Composing Nanomaterials – with AI and Chemistry
LMU researchers are developing “Synthesizer,” a platform that combines automated chemical synthesis, high-throughput characterization, and data-driven modeling.
High-tech from pole to pole
The focus article takes a look at battery research at e-conversion (photo: Adobe Stock)
Functional Ceramics: Key Materials for the Energy Future
TUM researchers publish a review focusing on sustainability along the material value chain.
Nanophysics: Molecules as Switches for Sustainable Light-Driven Technologies
A team of LMU nanophysicists identifies new mechanisms of plasmonic damping.
Jennifer Rupp awarded Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal
e-conversion expert receives highest award from TU Munich.
Bettina V. Lotsch becomes new member of the German Academy of Engineering Sciences
e-conversion expert elected to acatech.
Escape from Carbonia at Deutsches Museum and Spielwiesn
Successfull days at the Science Communication Lab and at Messe Augsburg.
Jennifer L.M. Rupp elected to the board of the Materials Research Society
e-conversion expert to have an important voice in the materials society from January 2026.
New resources from waste products
Career in science: Yixiao Zhang
e-conversion supports Max-Planck Science Policy Winter School
Bringing researchers closer to the interface between science and politics.
Energized for the future
Review: e-conversion conference 2025 provides impetus for the next funding period.
Optically controlled nanomachines
ERC Synergy Grant for LMU researcher Tim Liedl and the project DNA4RENOMS.
Magnets for a cleaner future
ERC Synergy Grant Funds MAGNESIS to unlock magnetically enhanced catalysis.
Preventing dangerous short circuits in lithium batteries
TUM researchers reveal surprising growth of destructive dendrites in electrolytes.
Decoding energy conversion with light
What drives our energy pioneers: Prof. Frédéric Laquai.
From lab to market: Qkera strengthens Europe’s battery future
TUM spin-off Qkera secures significant pre-seed investment.
Boosting solid-state battery breakthroughs
Interview with Dr. Andreas Weis of Qkera.
Research for a sustainable energy future
Video series "EXplained" features e-conversion with Jennifer Rupp and Ian Sharp.
Lumi’s Delight – The story of a ray of light
Comic book for children about the fascination of light – supported by e-conversion.
New e-conversion magazine: Battery research in a new light
Highlights relating to battery research, photovoltaics, and energy materials.
With a magnifying glass into the reaction center
More realistic simulations to understand CO₂ reduction.
Nanophotonics – an ultrafast light switch
LMU researchers have developed a method that allows ultrafast control of the interactions between light and a material.
ERC Starting Grant for Prof. Christopher J. Stein
European Research Council awards TUM researchers with a prestigious ERC Starting Grant.
ERC Advanced Grant for Prof. Christian Ochsenfeld
European Research Council awards prestigious grant to LMU researcher.
Solid-State Batteries: Microstructure Makes the Difference
How particle size affects conductivity and processability.