MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes

Scientists are working on a material that generates electricity and at the same time protects against space radiation. The project could revolutionize future space missions. An article about research in the Humans on Mars Initiative at "buten un binnen".

Clean Energy, Sustainable Manufacturing, and a Better Environment – these were the key themes of a recent exchange between scientists from MAPEX and the Net Zero Institute at Cardiff University.

In March, researchers from MAPEX and teachers from Bremen schools discussed how current research can find its way out of the laboratory and into the classroom.

In an interview with up2date magazine, students Tim Klotz and Kolja Konschak talk about their experiences in the Process-Oriented Materials Research master’s degree program (ProMat).

The Bremen Senate approved an EU ERDF grant of 3.7 million euros with which the Center for Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) will build a Mars laboratory. 2.8 million euros will be made available for the optimization of processes in Bremen’s ports.

A celebratory contract signing at the University of Bremen made the founding of Germany’s first JHS MaTeNa innovate! Center official. The Joachim Herz Foundation (JHS) will provide 30 million euros for materials science research applications.

MAPEX member and Physics professor Michael Sentef is a co-spokesperson in the new decentralized DFG Research Unit “Optical Control of Quantum Materials (OPTIMAL).” The research goal is to control the functional properties of novel materials using light.

Daniel Meyer found his way from biology to production engineering by chance. Today, he researches how to improve metal surfaces through specialized processing – knowledge that is now becoming important for the University of Bremen’s Martian research.

One of the focus points of the visit was the newly applied “The Martian Mindset: A Scarcity-Driven Engineering Paradigm” Cluster of Excellence of the Materials Science and Technologies high-profile area.