Experts from the Fit4Nano project provide an overview of the state of research into finely focussed ion beams and a roadmap for future developments:
Processing materials on the nanoscale, producing prototypes for microelectronics or analysing biological samples: The range of applications for finely focused ion beams is huge. Experts from the EU collaboration…
Diode lasers and UV LEDs for versatile applications: from materials processing, LiDAR, sensor technology, and health care to quantum technologies:
At Photonics West 2024 in San Francisco (USA), the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) will be presenting novel and advanced diode lasers and UV light-emitting diodes (LEDs). FBH will be participating in both the trade…
The research institute in Adlershof provides technology transfer of advanced single crystalline materials for laser applications to the Japanese company:
Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung and Oxide Corporation, a Japanese company specializing in the research and manufacturing of single crystals and laser devices, have entered a joint research and development…
Stability of iridium-based anodes for generating green hydrogen can be significantly increased with titanium oxides:
Anodes for the electrolytic splitting of water are usually iridium-based materials. In order to increase the stability of the iridium catalyst, a team at HZB and a group at HI-ERN have now produced a so-called…
It all began with a publication on PTB's radiometry laboratory at the former Berlin storage ring BESSY I from 1983 and became a success story:
On November 14, 2023, the 322nd PTB Seminar on VUV and EUV Metrology hosted a commemorative event on "40 years of metrology with synchrotron radiation". The occasion was the first publication on PTB's radiometry…
IKZ young scientist Dr. Hiroki Tanaka receives the funding of Leibniz Junior Research Groups in Leibniz Competition 2024:
After a competitive selection process, Dr. Hiroki Tanaka's research proposal titled 'Photonics with ultra-pure fluoride crystals' has been awarded funding for the next five years under the esteemed Leibniz Junior…
Compounds of Bose-Einstein condensates were investigated on board a sounding rocket in order to measure the properties of the atoms with high precision:
The MAIUS-2 mission rocket was launched into space on December 2, 2023 from Kiruna, Sweden. On board the sounding rocket 75 experiments were scheduled in which compounds of so-called Bose-Einstein condensates, based…
Researchers evaluated enzymes that break down plastic so that they can be put into industrial use more quickly:
Many enzymes promise to break down plastic. But what works well in the lab often fails on a large scale. Now a new study by Gert Weber, HZB, Uwe Bornscheuer, University of Greifswald, and Alain Marty, Chief Scientific…
Jens Hofmann (proANH e.V.) honoured with the “IEEE Technical Skills Educator Award” of the IEEE Photonics Society:
Jens Hofmann, Chairman of the Board of proANH e.V., has been awarded the IEEE Technical Skills Educator Award. The IEEE Photonics Society presented the prize yesterday evening at its annual conference in Orlando,…
At TechConnect Adlershof, scientific institutions, innovators, and companies discussed how new materials enable a circular economy. :
When someone like Patrick Teuffel matter-of-factly uses the words “ongoing progress” to describe the workings of his industry - instead of the ubiquitous “ongoing process” – it says very clearly something about how…
A conversation about 25 years of the high-brilliance radiation source in Adlershof:
BESSY II is a synchrotron, a storage ring, a high-brilliance radiation source. Or as Bernd Rech puts it: a high-tech X-ray microscope. For 25 years, it has been helping researchers from all over the world to uncover…
HZB team investigated properties of molybdenum disulphide that can function as a photocatalyst in green hydrogen production:
Molybdenum disulphide (MoS₂) is a highly versatile material that can function, for example, as a gas sensor or as a photocatalyst in green hydrogen production. Although the understanding of a material usually starts…
IKZ hosted the 12th German-French Workshop on Oxide, Dielectric and Laser single crystals (WODIL 2023):
Around 40 researchers from Germany, France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Italy and Latvia gathered at the WODIL 2023 to discuss research involving oxide, chalcogenide and halide single crystals. These are used as…
Study by HZB and TU Berlin reveals a promising approach to lowering the cost of solar hydrogen production:
It already works: there are several approaches to using solar energy to split water and produce hydrogen. Unfortunately, this green hydrogen has so far been more expensive than grey hydrogen from natural gas. A study…
Honoured research team has brought tandem solar cells a step closer to industrial pilot production:
Tandem solar cells achieve high efficiencies: by combining two different types of solar cells, more sunlight is converted into electricity. PV manufacturer Qcells and a HZB team led by Dr. Kári Sveinbjörnsson and Bor…
The European Quantum Technology Conference takes place in Hannover from October 16 to 20, 2023:
Quantum technologies promise nothing less than a technological revolution in areas such as sensor technology, communication, and computing. This tremendous potential for innovation is also reflected by the European…
The BAM scientist presented an innovative approach to recycling plastics:
Within only three minutes the jury was convinced: Tomislav Stolar, scientist in the Structural Analysis Team at the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) won the Falling Walls Lab Adlershof. The North…
Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ) is intensifying its cooperation with Dr. Eberl MBE-Komponenten GmbH by entering into supply agreements for high-purity semiconductor materials:
Quantum technologies will change the world. Calculation capacities of computers, the performance of simulations and the precision of sensor systems and optics will be raised to a whole new level. This requires…
A research team from Adlershof is developing a reliable method for lithium-ion batteries:
When Dalia Morcillo hits buttons, the laboratory at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) starts to flash and squeak. The narrow room is jam-packed with scientific devices and measurement…
Eva Unger researches a class of minerals known as perovskites:
They can be made to emit light – or used for generating electricity. Perovskites are semiconductors, and as such are ideally suited for use in electronic components. They are being investigated by the materials…