University of Luxembourg – Physics and Materials Science Dept: Advanced Materials

Core business

The Laboratory for the Physics of Advanced Materials (LPM) focuses on applied and fundamental research in experimental physics. Macroscopic experimental techniques are applied to investigate complex materials such as polymer compounds, rubber composites, metal pastes or granular media. The main focus lies on the study of thermal and mechanical properties and on the investigation of the flow behaviour.

Products & services

• Advanced thermal characterization
• Determination of mechanical properties and characterization of flow behavior

Major Materials & Manufacturing projects

• Rubber nanocomposites, collaboration with Goodyear Innovation Center, Gr.-D. of Luxembourg
• Hard metal compounds, collaboration with CERATIZIT, Gr.-D. of Luxembourg

Technical / technological capabilities

• Thermal analysis (standard, modulated and ultrafast calorimetry)
• Linear and non-linear rheology, dynamic mechanical analysis
• Thermomechanical analysis
• Refractometry
• Contact-free, nonimpact measurement of mechanical properties (Brillouin Spectroscopy)

Main customers / collaborations

• Goodyear Innovation Center Luxembourg (Gr.-D. of Luxembourg)
• CERATIZIT (Gr.-D. of Luxembourg)
• Husky Injection Molding Systems (Gr.-D. of Luxembourg)
• Michelman, European Technical Center (Gr.-D. of Luxembourg)
• Molecular Plasma Group (Gr.-D. of Luxembourg)