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Water as a metal – detected at BESSY II
A team of researchers has produced an aqueous solution with metallic properties for the first time:
Under normal conditions, pure water is an almost perfect insulator. Water only develops metallic properties under extreme pressure, such as exists deep inside of large planets. Now, an international collaboration has…
“Please get vaccinated”
Berlin’s Governing Mayor Müller and Berlin universities and colleges appeal to students:
The Governing Mayor of Berlin and Senator for Higher Education and Research, Michael Müller, has addressed an urgent appeal to the roughly 200,000 students in the capital to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. In…
HZB researchers provide new insights into lead-free perovskite solar cells
How fluoride additives improve quality:
Tin halide perovskites are currently considered the best alternative to their lead-containing counterparts, which are, however, still significantly less efficient and stable. Now, a team led by Prof. Antonio Abate…
Faster development of efficient solar cells and LEDs thanks to LuQY Pro
HZB spin-off QYB Quantum Yield Berlin is launching a measurement instrument for optimising optoelectronic components:
Scientists from the Helmholtz Innovation Lab HySPRINT at HZB spun off the technology company QYB Quantum Yield Berlin GmbH at the beginning of April 2021. The spin-off is launching LuQY Pro, a ready-to-use measurement…
RLI develops online course on grid integration of e-mobility for RENAC
The course is aimed at grid operators and electricity providers who want to expand their portfolio to include charging infrastructure for e-vehicles:
On behalf of the Renewables Academy (RENAC), RLI has developed an online course that provides a basic introduction to grid integration of e-mobility. The course takes place entirely online and allows learners from…
25 years of PicoQuant, specialist for photonic components and instrumentation
A look back on becoming market leader in time-resolved optical measurements while not forgetting social responsibility:
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Berlin-based PicoQuant, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality photonic components and instrumentation. Rainer Erdmann, Managing Director and…
Topological materials for ultrafast spintronics
New insights into the ultrafast response of topological states of matter to femtosecond laser excitation:
A team led by HZB physicist Dr. Jaime Sánchez-Barriga has gained new insights into the ultrafast response of topological states of matter to femtosecond laser excitation. Using time- and spin-resolved methods at BESSY…
Adlershof Journal July/August 2021
Times are changing. For the better. We are becoming truly sustainable.:
Green pollutant filters: Useful algae // Environmentally friendly construction: Energy-efficient buildings // Cooperative shopping: Berlin's first hands-on supermarket
Certifiably suitable for grandchildren
Essay by Holger Rust, economic sociologist, practicalist, and publicist:
A number of auctions in recent years have shown that money can be made with sustainability, particularly the recent sale of early editions of a book called “Sylvicultura oeconomica, oder Hauswirthliche Nachricht und…
She is not only passionate about sustainability issues, she lives them
In conversation with Magdalena Matheis, who is pushing green issues forward at WISTA Management GmbH:
Magdalena Matheis is a staunch vegan, Adlershof’s health ambassador, an adherent to minimalist lifestyles, and a volunteer. Two year ago, the 36-year-old started to push forward green issues at WISTA Management GmbH.…
The air cleaner
Benjamin Herzog is building green air pollution filters in Adlershof:
He can never quite let go of the material that his business model is based on. In his spare time, Benjamin Herzog likes to frequent the lakes around Berlin, either by canoe, surfboard, or on a sailing boat. “I try to…
Because it’s better!
Adlershof-based institutes and companies demonstrate how sustainability works:
Even without adhering to politically agreed upon goals, Adlershof-based institutes and companies are working and researching sustainably. One could say, it’s part of their DNA. We asked around which ideas and actions…
Environmentally friendly construction
The demands to energy-efficient building are now also increasing in the industrial construction sector:
Earlier this year, the public debate on whether single-family homes are a sensible way of supplying housing has shifted the focus to an aspect of sustainability that typically gets little attention: land consumption.…
FBH is part of the research hub “6G Research and Innovation Cluster”
Scientists will drive research on the future technology 6G:
In the “6G Research and Innovation Cluster (6G-RIC)” hub, the partners of the initiative will develop mobile communication systems with open interfaces across all technology frontiers. In addition to the actual…
Berlin’s first hands-on supermarket
The Adlershof Founder's Lab jump starts SuperCoop Berlin:
Berlin’s first cooperative supermarket is scheduled to open in late summer in Berlin-Wedding. The SuperCoop Berlin founders have pushed their project forward with help from the Adlershof Founder’s Lab. The idea of…
Gardeners in the beehive
A glimpse into everyday life of a sustainable daycare centre:
Protecting plants and animals, being mindful of fellow human beings, treating each other peacefully, not wasting food, and recycling—we look inside a daycare centre to see how Adlershof’s youngest are learning about…
The future is circular
Phosphorus, iron, and rare earths — the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) is investigating how important materials can be preserved and reused:
Talking to Christian Adam, an air of the eternal lies in the room. Our conversation is about continuous cycles that recovers materials and saves resources. Sparing the environment is one important goal of the circular…
Paper cups today, a greener university tomorrow
A student initiative is improving sustainability at Berlin’s Humboldt University:
They are committed to a more sustainable university: A student initiative to establish a sustainability office at Humboldt-University brings together young activists from geography, European ethnology, computer…
“Building this studio was a dream of mine”
One of Europe’s largest XR (extended reality) studios is being created in Adlershof’s Science City:
Head lighting technician Mike Zimmermann and his company Lichthaus Berlin GmbH are pioneers of environmentally friendly movie production. Productions at the new studio in Adlershof are 100 percent…
Specialised in wind harvest
Adlershof's WINDnovation is thinking in terms of recycling when designing rotor blades:
Since its founding in autumn 2007, WINDnovation Engineering Solutions GmbH has truly lived up to its name: The Adlershof-based company has developed over 300 different rotor blades and an array of turbines for…