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Quantum state mixing in photobiology
New insight from ultrafast terahertz Stark spectroscopy:
The membrane protein bacteriorhodopsin is a proton pump, in which proton transport is initiated by the light-induced isomerization of the chromophore retinal. The molecular quantum states involved in this ultrafast…
Open letter to BNetzA: Making network data more usable
25 organisations around the Reiner Lemoine Institute call for more transparent data to increase efficiency in the energy transition and grid expansion:
In an open letter, the Reiner Lemoine Institute, together with an alliance of research, industry and associations, appeals to Germany’s Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) to make grid data even more…
MXenes for energy storage: Chemical imaging more than just surface deep
Scanning X-ray microscopy (SXM) at MAXYMUS beamline of BESSY II enables the characterization of layered materials in complex systems:
A new method in spectromicroscopy significantly improves the study of chemical reactions at the nanoscale, both on surfaces and inside layered materials. Scanning X-ray microscopy (SXM) at MAXYMUS beamline of BESSY II…
Best of “Adlershof Journal”: How Adlershof tackles Grand Challenges
The world is facing major challenges: mobility, the energy transition, digitalisation and global health are just some of the issues for which innovative solutions are needed. We also want to leave a planet worth…
New joint leadership for BESSY II
Andreas Jankowiak as new Technical Director and Facility Spokesperson Antje Vollmer share management responsibilities:
Prof. Andreas Jankowiak has been appointed Technical Director of BESSY II with a term of office of three years as of 1 June 2024 by resolution of the HZB board od directors. Antje Vollmer will start her second term as…
Customized solutions addressing skilled labor shortage
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut and the Aus- und Weiterbildungsnetzwerk Hochtechnologie (Advanced Training Network for High Technology) are committed to promoting young talent:
The Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, in collaboration with the Aus- und Weiterbildungsnetzwerk Hochtechnologie (Advanced Training Network for High Technology) (ANH Berlin), is committed to securing the next generation of…
Real-time situation maps for disaster management
DLR creates live situation maps for international exercise for the first time and analyses data with open source AI:
From 21 to 25 May 2024, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) took part in the international disaster relief exercise ACHILLES 2024 in Switzerland. For the first time, a team…
Chilean President visits Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
Together with a delegation of 50 people, Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font visited the research facility in Adlershof on 11 June:
The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric Font, visited HZB on 11 June with a delegation of 50 people. Among the highlights of the evening were the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Chilean Corporation…
Charging requirements for electromobility in Germany reassessed up to 2030
Study on publicly accessible charging points and charging capacity sets guidelines for expansion:
The study ‘Charging infrastructure after 2025/2030: Scenarios for the market ramp-up’ by the National Centre for Charging Infrastructure (Leitstelle) has been published in an updated new edition. Its results are not…
Tacalyx extends seed round to over €14 M
The Adlershof-based biotech company intends to use the additional funds to further develop its cancer therapeutics targeting TACAs:
Tacalyx, a privately held biotech company focused on developing novel anti-TACA (Tumor Associated Carbohydrate Antigens) cancer therapies, announces the extension of its seed financing to over €14 M. This extension…
IKZ and Bruker Nano demonstrate a new X-ray topography method
Non-destructive, high-throughput identification of defects in high-quality single crystals can be facilitated:
The IKZ in cooperation with Bruker Nano GmbH, Berlin, demonstrate that high-resolution energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence mapping devices based on a micro focused beam are not restricted to high-speed analyses of…
DFG extends the Collaborative Research Centre FONDA
In the project, the HU Department of Computer Science is working on data analysis workflows for large scientific data sets:
The CRC ‘FONDA - Foundations of Workflows for Large-Scale Scientific Data Analysis’ has been extended by the German Research Foundation (DFG) for a funding period of four years. IRIS Adlershof member Prof Dr Ulf Leser…
Julia von Blumenthal elected President of Circle U.
The President of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin will lead the strategic development of the European university alliance:
At the General Assembly held on 31 May 2024 at UCLouvain in Brussels, Julia von Blumenthal, President of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, was elected as new president of Circle U. Succeeding Vincent Blondel, then…
Alkanes, laser flashes and BESSY's X-ray vision
An international research team has succeeded in observing an intermediate step in the catalysis of alkanes:
An international research team has succeeded in observing an intermediate step in the catalysis of alkanes. By understanding these reactions, existing catalysts can be optimized in the future and new ones found, for…
“Lucy” discovers a double moon around asteroid Dinkinesh
DLR scientists made a surprising observation when analysing the image data from the NASA space probe:
First a small surprise and then a big one: when NASA's Lucy space probe transmitted the first images to Earth after its flyby of the small asteroid Dinkinesh on 1 November 2023, it revealed a moon behind the 720-metre…
Dynamic measurements in liquids now possible in the laboratory
Newly developed laboratory spectrometer works with a plasma light source and provides a time resolution of 500 picoseconds:
A team of researchers in Berlin has developed a laboratory spectrometer for analysing chemical processes in solution - with a time resolution of 500 ps. This is of interest not only for the study of molecular…
Nathalie Picqué receives the 2024 William F. Meggers Award
The MBI Director and Professor of Physics at HU Berlin was honored for her path-breaking work on broadband molecular spectroscopy using interfering frequency combs:
The Meggers Award of OPTICA (formerly the Optical Society) was established in 1970 to honour the memory of William F. Meggers, an American physicist specialising in spectroscopy. It is awarded annually in recognition…
Agile furnishing
System 180 provides people with flexible spatial design:
The pandemic has triggered a surge in flexibility in the professional world. The demands to spaces and furniture are changing. When hybrid work and agile methods bring together diverse teams, it is essential to have…
How accurate is physics depicted in the movies?
“As long as the film stays in its own logic, I can accept other theories”, says Çiğdem İşsever from HU Berlin:
Caution is required whenever physics appears in films, says Çiğdem İşsever. She dedicates herself to the fundamentals of particle physics at Humboldt Universität’s Lise Meitner House in Adlershof. Entertainment…
Successful start of the BMBF project "UV-KrisP - Coherent continuous wave radiation in vacuum UV"
IKZ and Fraunhofer IPM will develop a new crystal material together:
Over the next three years, the IKZ will develop a new crystal material together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques IPM in Freiburg. This material is capable of generating laser radiation…