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Rainer Paul © BVG
27.08.2019

More buses, more trains

What is the BVG planning in the Science City Adlershof?:

Buses and trams to Adlershof are often overcrowded, particularly during commuting hours in the mornings and afternoons on weekdays. And the Science City keeps on growing. How will future employees commute, students…

BTB charging station © WISTA Management GmbH
27.08.2019

Excess electricity for electric mobility

In the FlexNet4E-Mobility research project, strategies for more sustainable mobility are developed:

When the power grid works at full capacity, electricity from renewable energy sources is cut back. In the FlexNet4E-Mobility project, a consortium of the Berlin-based energy provider BTB is developing strategies to…

Gallium oxide chip © FBH/schurian.com
27.08.2019

Gallium oxide power transistors with record values

Ferdinand-Braun-Institut achieves breakthrough in the field of energy-efficient power electronics:

Powerful electronic components are indispensable for future communications, for the digital transformation of society and for artificial intelligence applications. On a footprint as small as possible, they should…

Johann Gocht, Elias Kerlinski © WISTA Management GmbH
27.08.2019

Riding the waves low-noise and emissions-free – a perfect day out on the water

Start-up Greenboatsolutions helps boat owners convert to electric engines:

Electric cars, bikes and scooters: out on the streets, the electrification of transportation is well underway. But how about on the water? Germany has more than 500,000 boats on inland waters and in coastal areas.…

Bessy II, Berlin Science and Technology Park Adlershof. Picture: © WISTA
27.08.2019

Physicists develop "time machine" for materials research at Bessy II

About two million euros in funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for the project:

Researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Freie Universität Berlin and Technische Universität München will develop fast electronics for data acquisition at BESSY II. It will make it possible to…

Dirk Germandi, Brain Box Berlin © Profi Partner AG
27.08.2019

Environmentally friendly mobility for a booming neighbourhood

Electric engines and shuttle services aim to take the pressure off local traffic:

‘Mobility is changing the way we work and the offices we work in,’ says Dirk Germandi. As the managing director of the real estate company Projektgesellschaft Gartenstadt Adlershof, Brain Box Berlin (BBB) is much more…

Norman Pieniak, RLI © WISTA Management GmbH
27.08.2019

Batteries vs. fuel cells

The Reiner Lemoine Institute compiled an overview of the advantages and disadvantages:

Over the past few years, traffic and transportation are Germany’s only sectors where greenhouse gas emissions are increasing. Switching to electric cars is an important countermeasure to this trend. There are…

Patrick Stüwe on his e-scooter at the Forum Adlershof © WISTA Management GmbH
27.08.2019

Electric scooters are a rare sight in Adlershof

We look at why:

Electric scooters were officially made legal in Germany in June 2019. Since then, they have become all the rage but also the subject of much heated debate. They quickly became an everyday part of life in the city…

Precision rotary sample table © HZB
21.08.2019

New imaging method developed at HZB

Tomoscopy provides insights into dynamic processes with over 200 3D X-ray images per second:

An international research team at the Swiss Light Source (SLS) has set a new tomography world record using a rotary sample table developed at the HZB. With 208 three-dimensional tomographic X-ray images per second,…

25th anniversary single molecule workshop, Picture: © PicoQuant
15.08.2019

PicoQuant celebrates 25 years of Single Molecule Workshop

This years edition of the workshop hosts an impressive line-up of renowned speakers, including two Nobel prize laureates:

This year marks the 25th anniversary of PicoQuant’s annual workshop on “Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Super-resolution Microscopy in the Life Sciences”. The celebratory event, taking place in Berlin from September…

HZB researchers investigate papyrus at Bessy II Adlershof © HZB
14.08.2019

HZB researchers unveil “secret ink” on ancient Nile papyrus

Non-destructive examination of the fragile papyrus with Bessy II:

Researchers from the Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, Berlin universities and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin studied a small piece of papyrus that was excavated on the island of Elephantine on the River Nile a little…

Bessy II Beamline Adlershof, Credit: © HZB
13.08.2019

German Russian collaboration further strengthened at HZB

New Research Group to Investigate Quantum Materials for Future Information Technologies:

HZB physicist Jaime Sanchez-Barriga can establish a "Helmholtz-RSF Joint Research Group". Over the next three years he will receive additional funding from the Helmholtz Association and the Russian Science Foundation…

07.08.2019

IKZ researcher Dr. Reinhard Uecker receives Frank Prize from the International Organization for Crystal Growth (IOCG)

Award for new findings in the field of crystal growing:

Prof. Dr. Darrell Schlom, Cornell University, USA, and Dr. Reinhard Uecker, Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ), Germany, received the Frank Prize of the International Organization for Crystal Growth (IOCG)…

07.08.2019

Caroline Berlage, a student at PicoQuant, wins Physik-Studienpreis by the Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin

The prize was awarded for her outstanding master’s degree in Physics:

Caroline Berlage, a former student at PicoQuant, is one of this year’s winners of the prestigious Physik-Studienpreis awarded by the Physikalische Gesellschaft zu Berlin. Caroline studied Physics at the…

Credit: Matthias Heyde
22.07.2019

Berlin University Alliance Wins Excellence Status

Second huge success for three major Berlin universities and Charité in the German Excellence Strategy competition:

Major award for Berlin: The Berlin University Alliance has won funding as a group in the Universities of Excellence funding line of the German federal and state governments’ Excellence Strategy. The German Council of…

COFs © Bojdyslab
19.07.2019

More versatile materials

Article of IRIS junior research group leader Michael J. Bojdys published in Nature Communications:

The IRIS junior research group leader Michael J. Bojdys and his international team have achieved a great success: Their article “Real-time optical and electronic sensing with a β-amino enone linked,…

Measurement system for in vivo sun protection factor determination of sunscreens © Charité
12.07.2019

New approaches in standardized sun protection factor determination of sunscreens

Project team in the 'Advanced UV for Life' consortium presents measurement system for non-invasive determination:

In June 2019, a meeting of ISO committee "Cosmetics" (ISO/TC 217) working group "Sun protection test methods" (WG 7) was held in Brussels. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Lademann, head of the “Center of Experimental and Applied…

Copyright: M. Künsting/HZB
09.07.2019

Research team at HZB investigates electronic processes of metal atoms and their ligands for the first time

Short X-ray pulses of Bessy II were used to analyze charge transfer within transition metal dyes:

Transition-metal complexes in dye-based solar cells are responsible for converting light into electrical energy. A model of spatial charge separation within the molecule has been used to describe this conversion.…

[Translate to English:] Falling Walls Lab Adlershof
28.06.2019

What (scientific) walls are falling at Adlershof?

Apply now for the Falling Walls Lab!:

Great minds, 3 minutes, 1 day  Falling Walls Labs take place globally throughout the year. The Lab is a platform for excellent academics, entrepreneurs and professionals from all disciplines who get the opportunity…

Record magnetic moments © J.K. Dewhurst
28.06.2019

Experimental physicists redefine ultrafast, coherent magnetism

For the first time ever, physicists have been able to change the magnetic moment of a material using a light wave within one femtosecond – the fastest magnetic event ever observed:

For the first time ever, experimental physicists have been able to influence the magnetic moment of materials in sync with their electronic properties. The coupled optical and magnetic excitation within one…