Past Events
2020
livMatS Special Colloquium
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25.09. – Prof. Nico Bruns
University of Strathclyde, Scotland
Bio-inspired Polymer-Enzyme Nanosystems -
16.09. – Prof. Caterina La Porta & Prof. Stefano Zapperi
University of Milan, Italy
Metamaterial architecture from a self-shaping carnivorous plant -
26.02. – Prof. Dr. Paul Verschure
Institute of Bioengineering of Catalunya, Spain
The Volitional Brain in Action: The Synergy of Feedback and Feedforward Control Through Counterfactual Error Signals -
31.01. – livMatS Special Colloquium on Tribology
Prof. Dr. Robert W. Carpick
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Connecting Nano- and Geo-scale Friction: Studies of Atomistic Rate and State Effects
Prof. Dr. Hitoshi Washizu
University of Hyogo, Japan
Molecular and Meso Simulations for Solid Friction and Boundary Lubrication
Prof. Dr. Michael Chandross
Sandia National Laboratories, USA
Designing Low Friction Alloys
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29.01. – Prof. Dr. Andrea Balducci
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Design of Novel Electrolytes for Energy Storage Devices
livMatS Colloquium
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15.07. – Dr. Thomas Pfohl
University of Freiburg
Soft microfluidics: From high-throughput trapping of nano-objects to coupled fluidic networks for transport, adaption and self-regulation -
08.07. – Dr. Severin Vierrath
University of Freiburg
Tailoring the interfaces of electrochemical energy systems for storage and conversion -
01.07. – Dr. Dorothea Helmer
University of Freiburg
Superhydropholic and switchable materials for the study of wetting behaviour -
24.06. – Prof. Dr. Armin Grunwald
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Judgments on relevance in sustainability assessments. Expert judgments, best guess, and gut feeling -
27.05. – Prof. Dr. Bastian Rapp
University of Freiburg
Next generation 3D Printing: The emergence of enabling materials (Online Colloquium) -
22.04. – Prof. Dr. Patrick Dondl
University of Freiburg
Optimization of Additively Manufactured Polymer Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering (Online Colloquium) -
11.03. – Dr. Ulf Hahnel
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Psychological Dimensions of Future Renewable Energy
Scenarios -
19.02. – Prof. Dr. Michael Engel
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Self-Organization of Building Blocks into Functional
Materials
Living Machines 2020 online conference

The University of Freiburg and livMatS hosted the 9th edition of the Living Machines conference.
2019
livMatS Special Colloquium
- 10.12. – Prof. Dr. Mark O. Robbins
John Hopkins University, USA
Fluid Flow Far from Equilibrium: From Shear Thinning to the Glass Transition
livMatS Colloquium
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18.12. – Prof. Dr. Christoph Asmuth
TU Berlin
Aussichten in die Ewigkeit - Zukunft zwischen Verdammnis und Technoromantik -
11.12. – Prof. Dr. Dennis Kochmann
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
When Structures Become Materials: Mechanical Metamaterials with Tailored and Adaptive Performance -
04.12. – Prof. Dr. Bernd Henningsen
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
The Unknown Influencer: Henrik Steffens - a European Philosopher and Political man in Times of Transition -
02.12. – Prof. Dr. Grace Han
Brandeis University, MA, USA
Light-responsive Organic Molecular Switches for Energy Storage and Nano-gap Modulation -
27.11. – Jun.-Prof. Dr. Stefan Pauliuk
University of Freiburg
Materials and Sustainability: Insights from Different System Perspectives -
20.11. – Zhirong Zhao-Karger,
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries: Progress, Challenges and Perspectives -
30.10. – Prof. Dr. Eric Dufresne
ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Growing Droplets in Cells and Gels -
16.10. – Prof. Dr. Hongbin Li
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Mechanical Engineering of Protein-based Biomaterials: From Single Molecule Features to Macroscopic Traits
Exhibition
- 10.10.2019: Exhibition Opening "Baubionik - Biologie beflügelt Architektur"
On display until 22 March 2020, WaldHaus Freiburg
Download the exhibition flyer for more information.
Workshops
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26.09. – livMatS Kick-Off Workshop
Program and speakers -
01.-02.08. – livMatS as Part of and Reaction to the Anthropocene
Program and speakers