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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…

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…

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…

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…

Magnosco team © WISTA Management GmbH / Tina Merkau

02.09.2024

Science und Society

How research and innovation secure our future:

Without research and innovation, our society would stagnate. The institutes and companies in Adlershof show how it can be done differently every day anew. We will take an in-depth look at how they secure our future…

15.08.2024

JUICE space probe to fly by the Moon and Earth

With the close flybys the space probe's trajectory will be changed, setting it on the ideal course to Venus:

The highly anticipated space manoeuvre has been named LEGA, for 'Lunar-Earth Gravity Assist' – which roughly means Moon-Earth gravity deflection. For the first time, the orbit of a space probe will be altered by the…