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HITSters will be part of new faculty at Heidelberg University
Heidelberg University has founded the Faculty of Engineering Sciences to pool competences for innovative engineering approaches with international visibility. HITS researchers …
Build your collagen fibril!
Obtain your atomistic collagen fibril models with ColBuilder! We have now published a web resource of collagen models for 20 different species …
The MBM video contest winner is …
Have you ever tried to explain complex scientific findings just with words? We all know how important clear and memorable scientific …
Welcome Chris!
A warm welcome to Christoph who has recently joined the MBM group. Here are a few words from Christoph about himself: …
Welcome Jannik!
A warm welcome to Jannik who has recently (re-)joined the MBM group. Here are a few words from Jannik about …
Welcome Liza!
A warm welcome to Liza who has recently joined the MBM group. Here are a few words from Liza about herself: …
New Scientific Director: Frauke Gräter
As of January 2021, Frauke Gräter is the new Scientific Director of HITS. As the position of Scientific Director rotates through …
Radicals in collagen and the sound of the stars: ERC Consolidator Grants for two HITS researchers
The biophysicist Frauke Gräter and the astrophysicist Saskia Hekker have won ERC Consolidator Grants awarded by the European Research Council (…
Stretched beyond the limits
It is a common phenomenon we know from cracked sneakers and burst tyres, and when it occurs it is usually in …
The best of both worlds
KIMMDY is born! A new simulation scheme combining Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations with Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) enables bond scissions in …