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The Fluid Fingerprint of Hurricanes
HU researcher used isotope analyses to investigate the path of water in El Niño storms:
The climatic phenomenon ‘El Niño/Southern Oscillation’ leads repeatedly in the Mesoamerican and Caribbean regions to natural catastrophes – extreme droughts and severe hurricanes. Most recently the region experienced…
Adulterated gasoline can damage motors, vehicles, and also the environment
BAM researchers developed quick test for quantitative on-site detection of gasoline fuel adulteration:
The adulteration of fuels is a world-wide problem as it promises easy and fast profit. However, if for instance gasoline is adulterated with cheap alcohol or hydrocarbons such as kerosene, not only motors and vehicles…
New partners in cancer research
Clovis Oncology acquires rights to FAP-targeted radiopharmaceutical program from 3B Pharmaceuticals and to discovery program for three additional targets for radionuclide therapy:
Clovis Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVS) has entered into a global licensing and collaboration agreement with 3B Pharmaceuticals GmbH (3BP), a private German biotechnology company developing targeted radiopharmaceutical…
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) presents powerful efficient innovations at the "European Microwave Week" (EuMW)
Solutions for digitisation in mobile communications, for industrial and biomedical systems and for use in space:
The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) will showcase a selection of current and new developments of its power amplifiers, circuits and heterointegrated chips at the EuMW in Paris. From September 29 to October 4, 2019 FBH…
New sample holder for protein crystallography
HZB team has invented a novel sample holder that considerably facilitates the preparation of protein crystals:
An HZB research team has developed a novel sample holder that considerably facilitates the preparation of protein crystals for structural analysis. A short video by the team shows how proteins in solution can be…
Focus on defects
For four days, scientists discussed methods for analysis of crystal imperfections at the 18th International DRIP Conference in Berlin:
From 9 to 12 September, it was all about crystal defects in semiconductors at Novotel Tiergarten. 119 scientists from 17 countries met there for the XVIII. DRIP conference, which was jointly organized by the…
HZB strengthens its technology transfer
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin wants to bring technologies to market faster together with industrial partners:
The Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) wants to bring technologies to market faster together with industrial partners and use its expertise in materials and energy research to investigate questions from industry in joint…
Crystal growth under the magnifying glass
IKZ researcher Kaspars Dadzis receives ERC Starting Grant:
For the first time in the history of the Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ) the prestigious grant from the European Research Council (ERC) is awarded to an IKZ researcher. As one of a total of four scientists…
Bruker Announces World's First 1.2 GHz High-Resolution Protein NMR Data
World record for stable, homogeneous NMR magnets for high-resolution and solid-state protein NMR applications:
At EUROISMAR 2019 (https://conference.euroismar2019.org), Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: BRKR) today announced the world’s first 1.2 GHz high-resolution, protein nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data. Two 1.2 GHz…
Adlershof Journal September/October 2019
Traffic status update: How to get to where we want to go:
More buses and trains: BVG plans for Adlershof // Excess electricity for electric mobility: Strategies for more sustainable mobility // Enthusiastic about racing: Heinrich Follmann and his motorbikes // …
Urban motion sickness
Nowadays, everything is electric – e-cars, e-mopeds, e-scooters, e-cigarettes, e-motion. Essay by Matthias Gerschwitz:
‘Stay mobile with Mobilat’ was the slogan of a 1990s commercial for an ointment providing relaxation and relief for painful muscles and joints after exercising. This worked because, during the last century, there was…
In conversation with Christine Eisenmann
The transport researcher is heading the ‘Transforming Automobility’ group at the DLR:
The average German is on the road for 80 minutes a day. Transport researcher Christine Eisenmann takes her bike to work, which takes her to and around the Technology Park Adlershof without having to deal with traffic.…
The entrepreneurial scientist
Heinrich Follmann is an avid cyclist:
The first few kilometres of his way to work take Heinrich Follmann through the depths of the forest. He has been cycling down this track almost every day for many years. The bike path ‘Euroroute R1’ connects Calais…
It’s all in the mix
Neighbourhood parking, bike parking, mobility hubs – ideas for a new mobility concept in Adlershof:
The Technology Park Adlershof is growing and continues its success. On the flipside, however, the local transportation infrastructure is under pressure. Congestion, lack of parking, and public transport that is…
Two new pedestrian and bike bridges
Infrastructure measures in the north of the Adlershof development area:
New infrastructure measures in the north of the development area in Adlershof are going forward. Public transport is being expanded, including a tram line by 2021. Two new streets, Wagner-Régeny-Allee and…
More buses, more trains
What is the BVG planning in the Science City Adlershof?:
Buses and trams to Adlershof are often overcrowded, particularly during commuting hours in the mornings and afternoons on weekdays. And the Science City keeps on growing. How will future employees commute, students…
Excess electricity for electric mobility
In the FlexNet4E-Mobility research project, strategies for more sustainable mobility are developed:
When the power grid works at full capacity, electricity from renewable energy sources is cut back. In the FlexNet4E-Mobility project, a consortium of the Berlin-based energy provider BTB is developing strategies to…
Gallium oxide power transistors with record values
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut achieves breakthrough in the field of energy-efficient power electronics:
Powerful electronic components are indispensable for future communications, for the digital transformation of society and for artificial intelligence applications. On a footprint as small as possible, they should…
Riding the waves low-noise and emissions-free – a perfect day out on the water
Start-up Greenboatsolutions helps boat owners convert to electric engines:
Electric cars, bikes and scooters: out on the streets, the electrification of transportation is well underway. But how about on the water? Germany has more than 500,000 boats on inland waters and in coastal areas.…
Physicists develop "time machine" for materials research at Bessy II
About two million euros in funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for the project:
Researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Freie Universität Berlin and Technische Universität München will develop fast electronics for data acquisition at BESSY II. It will make it possible to…