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The enzyme MHETase is a huge and complex molecule. MHET-molecules from PET plastic dock at the active site inside the MHETase and are broken down into their basic building blocks.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

"Molecular scissors" for plastic waste

Frederike Lehmann earned an award for her presentation at the annual meeting of the German Society for Crystallography.

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PhD student of HZB earns Best Presentation Award of the Young Crystallograp...

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Register now for the international summer school Quantsol

The SEM shows Molybdenum sulfide deposited at room temperature.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Catalyst research for solar fuels: Amorphous molybdenum sulphide works best

At the end of his contribution, Phillippe Wernet makes a great arch from the past (Opticae Thesaurus, 1572) of research with light to the future.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

HZB contributions to special edition on Ultrafast Dynamics with X-ray Metho...

NACHRICHT

Girls'Day am Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin

NACHRICHT

Veranstaltungshinweis: Theater trifft Wissenschaft am 7. April im Berliner ...

Dr. Godehard Wüstefeld was awarded the Horst Klein Research Prize.

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Godehard Wüstefeld receives the Horst Klein Research Prize

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Recipe book "Sciencefood" available for download

NACHRICHT

Neuer "lichtblick" erschienen

Schematic view of carbon structures with pores.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

X-ray analysis of carbon nanostructures helps material design

Johannes Sutter received an award for his poster on solarcells at the NIPHO19.

NEWS

Poster award for Johannes Sutter

Dr. Marcel Risch has been awarded with an ERC Starting Grant and will continue his research at HZB.

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Marcel Risch to form research group at the HZB with an ERC Starting Grant

Facade with integrated CIGS thin-film solar modules at the institute building of the ZSW in Stuttgart.

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Thin-film PV is key technology to drive global energy transition

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HZB in pictures - two new movies at the end of the anniversary year

Working in the newly equipped HySPRINT lab for perovskite solar cells: Cooperation opportunities - also in other laboratories and topics - will be presented at the Industry Day.

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Industry day with focus on optoelectronics and photovoltaics at HZB in Adle...

Water molecules are excited with X-ray light (blue). From the emitted light (purple) information on H-bonds can be obtained.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Water is more homogeneous than expected

More than 250 invited guests celebrated the tenth anniversary of HZB on 18 February at the TIPI at the Chancellery.

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10 Years of Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin: A strong partner in the scientific la...

The cones represents the magnetization of the nanoparticles. In the absence of electric field (strain-free state) the size and separation between particles leads to a random orientation of their magnetization, known as superparamagnetism

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Spintronics by “straintronics”: Superferromagnetism with electric-field ind...

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HZB to participate in two Clusters of Excellence

New solutions are available to integrate PV into the building skin. One beautiful example is the Copenhagen International School.

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Towards the Climate Neutral City: Independent consulting office for integra...

An extremely thin layer between CIGSe and Perovskite improves the efficiency of the tandemcell.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Ultra-thin and extremely efficient: Thin-film tandem cells made of perovski...

Summer students 2018

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Application open: HZB International Summer Student Programme from 8 July to...

Neutrons (red arrows) detect the presence of Lithium ions which have migrated into the silicon anode.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Batteries with silicon anodes: Neutron experiments show how formation of su...

NEWS

Postdoc Career Office founded at HZB

The model refers to a cubic crystal structure (pyrochlore lattice). Not only were magnetic interactions between the nearest neighbours included, but also with the next nearest neighbours (see drawing).

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

New insights into magnetic quantum effects in solids

The atmosphere can be compared to a bathtub that can only be filled to its rim if global warming is to be limited to a certain level. We could create another small outward flow with negative emissions. However, there is no way around turning off the tap.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Climate change: How could artificial photosynthesis contribute to limiting ...

NEWS

Two new Helmholtz Young Investigator Groups will start in 2019

Marcus Bär, here in EMIL lab at HZB, has accepted a professorship at FAU in South-Germany.

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Marcus Bär accepts W2 professorship for X-ray spectroscopy in Erlangen-Nure...

(a) Neutronen-Eigenspannungsmessung an einer Schweißprobe aus handelsüblichen Stahl, (b) Magnetfeldmessung, (c) Schweißnahtquerschliff.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Neutronenforschung hilft bei der Entwicklung von zerstörungsfreien Prüfverf...

Lena Graß has received an award by GBM for her master thesis.

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Outstanding master thesis on the structure and function of a bacterial enzy...

Marko Topic, Bernd Rech, Janez Krc, Benjamin Lipovsek, Steve Albrecht, Marko Jost, Borut Pahor (f.l.t.r)

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Slovenian president awards HZB scientist with "Apple of Inspiration"

Steve Albrecht is heading the junior investigator group "Perovskit Tandem Solar Cells" at the HZB.

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Steve Albrecht is Junior Professor at the Technical University of Berlin

The Ernst Eckhard Koch Prize went to Dr. Victoriia Saveleva (right) for her work on catalysts.

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Ernst Eckhard Koch Prize and Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Award

Photocathode in superconducting photoinjector system.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Milestone for bERLinPro: photocathodes with high quantum efficiency

In September Bahrdt and team could insert the CPMU17 undulator in the storage ring in order to provide synchrotron light for EMIL.

PORTRAIT

Key competencies for BESSY III: Undulators

Lively discussions in the evening events - a tradition at the usermeetings.

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BER II und BESSY II: 10. User meeting at HZB

From left to right: Prof. Dr. Jan Lüning (HZB, design. GF), Dr. Roland Steitz (HZB), H.E. Dr. Khaled TOUKAN (Chairman of Jordan Atomic Energy Commission), Dr. Antje Vollmer (HZB), Mr Akram Hayjeneh (Jordan Embassy in Berlin), Dr. Samer Kahook (Manager of JRTR Jordan Atomic Energy Commission).

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Delegation from Jordan visited the HZB

With a complex combination of semiconductors and catalysts, light can be used to produce the solar fuel hydrogen.

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Public Lecture: “From Sunlight to Chemical Fuels: Towards a Clean Energy Fu...

NACHRICHT

Video: Was machen eigentlich Metallographen?

The APPLE II UE56 double undulator generates brilliant light with variable polarization.

NEWS

HZB builds undulator for SESAME in Jordan

The molecule organises itself on the electrode surface until a dense, uniform monolayer is formed.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Molecules that self-assemble into monolayers for efficient perovskite solar...

New at HZB: DAAD MOPGA Fellow Dr. Yutsung Tsai.

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"Make our Planet great again": New Research Group at the HZB institute of S...

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User operation restarted at BESSY II

Prof. Efim Gluskin headed the accelerator physics department at Advanced Photon Source from 2004 to 2010 and continues to be active in undulator development.

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D-Lecture on 30th November 2018: Undulators for existing and future light s...

From left to right: The DTG board, Prof. E. Müller (DLR) and Dipl.-Ing. N. Katenbrink (company Quick-Ohm) present the Young Scientist Prize to Alexander Petsch (HZB), whose work was supervised by Dr. K. Fritsch and PD Dr. K. Habicht (both HZB).

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Alexander Petsch awarded the Young Investigators Prize of the German Thermo...

The illustration shows a molecule with an iron atom at its centre, bound to 4 CN groups and a bipyridine molecule. The highest occupied iron orbital is shown as a green-red cloud. As soon as a cyan group is present, the outer iron orbitals are observed to delocalize so that electrons are also densely present around the nitrogen atoms.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Transition metal complexes: mixed works better

NACHRICHT

Veranstaltungstipp: Theaterstück Kernfragen über Lise Meitner am 13.11.201...

The SEM image shows the cross-section of a silicon perovskite tandem solar cell.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

New records in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells through improved light...

The data show that In the case of the two-layer graphene, a flat part of bandstructure only 200 milli-electron volts below the Fermi energy.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Graphene on the way to superconductivity

Computer scientist Andreas Maier, materials researcher Silke Christiansen and medical expert Georg Schett have been awarded with an ERC Synergy Grant.

NEWS

ERC Synergy grant with HZB participation

Andriy Zakutayev (NREL), member of the jury, has awarded Fredrike Lehmann for her poster at ICTMC-21 in Boulder, Colorado, USA.

NEWS

Poster award to HZB doctoral student

Doped Diamond Foam.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Nanodiamonds as photocatalysts

Prof. Dr. Andrea Denker is the head of the department "Proton Therapy" at HZB.

NEWS

Andrea Denker is Professor of "Accelerator Physics for Medicine"

The STM image shows blue phosphorus on a gold substrate. The calculated atomic positions of the slightly elevated P atoms are shown in blue, the lower lying ones in white. Groups of six elevated P atoms appear as triangles.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Blue phosphorus - mapped and measured for the first time

John Uhlrich, Editor-in-Chief at Wiley VCH presented an award to Quentin Jeangros, EPFL, and Eike Köhnen, HZB, for their outstanding posters (from left to right).

NEWS

Poster award for HZB PhD student

NACHRICHT

Am 15. Oktober startet die Ringvorlesung der Freien Universität Berlin– Zum...

The theory group with Joe Dzubiella.

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Collaboration between HZB and the University of Freiburg

Shown are the magnetic fluxlines inside a superconducting sample of lead in two different directions. The scale bar is 5 mm.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Neutrons scan magnetic fields inside samples

Principle of a silicon singlet fission solar cell with incorporated organic crystalls

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

HZB researchers boost the efficiency of silicon solar cells

The computer simulation shows how the electromagnetic field is distributed in the silicon layer with hole pattern after excitation with a laser. Here, stripes with local field maxima are formed, so that quantum dots shine particularly strongly. Picture. C. Barth/HZB

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Machine learning helps improving photonic applications

Photo: HZB/J. Bierbaum

NEWS

Scientific delegation from China visited the HZB

Milena Meschenmoser completed the best apprenticeship of her year. After finishing her training as a precision mechanic, she now has new plans.

NEWS

Berlin’s best apprentice for precision mechanic comes from the HZB

NEWS

Atoosa Meseck is a professor of accelerator physics at the University of Ma...

Monthly news from HZB - via email newsletter.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Newsletter and Highlightreport

A heavy-duty crane lifted the undulator from the testing hall onto a truck, which transported it to the truck sluice of the experimental hall.

NEWS

Spectacular transport: Undulator moved to the electron storage ring BESSY I...

The nanostructure for capturing light is imprinted on silicon oxide (blue) and then "levelled" with titanium oxide (green). The result is an optically rough but smooth layer on which crystalline silicon can be grown.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Patented nanostructure for solar cells: Rough optics, smooth surface

Alejandra Villanueva Tovar, Pavlo Perkhun, Erin Looney, Tom Veeken, Gizem Birant, Harald Reinhold (from left) have been awarded with an HQCQ 2018.

NEWS

Hanwha Q-Cells Quantsol Awards 2018

NACHRICHT

Neue HZB-Zeitung „lichtblick“ erschienen

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The HZB welcomes new apprentices and students

HZB/P. Dera

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Invitation to the final presentations of HZB Summer Students on 30th August

Anja Karliczek, Federal Minister of Education and Research, visited the HZB student laboratory exhibit. Photo: BMBF

NEWS

Shaking hands and experimenting with the Federal Research Minister

View into the new HySPRINT laboratory at HZB, where perovskit solar cells can be produced and tested. Photo: HZB/M. Setzpfandt

NEWS

2.8 Mio Euro Funding for preparing perovskite solar cells for high volume m...

The HySPRINT logo (Helmholtz Innovation Lab) printed on a copper solution symbolizes how the thinnest material layers can be produced simply and cost-effectively. Possible applications are solar cells, organic LEDs or transistors. Photo

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Printing solar cells and organic LEDs

$The laser pulse (red) generates heat in the thin-film system. The physical mechanisms by which the heat is distributed can be analysed by temporally resolved X-ray diffraction experiments.$

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Future information technologies: nanoscale heat transport under the microsc...

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Register now: Newsletter from HZB

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Summer in the lab - and in the HZB science blog

Granules of aluminium (grey) become a metallic foam when heated.The tompgraphies document the evolution of pores with time.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

World record: Fastest 3D tomographic images at BESSY II

The analysed perovskite cell has a surface of 1 cm2. Credit. Uni Potsdam

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Insight into loss processes in perovskite solar cells enables efficiency im...

Manganese compounds also play a role as catalysts in photosynthesis.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Insight into catalysis through novel study of X-ray absorption spectroscopy...

The experimental Hall of BESSY II. HZB / D.Butenschön

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Shutdown BESSY II: work has started

Antonio Abate is an internationally renowned perovskite researcher.

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ERC Starting Grant awarded to Antonio Abate

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HZB Newsletter in english now

Übergabe der Technologieberichte an den parlamentarischen Staatssekretär Thomas Bareiß (BMWi) durch Prof. Dr.-Ing. Manfred Fischedick und Dr. Peter Viebahn, (Wuppertal Institut) sowie Prof. Dr. Martin Wietschel (Fraunhofer ISI) und Juri Horst (IZES gGmbH). Quelle: Susanne Eriksson/BMWi

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Wissenstransfer: Neues Standardwerk zu Energietechnologien in Deutschland

With this experiment, the team could observe how magnetic order is changed by sudden heat.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Future information technology: Microscopic insight into processes when magn...

