World-class research infrastructure

DTU has several world-class research facilities, many of which are available for other organizations and industry to use. The facilities include:

A 1,350 m2 cleanroom used for micro- and nanofabrication and the most powerful group of electron microscopes in the world. dtu.dk/nanolab

Some of the world’s most sophisticated laboratory facilities within audio-visual research. dtu.dk/acoustic-technology

An experimental platform for technology development, testing, demonstrating, and training in the areas of electric power and energy. dtu.dk/powerlab

State-of-the-art equipment that can provide information about the molecular structure of both liquid and solid materials. dtu.dk/NMRcentre

A 750 m2 oyster hatchery that supports research into and development of sustainable ways to produce oysters as well as other shellfish and seaweed. dtu.dk/oyster-hatchery

An echo-free chamber where DTU—as the external reference laboratory to the European Space Agency (ESA)—calibrates and measures satellite antenna systems, e.g., for monitoring Earth’s climate and weather. dtu.dk/dtu-esa-facility

A science hub for neutron and X-ray imaging, which includes the Danish National X-Ray Imaging Facility. The hub is closely linked to the large international X-ray and neutron research facilities being built at MAX IV and ESS in Lund, Sweden. dtu.dk/imaging

Facilities for wind energy research including one of the world’s largest and most advanced university wind tunnels and two test centres that can test wind turbines as tall as 330 metres in real-world conditions. dtu.dk/wind-facilities

Facilities that support experimental research in the mechanics of structures and materials from micro- to full- and large-scale testing. dtu.dk/casmat

A chemical and biochemical engineering pilot plant for taking concepts and ideas that have been developed in a laboratory and testing them under real-life conditions on a larger scale. dtu.dk/pilot-plant

A collection of high-quality single molecules for use in biological screening assays as well as a platform for testing the biological activity of small molecules. dtu.dk/dk-openscreen

Supercomputers

Denmark’s National Life Science Supercomputing Center, Computerome II, is used for biotechnological and biomedical/personal medicine research. It has 49,000 CPUs and can store 20 petabytes of data. The system is GDPR-compliant and is ISAE3000approved. dtu.dk/computerome

Sophia, a high-performance computer cluster, used primarily for research in wind energy and mechanical engineering. dtu.dk/sophia

The Niflheim Linux cluster supercomputer of more than 24,560 CPU cores that is specially designed for materials and energy research. dtu.dk/niflheim

More information

Research infrastructure at DTU dtu.dk/2023profile3