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Cover: Adlershof Journal Januar/Februar 2024
17.01.2024

Adlershof Journal January/February 2024

Talent meets technology: How we ensure we make progress together:

Building blocks for further training: The new WISTA Academy launched //  Nephrolyx: Highly precise and rapid detection of kidney diseases //  Television up close: Studio tours provide insight …

Sentech’s head of HR Cordula Krüger © WISTA Management GmbH
17.01.2024

Finding and retaining talent

It’s not as easy as it sounds. Germany is creaking under the strain of a shortage of skilled workers, while demographic changes are only just gathering momentum. How are Adlershof’s research institutes and companies dealing with this?:

Sentech Instruments GmbH is growing substantially and therefore needs more high-skilled workers, especially engineers. However, there is a problem. It seems as though the market has been swept clean. “I have been…

Symbolic image: Sewage pipe on the seashore. Source: BAM © Adobe Stock/Planetz
16.01.2024

New approach to detect ‘forever chemicals’ in water

A team of researchers from BAM and the University of Birmingham has developed a sensor to detect PFAS in water quickly and easily:

Scientists at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with scientists from the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) have developed a new approach for detecting pollution from ‘forever…

Schematic overview of the different FIB techniques © N. Klingner/HZDR, Katja Höflich/HZB
16.01.2024

Focused ion beam technology: a single tool for a wide range of applications

Experts from the Fit4Nano project provide an overview of the state of research into finely focussed ion beams and a roadmap for future developments:

Processing materials on the nanoscale, producing prototypes for microelectronics or analysing biological samples: The range of applications for finely focused ion beams is huge. Experts from the EU collaboration…

Bessie Fischer-Bohn and Benjamin Springer © WISTA Management GmbH
16.01.2024

Building blocks for further training

The new WISTA Academy strives to facilitate access to talent and employee retention for companies:

To WISTA, commercial location development is more than plotting land, managing buildings and attracting businesses. It’s also about creating spaces for people to live and work—and to inspire them. After all, success…

Bartosz Reinhold with a kidney function testing kit © WISTA Management GmbH
12.01.2024

Nephrolyx: highly precise and rapid detection of kidney diseases

A start-up from Adlershof is supplying modern kidney function tests to more and more clinics and practices all over Europe:

Nephrolyx GmbH, a university spin-off from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, has developed a testing kit and a digital platform that enable precise measurement of kidney function (mGFR). This helps detect kidney…

RLI management team: Christine Kühnel (l.) and Kathrin Goldammer (r.) © RLI (Stefan Klenke)
10.01.2024

Dual leadership for the Reiner Lemoine Institute

Christine Kühnel joins the management team on 1 January 2024:

Since 1 January 2024, Christine Kühnel has been Co-Managing Director of the Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI) and heads it together with Kathrin Goldammer. Kühnel holds a doctorate in industrial engineering and is an…

Fiber-coupled diode laser modules in butterfly housings © FBH/B. Schurian
09.01.2024

FBH presents high-performance semiconductor light sources at Photonics West 2024

Diode lasers and UV LEDs for versatile applications: from materials processing, LiDAR, sensor technology, and health care to quantum technologies:

At Photonics West 2024 in San Francisco (USA), the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) will be presenting novel and advanced diode lasers and UV light-emitting diodes (LEDs). FBH will be participating in both the trade…

Crystal growth station of the department "Oxides and Fluorides" at IKZ © Dr. Hiroki Tanaka
08.01.2024

IKZ and Oxide Corporation Sign Joint Research and Development Contract

The research institute in Adlershof provides technology transfer of advanced single crystalline materials for laser applications to the Japanese company:

Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung and Oxide Corporation, a Japanese company specializing in the research and manufacturing of single crystals and laser devices, have entered a joint research and development…

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Patrick Scheele
03.01.2024

Ferdinand-Braun-Institut starts into 2024 with new Scientific Director

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Patrick Scheele forms the new dual leadership together with Administrative Managing Director Dr. Karin-Irene Eiermann:

In January 2024, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Patrick Scheele (48) has been appointed the new Scientific Managing Director of the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH). This management function…

