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Humboldt-Universität and quantumReality extend their research collaboration in electrochemistry
Successful Research Collaboration Enters the Next Phase: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Potsdam-based Science VC quantumReality Extend Cooperation to Develop Digital Twins for Electrolysis Plants by Two Years with…
DFG is funding a research project on integral deformations in holography at HU
Early-career researcher Stijn van Tongeren focuses on highly complex quantum field theories in theoretical physics:
Three new research groups and projects funded by the German Research Foundation’s (DFG) Heisenberg Programme are now active at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), including the group led by physicist Dr Stijn van…
“Support local people in protecting nature around the world”
A study by Humboldt University in Berlin shows that the UN’s nature conservation target could have a direct impact on the lives of almost half the world’s population:
To halt global species extinction, at least 30 per cent of the world’s land and marine areas are to be placed under protection by 2030 and 30 per cent of degraded ecosystems restored, as agreed at the 15th UN…
Tailwind for career planning
The “workhier!” programme equips international students for the next step:
Anyone deep in the final stages of a doctoral thesis can use a bit of support when transitioning into work life. Environmental engineer Dr Janani Venkatraman Jagatha can certainly recommend joining the “workhier!”…
When work ends and anger begins
Psychologist Heidi Mauersberger researches workplace conflict:
Conflict at work is unavoidable and part of most people’s everyday professional life. When handled constructively, it does not need to have negative consequences. Quite the contrary: The clash of different…
Joachim Sauer has been elected an international member of the National Academy of Sciences
The US organisation has elected the former HU professor as an international member in recognition of his outstanding research:
Every spring, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) elects new members. At the end of April, it announced in Washington the election of 120 new members and 25 international members. Among them is Prof. Dr. rer. nat.…
Catalysis App – Structured Research Data for Developing Sustainable Catalysts
The platform enables reliable data sharing and provides a strong foundation for artificial-intelligence-driven analysis:
Catalysis − the reduction of activation energy in a chemical reaction by a catalyst − plays a key role in the chemical industry, as well as in the development of sustainable technologies essential for achieving a…
Call for Videos: Promoting early-career researchers
At the Long Night of Science, candidates for Berlin Science Week will be chosen:
How does your research improve the lives of Berliners? That’s the question asked at the Inspiration Stage during Berlin Science Week on November 7 and 8, 2026—and we can help you take the stage. As institutions in…
Agricultural production is the main cause of destructive fires in South America’s tropical dry forests
Research team has used satellite images to reconstruct the fire history of the Gran Chaco, one of the world’s largest dry forest regions:
Every year, vast areas of forest burn in the South American Chaco, a tropical dry forest region that stretches across Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay and forms the second-largest forest region on the continent after…
HU team takes third place at the German Robot Football Championship
Despite facing unexpected challenges at the RoboCup German Open in Cologne, the “Berlin United” team was successful:
The German Open 2026 Robot Football Championship took place from 10 to 14 March at the Cologne Exhibition Centre and presented particular challenges for the HU team’s four football robots on the pitch – yet “Berlin…
HU researchers develop molecular clamps controlled by light
The molecular photoswitches use light to adjust mechanical strain, enabling on-demand control of chemical reactions:
Controlling exactly when and where chemical reactions take place remains one of the central challenges in modern chemistry. Heat, mixing, or catalysts typically affect entire systems at once, offering little spatial…
Kick-off for the new data and AI centre at HZB in Adlershof
The data centre will provide a competitive infrastructure for data-driven research in Berlin:
By establishing a new data and AI centre in Berlin, the Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB) and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) are laying the foundations for a scalable and sovereign data infrastructure in the capital.…
Why Berlin’s street fountains are still important today
Humboldt University introduces Timothy Moss, senior researcher at IRI THESys:
World Water Day on 22 March serves as a reminder of just how precious – and yet how limited – clean water is. This issue is also a focus of Timothy Moss, a senior researcher at IRI THESys at Humboldt University. For…
Despite the 2025 arson attack: Technology Park Adlershof continues to grow and remains confident and optimistic
Germany’s largest science and technology park continues to grow amidst an ongoing economic crisis / companies recognise responsibility for Germany’s technological independence:
The Science and Technology Park Berlin Adlershof continued its positive development in 2025. Revenues and budget funds rose by around 5% to over 4.2 bn. euros (2025: 4.0 bn. euros). The number of employees also…
Berlin Adlershof: Facts and figures
Berlin Adlershof is Germany’s largest and most successful Science and Technology Park as well as Berlin’s largest media location—embedded in an overall urban development concept. Spanning an area of 4.6 km², the park…
Ultrafast laser pulses bring diamond-based quantum internet closer to reality
Researchers from Berlin have demonstrated a new method for generating single photons in a diamond-based quantum system:
The controlled generation of single photons is an essential element of numerous quantum technology applications, such as quantum networks and quantum computing. A research team from the Integrated Quantum Photonics…
Girls’ Day 2026 at Humboldt-Universität
On 23 April 2026, the institutes at HU in Adlershof are opening their laboratories for school pupils:
At the Adlershof Science and Technology Park, school pupils gain exclusive insights into the world of research. At the Institute of Physics, scientists explain complex topics such as the Higgs boson or entangled…
Einstein Professorship for HU chemist Kallol Ray
The Einstein Foundation is funding the scientist’s research in the field of green chemistry:
Chemist and leading expert in bioinorganic chemistry and catalysis Prof. Dr. Kallol Ray will receive an Einstein Professorship from 1 April. His research in the field of green chemistry will be funded. Kallol Ray is…
Research team has developed an alternative spectral imaging method
Quantum interference makes MIR spectroscopy possible using simple camera technology:
Mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy uses the molecular fingerprints of samples to perform biomedical or environmental analyses without chemical staining or labeling. Highly specific vibrational states of the different…
Efficient training
Alan Akbik, professor of machine learning at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, is working on smarter approaches to language models:
ChatGPT requires vast amounts of data and costs a lot of money. Alan Akbik, professor of machine learning at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, is exploring smarter solutions. No AI was used to generate this essay on the…