University of Augsburg

Research activities are focussed on the development of novel functional materials exhibiting potential applications in emerging or established technologies. Owing to the fact that metals play an essential role for tailoring and designing the properties and functionality of novel materials, extended studies have been initiated in order to identify availability or scarcity of strategic metals along the complete supply chain. Together with industrial partners resource policies respecting socio-economic, geographic, geo-political and ecological factors are developed.