Katherine Ann Mazzio was awarded for her poster contribution at the ICT2018 in Caen.

NEWS

Poster award für HZB scientist at ICT2018

Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier: https://bvmatwerk.de

NACHRICHT

Bundesvereinigung Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik wählt Susan Sch...

Participants from partner institutions at the GRECO kick off in Madrid on 25. June 2018.

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GRECO kick-off in Madrid: advancing photovoltaics through “open science”

The homepage: http://grafox.pdi-berlin.de/

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HZB expert contributes to Leibniz platform GraFOx

21 students from all over the world will work on their research projects during summer at HZB.

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Summer in the laboratory: 21 summer students start their research project a...

Nils Mårtensson, University of Uppsala, cooperates closely with HZB.

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Helmholtz International Fellow Award for Nils Mårtensson

The transparent anti-corrosion layer contains Rhodium nanoparticles as a catalyst. Credit ACS Energy Letters.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

New world record for direct solar water-splitting efficiency

Zum Download des Spektrum Kompakt

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Kostenloser Download: HZB-Forschung in Spektrum Kompakt

Certificate ceremony in Berlin: Family Minister Dr. Franziska Giffey and the managing directors of the non-profit Hertie Foundation and berufundfamilie Service GmbH presented the award.

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Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin receives "audit berufundfamilie" certificate

PhD students Hannes Hempel and Sara Niedenzu have earned awards at the E-MRS 2018.

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E-MRS: Prizes for two PhD students at HZB

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HZB Newsletter with monthly highlights and info on events

Raül Garcia Diez is awarded the poster prize.

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Dr. Raül Garcia Diez received poster award at the international synchrotron...

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Silicon heterojunction solar cell with a certified 23.1 % energy conversion...

Maxi W., 6 years old, is happy about her homemade spectroscope, which she could take home with her.

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Day of the Little Researchers: 150 daycare children experiment at the HZB

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Helmholtz Association supports ATHENA with 29.99 mio. euro grant

Perovskite-based tandem solar cells can achieve now efficiencies better than 25%.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Perovskite-silicon solar cell research collaboration hits 25.2% efficiency

Semi transparent PV-elements in the train station in Perpignan, France.

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Alliance Building Integrated Photovoltaics: Björn Rau joins Management Boar...

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HZB experts present cooperation opportunities at Intersolar Europe in Munic...

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Record number of visitors to the Long Night of Sciences at HZB in Adlershof

Prof. Sir Richard Friend will give a talk at HZB (

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The pioneer of organic semiconductor electronics will be a guest speaker at...

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Hereinspaziert: Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin öffnet zur Langen Nacht der Wissen...

Fossils like this 250 million year old skull of a lystrosaurus can be examined very carefully by neutron tomography.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Neutron tomography: Insights into the interior of teeth, root balls, batter...

NEWS

Thorsten Kamps is Professor of Accelerator Physics at Humboldt-Universität ...

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Start of a several-year approval process

NACHRICHT

Neue HZB-Zeitung „lichtblick“ erschienen

Prof. Dr. Rutger Schlatmann

NACHRICHT

"Tandemtechnologie" - Wie die Produktion von Solarzellen nach Europa zurück...

First author is the mathematician Sibylle Bergmann, whose PhD work is funded by MiCo.

SCIENCE HIGHLIGHT

Helmholtz Virtual Institute MiCo: Article selected as journal highlight for...

CIGS-Solarzellen sind auch am HZB ein wichtiges Forschungsgebiet.

NACHRICHT

Internationaler Workshop zu CIGS-Dünnschicht-Solarmodulen am 18. Juni 2018 ...

After two years of postdoctoral research at HZB, Dr. Charles Hages has received an appointment as Assistant Professor at the University of Florida.

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Appointment to University of Florida

NACHRICHT

"Es war voll super!" - Girls Day & Zukunftstag am HZB

The Quantsol will be held from 2. to 9. September 2018 in Hirschegg, Kleinwalsertal, Austria.

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Registration for Summer School Quantsol is now open!

More than 50 participants from Israel and Berlin initiated the international research school HI-SCORE with a kick off meeting.

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HI-SCORE international research school: Kick Off Meeting in Berlin