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Green hydrogen: “Artificial leaf” becomes better under pressure
Pressures between 6 to 8 bar can increase the efficiency of hydrogen production with sunlight in photoelectrochemical cells:
Hydrogen can be produced via the electrolytic splitting of water. One option here is the use of photoelectrodes that convert sunlight into voltage for electrolysis in so called photoelectrochemical cells (PEC cells).…

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…

Green hydrogen from direct seawater electrolysis
International experts compare different approaches and warn against hype:
At first glance, the plan sounds compelling: invent and develop future electrolysers capable of producing hydrogen directly from unpurified seawater. But a closer look reveals that such direct seawater electrolysers…

Supply chain for power electronic devices based on novel semiconductor material
German research partners demonstrated the practical implementation of an aluminum nitride-based value chain for power semiconductors, from base material growth to device fabrication:
Electromobility, energy supply, automation, and broadband communication – especially in the light of digital transformation and climate change – are opening up new opportunities for European research to take lead in…

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…

Save-the-Date: Adlershof Research Forum / Call for Posters
Registration for poster session until 14 October 2024:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, the research network IGAFA e. V. and WISTA Management GmbH cordially invite you to the Adlershof Research Forum (AFF), which offers insights into research highlights from Adlershof at…

How Earth got its water
Distant asteroids thought to have brought large amounts of water to Earth:
Although water is essential for the existence of life on Earth, its presence on our planet was by no means a foregone conclusion. Millions of asteroid fragments from regions of the Solar System far from the Sun are…

LTB receives certification for environmental management and energy management
Adlershof company's commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency honoured:
LTB Lasertechnik Berlin GmbH has been awarded the prestigious DIN 14001 and DIN 50001 certifications, marking a significant milestone in the company‘s commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency. The DIN 14001…
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HU researchers develop innovative research approach in nanotechnology
This will facilitate the development of new materials and applications in technology and medicine:
Researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, led by Prof. Dr. Nicola Pinna, have made a groundbreaking advancement in nanotechnology, successfully extending the well-known Stöber method to synthesize amorphous…

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.…

The small-town gaze
Essay by Paul Bokowski, writer and satirist from Berlin:
It’s not even ten. Even though the builders from the Oderbruch are already saying »Mahlzeit«, implying that its lunchtime. It took two decades for them to greet me actually. Mind you, they are different people every…

Adlershof Technology Park is committed to openness and tolerance
Start of major online and offline campaign with banners and posters:
35,000 people, 35,000 stories. One goal: Crafting future from diverse perspectives. WISTA Management GmbH (WISTA), managing company of the Adlershof Technology Park, has initiated a local campaign for more tolerance…

More than work
What makes Berlin’s “smartest neighbourhood” liveable?:
With 28,000 people working here, 6,400 students, 3,300 flats, and a growing array of restaurants, daycare centres, shops, and sports facilities, it’s getting livelier every day. There are many different reasons for…

From waste to value: The right electrolytes can enhance glycerol oxidation
HZB team investigates how waste materials can be used more efficiently and in a more environmentally friendly way:
When biomass is converted into biodiesel, huge amounts of glycerol are produced as a by-product. So far, however, this by-product has been little utilised, even though it could be processed into more valuable…

LUM science prize Young Scientist Award 2024
M. Sc. Amin Said Amin was honored at the 11th International Conference on Dispersion Analysis and Materials Testing:
From June 10th to 11th, 2024, LUM GmbH hosted the 11th International Conference on Dispersion Analysis and Materials Testing. 70 participants from 14 countries around the world took part. Three candidates from France,…

Small powerhouses for very special light
HZB team researches efficient and powerful SSMB radiation source:
An international team presents the functional principle of a new source of synchrotron radiation in Nature Communications Physics. Steady-state microbunching (SSMB) allows to build efficient and powerful radiation…

Good clean fun times two
DLR is working at two new institutes in Cottbus to help make industry and flying more sustainable :
Lowering CO₂ emissions is a pressing problem of our time. In Cottbus, people are working on solutions for it. Supported by funding for structural economic change, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) founded two…

In step with the times
The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing also helps with making innovation ready for the market:
The brick building at the address Unter den Eichen 87 radiates history. Set in massive stone in Berlin-Lichterfelde, it demonstrates its status as a renowned government institution. “Federal Institute for Materials…

Precision made in Berlin
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany’s national metrology institute, is considered the cradle of quantum physics and tests the limits of what can be measured. The PTB’s Institut Berlin, or IB, is based in a thriving neighbourhood in Charlottenburg.:
Whenever something requires high precision, the PTB comes into play. As the national metrology institute, it is also the highest authority in Germany for all issues related to correct and reliable measurements.…

In conversation with Oliver Igel
He took the helm in the Treptow-Köpenick district in 2011:
In early 2022, Oliver Igel moved even closer towards the Technology Park. This is due to construction work at Köpenick City Hall, which forced the district mayor of Treptow-Köpenick and his department to make a…