (links) und Dr. Frank Rhein
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Neuer Baustein für das #Quanteninternet: Forschende des #KITKarlsruhe und Partner wollen im Projekt Superspin einen #Quantencomputer mit einem #Quantenspeicher koppeln. www.kit.edu/kit/pi_2025_...
Ein KIT-Mitarbeiter integriert einen optischen Quantenspeicher in einen Kryostaten und koppelt ihn optisch per Glasfaser an ein supraleitendes Qubit.
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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„Heute wissen wir noch viel mehr über das Klimasystem – und es gibt keine Entwarnung“: Vor der #COP30 in Brasilien ziehen Forschende des #KITKarlsruhe Bilanz über Entwicklungen u Erkenntnisse in der #Klimaforschung seit dem Pariser Klimaabkommen. www.sts.kit.edu/kit_express_...
📸 Sergio Moraes/COP30
Symbolbild: Bühne im Centro de Convencoes in Belem, Brasilien
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Ulrich Husemann zum wissenschaftlichen Direktor für #Teilchenphysik des #DESY berufen. Der Professor für experimentelle Teilchenphysik des #KITKarlsruhe wechselt zum Deutschen Elektronen-Synchrotron nach Hamburg.
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Professor Ulrich Husemann
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Mit KI-Weltmodell das Erdsystem simulieren: Im Projekt WOW erforscht das KIT einen neuen KI-Ansatz, um die vielfältigen Einflüsse des globalen Klimawandels auf lokale Umweltsysteme besser zu modellieren. #KI www.kit.edu/kit/pi_2025_...
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Ansicht der Erde (v. a. Europa) bei Nacht, darüber ein Netz aus miteinander verbundenen Lichtpunkten
November 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Bei der "Nacht der #Biosignale" am 7. November 2025 gibt das Institut für Biomedizinische Technik des #KITKarlsruhe Einblicke in die komplexen Signale des menschlichen Körpers und ihre Anwendungen in der medizinischen Forschung, Diagnose und Therapie. www.kit.edu/kit/veransta...
Key visual der deutschlandweiten "Nacht der Biosignale" (symbolisch: Nachthimmel mit Sternen als Hintergrund, davor ein Vitaldatenmonitor, eine Halbmondsichel und Sterne)
November 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Nachhaltige Materialien der #Architektur online erleben: Die neue Materialdatenbank des #KITKarlsruhe schafft Mehrwerte bei Verfügbarkeit, Informationstiefe und digitaler Integration. Sie ist in das nationale Netzwerk Materialbibliothek Deutscher Hochschulen eingebettet.
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die Materialbibliothek der KIT-Fakultät für Architektur
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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New Drivetrain Technology for Off-road Vehicles: Moving Safely in Difficult Terrain www.kit.edu/kit/english/...
Photo: Müller Landmaschinen GmbH
Vehicles equipped with “Line Traction” manage grades of more than 100% and thus cope with terrain that was impassable before.
October 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM