What is the purpose of the HZB research reactor?
What is being done for safety?
FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about the Safety of the Research Reactor BER II
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB) was established from the former Hahn-Meitner-Institut (HMI) and the Berliner Elektronenspeicherring-Gesellschaft für Synchrotronstrahlung (BESSY). It provides two large facilities for materials research: the neutron source BER II and the synchrotron source BESSY II. With its unique researching infrastructure, HZB attracts around 2500 of the most brilliant minds in science and technology to Berlin each year. A common user platform ensures a uniform procedure for allocating measurement time. In the field of solar energy research, HZB scientists are paving the way for new generations of solar cells and solar fuels to conquer the market. As a member of the Photovoltaic Competence Centre (PVcomB), HZB promotes the transfer of technology and knowledge into industry. HZB is a member of the Helmholtz Association.
News and Press Releases
Snap shots of one of life's central processes
Human Frontier Science Program provides funding of 900,000 US Dollars in support of international collaboration on photosynthesis.
Photosynthetic water-oxidation is one of the central processes of life on Earth but remains incompletely understood. Now, a German-American team of scientists has set out to observe the intermediate stages of this complex catalytic reaction using ultrashort snap shots taken at light sources including BESSY II in Berlin and the Linac Coherent Light Source at Stanford. To support their efforts, the Human Frontier Science Program has now pledged funding of approximately 900,000 US Dollars for a total three-year period. The team includes HZB physicist Dr. Philippe Wernet, chemist Prof. Dr. Athina Zouni of Humboldt University of Berlin, Dr. Uwe Bergmann of the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Dr. Junko Yano of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who is in charge of the project. [...].
Zwei Humboldt-Stipendiaten forschen am HZB: In der neuen Lichtblick stellen wir Jan Heyda und Stefano Angioletti-Uberti vor
(german)Die Qualität des Alexander-von-Humboldt-Stipendiums ist weltweit anerkannt. Die Nachwuchswissenschaftler Stefano Angioletti-Uberti und Jan Heyda haben sich für dieses Stipendium entschieden, obwohl sie gleich mehrere Angebote für einen Forschungsaufenthalt im Ausland bekommen hatten. Beide forschen am HZB-Institut für Weiche und Funktionale Materialien bei Joachim Dzubiella. Sie interessieren sich für stimuli-responsive Polymaterialien. Wir stellen sie in der neuen Ausgabe der Lichtblick vor. [...].
Girls‘ Day 2013: 95 Mädchen stürmen das Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
(german)95 junge Mädchen zwischen 10 und 15 Jahren sind am Girls‘ Day, den 25. April 2013, zum Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin gekommen. Sowohl am Standort Wannsee als auch am Standort Adlershof hatte das HZB-Schülerlabor viele Wissenschaftlerinnen und Mitarbeiter dafür gewinnen können, die Mädchen in kleinen Gruppen zu betreuen und ihnen einen Eindruck von ihrer Arbeit zu vermitteln. [...].
Quantum computer research
Monday, April 22, saw the start of the Helmholtz Virtual Institute’s three-day kick-off workshop entitled “New states of matter and their excitations” at the Free University Berlin. The Institute, which is coordinated by the HZB, has as its focus the collective behavior and new phases of matter. At the opening event, Prof. Dr. Brigitta Schütt, the Free University’s VP, said she was thrilled that Dahlem was the workshop location for this important collaboration – which also includes the Dresden-based Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden Technical University, Göttingen University, and Dortmund Technical University. Schütt stressed that the particular strength of Berlin as a research hub was fed by the performance of the region’s scientific institutions and their openness to collaborations. [...].
