University of Excellence

The construction industry emits enormous amounts of greenhouse gases and consumes more energy and resources than almost any other sector – at the same time, there is a shortage of skilled workers and productivity is stagnating. CARE is accelerating the disruptive transformation of construction: with climate-neutral building materials as an alternative to conventional concrete, material-efficient construction principles and automated, digital production processes. Sustainability assessment ensures impact and practicability. (joint proposal with RTWH Aachen).

DRESDEN-concept partners involved:

• United Nations University – Institute for the Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU‐FLORES)
• Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF)

The REC² cluster creates the scientific basis for the electronics of the future: new material platforms, component concepts and integrated systems with which responsible electronics can be realized in an ecologically, economically and socially sustainable way.

DRESDEN-concept partners involved:

• Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP
• Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
• University of Applied Sciences (HTWD)
• Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW)
• Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF)
• NaMLab

The global competition for quantum technologies is in full swing. Materials that exhibit exotic phenomena play a decisive role in this. Right at the forefront: the Cluster of Excellence ctd.qmat – Complexity, Topology and Dynamics in Quantum Matter (joint proposal with Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg).

DRESDEN-concept partners involved:

• Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW)
• Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (MPI CPfS)
• Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (MPI PKS)

Despite major advances in physics over the last century, identifying the physical principles that govern life remains one of the most significant scientific challenges. Research at PoL aims to address this challenge, by combining theory and experiments to explore the dynamic organization of living matter at molecular, cell, and tissue scales.

DRESDEN-concept partners involved:

• Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
• Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF)
• Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG)
• Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems (MPI PKS)

CeTI explores how humans and machines can share knowledge and skills in real time to promote greater participation, resilience, and technological sovereignty. The Cluster of Excellence combines interdisciplinary research with practical applications, bringing future technologies to society, education, and industry.

DRESDEN-concept partners involved:

• German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Site Dresden