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BAM investigates pharmaceutical production without solvents and CO₂ emissions
The IMPACTIVE joint project aims to demonstrate the advantages of mechanochemistry for more environmentally friendly pharmaceutical production:
The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) is developing a more sustainable process to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients in a major EU project: The pilot project is intended to demonstrate the…
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and Qcells jointly coordinate four-year research and innovation project PEPPERONI
European pilot line for innovative photovoltaic technology based on tandem solar cells:
PEPPERONI, a four-year Research and Innovation project co-funded under Horizon Europe and jointly coordinated by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and Qcells, will support Europe in reaching its renewable energy target of…
Intense femtosecond light pulses in the mid-infrared for spectroscopic and technical applications
Researchers from the Max Born Institute report on a new light source that delivers ultrashort infrared pulses beyond 10 µm wavelength with record parameters:
A new light source generates ultrashort infrared pulses at wavelengths around 12 µm with previously unattained peak intensity and stability. First experiments in vibrational spectroscopy on water demonstrate the high…
IKZ team develops novel fluoride crystal for laser cooling of solids
IKZ researchers identify a novel crystalline material to boost all-solid-state optical cryocoolers:
Laser cooling of solids by anti-Stokes fluorescence is a unique technology enabling noncontact compact, lightweight, and vibration free cooling systems, so-called all-solid-state optical cryocoolers. Special crystals…
Our roof
RoofUz creates living space through sustainable rooftop extensions:
The start-up team of RoofUz wants to create additional living space in cities without sealing more surfaces. It does so through sustainable extensions of existing rooftops. In this way, 70,000 residential units could…
“I like clear lines and shapes”
Simon Eichmann’s impressive photos of the Technology Park:
For his final project after studying photography, Simon Eichmann chose subjects from the Technology Park Adlershof and baffled everybody with impressive photos with unusual perspectives. Simon Eichmann discovered his…
Blacker than coal and bound to Jupiter
Stefano Mottola investigates far-away celestial bodies. A recent mission focused on so-called trojans:
When Stefano Mottola talks about his research objects, it is enormously challenging to one’s imagination. Between a few dozen and up to 100 kilometres in size and blacker than black paper or coal, asteroids circle the…
Expo – Airship – Tiny House
MOC Simulation is breaking new ground:
It’s where pilots learn to fly, train drivers fine-tune their skills, safely steering hundred tons of steel across the tracks, and amusement park visitors can experience the most unusual situations up close – we’re…
“I want to be a role model for other women scientists”
About the career paths of two alumni of the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing:
Two former chemists of the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) tell us about their path into STEM fields, how they deal with prejudice, and why they finally ended up in the private sector. A…
Who dares wins
How innovative companies think about error and risk-taking culture:
A common lament is that the error and risk-taking culture in this country is not particularly developed. As these examples will show, they cannot be talking about the innovative companies from Adlershof. A good idea,…
The enabler
Nicole Münnich manages seven Leibniz institutes:
One hour on the folding bike, 20 kilometres from Potsdam to Halensee station, morning after morning. Podcasts while cycling and, on the S-Bahn to Adlershof, working on the laptop. This is how Nicole Münnich’s workdays…
First risk-prone, then self-confident
A team of researchers has investigated how the personality of executives changes before and after being promoted:
People with executive tasks typically exhibit certain distinctive characteristics – this has been shown in several studies. As yet, it hasn’t been traced how executives change in the years before and after being…
You’re still on mute. How we learn from mistakes
Essay by Ralf Kemmer, Professor at SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences, and hoster of the Fuckup Night Berlin:
Until 2020, digitisation and digital transformation were top of the list of strategic initiatives at many companies. This included plans for applying new methods to teams, teaching new technologies to staff, and…
Adlershof Journal November/December 2022
Do you dare? Let's venture into the unknown!:
First risk-prone, then self-confident: What does promotion do to leaders? // Blacker than coal and bound to Jupiter: Stefano Mottola investigates far-away celestial bodies // “I like clear lines and shapes”: Photos…
FBH develops more cost-effective laser systems in ophthalmology
The miniaturized pump laser modules are flexible and can be optimally adjusted to the wavelength:
Detachment of the retina in the eye can lead to visual impairment and even blindness. Laser coagulation is a well-established method to treat holes or fissures in the retina using laser points. This technique is used…
Team of the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut receives Big Laser Award
FBH scientists awarded at ISLC 2022:
Scientists from the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut were honored last week with the "Big Laser Award" for the highest performance presented at the "International Semiconductor Laser Conference" (ISLC) in Japan. The award…
Semiconductors for space, satellites, and quantum technologies at “Space Tech Expo Europe”
The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut exhibits space-qualified diode laser modules with narrow linewidth and optical frequency references for satellite and quantum technology applications in Bremen:
From November 15-17, 2022, the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) will present its developments at the Berlin-Brandenburg joint stand in hall 6, R36. The Berlin-based research institute has many years of comprehensive…
Magnesium ions slow down water dynamics on short length scales
Experiments by MBI, FU Berlin and LMU Munich show the influence of ions on the dynamics of surrounding water molecules:
The presence of ions affects the structure and dynamics of water on a multitude of length and time scales. New results from ultrafast spectroscopy and theoretical analyses show that the water environment of specific…
40-million-euro research project CARE-O-SENE receives funding
Seven leading South African and German project partners aim to develop novel catalysts for sustainable kerosene:
The international research project CARE-O-SENE (Catalyst Research for Sustainable Kerosene) was granted 30 million euros in funding by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Additionally, the…
New at HZB: Tomography lab for AI-assisted battery research
Federal Ministry of Research and Education is funding the "TomoFestBattLab" project with 1.86 million euros:
At HZB, a laboratory for automated X-ray tomography on solid-state batteries is being set up. The special feature: 3D data during charge/discharge processes (operando) can be evaluated quickly and in a more versatile…