Our department focuses on developing new technologies based on soft materials, such as polymers, elastomers, and hydrogels. Inspired by nature, we explore complex hybrid systems ranging from flexible and stretchable electronics to soft robots.
Highlights 2023
- ERC Proof of Concept "MycoSub"
- Nature Electronics publication about power efficient electrostatic actuators, opens an external URL in a new window
- Nature Electronics publication about solar powered wearable biosensors, opens an external URL in a new window
- Science Advances publication about biodegradable electrohydraulic actuators, opens an external URL in a new window
- Sensors and Actuators A publication about high porous, ultra-thin paper sensors, opens an external URL in a new window
- Journal of Advanced Dielectrics publication about high-accuracy characterization of pyroelectric materials, opens an external URL in a new window
- IEEE Access publication about a sensor interface for soft detectors in surgical simulators, opens an external URL in a new window
- Solar RRL publication about reduction of defect densities in perovskite devices, opens an external URL in a new window
- FFG project "MycoSoft"
- Conference ISE19
Highlights 2022
- Science Advances publication about fungus-based electronics, opens an external URL in a new window
- Advanced Materials publication about crystal orientation in perovskite solar celles, opens an external URL in a new window
- Nature Communications publication about ultrafast, soft robots, opens an external URL in a new window
- Advanced Materials publication about stretchable, biodegradable batteries, opens an external URL in a new window
- Science Robotics publication about 3D-printable soft actuators, opens an external URL in a new window
- Soft Robotics publication about harnessing body temperature for high-speed soft robots, opens an external URL in a new window
- FFG project "i3Sense"
- FFG project "Myco-Insulation"
Highlights 2021
- Advanced Electronic Materials publication about Parylene-based stretchable electronics, opens an external URL in a new window
- Advanced Materials publication about fiber-based sensor designs, opens an external URL in a new window
- Nature Energy publication about elastocaloric cooling, opens an external URL in a new window
- EU project "SOMIRO"
Highlights 2020
- Science Advances publication about soft electromagnetic actuators, opens an external URL in a new window
- Nature Materials publication about gelatin-based biogels, opens an external URL in a new window
- Advanced Intelligent Systems publication about magnetic connectors for electronics, opens an external URL in a new window
- Advanced Energy Materials publication about separators for stretchable batteries, opens an external URL in a new window
- Advanced Science publication about high-speed pneumatic actuators, opens an external URL in a new window
- EDISON award in GOLD for the best high-tech innovation in Upper Austria for SoMaP spin-off sendance
- Ars Electronics festival contribution "The Elephant in the Room, opens an external URL in a new window"
Highlights 2019
- Professorship for Martin Kaltenbrunner
- FFG project "Interactive Wood"
- Nature Communications publication about electronic skins, opens an external URL in a new window
Highlights 2018
- COMET project "TextileUX"
- FET-OPEN project "SensApp"
- FET-OPEN project "LION HEARTED"
- Science Advances publication about magnetosensitive e-skins, opens an external URL in a new window
- Science Robotics commentary about soft robotics, opens an external URL in a new window
- Nature Electronics commentary about open source labware, opens an external URL in a new window
- American Journal of Physics publication about the free fall, opens an external URL in a new window
- npj Flexible Electronics publication about printed electronics, opens an external URL in a new window
- Our paper about resistive textile sensor interfaces (RESI) wins the best paper award at the UIST
Highlights 2017
- ERC-Starting Grant Gel-Sys for Martin Kaltenbrunner
- High Altmetrics score for FWF-funded publication with SoMaP contribution
- Science Advances publication about hydrogels, opens an external URL in a new window
- Science Advances publication about perovskites, opens an external URL in a new window
- 2017 Houska Recognition Award for Reinhard Schwödiauer's team
- ERC project Soft-Map in the research *eu results magazine April 2017 N°61
- Southwest Mechanics Lecture Series Spring 2017
Enjoy browsing through our project webpages!
Soft Matter Physics Division
SoMaP
Address
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Altenberger Straße 69
4040 Linz
Location
TN Tower, 10th floor
Office Hours
Mo-Fr: 08.00 - 12.00
Mo-Th: 13.00 - 17.00
Phone
+43 732 2468 9762