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Diagnosis within only 75 minutes
SCIENION and Greiner Bio-One develop rapid diagnostic tests for infectious diseases:
SCIENION AG, a leading provider of ultra-low volume precision liquid handling systems, and Greiner Bio-One, a leading manufacturer of synthetic materials for health services and a pioneer of new medical technology,…
BESSY II electron highway gets second lane
Enhanced capacities for the user community at Adlershof's particle accelerator:
The particle accelerator team at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) has demonstrated that BESSY II, the 3rd generation synchrotron radiation source in Berlin, can be operated with not just one, but two simultaneous…
Atos to acquire Unify from Gores and Siemens
Expected in the first quarter 2016:
Atos, The Gores Group and Siemens have reached an agreement for Atos to acquire Unify, the number three world leader of integrated communication solutions. With this acquisition Atos intends to create a unique…
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin expands its solar fuel research
New Helmholtz Young Investigator Group was granted:
Dr. Kathrin Maria Aziz-Lange has won approval to set up a Helmholtz Young Investigator Group (YIG) addressing the topic of solar fuels at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB). She will receive 250,000 Euros in annual…
Shutdown at BESSY II
An extremely productive break at the Adlershof electron storage ring:
From the end of October to the middle of January, no electrons will circulate in the synchrotron ring BESSY II. “We shut down BESSY II at the beginning of the last October week, as planned,” says Dr. Christian Jung,…
Lumics offers turn-key solution for diode laser modules
New proprietary driver board simplifies design and production on customers’ site:
Lumics GmbH, Berlin, makes again a significant step towards providing complete state-of-the-art solutions by developing a proprietary diode laser driving board which is highly optimized for the Lumics LuOcean™ „Mini“…
Tandem solar cell achieves record efficiency
Combination of perovskite and silicon makes solar cells cheaper and more efficient:
Teams from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, have been the first to successfully combine a silicon heterojunction solar cell with a perovskite solar cell…
Greek island of Tilos becomes flagship for clean energy
Younicos' smart battery enables 80 Percent renewables:
A study by energy storage pioneer Younicos has found that the Greek island of Tilos could push the share of renewables in its energy mix beyond 80 percent by installing an intelligent battery. The island would thus…
Würth Elektronik eiSos opens Competence Center Berlin
Vibrant research environment:
Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG opened its new Competence Center Berlin on 23 October 2015, marking a further milestone of the company’s expansion strategy. The Competence Center Berlin will primarily be a hub…
Energy exchange in highly ionized nanoparticles
MBI scientists observe correlated electronic decay in the near-infrared regime:
Excited atoms often decay via the emission of radiation, a process that is known as fluorescence. A different scenario can emerge when an excited atom is surrounded by other excited atoms, ions and electrons. Such…
Total pressure measurement equipment from Pfeiffer Vacuum expands to include a new addition
From ultra-high vacuum to the overpressure range:
Many vacuum applications only operate in a certain pressure range. In order to operate vacuum systems with high precision, the total pressure must be measured reliably. For this purpose, Pfeiffer Vacuum offers a…
HZB photovoltaic thin films: up to 13.1% efficiency
Nanoparticles improve ultrathin CIGSe solar cells:
CIGSe solar cells are made of a thin chalcopyrite layer consisting of Copper, Indium, Gallium and Selenium and can reach high efficiencies. Since Indium is becoming scarce and expensive, it is interesting to reduce…
Adlershof Special 42
The beat of success:
New perspectives for the centre of Adlershof // Large plots – Various chances //
Adlershof – a clever success story
Editorial by Andreas Geisel, Senator for Urban Development and the Environment:
Adlershof Berlin is a success story. Primarily, the location stands for many great minds who have made a name worldwide in the fields of science, research and technology. This is associated with innovation and…
Potential for clever investors
The advantages of the technology and science location Adlershof:
Synergies between science and economy, outstanding traffic connection, and a fully developed infrastructure are only some of the advantages the technology and science location Adlershof has to offer to investors. The…
Adlershof media location on the move
Amended development plan gives new impetus:
Creative and vibrant, Media City Adlershof is home to approximately 140 businesses such as production studios, sound artists, stage set painters, cutters, set designers, make-up artists and costume designers – many of…
Clever living in Berlin
Residential location Adlershof: unique concentration of sustainable living concepts:
The urban residential quarter at the most important research and media location in the Berlin-Brandenburg region has continued to expand. As a residential location, Adlershof boasts a unique concentration of…
New perspectives for the centre of Adlershof
Rudower Chaussee is Adlershof‘s lifeline. New projects are adding to the street‘s attraction.:
Since the scaffolding has been removed from the third construction section of Europa-Center AG‘s office complex on Rudower Chaussee this past summer, passersby have had the opportunity to enjoy a new sight: Finally,…
New office spaces for Berlin: NUBIS at Adlershof Technology Park
Total rental space: 17,400 square metres:
At Germany‘s cutting-edge business incubator and technology centre, the science and technology park Adlershof, PROJECT Immobilien real estate developers are building NUBIS, a modern office complex with a total rental…
Adlershof‘s overnight guests are well provided for
Slowly but steadily, they are turning their heads as if on the lookout for a place to stay. If that were the case, the sculptures named „Kopfbewegung – heads, shifting“ would be in the perfect spot. From the Forum,…