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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…
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
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Adlershof Special 5: Information and media technology
Breeding ground for start up companies // Physical and professional proximity // The economy observed // Tapas and the cinema dome // A few rooms down the hall
Adlershof Special 3: Photovoltaics
Solar city Adlershof:
New Technology Centre for Photovoltaics // Unconventional developments // The movers of the future // FVS – A decentralised large-scale research institute // Farewell to silicon // A trip to the optics valley …
Adlershof Special 2: MIPIM 2008
Real Estate Fair in Cannes:
Science as a catalyst of economic growth // Where innovations are born // Knowledge as a money-spinner // Air to breathe // Adlershof's new north // The 'can do' spirit // Adlershof is different // "Adlershof must be…
Adlershof Special 1: Laser Optics
The era of light // Beaming Adlershof // Infrared lasers for the prostate // Trade fair site Berlin // TSB Adlershof to refocus // Lasers for early detection of skin cancer // From Adlershof to the Funkturm //…