Carina Hanke, HZB
23.12.2023

HZB makes progress towards greenhouse gas neutrality by 2035

Carina Hanke, climate and energy manager at HZB, tells about the project’s challenges and results:

The Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) has committed to achieving greenhouse gas neutrality by 2035. To find its main emission sources, it determined its greenhouse gas footprint and had it verified by an external…

Figure: Iridium atoms embedded in titanium oxides © HZB/Marianne van der Merwe
20.12.2023

Research team improves stability of iridium catalysts

Stability of iridium-based anodes for generating green hydrogen can be significantly increased with titanium oxides:

Anodes for the electrolytic splitting of water are usually iridium-based materials. In order to increase the stability of the iridium catalyst, a team at HZB and a group at HI-ERN have now produced a so-called…

Symbolic cheque from PicoQuant for "Berlin summt!" © PicoQuant GmbH
18.12.2023

PicoQuant donates 3000 EUR to „Berlin summt!“

The money will contribute to the expansion of “Stepping Stone Habitats”:

PicoQuant donates 3000 EUR to Berlin summt!, an initiative dedicated to raising awareness about urban nature among Berlin's residents and nurturing a sustainable appreciation for bees. Mariola Axmann, responsible for…

Commemorative event on "40 years of metrology with synchrotron radiation" © PTB
15.12.2023

40 Years of Metrology with Synchrotron Radiation at PTB

It all began with a publication on PTB's radiometry laboratory at the former Berlin storage ring BESSY I from 1983 and became a success story:

On November 14, 2023, the 322nd PTB Seminar on VUV and EUV Metrology hosted a commemorative event on "40 years of metrology with synchrotron radiation". The occasion was the first publication on PTB's radiometry…

Illustration: flexibility of heat pumps © RLI
11.12.2023

Grid-friendly use of heat pumps leads to a reduction in grid expansion costs

RLI analyses the effects of increased flexibility of heat pumps through higher output and heat storage capacity:

Delayed expansion of the electricity grids jeopardizes the rapid implementation of the energy system transformation. More flexibility through heat pumps and heat storage in the electricity grid could counteract this…

DLR project ComInA: tracking system for emergency responders © DLR
08.12.2023

Better coordination of emergency services in buildings

DLR tracking system makes people and surrounding structures visible:

Emergency responders operating in buildings or industrial plants should not only know their exact location. In order for a mission to be coordinated, it is also important that the location of each individual team…

Dr. Hiroki Tanaka © IKZ
06.12.2023

Leibniz Association funds research into high-purity fluoride crystals

IKZ young scientist Dr. Hiroki Tanaka receives the funding of Leibniz Junior Research Groups in Leibniz Competition 2024:

After a competitive selection process, Dr. Hiroki Tanaka's research proposal titled 'Photonics with ultra-pure fluoride crystals' has been awarded funding for the next five years under the esteemed Leibniz Junior…

Payload MAIUS-2 © MAIUS Mission
05.12.2023

MAIUS-2 mission launched with FBH laser modules on board

Compounds of Bose-Einstein condensates were investigated on board a sounding rocket in order to measure the properties of the atoms with high precision:

The MAIUS-2 mission rocket was launched into space on December 2, 2023 from Kiruna, Sweden. On board the sounding rocket 75 experiments were scheduled in which compounds of so-called Bose-Einstein condensates, based…

Graphic: Conversion from gas to hydrogen © RLI
04.12.2023

H2-ready power plants prepared for operation with hydrogen?

RLI study shows challenges and solutions for the conversion of gas-fired power plants:

Hydrogen (H2) plays an important role in the renewable energy system to secure electricity generation. New and existing power plants must therefore be made ready for H2 operation. They should become H2-ready. However,…

Illustration PET recycling ©HZB/Frank Lennartz, Gert Weber
29.11.2023

Boosting PET recycling with higher standards for laboratory experiments

Researchers evaluated enzymes that break down plastic so that they can be put into industrial use more quickly:

Many enzymes promise to break down plastic. But what works well in the lab often fails on a large scale. Now a new study by Gert Weber, HZB, Uwe Bornscheuer, University of Greifswald, and Alain Marty, Chief Scientific…