News Archive

The Photon Counter

PicoQuant is focusing on the single molecule:

Picoseconds and single photons are the measure of all things for PicoQuant. The Adlershof based company has committed itself to building exceptionally sensitive instruments. They are used to observe processes that…

Why do Li-ion batteries age?

HZB scientists research electrochemical processes in Li-rich cathode materials:

Even the best Li-ion batteries degrade with time. A reason for this was now identified by researchers at HZB. They could directly observe at BESSY II and DORIS atomic rearrangements occurring in the cathode material…

Adlershof Great Minds

What they research. What they are working on. Why they feel at home in Adlershof:

They invent new materials and technologies, discover smart measuring devices and ensure continued progress in the turnaround of energy policy. their ideas are changing the world and their enthusiasm and courage have…

„IT – Made in Berlin“

Editorial by René Ebert, Managing Director of the ICT Industry Association in the Capital Region, SIBB e.v.:

When, in 1941, the first functioning computer Z3 was showcased by Konrad Zuse, probably almost no one could have anticipated which dynamic and significance IT businesses would have for the German capital on an…

Wirelessly secure

GFaI and lesswire develop energy self-sufficient components for technical building systems:

Primarily for elderly people and those in need of care, the technological solutions offered by Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) can provide support and safety. Companies from Adlershof take on a leading role in…

Future Mobility

DLR project “Streetlife” links data of various transportation means // HU analyses social ramifications of driver assistance systems:

Cities are growing. Motorised private transport in particular puts a strain on them. Those who switch to local public transportation, to bikes or car-sharing reduce CO2 pollution and are in many cases able to reach…

Fully connected street lights

Adlershof’s ICE-Gateway GmbH help municipalities save money:

Merely giving light does not by any means exhaust the potential of the street lamp. At least that is the opinion of the founders of ICE-Gateway GmbH from Adlershof. They want to assign lamps a major role in the smart…

Adlershof Journal International Edition 2014

Working in the World Laboratory: Multiculturalism is good for us:

ESSAY Çaglayan, my little waterfall: Can names block an international career? INSIGHT Prime location: First tenants in the "Air Campus" PEOPLE Global market pioneer: Felipe Stark provides "fault recorders" to three…

Doctor Europe

Better job opportunities for joint PhD candidates:

Since autumn 2012, doctoral candidates in geography (comparative town planning) can take part in a joint PhD programme between the Humboldt University of Berlin and Kings College London. They will research a topic for…

Adlershof Lunch Talk

With Jacqueline Leibik of "Albert Speisemanufaktur":

Jacqueline Leibik, who works with her husband Thomas to ensure that the researchers and entrepreneurs of Adlershof don't go to work on an empty stomach. The two of them run Albert Speisenmanufaktur in the Centre for…

High-tech for the world

Niche and top of the range, with the main revenue sources abroad and multicultural employees :

Some of the companies in Adlershof are firm international favourites in their industries. Their employees are multicultural, which stimulates ideas and business. The location itself has become visible in the…

Adlershof as a role model

Technology transfer from South Africa to Israel:

Two delegations per week, 1,200 mostly international visitors a year. The figures already show that Adlershof has long been radiating well beyond Berlin and Germany. Adlershof's doers are globally networked. They…

"The perfect place for us"

British company makes use of the "Welcome Package":

Thanks to the Berlin Business Welcome Package, the founders of the British company Wellation Studios have had an easy start in Adlershof. They were able to test whether they wanted to settle with their company in…

Global market pioneer

Felipe Stark provides "fault recorders" to three continents:

The washing machine was a bargain. Buy it and take it away immediately, that much Felipe Stark knew. The only question was how. Stark decided to take the tram. Together with a friend he hauled the whopper to the stop,…

Crafts for adults

This is where the tone is set:

Bruce Willis and Nicolas Cage are talking about running shoes? In the corridor in Johannisthal? Ethem Bozkurt doesn't believe his ears when he goes to get a coffee from the kitchen in that Johannisthal corridor. And…

New tools for laser light

Founder form Photonic Tools at the start:

The metal workpieces which sit on the window sill in Björn Wedel's brand new office are not exhibitions pieces for his newly founded company Photonic Tools. Rather, they remind the 47-year-old of his successful past…

Çaǧlayan, my little waterfall

Can names block an international career?:

Friends of mine recently had their third child – a boy named Çaǧlayan. Nice. It means little waterfall. It has a cedilla under the C and a hachek over the G – he’ll have to spell it and explain it a little when he's…

Adlershof Dissertation Prize for Martin Hempel

The three finalists who were competing against one another on 13 February really were the academic elite. All three of them completed their dissertation in Adlershof in the past 18 months. In order to win the…

Prime location

First tenants in the "Air Campus":

Adlershof is gradually becoming more urban. One of the most recent new builds is the Air Campus office building on the corner of Rudower Chaussee and Am Studio. There is still some space for new tenants. Patrick…

Smart plugs

HARTING is working on the future of the factory:

The family enterprise HARTING recently opened a branch in Adlershof – here, developers are working on the future of the factory, Industry 4.0. It will make manufacturing more efficient, more flexible, faster and more…