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The baker’s fuel
The stuff that makes our bread taste so good:
Flour, sugar, a kneading machine: we are making dough in the lab. One ingredient with a very characteristic smell is essential: yeast. This fascinating organism is the main focus of the VH Berlin e.V. Research…
Looking back
Director Lutz Pehnert on the female presenters of the GDR television and other stories from East Germany:
These young women were the face of GDR television, they shaped TV events, and became “good friends” who were welcome in people’s living rooms. Some of them were nurses, teachers, or doctors, who worked TV presenters…
Taking a break from the digital bombardment
Psychologists from Adlershof have developed a downtime app:
Two thirds of German people are accessible almost anytime and anywhere via smartphones, internet, and social media. Digitalisation has resulted in an accelerated flow of information – and permanent stress, whether at…
Cancer treatment made to measure
The biotech company Barron Biomedical is working on cancer therapy tailored to the patient’s individual needs:
Health and a long life are often traced back to “good genes”. Not only personal lifestyle, but also genetic factors are viewed as main causes for diseases such as cancer. This suggests that the effectiveness of…
Translating accelerator physics into three-dimensional acoustic compositions
Sound artist Gerriet K. Sharma designs sound sculptures of BESSY VSR:
The electron storage ring BESSY II is the backdrop for an extraordinary art project. Sound artist Gerriet K. Sharma of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz will translate the principles of accelerator…
Fluctuating liquid structure induces ultrabroad infrared absorption
MBI scienstists investigate hydrated protons on ultrafast time scales:
The elusive infrared absorption continuum of protons in aqueous environment has been topic of intense controversial debate since half a century. A team of scientists from the Max Born Institute and the Ben Gurion…
X-ray CoreLab now available
New laboratory space with modernized X-ray diffractometry equipment has been set up at Helmholtz-Zentrum:
All regular HZB scientists as well as visiting scientists can now use the diverse X-ray diffractometry equipment at the X-ray CoreLab, effective immediately. Each instrument is up-to-date with the latest versions of…
PicoQuant expands its VisUV picosecond pulsed laser platform
Modules emitting in the near infrared or with high optical powers are now available:
PicoQuant has introduced two new pulsed laser modules VisUV-1064 and VisUV-532-HP, rounding out the VisUV platform line-up. Up to now, modules based on this platform provided laser pulses at 266 nm, 355 nm, and…
SENperc PV awarded at SNEC Show 2016
SENTECH presented the new, innovative SENperc PV – a metrology tool for quality control in PERC solar cell manufacturing. Al2O3/SiNx layer stacks and single films for passivation of PERC solar cells are measured. The…
exceet Member Company AEMtec Earns EN 9100 Certification
Compliance with internationally recognized quality standards for aerospace and defense technology confirmed:
AEMtec GmbH, a member company of exceet Technology Group, has earned internationally recognized certification under EN 9100. This certification, carried out by Swiss-based SQS, requires an especially high standard…
Method to transform sunlight into movement
By means of thin plastic films chemists from the Netherlands and Germany managed to use sunlight more efficiently:
A team of researchers from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in Germany and Technische Universiteit Eindhoven in the Netherlands have developed thin plastic films, which continuously move upon exposure to sunlight. These…
SENperc PV awarded at photovoltaic exhibition in China
SENTECH’s new metrology tool for solar cell production was one of the "Top 10 Highlights" at the SNEC PV Power Expo 2016:
SENTECH presented the new, innovative SENperc PV – a metrology tool for quality control in PERC solar cell manufacturing. Al2O3/SiNx layer stacks and single films for passivation of PERC solar cells are measured. The…
Humboldt-Innovation cooperates with Handelsblatt Global Edition
Series launched presenting Berlin’s startup scene :
Humboldt-Innovation (HI), the technology transfer office of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), is an indispensable support unit for academic startups and an active member of the vibrant and international…
Lufft joins Germany's innovation elite
Sensor manufacturer ranks among the top 100 companies:
For the twenty-third time, the TOP 100 - Germany’s most innovative small and medium-sized companies - are acclaimed. This year, G. Lufft Mess- und Regeltechnik GmbH belongs to this innovation elite. The Fellbach…
Method combination of LIBS and X-ray fluorescence for the control of the recycling of sewage sludge ashes
Adlershof scientists develop industrial laboratory prototype for the elemental online analysis:
LTB Lasertechnik Berlin has developed an industrial laboratory prototype for the elemental online analysis of sewage sludge ashes in a cooperation project with Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM)…
Coexistence of superconductivity and charge density waves observed
Physicists at BESSY II studied an artificial structure composed of alternating layers of ferromagnetic and superconducting materials. Charge density waves induced by the interfaces were found to extend deeply into the…
Enlightening and flexing memories
European Team of researchers developed a light-responsive organic thin-film transistor:
Researchers from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, led by Professor Stefan Hecht, who is a member of IRIS Adlershof, in collaboration with the University of Strasbourg & CNRS (France) and the University of Nova Gorica…
Findings in the field of spintronics
Helmholtz researchers are developing new materials systems for data storage:
Graphene on silicon carbide could be an interesting candidate for future spintronik components. Squeezing gold atoms between the semiconducting substrate and graphene does enhance spin-orbit interaction at hot spots…
Pfeiffer Vacuum introduces the new, compact and high performance HiPace 300 H turbopump
Ideal for high and ultra-high vacuum:
Many applications in research, analytics and industry require a reliable high or ultra-high vacuum. Pfeiffer Vacuum introduces the new HiPace 300 H turbopump, the highest compression turbopump in the pumping speed…
Quick detection of adulterated animal-based foods
Adlershof’s ifp participates in research project in cooperation with the BfR:
Does sheep cheese contain cow milk as well? Is some pork mixed into the beef salami? These and other questions about adulteration of animal-based foods are the focus of the research project "Animal ID" of the Federal…