Dr Nihit Saigal (first author of the study) selects an ultra-thin layer from a crystal sample for further processing under a microscope.<address>© Uni MS - Peter Leßmann</address>
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Researchers control electronic properties of moiré crystals

A research team led by Prof Ursula Wurstbauer from the Institute of Physics has investigated how electrons in two-dimensional crystals can be collectively excited and controlled. The groundbreaking study helps researchers understand the electronic properties of crystal structures and how to specifically influence them.

Excellent research

Over 600 professors and more than 5.000 academic employees research and teach within 15 faculties. The Clusters of Excellence "Religion and Politics" and "Mathematics Münster" bring researchers together from different faculties and sub-disciplines of the University. Aside from these, the University of Münster supports cutting-edge research in a number of internationally renowned fields, such as medicine, chemistry, physics and battery reserach as well as evolutionary science.

Prizes and awards
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Prizes and awards

The University of Münster is home to ten Leibniz Prize winners. The University's excellent research quality is further underscored by twenty ERC Grants (Starting, Consolidator and Advanced) and six Max Planck Research Awards. The University also confers its own highly lucrative awards for outstanding achievement in research, teaching and academics.

Open Science
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Open Science

The University of Münster is committed to the principles of open science. Research transparency and reliability are essential criteria for good scientific practice and a basic prerequisite for the creation of publicly accessible and sound knowledge in all scientific disciplines.

Research at Münster University

A new image video presents the research profile of the University of Münster. In around three and a half minutes, the audience gets to know different areas of research - from basic research to application-oriented projects, the complex challenges of the 21st century that scientists are working on are presented.