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Oustanding: STEM talent Maximilian Helmbrecht promotes STEM talent
Fischer Nernst Award winner from HU Chemistry is involved in the Humboldt ProMINT Kolleg:
Maximilian Helmbrecht detected antioxidants in foodstuffs as part of his bachelor’s thesis and received the Fischer-Nernst Award of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) for it. At the same time, the 23-year-old is…
Adlershof Journal January/February 2024
Talent meets technology: How we ensure we make progress together:
Building blocks for further training: The new WISTA Academy launched // Nephrolyx: Highly precise and rapid detection of kidney diseases // Television up close: Studio tours provide insight …
Finding and retaining talent
It’s not as easy as it sounds. Germany is creaking under the strain of a shortage of skilled workers, while demographic changes are only just gathering momentum. How are Adlershof’s research institutes and companies dealing with this?:
Sentech Instruments GmbH is growing substantially and therefore needs more high-skilled workers, especially engineers. However, there is a problem. It seems as though the market has been swept clean. “I have been…
New approach to detect ‘forever chemicals’ in water
A team of researchers from BAM and the University of Birmingham has developed a sensor to detect PFAS in water quickly and easily:
Scientists at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with scientists from the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) have developed a new approach for detecting pollution from ‘forever…
Focused ion beam technology: a single tool for a wide range of applications
Experts from the Fit4Nano project provide an overview of the state of research into finely focussed ion beams and a roadmap for future developments:
Processing materials on the nanoscale, producing prototypes for microelectronics or analysing biological samples: The range of applications for finely focused ion beams is huge. Experts from the EU collaboration…
Building blocks for further training
The new WISTA Academy strives to facilitate access to talent and employee retention for companies:
To WISTA, commercial location development is more than plotting land, managing buildings and attracting businesses. It’s also about creating spaces for people to live and work—and to inspire them. After all, success…
Nephrolyx: highly precise and rapid detection of kidney diseases
A start-up from Adlershof is supplying modern kidney function tests to more and more clinics and practices all over Europe:
Nephrolyx GmbH, a university spin-off from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, has developed a testing kit and a digital platform that enable precise measurement of kidney function (mGFR). This helps detect kidney…
Dual leadership for the Reiner Lemoine Institute
Christine Kühnel joins the management team on 1 January 2024:
Since 1 January 2024, Christine Kühnel has been Co-Managing Director of the Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI) and heads it together with Kathrin Goldammer. Kühnel holds a doctorate in industrial engineering and is an…
FBH presents high-performance semiconductor light sources at Photonics West 2024
Diode lasers and UV LEDs for versatile applications: from materials processing, LiDAR, sensor technology, and health care to quantum technologies:
At Photonics West 2024 in San Francisco (USA), the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) will be presenting novel and advanced diode lasers and UV light-emitting diodes (LEDs). FBH will be participating in both the trade…
IKZ and Oxide Corporation Sign Joint Research and Development Contract
The research institute in Adlershof provides technology transfer of advanced single crystalline materials for laser applications to the Japanese company:
Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung and Oxide Corporation, a Japanese company specializing in the research and manufacturing of single crystals and laser devices, have entered a joint research and development…
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut starts into 2024 with new Scientific Director
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Patrick Scheele forms the new dual leadership together with Administrative Managing Director Dr. Karin-Irene Eiermann:
In January 2024, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Patrick Scheele (48) has been appointed the new Scientific Managing Director of the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH). This management function…
HZB makes progress towards greenhouse gas neutrality by 2035
Carina Hanke, climate and energy manager at HZB, tells about the project’s challenges and results:
The Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) has committed to achieving greenhouse gas neutrality by 2035. To find its main emission sources, it determined its greenhouse gas footprint and had it verified by an external…
Research team improves stability of iridium catalysts
Stability of iridium-based anodes for generating green hydrogen can be significantly increased with titanium oxides:
Anodes for the electrolytic splitting of water are usually iridium-based materials. In order to increase the stability of the iridium catalyst, a team at HZB and a group at HI-ERN have now produced a so-called…
PicoQuant donates 3000 EUR to „Berlin summt!“
The money will contribute to the expansion of “Stepping Stone Habitats”:
PicoQuant donates 3000 EUR to Berlin summt!, an initiative dedicated to raising awareness about urban nature among Berlin's residents and nurturing a sustainable appreciation for bees. Mariola Axmann, responsible for…
40 Years of Metrology with Synchrotron Radiation at PTB
It all began with a publication on PTB's radiometry laboratory at the former Berlin storage ring BESSY I from 1983 and became a success story:
On November 14, 2023, the 322nd PTB Seminar on VUV and EUV Metrology hosted a commemorative event on "40 years of metrology with synchrotron radiation". The occasion was the first publication on PTB's radiometry…
Grid-friendly use of heat pumps leads to a reduction in grid expansion costs
RLI analyses the effects of increased flexibility of heat pumps through higher output and heat storage capacity:
Delayed expansion of the electricity grids jeopardizes the rapid implementation of the energy system transformation. More flexibility through heat pumps and heat storage in the electricity grid could counteract this…
Better coordination of emergency services in buildings
DLR tracking system makes people and surrounding structures visible:
Emergency responders operating in buildings or industrial plants should not only know their exact location. In order for a mission to be coordinated, it is also important that the location of each individual team…
Leibniz Association funds research into high-purity fluoride crystals
IKZ young scientist Dr. Hiroki Tanaka receives the funding of Leibniz Junior Research Groups in Leibniz Competition 2024:
After a competitive selection process, Dr. Hiroki Tanaka's research proposal titled 'Photonics with ultra-pure fluoride crystals' has been awarded funding for the next five years under the esteemed Leibniz Junior…
MAIUS-2 mission launched with FBH laser modules on board
Compounds of Bose-Einstein condensates were investigated on board a sounding rocket in order to measure the properties of the atoms with high precision:
The MAIUS-2 mission rocket was launched into space on December 2, 2023 from Kiruna, Sweden. On board the sounding rocket 75 experiments were scheduled in which compounds of so-called Bose-Einstein condensates, based…
H2-ready power plants prepared for operation with hydrogen?
RLI study shows challenges and solutions for the conversion of gas-fired power plants:
Hydrogen (H2) plays an important role in the renewable energy system to secure electricity generation. New and existing power plants must therefore be made ready for H2 operation. They should become H2-ready. However,…