MBI scientists see great potential for ultrasound imaging with a sub-nanometer spatial resolution:
In analogy to the amplification of light in a laser, vibrations of a semiconductor crystal, so called phonons, were enhanced by interaction with an electron current. Excitation of a metal-semiconductor nanostructure…
Project “Electric Interactions and Ultrafast Structural Dynamics of Biomolecules”:
Thomas Elsaesser receives a prestigious Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) which supports, for a period of 5 years, basic research on dynamic electric interactions of DNA and RNA with ions and…
Jürgen Breitlow now coordinates the work in all development areas:
Due to its steady growth, PicoQuant has broadened its management structures. In August 2018, Jürgen Breitlow (50) took over from Rainer Erdmann, Managing Director of PicoQuant, the holistic management of the company's…
Molecular vibrations drive electrons over large distances:
Aspirin is not only an important drug but also an interesting physics model system in which molecular vibrations and electrons are coupled in a particular way. For the first time, x-ray experiments in the ultrashort…
MBI scientists demonstrate the first attosecond transient absorption spectroscopy (ATAS) experiment on a polyatomic molecule:
When molecules interact with the oscillating field of a laser, an instantaneous, time-dependent dipole is induced. This very general effect underlies diverse physical phenomena such as optical tweezers, for which…
Interatomic light rectifier generates directed electric currents:
The absorption of light in semiconductor crystals without inversion symmetry can generate electric currents. Researchers at the Max-Born-Institute have now generated directed currents at terahertz (THz) frequencies,…
Custom UV LEDs and modules with emission wavelengths realized from 320 nm to as low as 233 nm:
At Photonics West 2019, UVphotonics introduces UV LEDs emitting in the UVB and UVC wavelength regions. Applications of the LEDs include sensing, phototherapy and plant growth lighting. Together with the…
MBI scientists use 2D-IR spectroscopy to characterize the short-ranged phosphate-ion interaction in solution:
Pairs of negatively charged phosphate groups and positive magnesium ions represent a key structural feature of DNA and RNA embedded in water. Vibrations of phosphate groups have now been established as selective…
MBI scientists demonstrate new analytical method for organic molecules in aqueous solution:
X-ray spectroscopy provides direct access into the nature of chemical bonds, from which the outcome of chemical reactions can be understood. For this, intense activities both at x-ray source development and…
Customized diode lasers and UV LEDs – from chips to ready-to-use systems:
FBH introduces novel diode lasers and advancements at Photonics West 2019. Applications of the flexible and compact light sources include LiDAR, medicine, and (Raman) spectroscopy. Results and progresses in UV LEDs…
A team at the HZB has improved the manufacturing process of photocathodes:
Teams from the accelerator physics and the SRF groups at HZB are developing a superconducting linear accelerator featuring energy recovery (Energy Recovery Linac) as part of the bERLinPro project. It accelerates an…
Atomic jet - the first lens for extreme-ultraviolet light developed :
Scientists from the Max Born Institute (MBI) have developed the first refractive lens that focuses extreme ultraviolet beams. Instead of using a glass lens, which is non-transparent in the extreme-ultraviolet region,…
PicoQuant unveils its latest luminescence spectrometer that makes acquiring time-resolved data as simple as plugging it in and start measuring:
During its 16th course on the “Principles and Applications of Time-resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy” held in Berlin from November 5-8, 2018, PicoQuant presented the FluoTime 250 to the 40 attendees and invited…
Adlershof scientist was honored as an outstanding talent:
The business magazine Capital has selected Dr. Markus Krutzik as a talent in the category "Society and Science" for its "Young Elite - Top 40 under 40". On November 21, the scientist, who researches at…
The MBI researcher was honored for her achievements in the field of ultra-short-time physics:
In an award ceremony held at the Berlin town hall ("Rotes Rathaus") on Wednesday November 7th, Dr. Daniela Rupp, the leader of the Junior Research Group "Ultrafast Dynamics Dynamics in Nanoplasma" received the Mayor's…
Over 600 visitors came to the Photonics Days Berlin Brandenburg 2018 in Adlershof:
Many of the local photonics experts could be met at the Photonics Days Berlin Brandenburg on 17 and 18 October in Berlin Adlershof. More than 600 visitors from Germany and all over the world came to discuss topics…
The start-up Sensical seeks to use fibre-optical measurement technology to examine buildings and develop maintenance plans:
Forty-three people died when a bridge collapsed in Geneva in mid-August. A ruptured cable was the likely cause. In Germany, too, the bad condition of many bridges regularly makes the headlines. In Berlin, many busy…
Novel X-ray microscope to produce microstructural images in situ and in vivo:
An interdisciplinary team of scientists will develop a new imaging method to investigate osteoporosis and other bone diseases in living subjects. Prof. Silke Christiansen, a scientist at HZB and physics professor at…
MBI researchers image extremely small magnetic nanostructures with invisibility cloak:
In novel concepts of magnetic data storage, it is intended to send small magnetic bits back and forth in a chip structure, store them densely packed and read them out later. The magnetic stray field generates problems…
At SEMICON Europa FBH will present a compact atmospheric plasma source in operation and further developments based on III-V electronics:
At the SEMICON Europa trade fair in Munich, the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) will showcase new developments at the joint stand of »Research Fab Microelectronics« in hall A4, stand 504 from 13 to 16 November 2018.…