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Sascha Neinert with the prize and a certificate © FBH

03.12.2024

Award for FBH researchers from MyoQuant project

At the Berlin Quantum Pioneer Days the young scientists were awarded the jury prize:

A successful week came to an end for Sascha Neinert and Kirti Vardhan. The two young scientists from the Joint Lab Integrated Quantum Sensors (IQS) were awarded the jury prize of the Berlin Quantum Pioneer incubation…

Public transport at the bus station in Bensheim

28.11.2024

High-performance charging for e-buses in public transport also possible without grid expansion

Successful outcome of the ‘Buffered-HLL’ pilot project for energy- and cost-efficient charging with flywheel mass storage systems:

The nationwide pioneering pilot project ‘Buffered-HLL’ for energy- and cost-efficient high-performance charging with flywheel mass storage for electric buses in local public transport successfully concludes its…

27.11.2024

Absolute measurement of electronic properties with a THz nanoprobe

At PTB, a novel calibration approach for scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy has been developed:

In scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM), THz radiation (e.g. from the electron storage ring MLS) is focused onto a metallised probe to enable THz-spectroscopy below the diffraction limit on…

MagSQuant project team with Dr Christo Guguschev © IKZ

20.11.2024

Advanced low-loss materials for quantum technologies

Kick-off for the ‘MagSQuant’ project coordinated by IKZ:

The joint project ‘Low-loss materials for integrated magnonic-superconducting quantum technologies’ (MagSQuant) is the start of a new initiative to significantly increase the performance and scalability of…

Nanotomography images of an LRTMO particle taken at the TXM of BESSY II before the first charging cycle and after 10 charging cycles © HZB

20.11.2024

Battery research with the HZB X-ray microscope

Experiments at BESSY II have clarified chemical changes in lithium-ion batteries:

New cathode materials are being developed to further increase the capacity of lithium batteries. Multilayer lithium-rich transition metal oxides (LRTMOs) offer particularly high energy density. However, their capacity…

Winner of this year’s poster prize, Juliane Scholl from BAM, within a group of people

13.11.2024

Adlershof Research Forum 2024: Innovations and strategic impulses for the science campus

AFF poster prize was awarded to Juliane Scholl:

Almost 100 scientists, young researchers and founders came together to the Adlershof Research Forum on 11.11.2024 at Erwin Schrödinger Centre to discuss current developments and challenges facing the science location…

BAM department head Carsten Engelhard © WISTA Management GmbH

06.11.2024

The molecule sleuth

Carsten Engelhard monitors the reliability of chemical analyses:

Searching for a needle in a haystack. Is that the appropriate metaphor? It could make it easier for a layperson to understand how Carsten Engelhard spends his workdays. In both research and teaching, his home has been…

Vials with fluorescent reference materials. Quelle: BAM

06.11.2024

BAM develops new standards for the surface analysis of nanoparticles

New EU project launched for greater security in the use of nanoparticles:

In a new EU project, the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) is developing standardized measurement methods for investigating the surfaces of nanoparticles. The goal is to further improve the…

Layer structures of two PVDF/PLLA mixtures in nano-IR imaging © TU Eindhoven/HZB

05.11.2024

New procedure for better thermoplastics

Research team at BESSY II was able to increase the performance of environmentally friendly materials:

Bio-based thermoplastics are produced from renewable organic materials and can be recycled after use. Their resilience can be improved by blending bio-based thermoplastics with other thermoplastics. However, the…

Two researchers in a laboratory working with a diode laser © FBH/Matthias Baumbach

01.11.2024

New Educational Initiative for the German Chip Industry

Ferdinand-Braun-Institut will coordinate a national academy for microelectronics and microsystem technology:

Securing skilled workers for the chip industry – with this goal in mind, the nationwide flagship project “Skilled workers for microelectronics: skills4chips” funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research…

Experiment HP³ (Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package), provided by DLR for the InSight mission. Credit: DLR (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

31.10.2024

Explanation found for encrusting of the Martian soil

Temperature measurements of the HP³ Mars mole have provided new insights:

Mole, the Martian mole: for four years it had a small but highly regarded 'career' in planetary research. The experiment, unprecedented in the field, was named after the recognisable tunnel-digging mammal, but its…

Dr. Sara Hetzel and Dr. Alexandra Quitmann | Photos: David Ausserhofer and Verena Brandt

30.10.2024

Forschungsverbund Berlin honours young female scientists with the Marthe Vogt Award

The awardees are bioinformatician Dr. Sara Hetzel and mathematician Dr. Alexandra Quitmann:

In 2024, the Forschungsverbund Berlin e. V. (FVB) will honor two early career researchers with the Marthe Vogt Award, endowed with €3,000. Both Dr. Sara Hetzel and Dr. Alexandra Quitmann have presented outstanding…

Cover of the final report © IRIS Adlershof

29.10.2024

Research institute IRIS Adlershof ended

After 15 years, the funding phases for the “Integrative Research Institute for the Sciences” at HU Berlin have been completed:

Since its founding in 2009, the Integrative Research Institute for the Sciences of Humboldt University in Berlin – IRIS Adlershof – looks back on 15 years of successful work. IRIS Adlershof has developed into an…

A researcher in a laboratory © Flo Force Fotografie, Hahn-Schickard & IMTEK Universität Freiburg

28.10.2024

Hydrogen: Breakthrough in alkaline membrane electrolysers

Research team developed a highly efficient and very inexpensive AEM electrolyser:

A team from the Technical University of Berlin, HZB, IMTEK (University of Freiburg) and Siemens Energy has developed a highly efficient alkaline membrane electrolyser that approaches the performance of established PEM…

Dr. Andreas Fiedler, Project Manager of ‘All-GO-HEMT’ (left), Gallium oxide wafer (right)

28.10.2024

BMBF funds IKZ project for efficient power electronics with around 2 million euros

“All-GO-HEMT” project aims to make a significant contribution to sustainable energy generation:

Led by Dr. Andreas Fiedler, the “All-GO-HEMT” project aims to develop modulation-doped β-(AlₓGa₁₋ₓ)₂O₃/Ga₂O₃ heterostructures that exhibit high electron mobility. With total project funding of almost 2 million euros,…