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Dr. Michael J. Bojdys © WISTA Management GmbH
27.04.2020

Maximum capacities at the theoretical limit

Chemist Michael J. Bojdys' proposal for an ERC Proof of Concept Grant for the project “LiAnMAT” has been retained for funding:

On April 27, the European Research Council (ERC) announced the recipients of the Proof of Concept (PoC) Grant scheme: one of them is Michael J. Bojdys, materials chemist and junior research group leader at IRIS…

MeteoIQ © WISTA Management GmbH
27.04.2020

Turning wonder into meteorological intelligence

Adlershof start-up MeteoIQ prepares weather forecasts as a basis for business decisions:

At MeteoIQ, the name says it all: the three founders have specialised on the smart use and useful preparation of weather data for customers from the insurance, construction, and energy sector. The Adlershof-based…

Isabel Harnoth. Photo: private
27.04.2020

New chances for the working-from-home model

Remote work viewed from a legal perspective. Inquired with Isabel Harnoth, law student at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin:

Working from home has many advantages for employees and employers alike. But there is a problem: there is a lack of compliance with working hours as well as occupational safety. Both sides must be able to rely on…

© Alejandro Posada, Felix Groß/MPI-IS
24.04.2020

New interaction between light and matter discovered at BESSY II

Discovery interesting for future information technologies:

A German-Chinese team led by Gisela Schütz from the MPI for Intelligent Systems has discovered a new interaction between light and matter at BESSY II. They succeeded in creating nanometer-fine magnetic vortices in a…

Picture: PicoQuant
09.04.2020

PicoQuant combines high timing precision with ultrashort dead time

New versions of the high-throughput multichannel event timer MultiHarp 150 with 10 ps digital resolution are now available:

PicoQuant releases three new models of the high-throughput multichannel event timer MultiHarp 150: MultiHarp 150 4P, 8P, and 16P. The units with either 4, 8, or 16 detection channels offer improved timing precision…

Schematic representation of the coronavirus protease © Helena Tabermann/HZB
02.04.2020

Corona research at BESSY II

Two days of measuring operation to find the right key:

The Berlin Synchrotron Source BESSY II of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) will resume operation for two days. Scientists intend to use the intense X-ray radiation from BESSY II to search for active substances…

X-ray image of the electron beam in TRIB-mode © F. Armborst/K. Holldack
02.04.2020

BESSY II: Ultra-fast switching of helicity of circularly polarized light pulses

Fast switching can make processes in magnetic materials visible and allows completely new experiments at the electron storage ring:

At the BESSY II storage ring, a joint team of accelerator physicists, undulator experts and experimenters has shown how the helicity of circularly polarized synchrotron radiation can be switched faster – up to a…

27.03.2020

Growing importance of nuclear medicine for the treatment of cancer

Debiopharm expands its radiopharmaceutical footprint with an exclusive in-licensing agreement of 3B Pharmaceutical’s targeted CAIX radiotherapy:

Debiopharm, a Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company announced having entered into a worldwide, exclusive license & research agreement with 3B Pharmaceuticals (3BP), a German biotechnology firm, to further the…

25.03.2020

MagForce AG announces plans for further NanoTherm Treatment Centre

Therapy for brain tumour patients will also be available in Thuringia:

MagForce AG, a leading medical device company in the field of nanomedicine focused on oncology, and the Hufeland Klinikum GmbH, announced the conclusion of a joint cooperation agreement and the planned opening of a…

Schematic representation of the coronavirus protease © HZB
19.03.2020

Coronavirus: BESSY II data accelerate drug development

Scientists have decoded the three-dimensional architecture of the main protease of SARS-CoV-2:

A coronavirus is keeping the world in suspense. SARS-CoV-2 is highly infectious and can cause severe pneumonia with respiratory distress (COVID-19). Scientists are doing research in order to prevent the viruses from…

PSL Manager Dr. Jörn Helbert © DLR/Gravity
19.03.2020

Europlanet launches 10 million euro research infrastructure supporting planetary science

DLR Adlershof participates in the programme with two laboratories for planetary research with globally unique capabilities:

Europlanet 2024 RI will provide open access to the world's largest group of facilities for planetary simulation and analysis, as well as a global network of small telescopes, data services and support for the…

Simulation of GIXRF maps © PTB
17.03.2020

3D nano-metrology with X-ray fluorescence and scattering techniques

PTB researchers develop new algorithm for the fast reconstruction of atom distributions in 3D nanostructured surfaces:

Over the last years, PTB has developed a new method for atom-specific reconstruction of periodically nanostructured surfaces. Recent studies have shown experimentally that it is possible to reconstruct and identify…

ORELTECH © WISTA Management GmbH
12.03.2020

Advanced Materials Startup ORELTECH Receives Angel Investment from Hüttenes hoch drei GmbH

H3 promotes its commitment to the use of new materials and to the environment:

ORELTECH is a Berlin startup and trailblazer in the field of advanced metallization techniques. The young company is disrupting the existing market for functional (printed) electronics through a novel, highly…

Adlershof Journal March/April 2020
04.03.2020

Adlershof Journal March/April 2020

Technology for Future: Adlershof is working on concrete solutions:

The ‘techlash’ as a momentum for change: Active technology design // Stopping health problems: Affordable vaccines, better diagnostics, personalized therapies // Berlin's forgotten dream factory: 100 years of movie…

MXenes © Martin Künsting/HZB
02.03.2020

New class of materials for energy storage researched at HZB

2D titanium carbides store large amounts of electrical energy and can be charged and discharged in a matter of seconds:

Two dimensional titanium carbides, so-called MXenes, are being discussed as candidates for the rapid storage of electrical energy. Like a battery, MXenes can store large amounts of electrical energy through…

Illustration: Dorothee Mahnkopf © WISTA Management GmbH
26.02.2020

The ‘techlash’ as a momentum for change: Fear and scepticism amidst digitalist infiltration and data abuse

Essay by Prof. Dr. Holger Rust, economic sociologist, pragmatist and publicist:

It became hard to miss at some point: dealing with the social ramifications of transformation processes, most of the bachelor’s and master’s theses that I supervised quasi-automatically started off their research…

Carola Hilbert © WISTA Management GmbH
26.02.2020

In conversation with Carola Hilbert, who is working to create a DLR visitor centre in Adlershof

The head of the sites in the DLR Eastern region wants to make research more accessible to the public:

Flying across the Red Planet, driving a robotaxi, or travelling in high-tech trains. Carola Hilbert is fascinated by all these things. They are also simply parts of her everyday life. She became the head of the sites…

Julia Boike © Paolo Verzone/AWI
26.02.2020

The frost expert

Julia Boike, professor at the Geography Department of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, explores the arctic underground:

The area is almost deserted. A small aeroplane carrying equipment, food, and clothes for almost three months is forced to land on mud and gravel. There is a single hut; when overcrowded, people sleep in tents. Except…

Bernd Rech © WISTA Management GmbH
26.02.2020

Local answers to global challenges

Bernd Rech (HZB) and Ulrich Panne (BAM) about new ways towards a resource-saving energy supply and new materials:

We are entering a new decade – faced by climate change, a growing global population, and a maltreated environment, many look into the future with some trepidation. However, with researchers working on solutions,…

Laboratory Vaxxilon AG © WISTA Management GmbH
26.02.2020

Targeting global public health scourges

Adlershof-based companies develop affordable vaccines, better diagnostics, and personalised therapies:

Health care is a global task. Adlershof-based companies are developing and providing important contributions to the battle against HIV and Ebola, multidrug-resistant bacteria, and for more targeted cancer…