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Tandem solar cell achieves record efficiency

Combination of perovskite and silicon makes solar cells cheaper and more efficient:

Teams from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, have been the first to successfully combine a silicon heterojunction solar cell with a perovskite solar cell…

Greek island of Tilos becomes flagship for clean energy

Younicos' smart battery enables 80 Percent renewables:

A study by energy storage pioneer Younicos has found that the Greek island of Tilos could push the share of renewables in its energy mix beyond 80 percent by installing an intelligent battery. The island would thus…

Würth Elektronik eiSos opens Competence Center Berlin

Vibrant research environment:

Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG opened its new Competence Center Berlin on 23 October 2015, marking a further milestone of the company’s expansion strategy. The Competence Center Berlin will primarily be a hub…

Energy exchange in highly ionized nanoparticles

MBI scientists observe correlated electronic decay in the near-infrared regime:

Excited atoms often decay via the emission of radiation, a process that is known as fluorescence. A different scenario can emerge when an excited atom is surrounded by other excited atoms, ions and electrons. Such…

Total pressure measurement equipment from Pfeiffer Vacuum expands to include a new addition

From ultra-high vacuum to the overpressure range:

Many vacuum applications only operate in a certain pressure range. In order to operate vacuum systems with high precision, the total pressure must be measured reliably. For this purpose, Pfeiffer Vacuum offers a…

HZB photovoltaic thin films: up to 13.1% efficiency

Nanoparticles improve ultrathin CIGSe solar cells:

CIGSe solar cells  are made of a thin chalcopyrite layer consisting of Copper, Indium, Gallium and Selenium and can reach high efficiencies. Since Indium is becoming scarce and expensive, it is interesting to reduce…

Adlershof Special 42

The beat of success:

New perspectives for the centre of Adlershof // Large plots – Various chances //

Adlershof – a clever success story

Editorial by Andreas Geisel, Senator for Urban Development and the Environment:

Adlershof Berlin is a success story. Primarily, the location stands for many great minds who have made a name worldwide in the fields of science, research and technology. This is associated with innovation and…

Potential for clever investors

The advantages of the technology and science location Adlershof:

Synergies between science and economy, outstanding traffic connection, and a fully developed infrastructure are only some of the advantages the technology and science location Adlershof has to offer to investors. The…

Adlershof media location on the move

Amended development plan gives new impetus:

Creative and vibrant, Media City Adlershof is home to approximately 140 businesses such as production studios, sound artists, stage set painters, cutters, set designers, make-up artists and costume designers – many of…

Clever living in Berlin

Residential location Adlershof: unique concentration of sustainable living concepts:

The urban residential quarter at the most important research and media location in the Berlin-Brandenburg region has continued to expand. As a residential location, Adlershof boasts a unique concentration of…

New perspectives for the centre of Adlershof

Rudower Chaussee is Adlershof‘s lifeline. New projects are adding to the street‘s attraction.:

Since the scaffolding has been removed from the third construction section of Europa-Center AG‘s office complex on Rudower Chaussee this past summer, passersby have had the opportunity to enjoy a new sight: Finally,…

New office spaces for Berlin: NUBIS at Adlershof Technology Park

Total rental space: 17,400 square metres:

At Germany‘s cutting-edge business incubator and technology centre, the science and technology park Adlershof, PROJECT Immobilien real estate developers are building NUBIS, a modern office complex with a total rental…

Adlershof‘s overnight guests are well provided for

Slowly but steadily, they are turning their heads as if on the lookout for a place to stay. If that were the case, the sculptures named „Kopfbewegung – heads, shifting“ would be in the perfect spot. From the Forum,…

Student accommodation in Adlershof: The “Medienfenster” Project

114 fully furnished one-room apartments and 39 compact and functionally layouted 1.5 to 3-room units:

On Rudower Chaussee, a new apartment building is being developed, its modern architecture deliberately taking up on the location‘s tradition and forging a bridge to present-day Adlershof: the “Medienfenster”.…

Project „aero-solar“ Berlin Adlershof with 67 modern two to four-room apartments

Quality-oriented and price-conscious:

After having been active in the Pankow, Lichtenberg, Marzahn-Hellersdorf and Spandau in the northern and western parts of Berlin, Hanseatische Immobilien Treuhand GmbH + Co. is about to tackle their fifth project in…

New building at Forum Adlershof - Timeless, open, distinctly curved

Interview with Ralf-Jörg Kadenbach, member of Europa-Center AG´s managing board:

Mr. Kadenbach, Europa-Center AG has been one of the most active private investors in Adlershof for years. Their buildings such as Europa-Center Adlershof situated on Rudower Chaussee feature prominently in the…

“VivaCity Adlershof“ - A breath of fresh air for the Technology Park

Urban feel and vital living are coalescing at Adlershof. Located in the immediate vicinity of Johannisthal landscape park, “VivaCity Adlershof“, a new residential quarter designed for prime-age people and retirees,…

Environmentally clever: Homes in Adlershof

The Newton PlusEnergy project:

With their Newton PlusEnergy project, Laborgh Investment GmbH developed a successful construction project combining modern architecture with groundbreaking technology. The commencement of construction is scheduled for…

Large plots – various chances

Groß-Berliner Damm will live up to its name:

Offering properties for extensive commercial development, the area surrounding Groß-Berliner Damm will soon live up to its name. It is perfectly suited for fast-growing businesses blending in well with the high-tech…