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New procedure for better thermoplastics
Research team at BESSY II was able to increase the performance of environmentally friendly materials:
Bio-based thermoplastics are produced from renewable organic materials and can be recycled after use. Their resilience can be improved by blending bio-based thermoplastics with other thermoplastics. However, the…
New Educational Initiative for the German Chip Industry
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut will coordinate a national academy for microelectronics and microsystem technology:
Securing skilled workers for the chip industry – with this goal in mind, the nationwide flagship project “Skilled workers for microelectronics: skills4chips” funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research…
Research institute IRIS Adlershof ended
After 15 years, the funding phases for the “Integrative Research Institute for the Sciences” at HU Berlin have been completed:
Since its founding in 2009, the Integrative Research Institute for the Sciences of Humboldt University in Berlin – IRIS Adlershof – looks back on 15 years of successful work. IRIS Adlershof has developed into an…
Swarovski and xolo develop a new method for crystal glass manufacturing
The aim is to directly print crystal glass components using Xolography:
The Austrian-based company Swarovski, leader in crystal and jewelry manufacturing, has partnered with Adlershof start-up xolo, a pioneer in volumetric 3D printing technology. The project aims to directly print crystal…
Complex research explained understandable
Dr. Lisa-Marie Kern receives the Klaus Tschira Foundation’s KlarText Award for Science Communication:
Dr. Lisa-Marie Kern (29), currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy, was awarded the Klaus Tschira Foundation’s KlarText Award for Science…
Leadership Update at art photonics GmbH
Dr. Stefanie Foerster is the new Managing Director of the company:
art photonics GmbH is pleased to announce that Dr. Stefanie Foerster has been appointed as the new CEO! Dr. Foerster brings extensive experience in general management, business development, and sales across diverse…
HZB patent for semiconductor characterisation goes into serial production
Newly developed monochromator determines optoelectronic and optical properties of semiconductor materials:
An HZB team has developed together with Freiberg Instruments an innovative monochromator that is now being produced and marketed. The device makes it possible to quickly and continuously measure the optoelectronic…
IKZ publishes Status Analysis on Science & Technology of strategic crystals in the EU
Important contribution of the research institute for the recovery of strategic competitiveness in the EU:
Together with the European Network on Crystal Growth (ENCG) and the German Society for Crystal Growth (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kristallzüchtung & Kristallwachstum [DGKK]), contributions on academic and industrial…
FBH presents trends in photonics and quantum technologies at Photonics Days 2024
On October 9 and 10, 2024, the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut will contribute to the Photonics Days Berlin Brandenburg:
For two days, experts from research and industry will meet in Berlin Adlershof to discuss current trends in laser technology, heterointegration, microsystems technology, and various other topics. A key focus on…
Kasra Amini awarded €2.5 million of funding from the European Research Council
The MBI researcher wants to develop a tool to better track atomic changes in molecules and condensed matter during a reaction:
Kasra Amini has been awarded the prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This highly competitive grant is given to exceptional early-career researchers with two to seven years of…
SpinMagIC: 'EPR on a chip' ensures quality of olive oil and beer
HZB spin-off develops sensor to detect free radicals in food:
The first sign of spoilage in many food products is the formation of free radicals, which reduces the shelf-life and the overall quality of the food. Until now, the detection of these molecules has been very costly…
New 'Chiral Vortex' of Light Reveals Molecular Mirror Images
The entirely new structure of light could help drug developers see their work more clearly than before:
An entirely new structure of light is helping to measure chirality in molecules more accurately and robustly than ever before, in a major potential step for the medicine. The study published in Nature Photonics was…
Science und Society
How research and innovation secure our future:
Without research and innovation, our society would stagnate. The institutes and companies in Adlershof show how it can be done differently every day anew. We will take an in-depth look at how they secure our future…
JUICE space probe to fly by the Moon and Earth
With the close flybys the space probe's trajectory will be changed, setting it on the ideal course to Venus:
The highly anticipated space manoeuvre has been named LEGA, for 'Lunar-Earth Gravity Assist' – which roughly means Moon-Earth gravity deflection. For the first time, the orbit of a space probe will be altered by the…
FBH strengthens German-British cooperation in high-performance photonics
Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) and the University of Glasgow intensify expert exchange and initiate new Visiting Professorship:
Berlin-based Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) and the University of Glasgow to deepen cooperation, focusing on ultra-high-power photonic applications and enhanced exchange of photonics experts and students through the…
IKZ, BAM, UDE and BESTEC successfully completed KostSol project
The aim of the joint project was to reduce costs in the production of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells through laser-induced structure formation on surfaces:
The joint project "Cost-Efficient Fabrication of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Solar Cells through Laser-Induced Surface Structuring" (KostSol), funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK), in…
LTB takes over Laser-Mikrotechnologie Dr. Kieburg GmbH
The company will be integrated into LTB as an independent business unit:
LTB Lasertechnik Berlin GmbH announced that it successfully acquired Laser-Mikrotechnologie Dr. Kieburg GmbH with effect from 1 August 2024. Laser-Mikrotechnologie Dr. Kieburg GmbH, a renowned specialist in special…
DLR laser clock achieves world-class accuracy
Laser clocks are set to improve satellite navigation and deliver a precise global time signal:
A new laser clock from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has achieved a record level of accuracy for optical clocks with gas cells: in 30 million years, it would be off by…
All BESSY II instruments reconnected to the network
After a cyberattack, all experimental stations are integrated into the new IT networks and a novel data control system has been established:
Thirteen months ago, HZB fell victim to a criminal cyberattack that also took BESSY II light source and the instruments in the experimental hall out of operation. BESSY II was up and running again after just three…
BESSY II shows how solid-state batteries degrade
A team of researchers from HZB and Justus Liebig University Giessen present a new method for surface characterization of battery materials:
Solid-state batteries have several advantages: they can store more energy and are safer than batteries with liquid electrolytes. However, they do not last as long and their capacity decreases with each charge cycle.…