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A typo that led to a business idea
DocGaid develops digital assistants that simplify everyday medical practice operations—one step and form at a time:
During the coronavirus pandemic, Nelli Wolf is sitting at the reception desk of her mother’s dental practice in Berlin. She’s in the middle of studying dentistry in Hamburg. With in-person classes cancelled and staff…
New insights for the development of functional magnetic materials
3D magnetic field experiment at BESSY II takes spintronics a step further:
(Fe0.63Ni0.3Pd0.07)3P or FNPP is a magnetic material that exhibits complex magnetic structures even at room temperature. This makes the material of interest for spintronics, a field that could enable data processing…
Adlershof, acne and astronauts
JenLab technology offers countless potential applications and is used worldwide:
Its customers range from the European Space Agency (ESA) and global companies such as L’Oréal, Shiseido, Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble to leading clinics in Boston, Brisbane and Berlin. JenLab was named…
BESSY II is proving its worth – as shown by the impact analysis carried out by DIW Econ
Every euro invested in BESSY yields three euros for Germany, and as many as ten euros for the State of Berlin:
An impact analysis by DIW Econ demonstrates the scientific and economic value of BESSY II. Every euro invested yields three euros for Germany and as much as ten euros for the State of Berlin. Furthermore, the study…
Harmonising care, prevention and day-to-day work
How advisory services and workplace health promotion can support employees through challenging phases of life:
“We want to keep pace with current developments,” says Jennifer Selbmann, a customer adviser at Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), a health insurance provider, in Adlershof. One such development is the growing need for care…
Two ERC Starting Grants for HU projects
Dr Michael Kathan will receive 1.5 million euros in funding for the project “CATENATOR: Fabricating Interlocked Nanochains with Molecular Machines”, and Dr Maxime Le Calvé will receive the same amount for “Aporia – Augmenting Poiesis: Relational Inquiries in the Age of AI”:
Dr Michael Kathan, a researcher at the Department of Chemistry at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), has been awarded a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) for his research project “CATENATOR:…
Laser Passion at the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH)
Susann-Alice Seeger is working on a light-based weapon against bacteria:
The tiny beasts can hide away in the deepest recesses. But they don’t stand a chance. A glass fibre can reach them in the remote corners of the nose or throat, where they like to lurk. A pulse of light at a wavelength…
In conversation with Francoise Hesse, who advises customers on stoma care solutions
“Stoma care but stylish.” That is how Francoise Hesse describes UNORA's products, which are used to care for artificially created openings in the body, such as those involving the bowel, urinary tract or trachea.…
Three recipes for the medicine of tomorrow
Osypka Medical, SEMDATEX, and Hofmann & Sommer are developing solutions for the medical sector in Adlershof:
The future of medicine looks promising. Three Adlershof-based companies show what it could look like. Though they are active in very different fields, they have a common goal: detecting diseases earlier, treating them…
From repair medicine to health medicine
Essay by David Matusiewicz, Professor of Healthcare Management at FOM University and Dean of Health & Social Care:
The medicine of the future will not simply become more digital—it will be more connected, preventive, personalised and humane. From my perspective, we are at a turning point where technological innovation and a…
When the chemistry is right
Christoph Arenz at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin researches a special class of lipids:
Christoph Arenz, professor at the HU Department of Chemistry, researches a special class of lipids. What sounds abstract at first glance has very concrete applications in medicine. In this way, basic research becomes…
Theoretical Mathematics in Berlin: ‘Two Centuries of Moduli’ conference at the HU
Mathematicians from all over the world are gathering in Berlin to honour the *Crelle Journal*:
More than 200 mathematicians from around the world will be gathering at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) from 7 to 11 September to explore issues in theoretical mathematics, particularly in the field of geometry…
Adlershof goes back to school
Rethinking learning – at the new comprehensive school, the architecture and teaching methods create plenty of scope for individuality, community and modern education:
The new school year can begin: Standing in front of the impressive new building at Eisenhutweg 129, anyone can sense that a special place of learning has been created here. A place of the future in the middle of a…
Comprehensive EUV optical constants dataset published
Result of an international collaboration led by PTB and involving eight partner institutions:
Optical constants, as fundamental material parameters, form an important basis for the development and optimisation of optical components, including applications in semiconductor lithography, at synchrotron and…
Modular concept brings rail and road transport closer together
The EU project Pods4Rails has developed new approaches to connected mobility:
As part of the EU Pods4Rail project, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has developed an innovative, automated mobility concept together with collaborators from research and…
New Master’s degree programme in Science of Materials launches at Humboldt-Universität
At the Adlershof Campus, Master’s students can gain qualifications in modern materials research:
From the 2026/27 winter semester, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin will be offering a new English-taught Master‘s degree programme in Science of Materials. Applications can be submitted until 31 August 2026. The…
AEMtec and Micross Sign Agreement to Drive Future Growth
Adlershof-based company AEMtec GmbH to become part of the US firm Micross Components, Inc.:
At the end of July, Micross Components, Inc. signed an agreement to acquire Berlin-based AEMtec GmbH. Through this acquisition, Micross is expanding its expertise in the fields of advanced packaging, photonics and…
Two attosecond flashes capture electrons in motion
Researchers at the Max Born Institute have developed a table-top technique in which attosecond pulses both initiate and probe electronic motion:
Using all-attosecond transient absorption spectroscopy, the team resolved the oscillatory motion of an electron vacancy (an electronic “hole”) in xenon ions with a period of about three femtoseconds. The results have…
Taiga forests store carbon in the permafrost
HU study demonstrates the ecosystem service provided by boreal forests as a key contribution to climate protection:
A study by HU shows that, from Alaska to Siberia, boreal forests make a significant contribution to climate protection. The tree canopies protect the frozen ground from thawing deeper down, ensuring that the carbon…
Five Berlin-based research institutions join forces in data-driven materials research
Long-term collaboration agreed in the fields of research data, data infrastructures and AI:
Research data is regarded as key to materials research in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). Five Berlin-based research institutions have now signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish long-term…