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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…

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…

Symbolic image: Woman at a water dispenser. Source: BAM

26.09.2024

Innovative sensor system enables real-time analysis of drinking water

BAM is developing a fast, precise method to detect fecal contamination:

In an EU project, the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) is developing a method to detect fecal contamination in drinking water quickly and efficiently. A mini-sensor system is being used that…

Sensor module for the analysis of microplastics ©FBH/P. Immerz

20.09.2024

FBH presents trends in photonics and quantum technologies at Photonics Days 2024

On October 9 and 10, 2024, the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut will contribute to the Photonics Days Berlin Brandenburg:

For two days, experts from research and industry will meet in Berlin Adlershof to discuss current trends in laser technology, heterointegration, microsystems technology, and various other topics. A key focus on…

11.09.2024

Kasra Amini awarded €2.5 million of funding from the European Research Council

The MBI researcher wants to develop a tool to better track atomic changes in molecules and condensed matter during a reaction:

Kasra Amini has been awarded the prestigious Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). This highly competitive grant is given to exceptional early-career researchers with two to seven years of…

Michele Segantini demonstrates the compact size and the portability of one of the EPRoC-Sensor with a permanent magnet. © Luca Segantini

10.09.2024

SpinMagIC: 'EPR on a chip' ensures quality of olive oil and beer

HZB spin-off develops sensor to detect free radicals in food:

The first sign of spoilage in many food products is the formation of free radicals, which reduces the shelf-life and the overall quality of the food. Until now, the detection of these molecules has been very costly…

Peter Carl, Timm Schwaar, Nick Gundermann / SAFIA © WISTA Management GmbH / Tina Merkau

09.09.2024

Food safety: Tracking down mould

SAFIA's rapid tests ensure food safety:

They lurk in the shadows, hide in your flour, permeate exotic spices, and swim undetected in sweet juices. We are talking about mycotoxins, the poisonous substances produced by various fungi or mould. They thrive in…

Discriminating left- and right-handed molecules using chiral vortex light © Dr. Mayer

06.09.2024

New 'Chiral Vortex' of Light Reveals Molecular Mirror Images

The entirely new structure of light could help drug developers see their work more clearly than before:

An entirely new structure of light is helping to measure chirality in molecules more accurately and robustly than ever before, in a major potential step for the medicine. The study published in Nature Photonics was…

Aerial photo HZB/BESSY II © HZB / D. Laubner

22.07.2024

All BESSY II instruments reconnected to the network

After a cyberattack, all experimental stations are integrated into the new IT networks and a novel data control system has been established:

Thirteen months ago, HZB fell victim to a criminal cyberattack that also took BESSY II light source and the instruments in the experimental hall out of operation. BESSY II was up and running again after just three…

[Translate to English:] Symbolbild Nanopartikel, Copyright: Envato Elements

11.07.2024

HU researchers develop innovative research approach in nanotechnology

This will facilitate the development of new materials and applications in technology and medicine:

Researchers at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, led by Prof. Dr. Nicola Pinna, have made a groundbreaking advancement in nanotechnology, successfully extending the well-known Stöber method to synthesize amorphous…

04.07.2024

LUM science prize Young Scientist Award 2024

M. Sc. Amin Said Amin was honored at the 11th International Conference on Dispersion Analysis and Materials Testing:

From June 10th to 11th, 2024, LUM GmbH hosted the 11th International Conference on Dispersion Analysis and Materials Testing. 70 participants from 14 countries around the world took part. Three candidates from France,…

Walter Meißner Building in Charlottenburg © PTB

01.07.2024

Precision made in Berlin

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany’s national metrology institute, is considered the cradle of quantum physics and tests the limits of what can be measured. The PTB’s Institut Berlin, or IB, is based in a thriving neighbourhood in Charlottenburg.:

Whenever something requires high precision, the PTB comes into play. As the national metrology institute, it is also the highest authority in Germany for all issues related to correct and reliable measurements.…

The micro-XRF composite image for the Ca, Yb and Zn distribution in a treated human tooth © Leona Bauer (TU Berlin/HZB)

25.06.2024

New Method for Absorption Correction to Improve Dental Fillings

By combining the laboratory infrastructures at BAM and HZB, more accurate measurements can be conducted:

A research team led by Dr. Ioanna Mantouvalou has developed a method to more accurately depict the elemental distributions in dental materials than previously possible. The used confocal micro-X-ray fluorescence…

Schematic illustration of the novel Raman spectroscopy technique © Heeg/HU Berlin

25.06.2024

Novel Raman spectroscopy technique for investigation of thin films and surfaces

Enhanced surface-to-bulk Raman signal ratio using a transferable porous gold membrane:

In a recent collaboration of the Emmy Noether Research Group "Physics of low-dimensional systems" around IRIS Adlershof member Dr. Sebastian Heeg at HU Berlin, researchers from the Leibniz-Institut für…