With a material that consists of more than 99.9 percent air, the new start-up "AERO MATERIALS" aims to optimize technical motion sequences and air pressure systems. AERO materials GmbH has been operating as an independent company since September 2025. Scanning electron image: Initial structure of the material - tiny zinc oxide tetrapods coated with a nanometer-thin layer of graphene. Spin-off from the "Functional Nanomaterials" research group Several patents were granted between 2015 and 2025, which are held by the CAU. The spin-off was accompanied by the Technology Transfer department, which provided support with property rights, among other things.