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New class of materials for energy storage researched at HZB
2D titanium carbides store large amounts of electrical energy and can be charged and discharged in a matter of seconds:
Two dimensional titanium carbides, so-called MXenes, are being discussed as candidates for the rapid storage of electrical energy. Like a battery, MXenes can store large amounts of electrical energy through…
The ‘techlash’ as a momentum for change: Fear and scepticism amidst digitalist infiltration and data abuse
Essay by Prof. Dr. Holger Rust, economic sociologist, pragmatist and publicist:
It became hard to miss at some point: dealing with the social ramifications of transformation processes, most of the bachelor’s and master’s theses that I supervised quasi-automatically started off their research…
In conversation with Carola Hilbert, who is working to create a DLR visitor centre in Adlershof
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…
The frost expert
Julia Boike, professor at the Geography Department of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, explores the arctic underground:
The area is almost deserted. A small aeroplane carrying equipment, food, and clothes for almost three months is forced to land on mud and gravel. There is a single hut; when overcrowded, people sleep in tents. Except…
Local answers to global challenges
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,…
Targeting global public health scourges
Adlershof-based companies develop affordable vaccines, better diagnostics, and personalised therapies:
Health care is a global task. Adlershof-based companies are developing and providing important contributions to the battle against HIV and Ebola, multidrug-resistant bacteria, and for more targeted cancer…
Milled, not stirred
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…
Fair resources
Tungsten Consulting is developing procedures for environmentally friendly chemical processing of raw materials – such as graphite, large amounts of which are used in batteries:
Storage batteries are in high demand: for cars and bikes used in electromobility as well as mobile electronics devices. The benefits for climate protection and health are heavily advertised but not many like to talk…
Crime scenes and quantum technology
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…
Berlin’s forgotten dream factory
The Johannisthaler Filmanstalten (Jofa) film studios were founded a hundred years ago:
The year 1920 began with some far-reaching changes for the German Empire. On 10 January, the Treaty of Versailles became effective. In Johannisthal and Adlershof, two then-rural communities on the south-eastern…
Breakthrough process for metallic coatings
Adlershof start-up ORELTECH GmbH develops conductive inks and fluids:
ORELTECH GmbH, a young start-up, develops conductive inks and fluids, which can built into inkjet printers. The start-up has developed a procedure that also allows much finer metallisation techniques, for example,…
New detector accelerates protein crystallography
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…
Off-Grid Renewable Energy opens up pathways for Electricity Access and Climate Action
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…
Light Moves Spins Around
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…
“The cell looks like it has just run a marathon”
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…
HZB scientists participate in consensus statement for perovskite test methods
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…
NASA honors Markus Krutzik
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…
UVphotonics to showcase custom UV LEDs and modules at Photonics West
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…
HZB scientist provides new insights into perovskite solar cell research
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…
New Network “Campus Club Adlershof” for Material and Environmental Technology
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…