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Figure: Universität Rostock, B. Liewehr
30.06.2020

Light from inside the tunnel

Physicists from the University of Rostock and MBI Berlin reveal a so-far overlooked nonlinear optical mechanism:

Steering and monitoring the light-driven motion of electrons inside matter on the time-scale of a single optical cycle is a key challenge in ultrafast light wave electronics and laser-based material processing.…

LED irradiation system ©FBH/P. Immerz
30.06.2020

FBH and UVphotonics developed versatile LED irradiation system

Plug and play solution for surface treatment – from disinfection to medical treatments:

For disinfection purposes, the compact system can be equipped with UV LEDs to eliminate germs on critical surfaces such as mobile phones. It can also be assembled with LEDs providing the optimum emission spectrum for…

Prof. Jürgen P. Rabe © WISTA Management GmbH
29.06.2020

Turning science fiction into science fact

Professor Jürgen P. Rabe, director of the Integrative Research Institute for the Sciences IRIS Adlershof, about building bridges, joint labs, and a new research building:

Ten years of IRIS Adlershof: what exactly goes on here? Jürgen P. Rabe: It all begins with asking good questions – questions that impose themselves on us, that we can provide answers to by using our scientific…

Prof. List-Kratochvil © WISTA Management GmbH
29.06.2020

A hub for basic research, teaching, and industrial application

How the Integrative Research Institute for the Sciences IRIS Adlershof supports many different technology start-ups :

For almost two decades now, Prof. Emil List-Kratochvil has been dealing with a technology that many think holds a promise for the future: printed electronics. The Austrian-born solid-state physicist has been…

Prof. N. Koch with graduate students © WISTA Management GmbH
29.06.2020

Focusing on advanced materials

A graduate school in Adlershof offers top qualification and turns teams into families:

Advanced materials are a cutting-edge field. Diodes, solar cells, transistors, and storage elements – they are all based on state-of-the-art electronic materials. The products containing these ‘advanced and novel…

Illustration: D. Mahnkopf © WISTA Management GmbH
26.06.2020

The power of the spoken word: Language is a valuable tool

Essay by Paulina Czienskowski, independent journalist from Berlin:

Language is our tool – it shapes the life-world of all of us. If we wish to contribute to this, we must be diligent and attentive when using it There are days when I wish I had a remote control to simply switch off…

Yvonne Dertinger. Photo: private
26.06.2020

In conversation with Yvonne Dertinger, an intercultural trainer

viadrina sprachen GmbH in Adlershof not only conveys language but also intercultural differences:

Though language trainers are anything but rare, they are in high demand. Nuances of a language are best taught one-on-one, says Yvonne Dertinger. She has been teaching German as a foreign language for 13 years, and…

Saša Petrović © WISTA Management GmbH
26.06.2020

The language enthusiast

Saša Petrović is a technology manager at the Photovoltaics Centre in Adlershof:

What was is that brought her to Adlershof in the end? It all came down to two things that Saša Petrović had loved since her days at school. Her enthusiasm for languages, especially German. And a knack for the natural…

Alan Akbik, HU © WISTA Management GmbH
26.06.2020

Hey, foreign language!

How do machine translations fare in providing accurate translations?:

Using smartphone-based translation apps or Google Translate on their computers are invaluable tools to many. The software is continuously improving. But how does it work? What are its limitations? And will our…

Ulrich Köhler, DLR © WISTA Management GmbH
26.06.2020

Of wild numbers and snapshots in space

Two natural scientists told us how they carry their scientific insight out into the world:

Colourful experiments, spectacular images, and elegant equations. There are countless ways of communicating insights from the natural sciences to the general public. But what applies to the applied natural sciences…

Carola Schipke and her team © WISTA Management GmbH
26.06.2020

Detective work against dementia

Adlershof Start-up Predemtec is working on a procedure for early detection of Alzheimer’s:

Based on blood analysis and its own algorithms, Predemtec AG has been working on a procedure for early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease since 2011. Their team has identified six biomarkers that, in their concentration…

Language teacher Yanik Avila and guest researchers © WISTA Management GmbH
26.06.2020

Getting the words out

The German courses at IGAFA are not about perfect grammar – more importantly, they help to start conversations with others:

‘At the office, everything is very international and we speak a lot of English,’ says Ardian Gojani, who came to the Adlershof-based Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) three years ago and…

Illustration HU main building © Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
25.06.2020

Spoken pauses and respect

About the effects of gender-sensitive language:

Gender-inclusive language – some find too much fuss is being made about it, others say it is still not enough. How do Adlershof-based scientists and entrepreneurs address the issue? Late in May, (social) media was…

S. Acksteiner © WISTA Management GmbH
25.06.2020

Serious research, light presentation: Why media training is so important

The applicants for Adlershof’s Dissertation Award receive professional coaching:

Three newly graduated PhD students competed for the Adlershof Dissertation Award at the Erwin Schrödinger Centre of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU). They had only 15 minutes for each presentation, followed by a…

H. Fitzke, LFM Mikroanalytik © WISTA Management GmbH
25.06.2020

The asbestos scouts: On the hunt for the hazardous fibres

The analytics company LFM (Labor für Mikroanalytik) examines building materials for hazardous substances in low concentrations:

Labor für Mikroanalytik (LFM), an analytics company, was founded in Adlershof just one year ago. The main task of its employees is to trace asbestos and other hazardous mineral fibres. Their services are in high…

Credit: ©MBI
24.06.2020

MBI researchers set new record for energy scaling of near-infrared light pulses

New compressor delivers above-terawatt 1.5-cycle pulses at kilohertz repetition rate:

Researchers at the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI) have reached a new milestone in few-cycle pulse generation, breaking a 10-year-old record and achieving…

LumY Pro measuring device © HZB
22.06.2020

Optimize opto-electronic devices with new compact measuring system

HZB team receives Field Study Fellowship from the Helmholtz Association for the further development of the “LumY Pro” measuring device:

In order to develop efficient opto-electronic devices such as solar cells or LEDs, it is crucial to improve the quality of the semiconductors. To achieve this, it is necessary to determine the luminescence yield of…

printing process © Claudia Rothkirch/HU Berlin
12.06.2020

First solar cells from an inkjet printer, now light-emitting diodes too

Team of HZB and HU Berlin succeeds in inkjet printing of perovskite LED:

A team of researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin has succeeded for the first time in producing light-emitting diodes (LEDs) from a hybrid perovskite semiconductor…

12.06.2020

ARIA invests € 2 Million in Inuru

Active packaging manufacturer will use funds to build a production line for sustainable luminous packaging and labelling products:

Inuru announced a € 2.3 Million Series-A funding round, led by the Warsaw based venture capital fund ARIA, to accelerate the production of affordable active packaging and labeling products. Inuru will use the fund to…

Logo: MagForce AG
05.06.2020

MagForce AG and affiliated European clinics support World Brain Tumor Day on 8 June

At virtual events, patients receive advice on treatment approaches with NanoTherm Therapy:

MagForce AG, a leading medical device company in the field of nanomedicine focused on oncology, offering the NanoTherm Therapy System for the treatment of brain tumors, announced that they will together with…