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Processes of crystal growth © IKZ Berlin

13.12.2024

IKZ has joined the international Einstein Telescope collaboration

Growing particularly large silicon crystals will support the construction of a gravitational wave observatory:

The Einstein Telescope (ET) is a planned next-generation gravitational wave observatory in Europe, designed to detect and study gravitational waves with unprecedented sensitivity. It will use a network of underground…

Antje Vollmer, spokeswoman for BESSY II and project lead of the BESSY II+ project

12.12.2024

Modernisation of BESSY II light source

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin presents the BESSY II+ upgrade programme:

At the 2024 meeting for the users of the electron storage ring BESSY II, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) presented the BESSY II+ upgrade programme. It enables world-class research at BESSY II to be further expanded and…

BepiColombo's first images of Mercury in thermal infrared

11.12.2024

Planet Mercury seen ‘in a different light’ for first time

Fifth flyby of Mercury by BepiColombo space probe:

Mercury is the innermost and smallest of the eight planets. Outwardly, it bears a strong resemblance to Earth's Moon, but the planet differs considerably from it in terms of its structure and composition. Planetary…

06.12.2024

ERC Consolidator Grant for quantum physicist Tim Schröder

2.5 million euros funding for the research project „Multidimensional Hyperentangled Photon Graph States“:

Prof. Dr. Tim Schröder from the Departement of Physics at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH), has been awarded a Consolidator Grant from…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Crystal glass 3D print made using Xolography © xolo

22.10.2024

Swarovski and xolo develop a new method for crystal glass manufacturing

The aim is to directly print crystal glass components using Xolography:

The Austrian-based company Swarovski, leader in crystal and jewelry manufacturing, has partnered with Adlershof start-up xolo, a pioneer in volumetric 3D printing technology. The project aims to directly print crystal…

Dr. Lisa-Marie Kern. Photo: Berit Kraushaar

16.10.2024

Complex research explained understandable

Dr. Lisa-Marie Kern receives the Klaus Tschira Foundation’s KlarText Award for Science Communication:

Dr. Lisa-Marie Kern (29), currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy, was awarded the Klaus Tschira Foundation’s KlarText Award for Science…

16.10.2024

Leadership Update at art photonics GmbH

Dr. Stefanie Foerster is the new Managing Director of the company:

art photonics GmbH is pleased to announce that Dr. Stefanie Foerster has been appointed as the new CEO! Dr. Foerster brings extensive experience in general management, business development, and sales across diverse…

Monochromator made of quartz glass optics with two prisms and several lenses (photo and illustration) © HZB

11.10.2024

HZB patent for semiconductor characterisation goes into serial production

Newly developed monochromator determines optoelectronic and optical properties of semiconductor materials:

An HZB team has developed together with Freiberg Instruments an innovative monochromator that is now being produced and marketed. The device makes it possible to quickly and continuously measure the optoelectronic…

Map: scientific and industrial activities in the field of crystalline materials in the EU © Anne Riemann, IKZ

23.09.2024

IKZ publishes Status Analysis on Science & Technology of strategic crystals in the EU

Important contribution of the research institute for the recovery of strategic competitiveness in the EU:

Together with the European Network on Crystal Growth (ENCG) and the German Society for Crystal Growth (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kristallzüchtung & Kristallwachstum [DGKK]), contributions on academic and industrial…