New superconducting magnet in operation at BESSY II:
Electron paramagnetic resonance (THz-EPR) at BESSY II provides important information on the electronic structure of novel magnetic materials and catalysts. In mid-January 2022, the researchers brought a new,…
PTB launches database to support the development of optical components in semiconductor industry:
The introduction of EUV lithography in semiconductor industry has significantly expanded the technologically relevant spectral range of electromagnetic radiation to include extreme UV radiation (EUV). For the…
MBI researchers demonstrate possible link between ultrafast laser spectroscopy and the field of quantum information with pump-probe experiments:
Quantum mechanics is famous for the way that its predictions challenge intuitive human thinking developed through the way that we experience the everyday world around us. Among other things, quantum objects can…
DLR institutes in Adlershof have developed hardware for the space telescope and will be involved in its operations:
The European Space Agency (ESA) has given the green light to build the flight models of the spacecraft and science payload for the PLATO mission to search for extrasolar planets. The Critical Milestone Review…
HZB researchers are supplying smartwatches with solar energy:
Ideally, the winners of the HZB Technology Transfer Prize go down the road of transforming a research question into a product and integrating it into our lives. The team surrounding Tobias Henschel and Bernd…
Joint labs of FBH and HU are turning Adlershof into a hub for quantum research:
Small particles, large effects. This is the name of the game for researchers at Ferdinand-Braun-Institut. Together with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), four joint labs are now building bridges between basic…
30 years of IGAFA, the Joint Initiative of Non-University Affiliated Research Institutes in Adlershof e.V.:
A name that says it all: The Joint Initiative of Non-University Affiliated Research Institutes in Adlershof e.V. (IGAFA) was a driving force behind establishing Adlershof as a location for high technology. It…
The Leibniz-Institute for Crystal Growth (IKZ) is expanding its capacities to bring new materials to application faster—for example, in charging stations for electric vehicles:
Assembly lines in the automotive industry stand still for weeks, components for household appliances are not available, and the delivery of new smartphones is delayed. The global chip crisis shows in many areas. Due…
Scientists from MBI and PDI demonstrated a novel concept for generating ultrashort THz waveforms by tailoring electronic currents in a compact optically driven quantum device:
A time-dependent electric current emits an electromagnetic wave, a basic physical effect exploited in telecom antennas. Transferring this mechanism to the ultrashort length and time scales of the quantum world allows…
“iCampus Cottbus”, a project supporting structural economic change in Lusatia, will create many advantages for Adlershof:
The region was once the pacemaker of East Germany: There was a time when 200 million tons of coal were produced in Lusatia. A livelihood for about 100,000 people. Coal mining will be coming to an end in Lusatia by…
An international team of scientists led by the DLR Institute of Planetary Research is characterising the newly discovered extrasolar planet GJ 367 b:
As far as extrasolar planets go, 'GJ 367 b' is a featherweight. With half the mass of Earth, the newly discovered planet is one of the lightest among the nearly 5000 exoplanets known today. It takes the extrasolar…
An international team has designed a material system suitable for low-power consumption superconducting spintronic-applications:
Superconducting coupling between two regions separated by a one micron wide ferromagnetic compound has been proved by an international team. This macroscopic quantum effect, known as Josephson effect, generates an…
IRIS Adlershof and INAM will receive EUR 1.1 million to set up the incubator “AdMaLab — The Berlin Materials and Hardware Lab”:
The State of Berlin is providing the Innovation Network for Advanced Materials (INAM e.V.) and its cooperation partners, such as IRIS Adlershof of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, around 1.1 million EUR to set up an…
Dr. Nicole Münnich takes on the role of Managing Director on December 1, 2021:
Dr. Nicole Münnich takes on the role of Managing Director of the Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (FVB) on December 1, 2021. She succeeds Dr. Falk Fabich, who was Acting Managing Director from April 2021 following the…
Award for his outstanding work in solid state research:
The Walter Schottky Prize honours outstanding work by young physicists in solid-state research. For 2022, the award goes to HZB physicist Dr Felix Büttner for his groundbreaking achievements in the field of magnetic…
Almost 30 % efficiency for next-generation tandem solar cells:
Three HZB teams led by Prof. Christiane Becker, Prof. Bernd Stannowski and Prof. Steve Albrecht have jointly managed to increase the efficiency of perovskite silicon tandem solar cells fabricated completely at HZB to…
Researchers develop method to observe chemical processes in situ with X-ray scattering during mechanical treatment of reagents:
In mechanochemistry, reagents are finely ground and mixed so that they combine to form the desired product, even without need for solvent. By eliminating solvent, this technology promises to contribute significantly…
HZB is the first non-university research institution to complete the Diversity Audit “Vielfalt gestalten”:
The Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) is the first non-university research institution to have undergone the Stifterverband's diversity audit "Vielfalt gestalten". The certification attests to the HZB's…
Biswajit Bhattacharya researches mechanically flexible materials in Adlershof:
Medinipur, Nagpur, Kolkata, Adlershof. Along these stages of his educational and professional path, Biswajit Bhattacharya has literally come a long way. For three years now, this workplace has been on Richard…
The Falling Walls Lab Adlershof showcases innovative research approaches:
The who’s who of science will meet up in November for the annual Falling Walls conference. It invited young research talent from all over the world. According to Sanela Schlößer, the competition is all about “breaking…