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Milk under the spectral magnifying glass
The company JTL-BioTec.Analytics of Adlershof develops and markets instrumentation for the analysis of food and medicines:
It is proud of its low cost high tech that also smaller firms can afford. Production will soon be starting in India as well. On his travels to India, Frank Wagner has only bad memories of the long flight, the…

Hydrogen surprise at BESSY
Electrolysis is regarded as the key technology for the energy transition:
Wind and solar power can then be stored when electrolysis uses this to split water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen. Research teams all over the world are seeking ways to raise the efficiency of electrolysis. One…

Adlershof growing on its own steam
1001 tech oriented companies / Urban development is making progress:
The high-technology site Berlin Adlershof has grown substantially in 2014. At the end of last year, 15,931 people were working here, 4.2 % more than the previous year. Adding to this were 6,235 students at the…

Femto-snapshots of reaction kinetics
International team decodes bonding behaviour of iron pentacarbonyl / Application as a catalyst for storing solar energy:
Following six years’ work, an international team comprising eleven research institutions has been successful in observing precisely how light affects the outer electrons of a metallic compound and activates this…

What is Adlershof doing in Japan?
Technology Park at “Photonix Japan 2015” from April 8-10, 2015:
The Technology Park Adlershof is one of the most dynamic locations for photonics, optics, and microsystems technology in Germany. Adlershof-based companies and research institutes are leading in high-performance laser…

Technology Park Berlin Adlershof at Hannover Messe
13. to 17. April 2015; Hall 3, Stand E06:
Microsystems technology offers possible solutions to global megatrends such as scarcity of resources, sustainability, mobility, and urbanisation. The Technology Park Adlershof – the prime location for successful…

Increase your Success via our Training Sessions
Business Education now located in Berlin - Adlershof.:
Business Education is a marketing and business training company catering to small business owners and entrepreneurs. They offer a large selection of online and offline training products, services, live training…
SCIENION US, Inc. receives ISO 13485 certification
Internationally recognized standard for quality management systems (QMS) / Certification is accredited by TÜV SÜD America Inc.:
ISO 13485:2003 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer requirements…

Adlershof at CeBIT
We pave the way for future products and technology:
The integration of IT as a crossover technology into manufacturing is the foundation for future economic success. The Science and Technology Park Berlin Adlershof will showcase its solutions at CeBIT 2015 in Hall …

Laser made in Adlershof
Lumics adds new 760nm wavelength and reduces linewidth of its single-mode diode laser modules:
Lumics GmbH - Berlin has further increased its wavelength portfolio of single-mode fiber pigtailed butterfly 14-pin modules with internal temperature control and monitor photodiode. Now Lumics’ added also 760nm to…

Optically switchable organic field effect transistors created
Such molecular devices are considered as key elements in future logic circuits:
An international team of researchers led by Stefan Hecht (Member of IRIS Adlershof) and Paolo Samori from the Université de Strasbourg (France), in collaboration with scientists from Stanford University (USA) and…

Why does DNA prove to be photostable?
MBI scientists get new insights into the photophysics of the DNA base thymine:
DNA stores our genetic code. Solar UV radiation has sufficiently high energy to basically break bonds of the DNA and thus cause DNA damage. Although DNA (e. g. in our skin cells) is exposed to intense UV light …

Learning by eye
Silicon micro-funnels increase the efficiency of solar cells:
A biological structure in mammalian eyes has inspired a team headed by Silke Christiansen to design an inorganic counterpart for use in solar cells. With the help of conventional semiconductor processes, they etched…

Stretch and relax!
Losing one electron switches magnetism on in dichromium:
An international team of scientists from Berlin, Freiburg and Fukuoka has provided the first direct experimental insight into the secret quantum life of dichromium. Whereas in its normal state the 12 valence…

Adlershof Special 38
The end of the email!:
Big Data – what‘s next? // Smart travelling // Data for the changing room //

The Place to be
Editorial by Sascha Kellert, chairman of SIBB e.V. and manager of software start-up ezeep:
Berlin is not only a young and hip city, it is also a digital city that attracts drivers of industrial innovation like IT companies, high-skilled people, capital, and firms from all over the world. Over 60,000 people…

Big Data – what‘s next?
The flood of information – an issue at the Research Forum Adlershof:
Growing amounts of data and rapid developments in information technology are confronting Adlershof-based companies with new challenges. Events like the Research Forum Adlershof are bringing companies and researchers…

When your carpet calls you an ambulance
Solutions from Adlershof for home automation and assistance systems:
There is a growing demand for senior-friendly, intergenerational living and with that, a growing interest in home automation and assistance systems. Innovators in Adlershof are working on Ambient Assisted Living…

The end of the email!
IT service provider Atos relies on efficient communication without electronic mail:
There is a flood spilling through offices, sweeping away the firm conviction that a quick email is a suitable tool for swiftly sorting out matters or solving problems. Some companies have already banned emailing after…

Data for the changing room
Valuable tools for fashion retailers and football analysts:
40,000 football games across various leagues take place every weekend. Up to 10,000 videos are recorded at these games each time. The purchase probability at local retailers is only about ten to 15 percent, still five…