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08.09.2009

The "reel-free" studio: The digital revolution

Bits and bytes can replace long courier journeys and costly recording tape. This is the mantra of an innovative solution that significantly increases the transfer speed over traditional transport methods for film…

08.09.2009

The Debates - Chancellor Candidates Duel on TV

Running the full circle in Adlershof. Once upon a time in Adlershof, there was a young physicist who arrived at work every morning at 7:15 a.m. at the office building of the Central Institute for Physical Chemistry to…

08.09.2009

High Definition Television (HDTV) - 1:0 for Studio Berlin

The greatest sporting event in the world is the FIFA World Cup, which by any measure, sets the standards. The same can be said of Studio Berlin, which developed the first HDTV-OB unit (Outside Broadcast) and broadcast…

08.09.2009

Robodogs - May the best technology win

Germany is decidedly one of the world’s best when it comes to robotic soccer. This success goes back to the students of informatics at Humboldt-University, Berlin (Department of Artificial Intelligence). In many hours…

Adlershof Special 6: Thin Films
01.06.2009

Adlershof Special 6: Thin Films

Special Issue for InterSolar: Fat Pickings for Thin Films // Meetings on the Solar Sector // Solar cells with pinstripes // Catalyst for new technology // Solar Electricity – Competitive Strength Through…

01.06.2009

Meetings on the Solar Sector

In just a few years Adlershof has evolved into a research and productioncentre for thin film solar cells. A new event is to provide freshimpetus to this trend. Following intensive preparations by the eventteam…

01.06.2009

Catalyst for new technology

Dr. Rutger Schlatmann on PVcomB What is PVcomB? Rutger Schlatmann – PVcomB, or the Competence Centre Thin-Film and Nanotechnology for Photovoltaics Berlin, is an initiative of the HZB, the Berlin Helmholtz Centre,…

01.06.2009

Solar Electricity – Competitive Strength Through Diversification of Technologies

In the turbulent business year of 2008 photovoltaics in Germany could report a record growth of about 1,500 megawatts peak in the form of new power generating installations. Already this year – and so considerably…

01.06.2009

Business Card on the Roofs

Michael Eyberg knows Adlershof from above. When the engineer points out on the city map where his company Dachland has been active over recent years, the results are impressive: the Photonics Centre, the UTZ Bio and…

01.06.2009

The supressor

The lift is stuck; the traffic lights are going wild; the signal from the mobile phone can be heard on the car radio: false signals in electrical equipment are often the cause of costly malfunctions – and their source…

01.06.2009

X-ray analysis for solar films

About three years ago companies on the photovoltaics sectors approached Norbert Langhoff. His company, IfG Institute for Scientific Instruments GmbH, develops highly complex X-ray systems for analysing materials.…