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Accelerating research to market readiness – this is the goal of the first “innovate! Center”. Three pilot projects will develop sustainable solutions for technological challenges starting in 2025. The Joachim Herz Foundation will provide up to 30 million euros of financing for the endeavor.
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Bremen Materials Science Clear First Hurdle on the Way to Excellence Funding
Pathways toward a sustainable human exploration. Learn more about how the mindset emerging from thinking under the severe constraints in Mars will benefit Earth.
MAPEX Research Highlights
The MAPEX Postcard Edition 2023 in the picture presents selected highlights from the research of MAPEX members.
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The MAPEX Center for Materials and Processes invites Early Career Researchers and MAPEX members to apply for research grants.
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Our scientific expertise covers the synthesis, characterization, and modelling of advanced materials along the entire production chain of machine components. We strive to achieve accurate control of the chemical composition and microstructure of individually tailored structural and functional materials at all length scales during their manufacturing, engineering, and usage.

Currently our members lead eight coordinated DFG programmes:

MAPEX Research Landscape

Materials	Technologies	Methods
Soft and Hybrid Materials	Manufacturing Engineering ^{CRC, RU, PP}	Materials synthesis and characterization
Metals	Materials Engineering	Process Modelling ^RTG
Porous Materials ^{RU, RTG}	Process Engineering ^PP	Materials Modelling ^RTG
Nanomaterials	Energy-Related Technologies	Materials informatics
Semiconductors	Photonics	System Integration

MAPEX Research Highlights| 01.07.2025

Anaerobic digestion of cyanobacterial biomass for plant fertilizer production on Mars

Tiago P. Ramalho, Antje Siol, Sven Kerzenmacher, Cyprien Verseux, Guillaume Pillot

Bioresource Technology 427 (2025): 132383

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2025.132383

A sustained presence on Mars requires the production of food on site, but farming is limited by the local availability of…

MAPEX Research Highlights| 11.03.2025

Metal Sulfides as Potential Materials for Next Generation Lithium Ion Batteries: A Review

Muhammad Ali Martuza, Lutz Mädler, Suman Pokhrel

Advanced Energy and Sustainability (2025): 2400448

https://doi.org/10.1002/aesr.202400448

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are indispensable in modern electronic instruments and electric vehicles because of their high energy density and long cycle…

MAPEX Research Highlights| 09.03.2025

Controlled Synthesis of Copper Sulfide Nanoparticles in Oxygen‐Deficient Conditions Using Flame Spray Pyrolysis (FSP) and Its Potential Application

Muhammad Ali Martuza, Suman Pokhrel, Jakob Stahl, Marco Schowalter, Andreas Rosenauer, Lutz Mädler

Small (2025): 2409993

https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202409993

The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of various process parameters, such as the fuel-to-oxygen ratio, precursor…

Spotlights from research

30 Million Euros for the First Center for Accelerated Technology Transfer

Bremen Materials Science Clear First Hurdle on the Way to Excellence Funding

MAPEX Research Highlights

MAPEX Funding Opportunities

MAPEX Doctoral Qualification Programme

MAPEX Research Landscape

Research Highlights

Anaerobic digestion of cyanobacterial biomass for plant fertilizer production on Mars

Metal Sulfides as Potential Materials for Next Generation Lithium Ion Batteries: A Review

Controlled Synthesis of Copper Sulfide Nanoparticles in Oxygen‐Deficient Conditions Using Flame Spray Pyrolysis (FSP) and Its Potential Application

All Research Highlights and Publications with participation of MAPEX PIs.