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LUM quality management system again certified according to ISO 9001:2015

LUM GmbH is a leading international provider of innovative measurement technology for particle characterization in the nano and micro range, for dispersion analysis and for materials testing:

Effective May 20, 2020, LUM continues to be certified, now for the scope: Design, production and marketing of measurement- and analysis techniques for particle, dispersion and materials characterization as well as…

Berlin Adlershof: Facts and Figures

The Berlin Adlershof Science City is one of the most successful high-technology sites in Germany and Berlin’s largest media site. It is home to 1,203 companies and scientific institutions (Dec 2019) on an area of…

Unique measurement system for 5G-MIMO and space applications put into operation at FBH

State-of-the-art equipment for microelectronic research in Germany:

With the delivery of Keysight Technologies’ custom-designed wideband microwave downconverters, all key components for the novel 5G-MIMO system are now in place at Ferdinand-Braun-Institut. The system was funded within…

Fighting hospital germs with UVC light-emitting diodes

A novel LED irradiation system developed by the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut aims to kill microorganisms with ultra-short wave UV light – without side effects:

According to the Robert Koch Institute, 400,000 to 600,000 infections with hospital germs occur in Germany every year – about 10,000 to 20,000 people die from them (source: RKI). Since multidrug resistant (MDR)…

LTB has finally arrived in North America

Support for customers with branch office in Fremont California expanded:

LTB Lasertechnik Berlin is pleased to announce the foundation LTB Laser Technologies, Inc. established in Fremont, California, LTB Laser Technologies vastly improves our proximity to customers in North American…

New charging points for electric cars installed in Adlershof

Helmholtz Centre offers green electricity for employees' cars:

On 14 May 2020, two charging points for electric cars were installed near the BESSY II main building. But not only the hybrid company car fleet is to be charged here. Soon, employees will also have the opportunity to…

On the road to non-toxic and stable perovskite solar cells

International cooperation led by HZB has developed new materials with tin instead of lead:

The promising halide perovskite materials for solar energy conversion show high efficiencies, but this comes at a cost: The best perovskite materials incorporate toxic lead which poses a hazard to the environment. To…

How new materials increase the efficiency of direct ethanol fuel cells

Research group investigated novel composite membrane at BESSY II:

A group from Brazil and an HZB team have investigated a novel composite membrane for ethanol fuel cells. It consists of the polymer Nafion, in which nanoparticles of a titanium compound are embedded by the rarely…

Why permafrost might thaw sooner than expected

In a new study, experts (HU, AWI, University of Oslo) simulate various climate warming scenarios in northeast Siberia:

Experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU) and the University of Oslo have determined that much of the permafrost that is…

Graduate School "Advanced Materials": First admission of members

This April, the Graduate School "Advanced Materials" (GS-AM) admitted 22 doctoral students as members, from HU Berlin, FU Berlin, TU Berlin, and Potsdam Universität. The mission of GS-AM is to provide superior…

Corona research: Consortium of Berlin research and industry seeks active ingredients

The HZB is making all existing infrastructures available to the joint project:

The Berlin biotech company Molox GmbH and a team at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have initiated a consortium of regional research groups and BASF. Together, they want to identify a starting point for the…

Adlershof Journal May/June 2020

Look at us go! Making flexible work work:

Homestudying: Digital semester at the Humboldt-Universität // Matter of trust: “Netzer, Weisweiler and a lack of clarity” // Meteorological intelligence: Why weather forecasts are important …

“Netzer, Weisweiler and a lack of clarity”: It’s all a question of trust

Essay by Dr. Reinhard K. Sprenger, leadership expert and management author:

It still is the match of the century for many and, at the same time, possibly the most dramatic crisis of leadership in German football: it’s the 1973 cup finals, Borussia Mönchengladbach against 1. FC Köln. Following…

Remote work from a psychological perspective

In conversation with Annekatrin Hoppe, work psychologist at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, who’s research focuses on occupational health:

Her own research, teaching, management responsibility, on the one hand, and a family with two small children, on the other: Annekatrin Hoppe is currently juggling many balls in the air. As a work psychologist, she has…

Fostering young talent

Chemist Guido Heinrich evaluates medication and young researchers:

Some things you just never forget. Like that test kit used to detect traces of blood in food. Back then, the initial question was: how can vegetarians be sure that there is no meat on their plate? The solution was…

‘Basic trust’ is the key

Mobile and remote work is more than a modern corporate must-have:

Mobile and remote work is more than modern corporate must-have. In today’s world of work, it is also an issue of employer branding. However, it also requires some preliminary work, trust, and special management skills…

Compulsory attendance

Surveying the mood of Adlershof-based manufacturing companies:

Remote working is a blessing for many faced with the coronavirus pandemic. But not everybody can enjoy this privilege. How are Adlershof-based companies dealing with the crisis? How are they coping with an uncertain…

How to make working remotely work

Since the coronavirus pandemic, many more companies are starting to appreciate the value of working digitally – Pokeshot sets off to show them how to make it work:

Normally, they would have met in Am Studio 2 in Adlershof, where Pokeshot has its headquarters. However, now, during the pandemic, it is better to keep a safe distance. Instead of shaking hands, waving hands pop up on…

A boost for digital innovation

The first digital semester at Berlin’s Humboldt-Universität:

All lectures with compulsory attendance have been cancelled, the libraries are closed, and most employees are working from home: on 13 March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic forced Humboldt-University into emergency…

The fake news pandemic

Dr. Peter Strunk about how to handle the ‘infodemic’:

Whether it’s climate change deniers, election interferers, or neo-Nazis inciting hatred against refugees - their most important tool for manipulating the public is the peddling of fake news and conspiracy theories on…