From July 12 to 17, 2026, the „International Traveling Summer School on Terahertz Sciences and Technologies“ and the TeraIBs Academy will …

From July 12 to 17, 2026, the „International Traveling Summer School on Terahertz Sciences and Technologies“ and the TeraIBs Academy will be held jointly in Duisburg, Germany.

It is aimed at early stage and experienced PhD students as well as master and advanced bachelor students from the field of terahertz sciences.

You can look forward to an exciting week full of interesting insights: Inspiring lectures by experts from industry and renowned scientists in the field of terahertz research, innovative student projects, fascinating lab tours, vibrant poster sessions, as well as a varied program of excursions and evening events—all providing excellent opportunities for exchange, participation, and networking.

We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to our colleague Dr. Patrick Häuser on the successful completion of his PhD! Patrick has …

We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to our colleague Dr. Patrick Häuser on the successful completion of his PhD! Patrick has reached a major milestone in his academic journey with his thesis titled "Crystallographic and Electrical Characterization of Gallium Nitride-Based Core-Shell Nanowire Structures on Si Substrates."

We are proud of Patrick’s outstanding achievements and are delighted that he successfully defended his research. His work contributes significantly to the advancement of nanowire-based semiconductor technologies and strengthens our department’s expertise in III-nitride materials and device physics.
We wish Patrick all the best for his future endeavors—whether in academia or industry—and look forward to following his continued success!

We started our team day with a lot of sunshine. In addition to the museum visit at the Küppersmühle, which showed us old industrial culture, …

We started our team day with a lot of sunshine. In addition to the museum visit at the Küppersmühle, which showed us old industrial culture, and an rally in the Duisburg Nord Landscape Park, everything was included. To conclude, we had a delicious dinner.

Thank you very much for the lovely company outing with a great team.

Building on the theoretical results of the previous publication, a new radar concept was experimentally demonstrated.
As the first group worldwide, …

Building on the theoretical results of the previous publication, a new radar concept was experimentally demonstrated.
As the first group worldwide, we utilized the concept of Self-injection-locking to produce terahertz frequency radar sensors with micron-level accuracy.
In comparison to classical radar methods, it offers significantly higher data rates, making it suitable for the localization of fast-moving objects.

In the image, you can see the fully fabricated radar sensor produced at the ZHO.

From July 13 to 18, the "International Traveling Summer School on Terahertz Sciences and Technology" (ITSS-TSaT) took place at TU Wien. During …

From July 13 to 18, the "International Traveling Summer School on Terahertz Sciences and Technology" (ITSS-TSaT) took place at TU Wien. During the summer school, the BHE team had the opportunity to interact with international researchers and present their work in a poster presentation.
In addition to visiting the THz lab at TU Wien, a trip to Melk Abbey was also scheduled.

Thank you for the enjoyable exchange and the exciting lectures.

Yesterday we welcomed the postdoc guest scientist Arman Bordbar through the Research Explorer Ruhr program.
We are looking forward to collaborate …

Yesterday we welcomed the postdoc guest scientist Arman Bordbar through the Research Explorer Ruhr program.
We are looking forward to collaborate in the field of Terhertz beamforming networks!

We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to our former colleague Dr. Simone Clochiatti on the successful completion of his PhD! Simone …

We would like to extend our warmest congratulations to our former colleague Dr. Simone Clochiatti on the successful completion of his PhD! Simone has made a significant milestone in his academic career with his work "Triple-Barrier Resonant Tunneling Diodes for Sensitive THz Detection".

We are proud of Simone and are delighted that he was able to successfully defend his research results.
His work will make a significant contribution to the further development of our department.

We wish Simone all the best for his future endeavors!

This work demonstrates that THz measurements with miniaturized RTD components (Resonant Tunneling Diodes) manufactured in-house can be considered …

This work demonstrates that THz measurements with miniaturized RTD components (Resonant Tunneling Diodes) manufactured in-house can be considered suitable for non-contact and non-invasive continuous measurement of water content distribution in plant leaves. It offers promising applications in precision agriculture and smart farming. This work was presented at the ICMMTS 2025 conference in Dubai.