The head of the sites in the DLR Eastern region wants to make research more accessible to the public:
Flying across the Red Planet, driving a robotaxi, or travelling in high-tech trains. Carola Hilbert is fascinated by all these things. They are also simply parts of her everyday life. She became the head of the sites…
Bernd Rech (HZB) and Ulrich Panne (BAM) about new ways towards a resource-saving energy supply and new materials:
We are entering a new decade – faced by climate change, a growing global population, and a maltreated environment, many look into the future with some trepidation. However, with researchers working on solutions,…
At the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) new successes for green chemistry are achieved with smart processes:
It’s hard not to think of medieval times when someone speaks of clattering mills. However, what Franziska Emmerling and her team practice is high-level chemistry. The head of the Structure Analysis division at the…
Why the time is right for establishing a network of quantum technologies in the Berlin-Brandenburg region:
A visit of the Ferdinand-Braun-Institute (FBH) in Berlin-Adlershof conjures up images of a crime scene: people in white hazmat suits walk along the corridors, visitors must put blue covers over their shoes. Leave no…
MX Beamline at BESSY II works about 2 to 3 times faster than before:
In February a new detector was installed at one of the three MX beamlines at HZB. Compared to the old detector the new one is better, faster and more sensitive. It allows to acquire complete data sets of complex…
Researchers from the Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI) present study on the importance of off-grid systems:
Achieving universal electrification by 2030 (SDG7) implies the provision of electricity access to more than 1.2 billion people cumulatively, of which the majority characterizes as highly climate vulnerable. Together…
Researchers have disentangled how laser pulses can manipulate magnetization via ultrafast transfer of electrons between different atoms:
Few nanometer-thin films of magnetic materials are ideal test objects to study fundamental problems in magnetism. Furthermore, such thin magnetic films have important technological applications. For example, they are…
X-ray microscopy at BESSY II reveals how nanoparticles can change cells:
Nanoparticles easily enter into cells. New insights about how they are distributed and what they do there are shown for the first time by high-resolution 3D microscopy images from BESSY II. For example, certain…
Collection of aging measurement protocols published in Nature Energy:
Experts from 51 research institutions have now agreed on the procedures for measuring the stability of perovskite solar cells and assessing their quality. The consensus statement was published in Nature Energy and is…
His team developed an instrument that was successfully used to generate ultra-cold atoms on the International Space Station (ISS):
At the end of last year, the Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) team at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), USA, received the "NASA Group Achievement Award". This award also honors the achievements of Dr. Markus Krutzik as a…
The versatile light sources are configurable to various application requirements:
UV LEDs have opened up new prospects due to benefits like increased design flexibility, energy savings and reduced overall cost. Their customizable wavelengths, low operation voltages, ability to be rapidly switched…
Plants absorb lead from perovskite solar cells more than expected:
Lead from metal-organic perovskite compounds can be absorbed particularly easily by plants. The bioavailability is significantly higher than that of lead from inorganic compounds as found in batteries. This is shown…
Interdiciplinary Cooperation and Talent-Recruiting:
With more than 60 participants, the event exceeded all expectations. The start-ups OrelTech, INURU, Nano-Join, Tiwari, Solaga and PSC presented the current status of their research and products from the Adlershof…
Dr. Arnaud Rouzée received the award for his publication in the Journal of Chemical Physics:
Dr. Arnaud Rouzée has been awarded the 2020 “JCP Editor’s Choice Award” that rewards the most outstanding paper published in the Journal of Chemical Physics in 2019 for his work entitled “Atomic-resolution imaging of…
HZB team uses a newly developed infrared spectrometer at BESSY II to investigate how biomolecules in sensory cells work:
A new method of infrared spectroscopy developed at BESSY II makes single-measurement observation and analysis of very fast as well as irreversible reaction mechanisms in molecules feasible for the first time.…
FBH presents new developments at Photonics West 2020 (San Francisco):
FBH exhibits novel diode lasers and modules at Photonics West 2020. Applications include materials processing, LiDAR, medicine, and (Raman) spectroscopy. Progress in UV LEDs is presented jointly with the spin-off…
Article in december issue 2019 of The Optical Society's monthly news magazine :
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DLR is involved in the scientific evaluation of the data and contributed two modules:
On 17 December 2019 at 05:54 local time (09:54 CET), the European Space Agency (ESA) CHaracterising ExOPlanets Satellite (CHEOPS) space telescope is scheduled to lift off from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French…
He had analysed ultrafast switching processes using spectroscopic methods at synchrotron sources like BESSY II:
In his research, Willems combined static experiments with synchrotron radiation at BESSY II with femtosecond time-resolved experiments on a laser-based high harmonic generation source at MBI. Via measurements of both…
Binding Mechanisms of Therapeutic Substances Deciphered:
In tumor cells, the DNA is altered in comparison to normal body cells. How such changes can be prevented or inhibited is an exciting field of research with great relevance for the development of cancer treatments. An…