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Resource-friendly methanol production
With new procedures, Marek Chęciński wants to considerably improve the climate footprint in the production of the chemical:
Methanol’s carbon footprint is abysmal. Marek Chęciński has now developed a procedure for producing this important substance in a more resource-efficient way. A pilot plant is currently being built in Adlershof, and…
HZB team investigates charge transport in MXenes
Superstore MXene are considered an exciting new class of materials for energy storage:
MXenes are able to store large amounts of electrical energy like batteries and to charge and discharge rather quickly like a supercapacitor. They combine both talents and thus are a very interesting class of materials…
Scienion and Adlershof grew in parallel
“We know how to handle even the divas among the molecules”:
When I first started telling my staff that we would relocate to Adlershof, they were dumbfounded. They asked if I had lost my mind,” says Holger Eickhoff. “Back then, everything here had the same address. There were…
Tackling the climate crisis with high-efficiency tandem solar cells
The research at Helmholtz-Zentrum has reached the pinnacle of its field:
“No other sandwich will give you this amount of energy” – although this is putting it quite crudely, the sentence contains a highly scientific truth. After all, it was included in the presentation of Amran Al-Ashouri,…
Collaborative geographic information systems
The FOSSGIS conference in Adlershof:
FOSSGIS, the leading conference on free and open-source software for geoinformation systems in the German-speaking countries, will take place at Erwin Schrödinger Centre between 15–18 March 2023. Organisers include…
Flexible charging strategy in electrified logistics fleets can relieve pressure on power grids
Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI), IAV and E.DIS Netz GmbH presented the results of the research project Netz_eLOG on the intelligent grid integration of e-mobility:
Electric fleets in the logistics industry offer secured flexibility for the power grid. Together with grid-serving charging strategies, they can help to avoid bottlenecks or overloads in distribution grids and make…
Hidden heroes and their role models
A high school student, a young workshop manager, and a retired professor tell what it all comes down to:
What drives young people? Why are role models so important for fostering young talent? And is it possible that young talent then becomes a role model for others? A high school student, a young workshop manager, and a…
The honorary sweeper
Kurt Kann-Klara makes sure the historical airfield stays clean:
He always has his tools with him. Garbage bags, hand sweep and dustpan, all are at the ready in his bicycle basket. Additionally, he has a pair of gripping tongs that help him pick up rubbish without bending down. And…
Dogs and dads
Essay by Paul Bokowski, Author from Berlin:
“Nika could not have fit in there,” I say to you. Nika’s name is actually Nikita. But when we first came here, you couldn’t remember her name and so you called your grandad’s mutt Nika. “The capsule was tiny,” I…
In conversation with Michael Adam
Veteran Adlershofer and a service worker at Leibik Catering & Event GmbH:
“Radiate joy and you will receive it doubly.” Michael Adam, a veteran Adlershofer and a service worker at Leibik Catering & Event GmbH, was able to test his life motto in practice at the Technology Park for decades:…
Adlershof Journal March/April 2023
Inspiring. How we enthuse each other:
The honorary sweeper: Kurt Kann-Klara keeps the historical airfield clean // Green Chemistry: Marek Chęciński aims at making methanol production more resource-friendly // FOSSGIS conference: Collaborative geographic…
Learning from the best
The successful Adlershof Technology Park also serves as a blueprint for the development of the Lusatia Science Park:
A 420-hectare innovation landscape with international appeal is to emerge on the northern periphery of Cottbus. Co-initiator of this outstanding project for Lusatia’s economic restructuring is the Brandenburg…
Speeding up diagnostics! Entangled photon pairs to help fighting cancer
FBH scientists from Adlershof will develop the required diode lasers and quantum light modules:
Cancer is the second leading cause of death and the most feared disease in aging Western societies, representing the greatest challenge to modern medicine. Since cancer cannot be prevented, early and differentiated…
Eight million euros for the 3D printing revolution by xolo
Xolo’s novel technology enables the production of intricate components in mere seconds:
The DeepTech & Climate Fonds (DTCF) has successfully closed its first investment in a series A financing round. Together with the HZG Group, Onsight Ventures and the current investor SquareOne, DTCF is investing eight…
Maria Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for HZB Researcher Artem Musiienko
In his HyPerGreen project, the researcher aims to improve the efficiency of lead-free perovskite solar cells:
Dr. Artem Musiienko has earned a prestigious Maria Skłodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship for his research project HyPerGreen. In the group of Prof. Antonio Abate, HZB, Musiienko will explore and improve lead-free…
3rd International Conference on UV LED Technologies & Applications – ICULTA 2023 in Berlin
Meet the UV LED Community: The program is set and registration for participants is now open.:
From April 23 to 26, 2023, the UV LED community will meet for the third time at the International Conference on UV LED Technologies & Applications in Berlin, Germany. The internationally recognized conference series…
Purest germanium might pave the way for quantum -computations and -communications
IKZ joins hands with HU and DLR to reveal new physical properties at the quantum limit and to develop a technological base for new generation single-electron devices:
Germanium (Ge) has been demonstrated as the purest material that human beings could prepare among all semiconductor materials. Ultra-high purity germanium (u-HPGe) crystalline material with a net charge carrier…
Stability of perovskite solar cells reaches next milestone
With an improved material structure, a team from HZB achieves efficiencies of up to 24.6%:
Perovskite semiconductors promise highly efficient and low-cost solar cells. However, the semi-organic material is very sensitive to temperature differences, which can quickly lead to fatigue damage in normal outdoor…
Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft with DLR instruments on its way to Europe’s spaceport in Kourou
ESA mission spacecraft launches to Jupiter in April to study the planet and its icy moons, especially Ganymede:
"Trois, deux, un – et décollage!" This is how the last three seconds will be counted down in the control centre in Kourou, French Guiana, this April before one of the last Ariane 5 launch vehicles lifts off from…
International team of scientists develops new microscopy method
New method delivers high-resolution real-time video from the microcosm:
A team of scientists, led by researchers from the Max Born Institute in Berlin and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin in Germany and from Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the…