Research
DTU develops and utilizes the natural and the technical
sciences and promotes promising fields of research that
benefit society, are relevant to business, and are sustainable.
Particular initiatives are digitization, sustainable energy
technologies, life science, and healthtech.
A key to addressing future societal challenges is collaboration
across all engineering fields. Consequently, research at DTU
is interdisciplinary, emphasizing collaboration with industry
partners and leading private and public researchers to transfer
innovations, practices, and discoveries to the public.
In 2017, a number of new research centres were established at
the University; among these were two Centers of Excellence
funded by the Danish National Research Foundation:
Center for Macroscopic Quantum States
The objectives are to generate, control, and detect macroscopic
quantum states of optical and mechanical systems;
to radically advance our understanding of macroscopic quantum
effect; and to develop quantum technology that, e.g.,
guarantees secure data transfer, and quantum sensors that
allow extremely precise measurements. bigq.fysik.dtu.dk
Center for Microbial Secondary Metabolites
The centre aims to identify why microorganisms produce penicillin
and other antibiotic substances—so-called secondary
metabolites—and to establish what effect they have on other
microorganisms in their natural environment. The research
will both pave the way for discovering fundamental biological
principles as well as new substances with medical potential.
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Centers of Excellence
DTU hosts a number of Centers of Excellence, bringing
outstanding researchers together to work in an
ambitious and visionary manner on the solution to a
complex research question.
Six active Centers of Excellence at DTU, funded by
the Danish National Research Foundation:
• Center for Macroscopic Quantum States (BigQ)
• Center for Microbial Secondary Metabolites (CeMiSt)
• Center for Hyperpolarization in
Magnetic Resonance (HYPERMAG)
• Center for Silicon Photonics for
Optical Communications (SPOC)
• Center for Intelligent Drug Delivery and Sensing
Using Microcontainers and Nanomechanics (IDUN)
• Center for Nanostructured Graphene (CNG)
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The most ubiquitous piece
of equipment in a quantum
optics lab is the humble—but
highly reflective—mirror, typically
coated on a disc of glass,
used to guide laser beams
between other components.
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