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Microbiology: Bacteria Perform Self-maintenanceBrianceau/Diepold
Microbiology: Bacteria Perform Self-maintenance

Researchers at KIT have demonstrated that bacteria are capable of continuously renewing a mechanism that plays a central role in infections

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Daliranite: Rare Mineral Named After KIT ResearcherCourtesy Prof. Werner Paar
Daliranite: Rare Mineral Named After KIT Researcher

Discovered 25 years ago, now on public display for the first time: An exhibition at the State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe commemorates the discovery of daliranite

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The 'First Wall' of a Fusion Power PlantAmadeus Bramsiepe, KIT
The 'First Wall' of a Fusion Power Plant

In the DINERWA project, KIT researchers are collaborating with industry partners to develop materials and manufacturing technologies for fusion power plants

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Award for Energy-Efficient Communication TechnologiesChristoph Wilhelm, KIT
Award for Energy-Efficient Communication Technologies

Professor Christian Koos has been honored with the 2025 Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize for his pioneering research in high-performance optical networks.

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Demonstration against right-wing extremism in Karlsruhe. The colors of the KIT (blue and green) are laid over it as a color gradient. Foto: Stadt Karlsruhe, Boris Burghardt / Collage: KIT
For Respect, Dialog, and an Open Society

KIT is Committed to Diversity – Science thrives on exchange and tolerance.

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City of the Future

The current issue of lookKIT highlights solutions for the city of tomorrow.

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Researcher handling a model of a particle detector with a wire electrode in a laboratory setting. Daniela Di Maio, KIT
Messages from Space


And what thunderstorms have to do with it — now in the “Nachgefragt” podcast.

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