Two neutron instruments from HZB move to Munich
Currently the MLZ provides its users with 26 scientific instruments for neutron research in Garching. Four more are still under construction. Now,... [mehr]
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH
Future information technologies: 3D Quantum Spin Liquid revealed
IT devices today are based on electronic processes in semiconductors. The next real breakthrough could be to exploit other quantum phenomena, for... [mehr]
User research at BESSY II: How new materials increase the efficiency of direct ethanol fuel cells
Ethanol has five times higher volumetric energy density (6.7 kWh/L) than hydrogen (1.3 kWh/L) and can be used safely in fuel cells for power... [mehr]
Corona research: Consortium of Berlin research and industry seeks active ingredients
"Berlin combines important large-scale infrastructure with an excellent network of academic and industrial structural biologists and biochemists.... [mehr]
Perovskite solar cells: International consensus on ageing measurement protocols
Commercially available solar modules undergo a series of characterisation procedures that analyse their properties and ensure quality. However,... [mehr]
World record for tandem perovskite-CIGS solar cell
Perovskite-based solar cells have experienced an incredibly rapid increase in efficiency over the last ten years. The combination of perovskites... [mehr]
Energy for Antarctica: solar hydrogen as an alternative to crude oil?
In addition to penguins, it is mostly researchers that live in Antarctica – collecting neutrinos, analysing glaciers and ice cores, and... [mehr]
Knowledge Transfer: Independent consulting office for integrating photovoltaics into buildings
In order to achieve the climate targets, the building stock must be designed to be almost climate-neutral by 2050. That's ambitious, but feasible.... [mehr]
Molecules that self-assemble into monolayers for efficient perovskite solar cells
In recent years, solar cells based on metal halide perovskites have achieved an exceptional increase in efficiency. These materials promise... [mehr]